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entering
the ecmod awards
What do entrants need to do
First select the categories you wish to enter &
complete the entry form – this can be done online
at www.directcommercemagazine.com or you
may choose to complete and print the form in this
brochure, scan and email it with your credit or debit
card details. On receipt of your entry form we will
provide a receipted VAT invoice and a reference
number which should accompany your entry
materials.
Please note that all entry materials must be received
by us on or before 30th April 2015. We are unable to
accept late entries.
What happens next
All entries are checked and onward shipped to
the Judges who are responsible for marking each
respective category. The Judges undertake this work
remotely using a scoring system provided to them by
our Awards team.
The Judges are selected for their expertise and their
impartiality, and include specialists in B2B & B2C, as
well as those with specific channel expertise. Each
is bound by a confidentiality agreement as well as
an undertaking NOT to score any entries with which
they have any form of commercial relationship – past
or present. When their work is complete, the Judges
each return their scores to our Awards Administrator
who computes the overall scores for each entry in
each category.
A representative of each business which reaches the
shortlist will be invited to attend the Awards Gala
Dinner as a VIP guest. Additional places may be
booked by calling our team on 01271 866112.
The eventual winners are determined via further
consultation with the Judges and are not revealed
until the Awards Presentations are made at the Gala
Dinner on 4th June.
At the Gala Awards Dinner
This is a black tie evening attended by hundreds of
executives – CEOs, MDs, Marketing & eCommerce
Directors, and other key individuals from client side
businesses – as well as senior managers from a large
number of respected supplier organisations including
those of our valued sponsors.
The Awards trophies are presented category by
category to representatives from each winning
business. Celebratory photographs, video footage
and interviews are recorded for all winners. Profiles
will be published post-event in July 2015 within
Direct Commerce magazine and at
www.directcommercemagazine.com.
Following scrutiny, from these scores, the shortlist is
produced and immediately circulated, first to entrants
and then via email broadcast to the readership of DC
Weekly – Direct Commerce magazine’s e-newsletter.
We will ensure that all entrants receive the shortlist no
later than two weeks prior to the Awards Gala Dinner.
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