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  • How to price your Award using AI: Prompts for every program

    How to price your Award using AI: Prompts for every program

    Setting the right price for award submissions is a delicate balancing act. Charge too much, you limit applicants; charge too little, you risk overwhelming costs. Discover powerful AI prompts that create pricing strategies perfectly tailored to your awards program.

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  • Turning Disruption into Growth: A Creative Founder’s Roadmap for 2025

    Turning Disruption into Growth: A Creative Founder’s Roadmap for 2025

    At the start of each year, I look back on the previous one reflecting on our progress . This year I’m looking at progress differently – focusing on the world today, sharing the challenges we all face and understanding our role in all of this.

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  • Zealous Amplify: Future – Meet our Judges

    Zealous Amplify: Future – Meet our Judges

    It is time to meet all of our Zealous Amplify: Future judges!

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  • Online forms vs. Submission management platforms: Making the right choice

    Online forms vs. Submission management platforms: Making the right choice

    While many event organizers start with a simple online form, as competitions grow in scale and complexity, a dedicated award management platform can provide a more structured and streamlined experience. Many organizers struggle with resource constraints, needing a solution that doesn’t eat up so much of their time, but how do these two options compare?

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  • From Launch to Selection: The right Competition Schedule for you

    From Launch to Selection: The right Competition Schedule for you

    Planning an open call is exciting and a great chance to discover new talent. Whether it’s an award, residency, or commission, there are lots of things to consider.

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  • How to run awards & competitions successfully | A Zealous Guide

    How to run awards & competitions successfully | A Zealous Guide

    Taking submissions for an existing award or crafting a new competition? Where do you start? Here is the ultimate guide in planning and running a call to submissions – compiling a decade of insights supporting organisations that run open calls.

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  • What leaders think you should know before launching an open call

    What leaders think you should know before launching an open call

    Whether you’re hosting your first open call or looking to refine your process, our guest contributors share expert insights to help you succeed.

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  • The right venue for your open exhibition in East London

    The right venue for your open exhibition in East London

    Looking for the ideal East London venue to host your awards or exhibition celebration? Discover standout spaces, handpicked by Zealous, that promise to elevate your event and delight your guests.

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