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 2008 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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Winners are recognized at EXHIBITOR2010.
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Eligibility
Trade show exhibit promotions mailed or launched between April 15, 2007, and April 15, 2009, 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 10, 2009 — $90
Final deadline: April 20, 2009 — $130
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2009 Judges |
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Karin Arden, marketing manager, Ad Tangibles, Tampa, FL
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Richard Byrd, president, Fast Forward Marketing, Clearwater, FL
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Ron Palfrey, director of creative services, The Nissen Group, Winter Haven, FL
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James Slusser, president, Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Marketing Association, Tampa, FL
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Sarah Tildsley, creative director, Roberts Communications, Tampa, FL
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Click on each name to see a full biography.
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Entry Form:
Download the 2009 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 leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, EXHIBITOR Media Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine - best practices in trade show marketing; and Corporate EVENT magazine - case studies of strategic event marketing. EXHIBITOR Media Group is producer of EXHIBITOR2009 - the world education and learning conference for trade show and corporate event marketers, sponsor of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) professional certification, EXHIBITORFastTrak - the accelerated learning conference for exhibit and corporate event marketing professionals, and GRAVITY FREE Multidisciplinary Design Summit. EXHIBITOR'S web site, www.ExhibitorOnline.com, is the industry's most comprehensive online resource.
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2008 Sizzle Award Winners:
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Derse Inc.
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
Cramer
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Category:
Direct Mail
Exhibitor:
Inquisite Inc.
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Category:
Integrated Program
Exhibitor:
MG Design Associates
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Category:
Traffic Builder
Exhibitor:
The Medicines Co.
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Category:
Traffic Builder
Exhibitor:
Interbank FX LLC
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Category:
Product Demonstration
Exhibitor:
Veka Inc.
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