EXHIBITOR Magazine's Corporate Event Awards
Overview
Corporate Event Awards honor innovative, results-driven corporate events. The most coveted award in the corporate-event industry, the competition draws domestic and international entrants from countries such as Germany, Japan, and China.
Corporate events launched between Feb. 1, 2010, and Feb. 1, 2012, are eligible for the 2012 competition. A corporate event is defined as a proprietary marketing event at which external customers or members of the media are the target audience.
Deadlines: Feb. 6, 2012 ($135); Feb. 17, 2012 ($185)
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2011 Judges
- Andrea Boos, events marketing manager, Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, PA
- Erica Deri, events coordinator, Genetec, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
- Ranae Hansen, director trade show & event technology services, CTS/Triad, Minnetonka, MN
- Steven Marchese, CTSM, manager, corporate events, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc., Stamford, CT
- Allison Saget, event marketing consultant, author of The Event Marketing Handbook, San Francisco
- Rob Stout, director of production, Encore Productions Inc., Las Vegas
- Marc Wallis, events program manager, Intel Corp., Portland, OR
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Categories
Enter now in one or more of these 13 categories.
- C-level/VIP Event
- An event that targets executive customers or partners.
- Cost Cutting
- An event that has maintained or exceeded expectations despite a marked year-over-year budget reduction. In addition to the summary requirements, indicate the amount or percentage of budget reduction and explain the tactics used to adjust to the reduction and still maintain effectiveness.
- Customer-Appreciation Event
- An event intended to build or foster relationships with customers or partners.
- Dealer/Distributor Event
- An educational, recognition, or training event for external dealers, distributors, or franchisees.
- Green Event
- An event with both corporate objectives and Green objectives/directives to reduce the negative impact on the environment, as realized through sustainability, eco-friendly or recycled materials, and/or a reduction of energy consumption. List all Green elements and practices involved in the entry.
- International Event
- A corporate or media event held outside the United States.
- Media Event
- An event at which media are the primary guests and the objective is to generate media coverage for a company and/or its products.
- Nontraditional Event
- An event for customers, partners, or the media that doesn’t fit other categories.
- Private Trade Show
- An event that includes a trade show floor.
- Product Launch
- An event used to launch a product to customers, partners, or the media.
- Road Show/Multivenue Event
- An event presented in multiple locations. The event may or may not be based on a vehicle platform, such as a tractor-trailer.
- User Conference
- An educational event hosted by a corporation.
- Virtual Event
- A stand-alone or ancillary virtual event targeting customers, prospects, and/or the media.
Awards / Feature Articles
One Judges' Choice Award and multiple Gold and Silver Awards are offered.
Winners receive a trophy and are featured in EXHIBITOR'S August issue, read by thousands of high-level, corporate-marketing professionals.
All entries are considered for use in features and portfolios unrelated to the competition.
View articles featuring previous Corporate Event Awards winners.
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How to Enter
1. Download the entry form
2. Submit entry requirements (entry form, project summary, visuals, and entry fee).
Eligible Entrants
Corporate-event designers, producers, and their clients may enter.
Deadline / Fees
Feb. 6, 2012 ($135); Feb. 17, 2012 ($185)
Summary Examples / Do's and Don'ts
To improve your chances of winning, view a list of do's and don'ts and read an example of an award-winning project summary.
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Contact program manager Linda Armstrong at 1-972-317-1005 or
larmstrong@exhibitormagazine.com if you have additional questions.
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