May 10, 2005

If you're involved in B2B marketing, adding a Business Marketing Association to your career resume can look good. Marketing Sherpa has contacted BMA divisions throughout the US to find out which ones actually host awards and get entry details for you.

Generally, you can enter if either your agency and/or your client is located in the specific region the award is held in. This means agencies with clients across the US should consider entering for various client campaigns in different regions.

These are in alpha order by chapter name:

Carolinas' Pro Ad Awards
Categories: Total Communications Program; Space Advertising Campaigns; Space Advertising/Single Ads; Direct Mail; Newsletters; Promotional Material; Corporate Identity; Annual Reports; Broadcast Media; Audio-Visual Presentations; Multimedia/Computer Based Presentations; Interactive Marketing; Agency Promotion Materials; Exhibitions/Trade Show; Event Marketing; Outdoor; Too Creative; Public Relations.

Cost (M) $65 ea; (NM) $85 ea
2005 Contact: Sam Angelo, samangelo AT pictorialedge.com
2005 Entry deadline 15-Jul-05
http://www.bmacarolinas.com/winners.htm

Chicago's Tower Awards
Categories: Total Communications Program; Print Ad Campaigns; Print Advertising–Single Ads; Direct Mail; Promotional Material; Corporate Identity; Annual Reports; Annual Reports; Newsletters; Broadcast Media (B-to-B only); Audio-Visual Presentations; Multimedia/Computer-based Presentations; Interactive Marketing; Agency Promotion Material; Public Relations; Exhibitions/Trade Shows; Event Marketing; The Client Didn’t Buy It.

2006 entry fees: (M) $95 ea; (NM) $110 ea
2005 contact Paul Lesher 312-943-8040 paullesher AT aol.com
Next entry deadline 24-Feb-06
http://bmachicago.org/tower.lasso

Colorado's Gold Key Awards
Categories: Total B2B Campaigns; B2B Advertising Campaigns; SingleB2B Advertsements; Annual Reports; External Magazines; Newsletters; Corporate Identification Programs; Video Production; Multimedia Presentations; Web Sites; Online Communications Programs; Product Literature/Collateral Material; Direct Mail; Promotional Product Material; Photography/Illustration; Public Relations; Search Engine Marketing; B2B Pro Bono; BMA Materials; B2B Self-Promotion; Potpourri; Student Project; Best Total B2B Campaign; Best Single B2B Element.

2005 entry fees: (M) $85; 3+: $75ea (NM) $95; 3+: $85ea; Late Entries: add $40 ea
2005 contact: Marilee Yorchak marilee AT bmacolorado.org
Next entry deadline: tba, March 2006
http://www.bmacolorado.org/pdf/GoldKey Categories 2005.pdf

Houston Lantern Awards
Categories: Audio-Visual; Digital Media; On-line Media; Newsletters; Magazines; Outdoor; Broadcast Media; Annual Report; Corporate Identity Graphics; Trade Shows/Special Events; Public Relations; Sales Literature; Promotional Materials; Direct Mail; Space Advertising/Single Ad; Space Advertising/Campaign; Total Communications Program; Collegiate Creativity; Best Efforts; Special Awards.

2005 entry fees: (M) $85 (NM) $100 - Late Entry: (M) $100 (NM) $125
2005 contact: Kimberly Rathbun 281-485-0545 kimberly AT bmahouston.com
Next entry deadline: tba, usually late August
http://www.bmahouston.com/view page.php?page name=lantern awards nbsp;

Indianapolis Circle Awards
Categories: Total Integrated Campaign; Print Advertising; Collateral; Direct Marketing (Print or Email); Trade Show/Events; Internet Marketing; Global Communications; Public Relations; Coporate Communications; Self Promotion; "Outside the Circle".

2006 entry fees: (M) $60 (NM) $90
2005 contact: Nila Nealy 317-879-9592
Next entry deadline: early March 2006
http://www.bmaindy.org/awards.asp

Kansas City Fountain Award
Categories: Print Advertising (Magazine, Newsletter, Newspaper); Business Identity; Collateral/Promotional Materials; Direct Mail; Broadcast Advertising, Integrated Campaigns, Public Relations, Distributor Support Materials, Self-Promotion, Electronic Marketing; Sales Presentations; Newsletters (Print); Display Advertising; Trade Show Marketing; Special Events/Seminars/Meetings; Miscellaneous.

2005 entry fees: (M) $45 (NM) $55; 5+ Entries: $10 discount per entry
2005 contact: Stephanie Hanaway 913-322-9161 shanaway AT themarketingstation.com
Next entry deadline: tba, usually in late April
http://www.bmakc.org/Fountain/Index.asp?IdS=00002A-48D8350 x=070|000&~=

Milwaukee's Bell Awards
Categories: Total B2B Campaigns; Advertising Campaigns (4 color); Advertising Campaigns (less than 4 color); Single Advertisements (4 color); Single Advertsements(less than 4 color); Annual Reports; External Magazines; Newsletters; Corporate Identification Programs; Video Production; Multimedia/Computer-based Presentations; Internet Web Sites; Online Communications Programs; Product Literature (less than 4 color); Product Literature (4 color); Printed Collateral Materials (less than 4 colors); Printed Collateral Materials (4 colors); Collateral Campaign (3+ pieces); Direct Mail Campaign (2+ pieces); Direct Mailer - Single Mailer; Promotional Material; Trade Show Marketing/Exhibits; Photography; Illustration; PR Cmpaigns; PR-Single Effort; PR -Sales and Marketing Events; Services Performed/Produced for Non-Profits; Miscellaneous.

2005 entry cost: (M) $65 ea; (NM) $75 ea
2005 contact: Karen Conrad 414-524-7649 karen.l.conrad AT jci.com
Next entry deadline: tba, usually in late Feb
http://www.bma-milwaukee.org/bell/winners.asp

Source: Marketing Sherpa