Awards Season 2023 Now Closed. Check back in the New Year for details on the 2024 Award Season.
Since 1979 PPPC has sought to recognize the best of the best in promotional products and promotions, with our annual Product Awards competition.
The PPPC Product Awards were created to recognize our members, for their creative and effective use of promotional products in marketing promotions and their different decorating techniques. Since its inauguration, thousands of trophies have been awarded to hundreds of deserving members that have participated in the annual competition.
With 12 Distributor categories and 10 Supplier categories, there are many different categories to choose from when deciding which best fits your campaign. Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies are awarded to the entries that stand out and meet the scoring criteria. Best of luck to all!
Winning a PPPC Product Award sets you and your work apart from other individuals. It is also a great way to promote your brand to other industry professionals and an excellent marketing tool to use with your clients.
Enhance your Credibility and Get Noticed! Participate in the Annual PPPC Product Awards Competition!
The entry process will now be done entirely online. Most categories DO NOT require products to be physically mailed in – judging will now be complete online by reviewing photos and entries through the platform.
Please contact awards@pppc.ca with any questions.
How to Enter!
Entry Deadline – JUNE 30, 2023
1. Prepare your Entry
- Determine the category of your entry;
- Review qualifying questions and requirements in the document below;
- Supplier Entry Guide
- Distributor Entry Guide
2. New Complete Online Entry
- Answer the qualifying questions;
- Upload an anonymous letter of attestation on the client’s letterhead(required for all categories except DS3, DS4, DS5, S4, S5, S6, S7);
- NEW Upload photos of the promotional product entry- mailed product submission-only required for decorating categories (D7, DS2, S1, S4, S5, S6, S7)
3. For Decoration Categories Only
Mailed product submission is required ONLY for:
- DS2 – Best Embroidery
- S4 – Best Imprint – Screen Printing
- S5 – Best Imprint – Engraving – Laser Engraving
- S6 – Best Imprint – Digital (flat and non-flat surface/textile)
- S7 – Special Effects or Multi-media Decoration
Mailing Location:
PPPC Awards
386 Broadway Suite 503
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3R6
*Please clearly indicate category and entry name on the actual product sample
*Entries must be received by June 30, 2023
Requirements
Supplier
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO UPLOAD UP TO FIVE PHOTOS OF YOUR ENTRY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Format: High-resolution JPEG
Image resolution: 300DPI JPEG
Minimum image size: 4” x 6” or larger
Product backdrops: White, Black, Gray
Propping: Product only, No propping
Distributor
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO UPLOAD UP TO FIVE PHOTOS OF YOUR ENTRY THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Format: High-resolution JPEG
Image resolution: 300DPI JPEG
Minimum image size: 4” x 6” or larger
Product backdrops: White, Black, Gray
Propping: Product only, No propping
Pricing
$50 PER ENTRY
Payment types accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Amex
Please note: If submitting multiple entries, you can submit payment for all entries together once the final entry has been submitted. You may also submit separate payments for each entry if you wish.
Categories
Distributor
D.1 Internal for a Client
For a client; used by their organization internally, targeting their employees or members.
D.2 Professional Dealer
For a client; targeting his/her consumer dealers (independent distributors, wholesalers, retailers, prescribing physicians, or other commercial trade and professional middlemen who sell or distribute products to the general public).
D.3 Professional Consumer
For a client; used to promote his or her products or services directly to the consumer.
D.4 Multiple Audiences
For a client; targeting more than one audience at different levels, such as dealers and consumers.
D.5 Not for Profit
For a not-for-profit client (including but not limited to no-profit organizations). Includes public service or political organizations, as well as fund-raising appeals directed to the general public, donors, volunteers and voters.
D.6 Premium and Incentives/Contests
For a client; designed to stimulate action on the part of the award recipient, such as sales incentives or employee contests.
D.7 Distributor Self-Promotion
For your own external use; to promote your company, products and services to your clients, existing and potential.
D.8 Catalogue Programme
For a client; includes a printed or on-line promotional products catalogue. Judged on overall programme concept and success, not on catalogue presentation, layout or content. A few samples of the promotional products featured in the catalogue must accompany your entry.
D.9 Business to Business (B2B)
For a client; designed to promote his/her products or services in soliciting additional clients, to generate sales leads, to promote client loyalty, to induce response and/or trial or to encourage attendance at trade shows, open houses, anniversaries, etc.
DS.1 Best in Green
A product or program you have created for you or your client to address environmental concerns. For example, using recycled or eco-friendly products and materials.
DS.2 Best Embroidery
An embroidered promotional product developed for a client. You must submit a hard copy of the artwork along with your mailed submission.
DS.3 Service and Recognition
For member distributor, supplier or a client; promoting internal recognition of employee loyalty or achievement, or to recognize visiting dignitaries or to encourage increased productivity.
DS.4 Supplier Best Website of the Year
A PPPC Supplier company website that meets the following criteria: Functional aspects, attractiveness and quality, and adherence to Supplier / Distributor / Client industry structure.
DS.5 Supplier Best Catalogue of the Year
A PPPC Supplier company catalogue that meets the following criteria: Concept and design, product representation, readability and effectiveness as a selling tool.
Supplier
S.1 Supplier and/or Multi-line Agency Self-Promotion
A product or programme to promote YOUR company, products and services to your clients, existing or potential.
S.2 Most Creative New Promotional Product
A new product FOR A CLIENT that is exceptionally creative and/or original. This product must have been in your current catalogue year.
S.3 Most Beneficial Sales and Marketing Aid
Materials or services you developed for distributors to assist them in better marketing YOUR product(s) to their clients. Your entry may include multiple items; however, it will still constitute one entry. With the exclusion of catalogues, include examples such as case histories, sales idea bulletins, net price sheets, sales training aids, structured sample programmes, etc.
Best Imprint/Decoration Categories
An imprinted and/or decorated promotional product developed for a client. Maximum two entries per category for the same product (must represent two separate clients).
S.4 Best Imprint – Screen Printing
S.5 Best Imprint – Engraving & Laser Engraving
S.6 Best Imprint – Digital (Flat and non-flat surface and textile)
S.7 Alternative Decorating Process / Special Effects or Multi-Media Decoration
This category is specifically related to the combination of traditional methods that create a new, dimensional look in one design. Ex: foil stamping, embossing and debossing, pad printing, weaving, flexography, letterpress, holograms, etc. The process must be specified in the submission process.
DS.1 Best in Green
A product or program you have created for you or your client to address environmental concerns. For example, using recycled or eco-friendly products and materials.
DS.2 Best Embroidery
An embroidered promotional product developed for a client. You must submit a hard copy of the artwork along with your mailed submission.
DS.3 Service and Recognition
For member distributor, supplier or a client; promoting internal recognition of employee loyalty or achievement, or to recognize visiting dignitaries or to encourage increased productivity.
DS.4 Supplier Best Website of the Year
A PPPC Supplier company website that meets the following criteria: Functional aspects, attractiveness and quality, and adherence to Supplier / Distributor / Client industry structure.
DS.5 Supplier Best Catalogue of the Year
A PPPC Supplier company catalogue that meets the following criteria: Concept and design, product representation, readability and effectiveness as a selling tool.