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5 Feelings You Have When Planning Your Awards Marketing Strategy

Marketing is important, especially for your awards program. In fact, one of the biggest tasks in getting your program up and running is the marketing. In order to have a […]

Why Your Judges Are a Critical Component of Your Awards Marketing

What’s one reason many of your members choose to enter your awards program? Often, it’s for the notoriety and recognition of winning. Another draw is for the recognition gained from […]

Address Field: OpenWater’s Latest Time Saver

Nearly all of the submission criteria we see asks the entrant to fill out some information about where they live, or where their work was produced. Prior to this update, […]

12 Examples of How Awards Software Will Make Your Life Easier

From the call for entry to the submission process, judging process, and awards gala, an awards program can be incredibly hectic and sometimes problematic. And, if you’re also trying to […]

Why Member Engagement Matters for Your Awards Program

Engagement is a big buzzword among organizations and their awards programs. It’s something that they’re always trying to increase, measure, and successfully accomplish. However, even though this is such an […]

Are Administrative Tasks Costing Your Awards Staff Too Much Time?

It’s no secret that running and planning an awards program is both work-intensive and time-consuming. But, in the midst of the awards process, it’s not always easy to get a […]

How to Get More Entries for Your Awards: Go Beyond Email Marketing

Let’s face it: email marketing is one of the most inexpensive, successful methods of marketing, particularly for awards programs in need of simple communication strategies. But, is this the end-all […]

Why You Need to Maintain Transparency Throughout Your Awards Program

If there’s one thing we can agree on, it’s that no awards program director wants to make their job more difficult than it has to be. There’s so much to […]

OpenWater Introduces OpenWater Verified Awards – a New Way to Securely Audit Awards Programs

As seen on PRWeb: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12350677.htm After working in the awards industry for several years, learning what organizations need to ensure the success of their awards programs, OpenWater, a cloud-based awards management […]

Protecting Your Investment: How to Retain Your Awards Judges Year Over Year

When it comes to your awards judges, considering them an investment is somewhat of an understatement. Between the time and energy you spend trying to find the right judges, the […]