By Siobhan Marks, Chair-BMA Bell Awards, www.entries.BMABellAwards.com
REAL is an entirely new awards process. And REAL changes everything. REAL is the Milwaukee Business Marketing Association’s Bell Awards’ vision for creating the premier results-based B2B marketing competition in the Midwest. We’re shaking things up a bit this year to make the awards more engaging and meaningful. You can learn more about the changes ahead by visiting us online at www.entries.BMABellAwards.com.
Our goal is to engage more local clients and agencies, collect more competitive entries, and extend the competition from a one-night event into an engaging and valuable four-month experience. The first step is to gather more submissions than ever.
Every year, the Bell Awards receive 300 amazing entries in over 40 categories, featuring the best work in B2B marketing southeastern Wisconsin has to offer. This is an opportunity to share with the business community what your agency or company is capable of achieving.
New this year, all entries will be viewable to the public within minutes of submission. Talk about exposure! People throughout the business community will vote for their favorite People’s Choice Award online. So the sooner you enter, the more people can vote! Below are other benefits of participating in the BMA Bell Awards.
- Exposure: Not only will acclaimed judges from throughout the country be viewing your work, people throughout Wisconsin and the nation will be able to see a snapshot of the submission on the Bell Awards’ website. Consider it an extended business card.
- Camaraderie: In submitting an entry, you are in esteemed company with the best creative firms in the state representing companies such as Johnson Controls, GE Medical and Harley Davidson – all frequent entrants and winners.
- Team building: Putting together an entry is a great way to take a step back from the daily chaos and look at what you’ve accomplished in the past year. It also is a great chance to bring the team together to share their input and really see the results obtained.
- Accolades: Winning a BMA Bell Award tells the Wisconsin business community that your agency or company means business. And you can’t win without entering! Shoot for the moon and aim to not only win your category but the annual “Best in Show” award.
- Celebrate and Shine: It all comes together on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the REAL* Show which will take place at Potawatomi Bingo & Casino in Milwaukee. This is your chance to see the best work out there and meet the talented individuals and firms who produce the award-winning results. Join the B2B community for the pinnacle event of the year!
This is the year we’ve stepped up our game and are asking you to step up yours. The Bell Awards will begin accepting submissions in early January, follow us on Twitter or Facebook to learn the minute they go live. Just remember, the sooner you enter, the more time people will have to see your fantastic work!
