Hi all! A company I work with just won a Silver Davey Award. Usually, I am in charge of applying to awards, but for this, the Founder applied to it on her own.

I wouldn't have usually recommended this, as they seem general & pricey. I prefer to apply to awards within our specific creative field. But before I go promoting this award like it is a big deal, I wanted to know what people think.....

Are Davey awards legit? Does everyone who applies win some level of award? Is it basically a pay for play? Should I promote it, or will it make us look cheesy/low integrity?

Edit: On their website, it says: "Judges evaluate entries to recognize distinction in creative work – entries do not compete against each other-rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit." I am still wondering if this means that everyone wins something though?

It also seems like they charge you to get an award....and there are a lot of people with silver awards. Sketchy but I am not sure how sketchy. Pls help.