Award Overview
Sizzle Awards recognize the world's hottest trade show exhibit promotions.
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You’ll receive industry recognition for a job well done. |
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Winners are featured in EXHIBITOR magazine, read
by thousands of marketing professionals in the trade show, events, and meetings
industries. (View the 2007 Sizzle
Award winners.) |
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All entries are examined by the magazine’s editorial staff, thus increasing your program’s chances of appearing in other columns or features.
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Eligibility
Trade show exhibit promotions mailed or launched between May 1, 2006, and
May 1, 2008, are eligible.
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Note: Projects may be entered in multiple categories. |
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Integrated Program: Promotional marketing program incorporating the same theme or message in multiple promotion components, such as direct mail, giveaways, presentations, traffic builders, advertising, etc. |
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Direct Mail: Direct-mail piece sent to targeted prospects or the press before or after the show. Examples include invitations, letters, postcards, brochures, 3-D mailers, premium items, etc. |
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Premium/Giveaway: Free item distributed at a show that is intended to drive traffic to an exhibit or exhibitor's Web site – or to drive measurable sales or ROI after the show. |
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VIP Promotion: Trade show exhibit promotion targeting VIP attendees. |
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Product Demonstration: Product demonstration offered in an exhibit or in conjunction with an exhibit. Examples include a live presentation, interactive game, un-manned demo station, demo built into the booth design, interactive Web feed, etc. |
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Live Presentation: Live presentation offered in an exhibit, e.g. a narrated sales pitch offered in an exhibit theater. |
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E-marketing: A trade show exhibit promotion using e-mail and/or the exhibiting company's Web site as the delivery medium. |
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Traffic Builder (Quantity):
An activity inside or out of the show hall used to drive high-volume, unqualified traffic to the exhibit, such as a contest, game, celebrity, performer, artist, virtual-reality experience, etc.
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Traffic Builder (Quality): An activity inside or out of the show hall used to drive qualified leads to the exhibit, such as a contest, giveaway, educational seminar, product demonstration, virtual-reality experience, etc. |
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Non-traditional Promotion: Promotion strategy not represented in other categories, such as a guerilla-marketing tactic or a print or alternative ad (an ad placed in a publication or public facility, such as an airport or taxi, that is used to promote a trade show exhibit).
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Deadlines
Early-bird deadline: April 23, 2008 — $90
Final deadline: April 30, 2008 — $120
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2008 Judges |
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Cindy Bond, partner, The Bond Group, Chicago
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George Couris, executive vice president, Pepper Group, Chicago
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Stephen D. Gaither, president/CEO, JB Chicago, Chicago
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Bob Goranson, partner, Mobium Creative Group, Chicago
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Aaron Smith, senior engagement manager, Prophet, Chicago
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Click on each name to see a full biography.
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Entry Form:
Download the 2008 entry form
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Questions?
Contact Linda Armstrong at 972-317-1005
or e-mail larmstrong@exhibitormagazine.com
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About EXHIBITOR
The recognized leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, EXHIBITOR Magazine Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine - best practices in trade show marketing; and Corporate EVENT magazine - case studies of strategic event marketing. EXHIBITOR is producer of EXHIBITOR2007 - the premier education and learning conference for trade show and corporate event marketers, which sponsors CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) professional certification; GRAVITY FREE: 2007 Multidisciplinary Design Innovation Conference; and EXHIBITORFastTrak - the accelerated learning conference for exhibit and corporate event marketing professionals. Its award-winning web site, www.ExhibitorOnline.com, is the industry's most comprehensive online resource.
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2007 Sizzle Award Winners:
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Astellas Pharma US Inc.
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Derse Inc.
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Category:
Traffic Builder
Exhibitor:
Intel Corp.
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Blue Telescope
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Category:
Live Presentation
Exhibitor:
BASF AG
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Aon Corp.
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Category:
Traffic Builder
Exhibitor:
Napster Inc.
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