Marketing Awards Season Begins: 8 Useful Links for Your Entries

Did you or a client, do a fabulous marketing, advertising or PR
campaign in 2001? Here are some awards with fast approaching
deadlines that you should consider nominating your company for
(alpha order):

- Catalog Age iMerchant Awards:
Nomination deadline is Jan 18th, so it's time to get hopping if
you want to get an eretail site entered here. B-to-B and B2C may
apply. $125 fee. Note - this link brings up a PDF application:
http://images.industryclick.com/files/153/CA-40im.pdf

- 2002 Clio Awards:
The deadline to enter the Clios is January 15th (aka next
Tuesday) UNLESS you are entering an Internet campaign, in which
case you've got until February 1st. English, Spanish, German and
French entry kits available at the link below. BTW: even if you
don't plan to enter, check out the great archives section of past
winning creative, including Internet campaigns:
http://www.clioawards.com/html/main.isx?sub=6

- International ANDY Awards:
Deadline was supposed to be January 11, but was extended. Call
212-533-1570 for an extension. 15 categories including Direct
Response, Internet, and Television.
http://www.andyawards.com

- One Show Gold Pencils Awards
For copywriters and art directors. Includes offline and online
categories. Deadline is January 31st. Entry fees range from $125
to $300 depending on the type of campaign. (Note: you must
register - free - to get the entry form):
http://www.oneclub.com/OneShow

- Promo Magazine 15th Anniversary Look Back:
Less of an award, and more of a PR opportunity. Promo Magazine's
seeking contributions from the promo marketing community for
their anniversary issue due out in early March. Got a story to
tell, or a view of how the promo world has changed, email to:
pbreen@primediabusiness.com

- PRSA's Silver Anvil:
Deadline for entries to win the most prestigious award in PR is
March 1st. Plus check out the link on this page for a useful
essay "How to Nail a Silver Anvil":
http://www.silveranvil.org

- Society for Technical Communication PR Awards:
The judges note that extra weight is given to PR pros who've used
the Internet well to communicate about technical goods and
services. Deadline for entries is Feb 28th.
http://www.stc.org/chaptersig_comp.html

- The Webbies:
28 categories including Commerce, Film and Finance (but not B-to-B ,
yet) $150 per entry and if you make the semi-finals your site
will gain a serious amount of traffic from the Net cognoscenti:
http://www.webbyawards.com/main/submit/index.html