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!

  • Marketing your Award Effectively (even on shoestring budgets)

    Marketing your Award Effectively (even on shoestring budgets)

    Without good marketing, no one will submit to your award/competition. Here are a few tips to increase exposure to your programme

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  • 5 Creativity and Wellbeing tips

    5 Creativity and Wellbeing tips

    Let’s face it, we could all do better at taking care of ourselves. The pursuit of creativity is a journey which can be as thrilling as it is perilous…

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  • Choosing the best tools for managing submissions

    Choosing the best tools for managing submissions

    Taking submissions can be a breeze or a nightmare; the deciding factor is your tools. Here are our top tips in picking the right ones for your needs.

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  • Maximising Engagement using Competitions

    Maximising Engagement using Competitions

    How to maximise engagement for your open call, create exposure for your brand, show support for your community & begin a meaningful dialogue.

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  • Writing the perfect guidelines for your competition

    Writing the perfect guidelines for your competition

    Writing good guidelines can make or break your competition. This article covers best practices to guarantee candidates apply with the right content for your needs.

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  • How to approach judges for competitions

    How to approach judges for competitions

    Getting partners involved and securing high-level individuals to help you select winners is no easy task. But having someone recognisable on your panel is a big perk for candidates who want their work seen. Here are our top tips to appeal to judges you would like involved in your programme.

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  • Drawing up your schedule

    Drawing up your schedule

    Timing is everything – opening your submissions at the wrong time or for too long could negatively impact the number of candidates who apply. Find out more on what to watch out for when crafting the schedule of your programme.

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  • Planning the selection process for your competition

    Planning the selection process for your competition

    Seeing submissions reach into the hundreds then into thousands is a real buzz. But that euphoria can quickly turn to dread if your process to select successful candidates isn’t built to cope.

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