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This AMS Integrations Contributes to Membership Engagement
One of the most popular types of integrations that OpenWater’s developers build for our customers are known as Lookup Fields. Lookup Fields describe functionality that allows your applicants to search […]
First Class Improvements to Judge Assignment Process
Topping our list of requests has been the ability to do all of the prep work needed for judging well in advance of the actual review process. Last fall, we […]
Autoscoring [Premium Feature]
Prior to this release, we had provided autoscoring as a custom coded report on a client by client basis. The cost of this custom report was considerable as an expert […]
Award Software So Easy to Use It Wins You An Award
Michelle DeMarco had been running the award programs for Pensions & Investments for years. But facing another year of using a hacked together system of Word Docs, Dropbox files, and […]
Countless Programs, One Solution: How Haymarket Uses OpenWater to Run Top Notch Awards Programs
Imagine this: You’re an Event Marketer in charge of more than a dozen award programs and until now, you’ve relied on a generic event management software to organize each. But, […]
Awards Software Your Way: SMPS Merged Technology and In-Person Judging to Create a System All Their Own
After 10 years of managing a nearly 40 year old awards program, you arrive at your in-person judging day. Over 80 people have flown in from all over the country […]
Why Recruiting Industry Experts as Awards Judges is Important
Here’s a quick question: What are your awards judges good for? If the first and only answer that comes to mind is selecting winners, try again! Awards judges actually serve […]
Lowering The Learning Curve: Getting Your Judges Acquainted with Online Awards Software
Learning something new can be fun, interesting, or sometimes nerve wracking. And everything has a learning curve, online awards software included. All too often awards managers worry that making the […]
What To Do After Awards Judging is Over
You’ve found your judges, provided them with essential information about your awards program, and given them directions about their roles. Then, just as quickly as you’ve done this, your awards […]
The Importance of Showcasing Your Awards Judges [In Under 100 Words]
Your awards judges are key players in your awards program. Fundamentally (and obviously) they’re the ones who will select who is going to win the competition. But your judges are […]