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2024 UPCEA Excellence in Marketing Award Nomination Form

Open Date: Monday, June 10, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Close Date: Friday, July 19, 2024 9:00:00 AM
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time

Description

The Excellence in Marketing Award recognizes marketing campaigns that excel in creativity, execution, and impact. Regardless of institution size or budget, the award focuses on outstanding and effective marketing in the higher ed industry based upon overall creativity, messaging, results achieved by the campaign, and level of design. Campaigns must be completed between 2022 - 2024 from UPCEA member institutions and may be developed and executed in-house or in partnership with an outside agency.

Criteria:

  • The nominee (person/unit) must be an institutional member of UPCEA. Corporate members are expected to submit in conjunction with an institutional member. Click here to check your institution’s membership status.
  • Campaigns must be completed in 2022 – 2024. Nominations previously entered will not be considered.
  • The Nomination should clearly state the campaigns targeted audience, title and description, goals and objectives, examples of marketing materials, learning outcomes and results. 
  • The campaign was executed intentionally and effectively to reach the intended audience, and can demonstrate positive impact(s) on the intended audience
  • Ability to be innovative with the design of the campaign, and to creatively engage a specific audience
  • Creativity based on resources
Nominations are Particularly Sought:
  • Tied to enrollment growth, student support, and success
  • Campaign-supported institutional goals
  • Took a risk in putting forward a novel or new approach to a marketing campaign
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Nomination Procedure:
  • Complete the nomination form (opens June 10, 2024; deadline to submit nomination July 18, 2024).
Include among the supporting documents the following:
  • Narrative statement that describes the campaign purpose, marketing elements, the goal, and impact (250-300 words max)
  • Supporting Materials (not to exceed four items) This is any kind of branded element and material used to promote a brand, product or service, such as video, broadcast, digital or print materials, student stories, etc.
  • If submitting materials such as video, broadcast, website, please attach a separate document and provide a URL for judging that will remain live through December 2024, even if the URL is not meant for public viewing. No password required, please.

All award nominations and materials must be submitted by July 18, 2024

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