Corporate EVENT Magazine's Fifth Annual Corporate EVENT Awards

Overview

Corporate EVENT Awards honor excellence in event-marketing strategy. The most coveted award in the corporate-event industry, the results-driven competition draws domestic and international entrants from countries such as the Germany, Japan, and China.

Corporate events launched between Feb. 1, 2006, and Feb. 1, 2008, are eligible. A corporate event is defined as a proprietary marketing event at which external customers or members of the media are the target audience.

The deadlines are Feb. 1, 2008 ($100); and Feb. 8, 2008 ($140).

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Judges

Bob Davis Angeline Grace Close Stuart Gold Dan Grimm
Bob Davis, founder and president, Thrive Communications LLC, El Dorado Hills, CA Angeline Grace Close PhD, professor of marketing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Stuart Gold, group director, marketing programs, Omniture Inc. Dan Grimm, global director of communications services, Becton, Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, NJ
Kirk Hover Allison Saget Tami M. Timperio  
Kirk Hover, director of productions, Encore Productions Inc., Las Vegas Allison Saget, event marketing consultant, author of "The Event Marketing Handbook", San Francisco Tami M. Timperio, director, global event marketing operations, Nortel Networks Ltd., Sunrise, FL  

Biographical information about the 2008 Judges.

 

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Categories

Enter now in one or more of these 11 categories

Green Event   New
Event with typical corporate objectives as well as 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. In addition to the summary requirements, list all Green elements and practices involved in the entry, and explain how they reduce the negative impact on the environment.
User Conference
An educational event hosted by a corporation.
Private Trade Show
An event that includes a trade show floor.
Customer-Appreciation Event
A corporate event intended to build or foster relationships with customers or partners.
Media Event
A corporate event at which media are the primary guests and the objective is to generate media coverage of a company and/or its products.
Product Launch
A corporate event used to launch a product to customers, partners, or the media.
C-level/VIP Event
An event that targets executive customers or partners.
Dealer/Distributor Event
An educational, recognition, or training corporate event for external dealers, distributors, or franchisees.
Road Show/Multi-Venue Event
An event presented in multiple locations. The event may or may not be based on a vehicle platform, such as a tractor-trailer.
International Event
A corporate or media event held outside the United States.
Non-Traditional Event
An event for customers, partners, or the media that doesn't fit other categories.

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Awards / Feature Articles

Corporate EVENT Award trophyOne Judges' Choice Award and multiple Gold and Silver Awards are offered.

Winners are featured in Corporate EVENT's Fall 2008 issue, read by thousands of high-level, corporate-marketing professionals. Winning entrants also receive a trophy and a posting on the Awards Wall at EXHIBITOR2009.

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, which contains additional information.

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

The early-bird deadline is Feb. 1, 2008 ($100). The final deadline is Feb. 8, 2008 ($140).

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 Us

Contact program manager Linda Armstrong at 1-972-317-1005 or larmstrong@exhibitormagazine.com if you have additional questions.

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