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Primary Business Categories
For Service and Product(s)
1. Nonprofit: Programs generated by a non-profit, political or advocacy
organization (includes fundraising and educational programs).
2. Financial Products and Services: Programs
to market banking, insurance, securities, investments, loans, real estate, or
other financial products or services.
3. Publishing: Programs to generate single sales
or subscriptions for printed publications like books, magazines, newsletters or
periodicals.
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Communications/Utilities: Programs initiated by
communications or utility companies, such as telecommunications
carriers, electric or gas power companies, cable TV programming,
to generate sales, inquiries or support; increase/maintain
share; or increase distribution for their products and
services.
5. Automotive: Programs designed to generate
automotive dealer traffic, promote brand/model loyalty, and/or market new model
sales or leasing.
6. Information Technologies: Programs to market
computer hardware, software, accessories, services, and/or upgrades.
7. Packaged Goods: Programs to market packaged
goods offerings such as food, grocery products, beverages (including alcoholic),
personal care products, pharmaceutical and cleaning supplies.
8. Retailing: Programs to generate traffic or
store sales for retail establishments such as departments stores, equipment dealers,
specialty shops, attractions, restaurants, etc.
9. Direct Response Sales: Programs to generate
inquiries or direct sales for products distributed by non-retail enterprises such
as continuity plans, single-item mail order offers, catalogs, video or music clubs,
brand loyalty programs, etc.
10. Consumer Services: Programs to market non-product
offerings such as health care, travel, transportation, maintenance contracts or
other home or consumer services.
11. Business Services: Programs to market non-product
offerings such as health care, travel, transportation, maintenance contracts or
other business services.
12. Manufacturing and Distribution: Programs
initiated by manufacturers or their non-retailing intermediaries to generate sales,
inquiries or support; increase/maintain market shares or increase distribution
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Advertising Media
(Used to Promote Your Services or Products)
A. Flat Mail: Direct
mail that does not include dimensional pieces, sample products,
pop-ups, etc. Submit actual sample showing label or other addressing
(meter, indicia, etc.)
B. Dimensional Mail: Direct
mail that includes sample products, pop-ups, premiums, dimensional
involvement devices, etc. Submit actual sample, accompanying entry,
showing label or other addressing. If actual piece is not available,
please send an (8.5 x 11) color photograph; however if dimensional
mailing included a letter, you must send an actual copy of the letter.
C. Catalog:
Promotional piece that includes specific product descriptions; whose
primary objective is to generate non-store orders (both business-to-business
and consumer). Submit an actual sample of catalog (including order
form).
D. Print: Space
advertisements, including inserts in publications. Submit tear sheets
or inserts. Please mark clearly whether its a magazine or
newspaper ad and give publication dates. Overlays are not allowed.
For split run, please state how split was done.
E. DRTV/Radio: Broadcast
and cable advertisements that run up to 120 seconds in length. Either
a 3/4-inch or 1/2-inch (VHS) videotape is acceptable. For radio,
submit and audiocassette recording. All television/cable commercials
must be submitted, with a six second black leader and will be shown
to the judges on television screens. Please check the quality
of each tape before submitting. A copy of the script or storyboard
must also be supplied. Please submit on plain white paper only (not
letterhead). NOTE: Videotapes from
outside the U.S. A. must be NTSC compatible with U.S. video players
(VHS or 3/4-inch videotape). (BETA cassettes not accepted).
F. Infomercial: Broadcast
and cable advertisements that are over 120 seconds in length. Submission
requirements are the same as DRTV.
G. Internet/Interactive Media: Electronic
media, other than cable and television broadcasting including: fax,
banner ads, e-mail, on-line, CD-ROM, etc. All entries must be self-running
applications and must be submitted in the appropriate form, (i.e.
web-site URL, PC based CD-ROM, floppy disc or Zip disk. To save
judges time, submit a list of plug-ins used in any Internet
sites (such as Shockwave, Real Video etc) as well as URLs (web address),
along with user names/passwords required to access the site. If
the site is no longer live, a self-contained version of the site
should be provided on PC or MAC formatted Zip disk. Printouts of
screens are not acceptable, nor or smocked-up versions of the site,
as ease-of-navigation is a vital element of any site.
H. Telephone (Inbound/Outbound):
Telephone sales and services programs. For outbound, submit a copy
of the call guide (script) and, if available, a cassette recording.
For inbound; submit source of calls, script, screens, etc.
I. Alternative Media: Non-traditional
media and all other forms of media including FSIs, card packs, billboards,
take ones, door-to-door solicitations, kiosk, point-of-sale, blimps,
etc. Submit actual samples. If actual samples are not available
(billboards), please send (8.5 x 11) color photograph(s) .
J. Multimedia/Integrated Media:
Program that utilized two or more advertising
media types in an integrated manner (i.e., print, mail and/or DRTV).
Please describe the results for each media used. Submit actual samples
of all creative materials used to promote this integrated program,
including audiocassettes or videotapes. Note: You can also submit
the same campaign into the competition as a single medium (i.e.
print or mail or DRTV). However, the reported results must be for
that advertising media only (not combined with other media results);
and the entry must be submitted in the same business category
as the multimedia/integrated.
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