Categories

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   Agri-Marketer of the Year
   Best of Show – Communication vehicles
   Best of Show – Public relations programs
   Best of Show – French language marketing and communication
   Best of Show – Advertising vehicles
   Best of Show – Marketing and communication campaigns
   
Category Integrated marketing campaign (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Campaigns targeted to sell a product or service, or targeted to raise awareness or position the brand of a company, product, service or issue, must use a minimum of two tactics (radio, TV, print, direct marketing, POP, electronic, dealer support materials, special events, premiums, displays, public relations or communication elements). Demonstrate research in campaign development.
   
1A Total campaign $100,000 or less
1B Total campaign $100,000 - $250,000
1C Total campaign $250,000 - $500,000
1D Total campaign over $500,000
   
Category  Print ads (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
2A  Single ad or series,  any size, less than four colour
2B  Single ad, any size, four colour
2C  Ad Series, any size, four colour
   
Category   Radio commercials  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
3A  Single, 30 or 60 seconds
3B  Series, 30 or 60 seconds
   
Category  Television commercials  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
4A Single, 30 or 60 seconds
4B Series, 30 or 60 seconds
   
Category Out of home  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  These products are intended for a public audience. Examples include billboards, murals and public sculpture, transit, interior and exterior, shelters, resto-bar, airport terminals, wrapped buildings, cars, decorations, neon signs, awnings and street furniture.
5A Billboard, single
5B Billboards, series
5C Other outdoor
   
Category Electronic media  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  This category focuses on computer-based projects that use electronic production or delivery mechanisms to provide audiences with information such as electronic newsletters, electronic annual reports, internet (www) sites, intranet (internal web) sites, wikis, podcasts, blogs and interactive communication programs and presentations.
6A  Web design - Corporate
6B  Web design - Microsite, promotional
6C  Video or DVD targeted to external audiences  (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
6D  Online advertising (animation, e-mail, banner ads)
6E  Electronic newsletters - outbound or online
6F  Online magazine or publications
6G  Social media
   
Category Merchandising aids, promotional or specialty advertising
7A  Point of purchase material (posters, banners, mobiles, packaging) - (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
7B  Exhibits or displays (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
7C  Promotional items (calendars, hats, give-aways) - (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
7D  Contests  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
   
Category   Product sales (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
   Materials developed for the primary purpose of promoting sales of a specific product.
8A  Single piece literature
8B  Series literature
8C  Digital presentation  (OFFLINE SUBMISSION)
8D  Direct marketing or direct response advertising
8E  Electronic or interactive media  (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
   
   
Category  Consumer-focused advertising for agri-business or agricultural association (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
  Campaigns or tactical elements that promote value-added agriculture products marketed to the end consumer such as processed food (cookies, specialty meats, ice cream, pasta), ethanol and other products that are ready for market. Does not include farm input products. Campaigns must use a minimum of two tactics (radio, TV, print, direct marketing, POP, electronic, dealer support materials, special events, premiums, displays, public relations or communication elements). Demonstrate research in campaign development.
9A  Campaign
9B  Print ads, literature, publications
9C  Radio commercials, single or series
9D  Television commercials, single or series
9E  Specialty promotion, sales support materials
   
Category  Advertising produced in Canada for foreign markets (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
10A  Print ads, literature, publications
10B  Specialty promotion, sales support materials
10C  Special events, displays, trade shows
   
Category French language marketing (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
11A Print ads, French
11B Electronic publications, digital and interactive media, French
11C Specialty promotion, sales support materials, literature, French
11D Special events, French
11E Communications programs targeted to a French-speaking audience
11F Print publications, French
11G Writing for French audiences
   
Category 12 Experiential marketing, non-traditional guerilla tactics, street teams, sampling  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
   
Category Special events  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Includes trade shows, customer appreciation initiatives, large fundraisers, official openings, road shows, product launches, town hall or annual meetings, stakeholder consultations or other events that mark a significant occasion or supports the goals of an organization.
13A External, customer-focused
13B Internal, employee-focused
   
Category 14  Media relations (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
   Campaign or ongoing program targeted to the news media.
   
Category 15 Crisis communication, issues management, government relations (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Programs targeted to internal or external audiences that address issues, trends or attitudes that have a significant impact on an organization such as government relations, labour relations, mergers, acquisitions, public policy, the environment or emergency preparedness.
   
Category 16 Internal communication (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Communication initiatives targeted to internal audiences or audience segments that may create awareness, influence opinion or behavioural change including brand ambassador programs, change management initiatives, benefits and compensation, ethics, morale, internal culture or education.
   
Category 17 Community relations  (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Programs targeted to community audiences that support a worthy cause, influence awareness, opinion, create partnerships or raise funds, campaign or tactical elements including television, radio, print, all mediums, campaigns (more than one element) online, all mediums, electronic and multi-media, all mediums.
   
Category Print publications (OFFLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  This includes external or internal publications in all formats except electronic such as one to four-colour magazines, newspapers, magapapers, tabloids, newsletters, annual reports and special purpose publications.
18A  Newsletters – internal or external
18B  Magazines – internal or external
18C  Annual reports
18D  Special publications
18E  Association publications, published by an association, controlled circulation
   
Category  Writing (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)
  Includes original material written for a particular project including personality profiles, recurring features or columns, other features, editorials and advertorials or original writing of a news, news articles, marketing or interpretive articles, speeches, scripts, news releases, sales promotion and marketing, writing for online distribution and technical writing.
19A  Feature articles
19B  Editorials, news or column writing
19C  Publication writing
   
Category 20  Logo/Wordmark (product, brand, service, business, association) (ONLINE SUBMISSIONS)