Design and marketing businesses are built on creativity – but they are still businesses. And sometimes that means strategic promotion and PR initiatives including award competitions and recognition for star performers.
Here are key application dates for five award competitions, two creative and three business oriented.
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Clio Awards
According to clios.com, “The Clios is the esteemed international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate high achievement in advertising, the Clios annually and throughout the year recognize the work, the agencies and the talent — across advertising, sports, fashion, music, entertainment, and health care — that push boundaries and establish new precedent.”
Key Dates 2018:
Final Deadline: Friday, June 29, 2018
For more information, visit https://clios.com/how-to-enter/our-programs/awards/key-dates
Graphis – Advertising Annual 2019
You sort of just have to go to the website and check it out for yourself. If someone finds a really good overview or review of the competition, please provide the URL in the comments or email us at news@discovertkm.com and we’ll update this post as appropriate.
Key Dates 2018:
Deadline is Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 23:59.
For more information, visit http://www.graphis.com/competitions/call-for-entries/.
Weatherhead 100
Hosted by the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, this award competition is billed as “the premier celebration of Northeast Ohio’s spirit of entrepreneurship and the companies leading the way in Northeast Ohio.” Qualified companies can enter one of three categories.
Key Date 2018:
Applications open as of Monday, June 4, 2018 (deadline not stated*)
For more information, visit https://weatherhead.case.edu/events/weatherhead100/or call 216.368.3247 for award / application questions.
*If someone has information on the deadline, please let us know using this form or emailing news@discovertkm.com and we can update this post.
Crain’s Cleveland Forty Under 40 Program
This program recognizes movers and shakers younger than 40 who have made their mark on Northeast Ohio. This year’s winners will be profiled in the November 19, 2018 issue of Crain’s Cleveland Business and honored at an awards reception.
Key Date 2018:
Deadline to nominate is Tuesday, June 26, 2018
For more information, visit https://crainscleveland-40u40.secure-platform.com/a.
Cascade Capital Business Growth Awards
This program recognizes and honors businesses in the Akron / Canton area that have achieved superior growth in sales and/or employment over the past five years.
Key Date 2018:
Now accepting nominations through July 27, 2018
For more information, visit http://www.sbnonline.com/events/cascadecapital/.