Call For Entries: Construction Writers Association 2009 Marketing Communications Awards
June, 2009
Chicago, IL—Entries are being accepted for the Construction Writers Association’s 2009 Marketing Communications Awards. The annual awards, in their ninth year, recognize an important aspect of construction writers’ efforts—marketing communications, including advertising, corporate communications and public relations. The deadline for entries is Friday, August 14, 2009, according to this year’s chairman, Michael Anderson, of Construction Equipment magazine.
The competition is open to any construction industry-related individual, corporation, association, advertising agency/PR firm or publication submitting a completed entry form along with a $125 entry fee.
Entries, which must have been produced between January 1, 2008 and the submission deadline, will be divided into four classifications:
- Advertising–includes single ads, campaigns, and advertorial supplements
- Corporate Communications–includes annual reports, brochures, internal newsletters, video/multimedia, direct mail (single piece or campaign), corporate identify, trade show exhibits, and proposals/presentations
- External Newsletters—single newsletter or series of related issues covering a single topic (T. Randolph Russell Award)
- Public Relations–includes PR campaigns, media kits, and special events.
Entries will be judged on the basis of the following criteria:
- Graphic design (25%)
- Editorial content (25%)
- Effectiveness in achieving the stated marketing and communications goals (50%)
Judging will be conducted by an impartial panel of people with acknowledged expertise in marketing communications. The winners will be presented awards at the CWA Grand Awards Dinner which will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, during CWA’s Fall Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The two day conference will be held at the Hilton Suites Chicago on the Magnificent Mile on October 5-7, 2009.
Complete details and entry forms may be obtained by contacting the Construction Writers Association office by phone at 773-687-8726; by e-mail at info@constructionwriters.org; or the forms may be found on the CWA website at www.constructionwriters.org.
Construction Writers Association (www.constructionwriters.org) is a non-profit, non-partisan, international organization that provides a forum for communications professionals in all segments of the construction industry to connect with other professionals and enhance skills through education.
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Deborah J. Hodges
Executive Director
P.O. Box 14784
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Telephone 773 687-8726
Fax 773 687-8627
info@constructionwriters.org