Insights on How to Run Successful Competitions

Grow the impact of your initiatives with tips on how to best manage, market and grow your awards, competitions and more!

  • The right submission management platform for Staff Recognition Awards

    The right submission management platform for Staff Recognition Awards

    Managing Employee Recogition Awards can be overwhelming without the right tools. This article introduces 7 tools that simplify submissions, judging, and voting to help you focus on creating meaningful events.

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  • The 5 Metrics To Drive Growth for your Awards & Competitions

    The 5 Metrics To Drive Growth for your Awards & Competitions

    Running a successful competition means knowing what’s working – and what isn’t. Learn the 5 key metrics that will help you understand your candidates’ journey and grow your program effectively.

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  • Reframing Open Calls: How To Create Non-Competitive Spaces

    Reframing Open Calls: How To Create Non-Competitive Spaces

    In this article, we’ll explore how shifting perspectives on creative competitions could make them friendlier, fairer, and more inclusive spaces.

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  • Your Open Call is Over—Now the Real Engagement Begins

    Your Open Call is Over—Now the Real Engagement Begins

    Hosting an open call is truly an enriching experience. It allows for you to discover new talent and support them, create connections, and foster creativity. However, once the opportunity is over, the real challenge—and the true potential for impact—emerges. This can allow for the nourishment on meaningful relationships and the growth of your community.

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  • Turning Disappointment into Opportunity: Crafting Your Commiserations Email

    Turning Disappointment into Opportunity: Crafting Your Commiserations Email

    As uncomfortable as it can be, sending out commiserations emails are part and parcel of running an opportunity.

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  • How to Run a Good Program with Reduced Resources

    How to Run a Good Program with Reduced Resources

    This article shares practical strategies for organisations to run impactful creative opportunities like open calls and competitions with limited resources.

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  • Tools to Manage Submissions – From Forms to Awards Management Platforms

    Tools to Manage Submissions – From Forms to Awards Management Platforms

    Looking for a robust tool to manage growing submissions? We compare 5 solutions – from basic forms to full awards management platforms that scale with you.

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  • Pricing your competition

    Pricing your competition

    How to price your awards and competitions is a fine art. Discover best practice when setting your entry price, alternative ways of making money and the impact the wrong price can have on your awards.

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