batstorm.com batstorm.com
   Index >> About Us >> Privacy >> Terms & Conditions >> Add Your Link >> Add Your Article
Search:   

Drink & Food

Hotels & Travel

Family & Home

Business & Commerce

Fashion & Relationships

Employment & Careers

Property & Estate

Education & Reference

Events & News

Music & Entertainment

Sports & Adventure

Politics & Government

Shopping & Auction

Automobile & Automotive

Society & Communities

Computers & Software

Fitness & Health

Technology & Science

Self Enhancement

Children

Finance & Investment

Games & Play

Healthcare & Treatment

Art & Creative


 

Index » Business & Commerce » PR Services
 

Award Wins Can Help Build Brand and Sales - Here's How

 
< P > C o m p a n i e s s e e k i n g c r e d i b i l i t y , a l e a d i n g e d g e o v e r c o m p e t i t i o n , f a v o r a b l e p u b l i c i t y , a n d a w a y t o a c c e l e r a t e s a l e s a r e g a i n i n g v a l u e f r o m a w a r d c o n t e s t s t h a t r e i n f o r c e t h e i r c o r e v a l u e s , s t r a t e g i c i n i t i a t i v e s , a n d m a r k e t i n g c l a i m s . < / P > < P > J u s t a s t r a v e l e r s r e l y u p o n t h e s t a r r a t i n g s y s t e m t o c h o o s e a h o t e l o r a Z a g a t s u r v e y t o c h o o s e a r e s t a u r a n t , b u y e r s o f a n y v a r i e t y o f p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s w a n t t o s p e n d t h e i r m o n e y w i t h w i n n e r s – a n d t h e y d o . < / P > < P > I n f a c t , a r e s e a r c h s t u d y b y H e n d r i c k s & a m p ; S i n g h a l o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W e s t e r n O n t a r i o a n d G e o r g i a I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y , r e v e a l e d m o r e t h a n 6 0 0 q u a l i t y c o r p o r a t e a w a r d w i n n e r s h a d 3 7 % m o r e s a l e s g r o w t h a n d 4 4 % h i g h e r s t o c k p r i c e r e t u r n t h a n t h e i r p e e r s . < / P > < P > H e r e a r e a f e w m o r e b e n e f i t s t o j u s t i f y y o u r i n v e s t m e n t o f t i m e a n d e f f o r t i n a w a r d c o m p e t i t i o n s : < / P > < P > 1 . G e t t o “ y e s ” f a s t e r . W i n n i n g p r e s t i g i o u s a w a r d c o n t e s t s c a n h e l p u n k n o w n , u n p r o v e n , o r e m e r g i n g c o m p a n i e s b e t t e r c o m p e t e f o r a n d w i n n e w b u s i n e s s . A w a r d w i n s m a k e c h o o s i n g a c o m p a n y l e s s r i s k y f o r b u y e r s a n d p o t e n t i a l e m p l o y e e s . < / P > < P > D a v e C a p l e , p r e s i d e n t o f N o r t h w e s t S u i t e s & a m p ; H o u s i n g S e r v i c e s , w i n n e r o f a v a r i e t y o f B e t t e r B u s i n e s s B u r e a u , E a s t s i d e B u s i n e s s , a n d h o u s i n g i n d u s t r y h o n o r s i n c l u d i n g C o m p a n y o f t h e Y e a r , s a i d , “ T h e b i g g e s t b a n g f o r t h e b u c k o n t h e a w a r d s i s t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y v a l i d a t e a n d h e l p p r o m o t e t h e s t r e n g t h a n d q u a l i t y o f o u r c o m p a n y i n t h e r e g i o n s a n d i n d u s t r i e s i n w h i c h w e d o b u s i n e s s . ” < / P > < P > 2 . D e m o n s t r a t e e t h i c s t h r o u g h c r e d i b l e e n d o r s e m e n t s . I f a p r o s p e c t i s e v e n l y d i v i d e d b e t w e e n q u a l i t y c o m p a n i e s , t h e c o m p a n y w i t h t h e m o s t s t e l l a r e t h i c