Entry Checklist

Is your entry...

• Following the entry format headings? 
• Clear, concise and clearly laid out?
• Honest and authentic?
• Legible? If judges can’t read it, it may be disqualified.
• Written specifically for the category being entered? If not it will be disqualified.

Does your entry...

• Follow the entry and judging criteria?
• Include an executive summary of no more than 200 words suitable for publication? 
• Keep a careful balance between content, data, presentation and text?
• Include all benchmark data necessary for the judges to evaluate success?
• Demonstrate the innovation and creativity of the activity?
• Provide evidence of how effective the work has been?
• Include a comment from stakeholders supporting the value and effectiveness of the work?
• Show the sort of evaluation methods you employed?

Have you...

• Written your entry specifically for the category being entered? Failure to do this will result in disqualification.
• Focused your efforts? Invest time and effort in writing your entry submission – it must stand out from the rest and will pass or fail in the first round of judging on the entry submission alone.
• Provided all items you refer to in your entry as supplementary materials? If your entry makes the first-round cut, judges will want to see the items in full on the judging day.
• Included relevant website details (including passwords required to access the site).
• Made a note of the Company of the Year interview dates if you want your company to be considered in this category?
• Obtained company/client authorisation?
• Enclosed full payment covering all entries?
• Emailed your entry form and submission to dtuesley@pmlive.com?

And finally...

• Have you taken advantage of the opportunity to have a coaching session either at your office or via a conference call with a judge and a member of the PMEA team? Call Ellie Duncanson-Hunter on +44 (0)1372 414252, or email edhunter@pmlive.com to arrange.