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Each entry must be a coordinated business campaign created to support products, services, a division or a company. Entries must include at least three of the following elements:
- Magazine advertisements
- Sales literature
- Direct marketing
- Sales promotion/merchandising material
- Public relations
- Trade show
- Newspaper advertisements
- Radio advertising
- Outdoor advertising
- TV advertising
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Total B2B Campaigns for which production and media costs exceeded $500,000 during a 12-month period. |
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Total B2B Campaigns with production and media costs under $500,000 during a 12-month period. |
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Campaigns must support products, a division or a company.
All ads must have a common objective, audience and strategy. Entries must
include at least two representative advertisements and may be submitted in the
following categories:
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Print ad campaigns (fractional, full-page or spreads) of at least three ads. |
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TV, radio or outdoor campaigns of at least three ads. |
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Pay-Per-Click campaigns, contextual ad campaigns, banner ad campaigns or Rich Media ad campaigns. |
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advertisements of any size may be entered in the following categories:
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Print ad (fractional, full-page or spread) |
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TV, Radio or Outdoor |
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Pay-Per-Click, contextual ad, banner ad or Rich Media ad |
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| Coordinated B2B public relations must support products, a
division or a company, and may include the following:
- Clippings of print/Internet press coverage
- Video segments of broadcast coverage
- Media relations campaign results
- Press release(s)
- Published full-length articles
- Technical or features article writing
- Application stories (case histories)
- Press conferences or media tours
- Tradeshow-media relations
- Analyst relations results/briefings
- Media kits
- New product introductions/announcements
- Community relations efforts
- Investor relations communications
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Public relations campaign (four or more elements).
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Single PR effort (PR pitch, tradeshow-media relations, press conference, speaking engagement, media tour, etc.) |
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Special Events (press tours, press conferences, trade shows, industry events, sales meetings, dealer events, etc.) |
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Submit one or more digital images or video of an
exhibit to show how it fulfilled its mission, as well as floor plan of the
exhibit. These comprise a single entry for each exhibit.
Entries that may be submitted
include:
- Island or peninsula exhibit
- Inline exhibit
- Showrooms
- Trade show marketing program
- Merchandising or point-of-purchase display
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Trade Show Marketing and Exhibits for which design, production & promotion exceeded $100,000. |
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Trade Show Marketing and Exhibits for which design, production & promotion were at or under $100,000. |
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Campaigns must support products, a division or a company.
Entries must
include at least three representative pieces and may be submitted in the
following categories:
- Promotional materials
- Brochures
- Sales aids
- Product/Service literature
- Catalogs
- Folders
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or group of products.
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Corporate Capability Brochure |
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Product-specific or service-specific printed brochure or catalog. |
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White Paper |
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| B2B direct mail must support products, a division or a company.
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Campaigns or two or more mailings, flat or dimensional. |
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Single printed mailing piece, flat or dimensional. |
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Any number of colors and format. |
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Any number of colors and formats.
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Product packaging or design. |
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Printed materials, posters, calendars, incentives, sales and reseller kits. |
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Point of Purchase Materials |
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Podcasts or Webcasts |
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must be submitted electronically via the online entry form.
Web sites must have been completed within a twelve month period per each budget amount. |
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Web sites produced for less than $25,000 |
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Web sites produced between $25,001 and $50,000. |
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Web sites exceeding $50,000. |
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| Entries must be submitted either as a Web link or a link to
an FTP site for viewing. The program should either run automatically upon
opening or provide clear instructions on how to run the program. If a program
does not run, or the link fails to work, it will not be judged. Entries may be
submitted in the following B2B categories:
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Lead Generation Campaign: at least 2 pieces (banner ad, eNewsletter, email, digital communication) plus landing page or microsite. |
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Online Branding Campaign: must include at least three pieces. |
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Online Customer Retention/Penetration Campaign (incremental sales from existing customer). Must include at least three pieces. |
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Single Online Communication (banner ad, enewsletter, email or other digital communication). |
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Podcasts or Webcasts |
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Internet-based media that has the ability to interact among
social networks. Must have a B2B focus and allow audience to socially interact
/ participate in order to be eligible. Entries to be submitted as a Web link or
link to an FTP site for viewing. The program should either run
automatically upon opening or provide clear instructions on how to run the
program. If a program does not run, or the link fails to work, it will not be
judged. Entries can include:
- Webinars
- Blogs
- Twitter
- Wiki
- Facebook
- MySpace
- RSS
- Other new social media – as long as it is a
legitimate B2B resource
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Entries may include Powerpoint and must run automatically
upon opening or provide clear instructions on how to run the presentation. If
presentation does not run, or the link fails to work, it will not be judged.
Entries may be submitted in the following B2B categories:
- Corporate capability presentation
- Sales/marketing presentation
- Training presentation
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Sales, product or corporate promotion presentation |
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Training Presentation |
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| Publications aimed at business
audiences. Entries may not be consumer-focused. Two or more issues of newsletters or magazines
created on behalf of a client for their internal or external audience must be
submitted.
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External Magazine |
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External Newsletter |
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Campaign or activities that
introduce a new product to the B2B marketplace. Launch campaign must
include at least three samples of tactics with a common objective, audience and
strategy. Entries may be submitted from the following:
- Logo
- Product literature
- Print advertisement
- Online advertising
- Public Relations
- Web site
- Direct Marketing
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Campaign or activities that differentiate a company from its
competition. Each entry must include
at least three of the following elements and include digital samples:
- Logo
- Mailing label
- Letterhead / envelope
- Business card
- Note card / envelope
- Web site design
- Brochures / Collateral
- Tradeshow Exhibit
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Corporate Branding Campaign |
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Branding activities that promote a company / corporation.
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Product Branding Campaign |
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Branding activities that promote a product or product line.
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Corporate Identification Program |
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Branding activities that showcase a company's / corporation's identity (logo, symbol or signature).
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Submit digital photograph or
example of the image as used in B2B material.
- Black-and-white photography
- Color photography
- Computer art - Computer-enhanced photography
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This category recognizes the
community service of B2B agencies and advertisers. Entries that may be
submitted include:
- Complete advertising campaign
- Individual advertisements
- Literature/printed materials
- Identity - logos/letterhead
- Direct mail
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Company’s self-promotional
advertising, direct marketing or other communications. Entries that may be
submitted include:
- Shoestring budget
- In-house created internal newsletters
- Potpourri(direct mail, kits, etc.)
- Outdoor Advertising
- Radio or TV Advertising
- Online Advertising
- Website
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Entries must be submitted either as a Web link or a link to
an FTP site for viewing. The video should either run automatically upon opening
or provide clear instructions on how to run the video. If video does not run,
or the link fails to work, it will not be judged. Entries may be submitted in
the following B2B categories:
- Corporate capability videos
- Sales/marketing videos
- Training videos
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Online production video (including Flash movie / Flash demo) |
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Sales, product or corporate promotion video |
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