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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 […]
Capture Demographic Data with Entrant Profiles
If you’ve been digging through the advanced settings in the OpenWater admin panel during the last few weeks, you might have seen a new option to set up the User […]