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Marketing Communications Awards Program Accepting Entries
Mark your calendar! The deadline for entries for the 2005 SMPS Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) is April 8. An entry brochure was mailed to all SMPS members this month.
The annual MCA Program recognizes excellence in marketing communications by professional service firms in the design and building industry. Awards are presented in 18 categories. Open to both SMPS members and nonmembers, this program provides an unparalleled opportunity for firms to showcase their best marketing efforts each year and to gain peer recognition and media attention.
Firms are encouraged to submit materials created between 2003 and 2005 in any of the following categories:
1. Advertising
2. Annual Report
3. Book/Monograph
4. Brochure
5. Corporate Identity
6. Direct-Mail Campaign
7. Feature Writing
8. Holiday Piece
9. Internal Communications
10. Magazine
11. Multimedia and Three-Dimensional Design
12. Newsletter-External
13. Newsletter-Internal
14. Promotional Campaign
15. Special Event
16. Specific Project Marketing
17. Target Marketing
18. Web Site
First-place entries in all categories will be considered for the 2005 Best of Show award, selected by the editors of major national trade publications. In addition, all winners are eligible for the People's Choice Award selected by the attendees of Build Business: Beyond Boundaries, the SMPS/PSMA 2005 National Conference, August 10-13 in New Orleans. Entries will be on display in the Exhibit Hall August 11 and 12, and conference participants will be invited to vote for their favorite entry.
All MCA winners will be notified in May and recognized during the Awards Gala on August 12 in New Orleans.
For more program details or to print an entry form, visit www.smps.org/awards/mca.htm. Questions may be directed to Molly Dall’Erta at 800.292.7677, x231, or molly@smps.org.
Additional SMPS Resources
Anxious about preparing an award submittal? Join SMPS online on March 8 for Submitting Award-Winning Competition Entries, a webinar moderated by Karen O. Courtney, AIA, FSMPS. Award-winning experts will discuss their secrets for maximizing results when entering design competitions. For details and registration information, visit www.smps.org/education/webinar.htm.
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