s a s d e m o n s t r a t e d b y a B e t t e r B u s i n e s s B u r e a u a w a r d m a y h a v e a n a d v a n t a g e . A s r e p o r t s o f c o r p o r a t e e t h i c s v i o l a t i o n s b e c o m e m o r e c o m m o n p l a c e , c o n s u m e r s a r e s e e k i n g o u t c o m p a n i e s w i t h t r a c k r e c o r d s o f i n t e g r i t y . A n a w a r d r e c o g n i z i n g a b u s i n e s s ’ d e m o n s t r a t e d a b i l i t y t o n a v i g a t e t h e m a r k e t w i t h o u t c o m p r o m i s i n g i n t e g r i t y c a n h e l p s e p a r a t e i t f r o m c o m p e t i t o r s . < / P > < P > 3 . S u p p o r t m a r k e t i n g c l a i m s . W i n n i n g g i v e s a d v e r t i s i n g c o p y w r i t e r s m o r e t o t a l k a b o u t s o c a s h r e g i s t e r s c a n r i n g . W h e n J D P o w e r s & a m p ; A s s o c i a t e s g r a n t s a w a r d s f o r c u s t o m e r s a t i s f a c t i o n , c o n s u m e r s l i s t e n . T - M o b i l e h a s a p a t t e r n o f w i n n i n g t h e s e p r e s t i g i o u s a w a r d s . I s i t a n y w o n d e r t h a t t h e i r b i l l b o a r d o f f e r s t h r e e w o r d s t h a t s a y i t a l l : “ B l i n g , b l i n g , ( a n d ) b l i n g . " ? < / P > < P > K e i t h J a c k s o n , p r e s i d e n t a n d C E O o f C h a r t e r B a n k , w i n n e r o f t h e 2 0 0 4 E a s t s i d e B u s i n e s s A w a r d f o r S m a l l B u s i n e s s o f t h e Y e a r , s a i d , R e c e i v i n g a n a w a r d d e f i n i t e l y l e n d s c r e d i b i l i t y t o o u r m e s s a g e . W h e t h e r w e ' r e r e c r u i t i n g e m p l o y e e s , c l i e n t s , o r i n v e s t o r s , b e i n g r e c o g n i z e d f o r e x c e l l e n c e b y a t h i r d p a r t y s u p p o r t s o u r c l a i m s . I t c a n a l s o f o s t e r a s e n s e o f p r i d e a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t a m o n g o u r t e a m m e m b e r s . " < / P > < P > 4 . P a c k a p o w e r f u l p u n c h t h r o u g h p u b l i c i t y . F a v o r a b l e l o c a l , t r a d e , o r n a t i o n a l p u b l i c i t y a n d w o r d - o f - m o u t h r e f e r r a l s o f t e n r e s u l t f r o m c o n t e s t w i n s , f i l l i n g t h e l e a d g e n e r a t i o n p i p e l i n e . < / P > < P > C h e l s e a S h i p p , m a r k e t i n g m a n a g e r f o r t h e B e t t e r B u s i n e s s B u r e a u o f W e s t e r n W a s h i n g t o n , s a y s t h a t r e p o r t w i n s d o n ’ t a f f e c t t h e b o t t o m l i n e i n a q u a n t i f i a b l e w a y , y e t s e v e r a l B B B a w a r d w i n n e r s h a v e s a i d t h a t e m p l o y e e p r i d e i n t h e c o m p a n y g o e s u p a f t e r a n a w a r d , a n d t h i s c a n i n f l u e n c e s t a f f p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e s e r v i c e c u s t o m e r s e n j o y . < / P > < P > 5 . T i p n e w b u s i n e s s t o y o u r f a v o r . J u s t l i k e A v i s - - t h e r e n t a l c a r c o m p a n y w i t h a r e p u t a t i o n f o r t r y i n g h a r d e r t o b e a t H e r t z o u t o f t h e n u m b e r o n e p o s i t i o n - - a w a r d w i n n e r s m a y b e p e r c e i v e d a s w o r k i n g w i t h g r e a t e r d i l i g e n c e t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h e i r v a l u e . < / P > < P > 6 . C o m p e l j u d g e s t o b e c o m e y o u r c u s t o m e r s . J u d g e s o f t e n v i s i t a w a r d c a n d i d a t e ' s b