--- title: Marketing Awards | communication award description: communication award | The marketing awards blog of the Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards programs. --- [![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 ## [Top 4 Reasons to Submit Marketing Awards Entries in The 2012 ABAs](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/74683/Top-4-Reasons-to-Submit-Marketing-Awards-Entries-in-The-2012-ABAs) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/author/liz-dean) on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 @ 06:10 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Today is the final entry deadline for The 2012 (10th Annual) [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/)**, the premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) program in the U.S.A. All ABA entries are submitted directly online through your account and the web site will be open all night to accept your entries. You can begin by [registering here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/register.cfm).**![The American Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813054-gif/images/head_abalogo.gif)** We thought it would be helpful for marketing professionals if we highlighted the top four reasons to submit entries to the 2012 ABA [marketing awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14099.cfm) categories.   1. **Impress potential clients.** Your work will not only be reviewed and honored by peers and competitors, but also by potential clients.  Show off your organization's achievements in the 2012 ABAs. 2. **Global recognition and free publicity.   ** Gold Stevie® Award winners will have the opportunity to make a [30-second acceptance speech](http://www.youtube.com/user/TheStevies#g/c/962D1E27C6F9E75E) before an audience of 600+ executives from across the country during a nationally-broadcast awards ceremony that will also be streamed worldwide over the Internet. 3. **Earn industry status.** Submitting ABA entries is a great way to benchmark your achievements against competitors in your industry. 4. **Low entry fees.**  The publicity that comes with winning a [Stevie Award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_187_883.cfm) is well worth the low entry fees. **[Marketing award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14099.cfm) entries** should include the following information: **** - An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee's achievements since January 1 2011 - A biography of the nominee or the leader of the nominated company, department or team of up to 100 words - Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges If you have questions regarding the submission process, we have several resources including a [step-by-step video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-c9iTPloK4&feature=player_embedded) on how to submit entries, [past winners' entries](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2183_21006.cfm) for your review, and  [7 tips on submitting winning entries](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_3773.cfm) to help you make the most out of your entries. Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions about how to participate in The 2012 American Business Awards, email us at [help@stevieawards.com](mailto:help@stevieawards.com) or call us at + 1 703-547-8389. 2012 ABA Finalists will be announced mid-May and the 10th Annual award winners will be announced at our traditional banquet on June 18th at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. [Click here to see the ABA calendar](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/about/69_184_879.cfm). ***Looking for more [communication awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3658.cfm)?***** **Our [corporate literature awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21307.cfm), [annual report awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21307.cfm), [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21306.cfm), [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21309.cfm), and [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21310.cfm) categories have several opportunities that would be of interest to communications professionals. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/74683/Top-4-Reasons-to-Submit-Marketing-Awards-Entries-in-The-2012-ABAs#comments-listing) Topics: [communications awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communications-awards), [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/business-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/website-awards), [corporate literature awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/corporate-literature-awards), [marketing awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-awards), [communication award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communication-award), [annual report awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/annual-report-awards), [marketing campaign of the year](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-campaign-of-the-year), [marketing award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-award) ## [43 New Marketing Awards Categories in The 2012 International Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/73999/43-New-Marketing-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/author/liz-dean) on Thu, Apr 05, 2012 @ 11:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We have added 43 new [marketing awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm) categories to The 2012 [International Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/iba/) to help marketing professionals highlight their successes. (The 2012 IBAs, the world's premiere [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/iba/) program, is now open for entries. Showcase your organization's [best marketing](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm) practices and submit entries by the 11 April early-bird deadline for discounted entry fees. Don't worry if you can't make the 11 April early-bird deadline, the entry deadline is 16 May and we will continue to accept late entries through 27 June; [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/general/173_704_3149.cfm).) **Our [marketing award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm) categories for Marketing Campaign of the Year - Industry include:** - Accounting - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations - Aerospace & Defense - Automotive & Transport Equipment - Banking - Business Services - Chemicals - Computer Hardware![International Business Awards Logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813069-gif/images/head_ibalogo.gif) - Computer Software - Computer Services - Conglomerates - Consumer Products - Durables - Consumer Products - Non-Durables - Diversified Services - Electronics - Energy - Financial Services - Food & Beverage - Health Products & Services - Hospitality & Leisure - Internet/New Media - Insurance - Legal - Manufacturing - Materials & Construction - Media & Entertainment - Metals & Mining - Non-Profit Organizations - Real Estate - Retail - Pharmaceuticals - Telecommunications - Transportation - Utilities **Our [Marketing Campaign of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm) - Specialty Categories include:** - Business-to-Business Advertising Campaign of the Year - Business-to-Business Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer Advertising Campaign of the Year - Consumer Marketing Campaign of the Year - Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year - Online Marketing Campaign of the Year - Retail/Merchandising Marketing Campaign of the Year - Small-Budget Marketing Campaign of the Year (<$3 million / €5 million) - Viral Marketing Campaign of the Year **Our [communication award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm) categories include: ** - Marketing Department of the Year - Marketing Team of the Year - Marketing Executive of the Year ***Want more [communications awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_20884.cfm)?