Need a competitive edge in today's tough market…want to have your agency or company stand out among all the others?
Enter the DMAW MAXI Award competition, winning allows you to demonstrate to your prospective and current clients, that you produce award-winning, results-oriented campaigns!
More than just a contest for cute art or design, this is a competition for real direct response professionals who know that winning only comes to those who get results.
The annual MAXI Award competition is open to DMAW members and nonmembers. All entries are judged anonymously by practicing direct marketers - including a panel of out-of-town judges - to ensure that all entries receive an equal chance of winning based on established criteria. Since entries do not compete head-to-head, a small agency/firm is as likely to win as a national firm.
All that's standing between you and winning your MAXI is entering the competition. Here is what you do…
Step 1 - Read the rules!
Download the 2009%20MAXI%20Award%20Rules%20for%20Entry and read them carefully - you don't want to inadvertently disqualify your entry!
Step 2 - Complete an Application Form for each submission
Download the 2009%20MAXI%20Application and complete it for your submission - we need to know who you are!
Step 3 - From one of four entry forms, select and download, the appropriate form!
- If your campaign was for an association, nonprofit 501 (c ) 3; (c ) 6 or Congressionally chartered or political organization download the 2009%20MAXI%20Award%20Entry%20Form%20ANP
- If your campaign was focused on business-to-business or business-to-consumer download the .2009%20MAXI%20Award%20Entry%20Form%20Business
- You should use the 2009%20MAXI%20Award%20Entry%20Form%20Workhorse if you are submitting a control or other package that has been mailed for several years, and is still reporting great results.
- NEW AWARD! We recognize Website/Online campaigns measure results a little differently, so if you have a web or online campaign of some kind, download the 2009%20MAXI%20Award%20Entry%20Form%20Web-Online
Complete the application and entry forms; send them with 3 samples of your campaign (see Rules for details) and payment by March 20, 2009, to DMAW Headquarters, 11709 Bowman Green Drive, Reston, VA 20190.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be presented at the MAXI Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, July 21, at the Gaylord Resort & Conference Center. As a winner you will be presented with an award engraved with words that mean a great deal to professionals in our industry: "In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Direct Marketing."
If the judges view your winning campaign as a BIG IDEA - meaning it scored high in results and was truly a successful campaign with strong creative, then you will be recognized again!
Your winning work(s!) will be published in our annual MAXI award book. Furthermore, during the 4 th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference, your award winning campaign will be showcased in front of thousands of top direct marketing professionals gathered to honor and learn from the best talent in our industry.
Don't miss the deadline of March 20!
We look forward to receiving your awarding-winning campaigns and meeting you at the awards ceremony!