u s i n e s s e s b e c a u s e t h e y l i k e w h a t t h e y r e a d i n a w a r d a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d w a n t t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e c o m p a n y ' s s e r v i c e s a n d p r o d u c t s f o r h i m / h e r s e l f . < / P > < P > I f y o u a r e c o n v i n c e d t h a t a w a r d w i n s c a n p a y o f f f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s a n d y o u r b r a n d , f o l l o w t h e s e t i p s w h e n p u t t i n g p e n t o p a p e r : < / P > < P > • P r i o r i t i z e . C h o o s e l e g i t i m a t e a n d p r e s t i g i o u s c o n t e s t s t h a t r e i n f o r c e y o u r c o m p a n y ’ s c o r e v a l u e s , s t r a t e g i c i n i t i a t i v e s , a n d m a r k e t i n g c l a i m s . < / P > < P > • D o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n j u s t i c e . A s s i g n t h e t a s k o f c r e a t i n g a w a r d w o r t h y e n t r i e s t o s o m e o n e w h o h a s t h e p a s s i o n , s t o r y t e l l i n g a b i l i t y , a n d t i m e t o d o t h e j o b r i g h t . L a s t m i n u t e e f f o r t s r a r e l y d e l i v e r a w i n n i n g r e s u l t . < / P > < P > • P r o v e y o u r p o i n t s . C a l l o u t w i n n i n g w a y s i n e a s y - t o - r e a d b u l l e t s . S h a r e a n e c d o t e s , c u s t o m e r a n d e m p l o y e e t e s t i m o n i a l s , a n d p r e s s c o v e r a g e t o p r o v e w h y y o u r c o m p a n y i s a w a r d - w o r t h y . S t e e r c l e a r o f h y p e r b o l e a n d “ b l a h , b l a h , b l a h ” c o m m e n t a r y t h a t w i l l t a k e u p s p a c e a n d b o r e t h e j u d g e s . < / P > < P > • M e e t a n d a d d r e s s a l l t h e a w a r d c r i t e r i a . O n l y t h e n w i l l y o u h a v e a f i g h t i n g c h a n c e t o e a r n a p l a c e i n t h e w i n n e r ’ s c i r c l e . A n d b e s u r e t o s u b m i t e n t r i e s o n d e a d l i n e . < / P > < P > • P r e s e n t a t i o n c o u n t s . W h e n g i v e n t h e c h o i c e t o m a k e a h a r d c o p y p r e s e n t a t i o n o r s e n d a f a x , g o w i t h t h e h a r d c o p y e v e r y t i m e . A f u z z y f a x w o n ’ t c a t a p u l t y o u r s t o r y t o t h e t o p o f t h e s t a c k w h e n c o m p a r e d w i t h o t h e r a p p l i c a t i o n s w i t h b e t t e r o v e r a l l p r e s e n t a t i o n q u a l i t y . < / P > < P > • G o i n t o w i n . I f y o u c a n ’ t w e i g h i n w i t h a s t e l l a r e f f o r t , s i t o u t t h e c o m p e t i t i o n a n d s a v e y o u r t i m e a n d m o n e y u n t i l y o u c a n . < / P >
Author: Nancy Juetten
 
Author Bio:
Nancy Juetten is an authority in this industry. Nancy has written several articles in the past on this subject.
This article can be searched using: public relations, public relations consultants, public relations definition
 
 
 

Related Articles

 
The Power of Applied Public Relations
 
Creating Financial Freedom without Risk
 
Freedom, It's All About Freedom
 
Hire People For What They Do Best
 
MLM Leads
 
How to make it in the USA
 
Boost Your Profits Instantly With Your Own Credit Card Reader Writer
 
Tips For Designing An Effective Business Card
 
Small Business Computer Consulting Freeloaders... and How to Avoid Them
 
How To Select Outsource Web Content Writing Services In India?
 
 
 
   Index >> Privacy >> Terms & Conditions
© 2006 www.batstorm.com - All Rights Reserved Worldwide