*** There are a number of other IBA categories that should be of interest to marketing professionals, including many of the [annual report awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21515.cfm) and other literature categories, [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21511.cfm) categories, [app awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21512.cfm) categories, [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21514.cfm) categories, and [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2214_21513.cfm) categories. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/73999/43-New-Marketing-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-International-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [communications awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communications-awards), [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/business-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/website-awards), [corporate literature awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/corporate-literature-awards), [marketing awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-awards), [International business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/international-business-awards), [communication award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communication-award), [annual report awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/annual-report-awards), [marketing campaign of the year](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-campaign-of-the-year), [best marketing](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/best-marketing), [marketing award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-award) ## [54 Marketing Awards Categories in The 2012 American Business Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/73656/54-Marketing-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-American-Business-Awards) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/author/liz-dean) on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 @ 04:50 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The entry deadline for The 2012 [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba) is **this Wednesday, March 28 **and we thought it would be helpful for communications professionals if we highlighted the many [marketing awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14099.cfm) categories available. (Don't fret if you can't make the entry deadline, entries for The 2012 American Business Awards, the premier [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3655.cfm) program in the U.S.A., can still be submitted through the final entry deadline of April 25 with a late fee of $35.00; [download your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_194_904.cfm).) **Our [marketing award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_14099.cfm) categories for Marketing Campaign of the Year - Industry include: ** - Accounting![The Stevie Awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813450-jpg/images/stevies2012_logo_profile.jpg) - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations - Aerospace & Defense  - Automotive & Transport Equipment - Banking - Business Services - Chemicals - Computer Hardware  - Computer Software  - Computer Services  - Conglomerates - Consumer Products - Durables - Consumer Products - Non-Durables - Diversified Services - Electronics  - Energy - Financial Services - Food & Beverage - Health Products & Services - Hospitality & Leisure - Internet/New Media  - Insurance - Legal - Manufacturing - Materials & Construction - Media - Metals & Mining - Non-Profit Organizations - Real Estate - Retail - Pharmaceuticals - Telecommunications  - Transportation - Utilities **Our [Marketing Campaign of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3657.cfm) - Specialty Categories include:** - Business-to-Business Advertising Campaign of the Year - Business-to-Business Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer Advertising Campaign of the Year - Consumer Marketing Campaign of the Year - Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year - Online Marketing Campaign of the Year - Retail/Merchandising Marketing Campaign of the Year - Small-Budget Marketing Campaign of the Year (<$3 million) - Viral Marketing Campaign of the Year **Our ********communication award** categories for professionals include: - Marketing or Advertising Agency of the Year - Marketing Department of the Year - Marketing Team of the Year - Marketing Executive of the Year - Marketing Professional of the Year (for non-executive marketing professionals) ***Looking for more [communication awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/70_816_3658.cfm)?***** **Our [corporate literature awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21307.cfm), [annual report awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21307.cfm), [website awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21306.cfm), [video awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21309.cfm), and [live event awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2179_21310.cfm) categories have several opportunities that would be of interest to communications professionals. 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/bid/73656/54-Marketing-Awards-Categories-in-The-2012-American-Business-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [communications awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communications-awards), [business awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/business-awards), [live event awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/live-event-awards), [video awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/video-awards), [website awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/website-awards), [corporate literature awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/corporate-literature-awards), [marketing awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-awards), [communication award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communication-award), [annual report awards](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/annual-report-awards), [marketing campaign of the year](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-campaign-of-the-year), [marketing award](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/marketing-award) ### Request an entry kit for one or more of the stevie awards programs [Remove my information](https://blog.stevieawards.com/marketing-awards/topic/communication-award#) Entry kit will be sent to you by email. 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