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# Company award

## Description

The **Company's Award** event tracks when a business receives a notable award or endorsement. This data provides valuable insights into a company's reputation, achievements, and industry standing. Recognitions can range from innovation awards, sustainability achievements, best workplace titles, and more.

## Use cases:

* **Competitive Benchmarking:** Compare industry leaders based on recent awards.
* **Investment Analysis:** Identify companies demonstrating growth and industry leadership.
* **Public Relations Monitoring:** Track company recognition for branding and marketing insights.
* **Lead Prioritization:** Use awards as a signal to engage with high-performing businesses.

## Data Schema

**Event Name: "company\_award" (Use this value in the event\_types parameter when querying this event.)**

| Signal                       | API Name       | Description                                                                                                                          | Data Type |
| :--------------------------- | :------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------- |
| Award name                   | award\_name    | Name of the award or endorsement that was given to the company.                                                                      | string    |
| Reason for award win         | award\_reason  | Text describing justification for the company receiving an award including the key criteria and accomplishments that led to the win. | string    |
| Organisation bestowing award | awarding\_body | Name of the institution or organisation that granted the award, accolade, or certification.                                          | string    |
| Event name                   | event\_name    | Name of the award event.                                                                                                             | string    |
| Event time                   | event\_time    | The timestamp indicating when the event actually occurred                                                                            | datetime  |
| Link                         | link           | URL to the announcement or reference page.                                                                                           | url       |
| Snippet                      | snippet        | Short excerpt or highlight text summarizing the award or announcement                                                                | string    |
| Title                        | title          | Official title or headline of the award or recognition                                                                               | string    |

## Query Example

```curl cURL theme={null}
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "company_award"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'
```

## Best Practices

* **Combine with company firmographics** for deeper insights into award-winning businesses.
* **Monitor trends in industry recognition** to track emerging market leaders.
* **Leverage awards data** to personalize marketing and outreach efforts.

## Related Events

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card icon="award" horizontal title="Merger and Acquisitions" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/merger-and-acquisitions">
    Tracks major M\&A activity.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="dollar-sign" horizontal title="Funding Round" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/companys-award-event">
    Monitors new investment rounds for businesses.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="handshake" horizontal title="New Partnership" href="/reference/businesses/events/types/new-partnership">
    Identifies newly announced business partnerships.
  </Card>
</Columns>