--- title: How to Submit Winning Entries to The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service description: 9 simple tips on how to submit winning entries to The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # How to Submit Winning Entries to The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/customer-service-awards/author/liz-dean) on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 @ 11:04 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the deadline for [The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/) approaches on November 18, we've created 9 simple tips to help you submit entries that are worthy of receiving a Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service: **1. Request an Entry Kit** The entry kit contains everything you need to know to be able to prepare and submit your entries.  [Click here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/mailinglist/402_2060_13407.cfm) to request yours. **2. Watch our *How to Enter the 2012 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service* Video** Our brief video gives an overview of the world's premier customer service awards and sales awards, with a step-by-step guide to how to select categories, prepare entries, and submit them. ****   **3. Determine Who or What You Want to Nominate, and in Which Categories** Decide which individuals or teams in your sales organization that you will nominate, then select the most appropriate categories for those entries.  [mailto:help@stevieawards.com](mailto:help@stevieawards.com)**** **4. Prepare Your Entries **Take the time to tailor each entry for each category you apply for. ** ** > Stevie-winning entries are: > > a. Well-written.  They are terse and succinct.  Their tone is modest, even when describing the most impressive accomplishments. > b. Focused on a few accomplishments.  Describe in detail just a few accomplishments, instead of listing many accomplishments in brief. > > Stevie-winning entries are *not*: > > a. Fluffy and hyperbolic.  Avoid flowery language and overblown claims.  The judges tend to deduct points for immodesty. Want to read entries that judges have scored highly in the past? The full-text of most Stevie Award-winning entries are published on the web site. [Start by looking through the 2011 winners](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2281_20877.cfm). **5. Submit Your Entries By The Entry Deadline** The final entry deadline for The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service will be November 18, 2011.  Late entries will be accepted through January 10, 2012 with payment of a $35 late fee per entry. [When you're ready to enter, begin here...](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/register.cfm) ******6. Subscribe to the Free Stevie Awards Email Newsletter** The weekly email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about entry deadline extensions, new categories, and other announcements from the organizers of The Stevie Awards.  We have a very strict privacy policy, so we will not share your email address with anyone else for any reason.  [Click here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/about/397_2041_13352.cfm) to learn more. **7. Get Social with The Stevies **Connect with The Stevie Awards on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/TheStevieAwards), [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/thestevieawards), [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Stevie-Awards-2772791?gid=2772791&trk=hb_side_g), and [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/TheStevies) for latest announcements, blog postings, photos, and videos regarding our awards programs. **8. Participate in the Judging Process** Apply to be a preliminary-round judge.  As a judge you will be able to see the entries submitted by many companies around the world, and you will develop a better sense of the types of entries that judges score highly.  (You will not be allowed to judge entries in categories in which you have submitted entries, however.)  [Click here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2047_13358.cfm) to complete the application form. If your application is accepted you will be assigned categories based on your function and experience.  As a preliminary-round judge you will be able to judge as few or as many nominations as you like, at your convenience, over the Internet in November-January. ******9. Contact The Stevie Awards **[mailto:info@stevieawards.com?Subject=Stevies%20Category%20Questions](mailto:info@stevieawards.com?Subject=Stevies%20Category%20Questions)Contact us with your questions about the most appropriate categories, entry fees, and so on.  Our phone number is +1 703-547-8389, and our email address is [help@stevieawards.com](mailto:help@stevieawards.com). 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