Entry Categories

Individual Achievement

1. Rookie Sales Person of the Year
Complete Rookie Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

2. Sale Person of the Year
Complete Sales Person Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

3. Sales Team of the Year (2 OR MORE PEOPLE)
Complete Sales Team Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

4. Online Sales Counselor of the Year
Complete Online Sales Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

5. Sales Manager of the Year
Complete Sales Manager Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

6. Marketing Director of the Year Complete Marketing Director Entry Form & submit image of candidate on CD

7. Sales & Marketing Council of the Year Complete SMC Entry Form – submit via portfolio, binder, powerpoint or video (no longer than 5 minutes)

8. Best Logo Design
Entry will be judged on graphics, concept, overall design, readability, and execution.
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9. Best Graphic Continuity
Entry will be judged on graphics, concept, overall design, readability, and execution.
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10. Best Brochure
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, readability.
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11. Best Direct Mail—Single Piece - Print
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity. – Includes Newspaper, Magazine or Print Media.
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12. Best Direct Mail—Multiple Piece - Print
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity. – Includes Newspaper, Magazine or Print Media.
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13. Best Internet Marketing Campaign – Eblasts
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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14. Best Internet Marketing – Banners
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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15. Best Integrated Internet Marketing Campaign – includes the use of multiple internet marketing options – website, banners, surveys, social media sites etc.
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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16. Best Integrated Internet LIMITED TIME Sales & Marketing Campaign – includes the use of multiple internet marketing options – banners, surveys, social media sites etc. For a LIMITED promotion.
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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17. Best Black & White Ad
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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18. Best Color Ad
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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19. Best Print Campaign
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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19. Best Print Campaign
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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20. Best Radio Commercial
Entry will be judged on originality, concept, and execution of the spot as it relates to specified target market and qualified traffic the ad generated.
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21. Best TV Commercial
Entry will be judged on originality, concept, and execution of the spot as it relates to specified target market and qualified traffic the ad generated.
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22. Best Overall Advertising Campaign
Entry will be judged on creativity, design, and success of materials developed to gain product interest. Includes ads, print and electronic media, and billboards.
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23. Best Special Promotion – limited time marketing promotion
Entry will be judged on creativity, design, and success of materials developed to gain product interest. Includes a series of ads, print and electronic media, and billboards.
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24. Best Strategic Sales Promotion – limited time sales promotion
Entry will be judged on creativity, design, and success of materials developed to gain product interest. Includes a series of ads, print and electronic media, and billboards.
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25. Best Website for an Associate and Supplier
Entry will be judged based on quality of design, ease of obtaining information, and organization of message.
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26. Best Website for a Builder
Entry will be judged based on quality of design, ease of obtaining information, and organization of message.
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27. Best Website for a Community
Entry will be judged based on quality of design, ease of obtaining information, and organization of message.
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Website Entries will be judged live online by judges – website should be fully updated by October 1st

28. Best Virtual Reality Experience
Must be computer generated (3D) video.Entry will be judged on level of realism, creativity, cinematic quality, use of sound (music, sound effects, narration), and use of special effects.
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29. Best Interactive Point-of-Sale Experience
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, user friendliness, uniqueness, and integration into sales environment/process.
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30. Best Marketing Promotion by an Associate or Supplier
Entry will be judged on best marketing promotion and overall effectiveness by an associate or supplier.
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31. Best Marketing Campaign For A Green-Built Community
Entry will be judged on creativity, design, and success of materials developed to gain product interest. Includes: series of ads, print and electronic media, and billboards.
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32. Building Industry Community Spirit Award – Community Service Project/Program
Entry will be judged on originality, concept, and execution of the project of program •Includes non-profit charity programs.
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33. Best Sales Center
Entry will be judged on theme, function, display concept, creativity, and design used in the office.
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34. Best Clubhouse, Sales or Information Center
Entry will be judged on theme, function, display concept, creativity, and design used in the office.
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35. Best Design Center
Entry will be judged on theme, function, display concept, creativity, and design used in the office.
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36. Best Signage
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, basic graphics and layout, design, execution, readability, and continuity.
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37. Best Landscape Design
Entry will be judged on the landscape effectiveness, impact, and function in enhancing the product or project. Landscaping includes ground cover, hardscape, and softscape.
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38. Best Outdoor Living Space
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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39. Best Interior Merchandising of a Model
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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40. Best Model Home Makeover – Revive, Renew or Refresh
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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41. Best Unique Space – Room of your choice
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact, and design of space on the overall plan.
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42. Best Interior Design of a Custom Home
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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43. Best Staging of a NEW Home – Standing Inventory, Parade Homes etc.
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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44. Best Product Design of a Single-Family Detached Home
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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45. Best Product Design of an Attached Home Plan
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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46. Best Product Design of a Custom or Spec Home
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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47. Community of the Year Awards
The Attached, Detached and Masterplanned Community of the Year entries will be judged by portfolio entry. ENTRY FEE $350**Entries should be provided within a portfolio that includes:

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**If the community is submitted in individual categories of:

the Community of the Year Entry fee is reduced to $175



ON THE BOARDS CATEGORIES
For Communities NOT Open for Sale or Rent in 2009

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48. On the Boards Ad
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, copy, layout, overall design, and execution and continuity.
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49. On the Boards Interior Merchandising
Entry will be judged on concept, creativity, impact of furniture and accessories.
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50. On the Boards Single Family Detached Home
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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51. On the Boards Attached Community
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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52. On the Boards Multi-Family Community (For Rent)
Entry will be judged on overall exterior and interior architecture, design appeal, function, and creative use of interior space and creative integration of plan design with site considerations.
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53. On The Boards Community of the Year
These entries will judged by portfolio entry. Entries should be provided within a portfolio that includes:
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Image Requirements
All images should be saved at a resolution of w-1800 x h-1200. Files size is approximately 6 megabytes. Save all images as a JPEG file 300dpi at highest quality.

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