How to Submit 2016 Gold Pick Award Entries
The 2016 PRSA Colorado Gold Pick Awards are right around the corner, and entry deadlines are quickly approaching. To demonstrate how you set the gold standard in PR in 2015, mark your calendar with the following important dates. We can’t grant extensions, so plan ahead!
Please note that submission processes have changed, and all entries must be submitted digitally via Dropbox. Entry forms can be found online at www.prsacolorado.org. Entrants can submit unlimited entries. The below fees are for each entry submitted.
Early: Entry form received online by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Entry files must be uploaded to assigned Dropbox folder by March 1, 2016.
PRSA Colorado Chapter members: $80, Non-members: $115
Final: Entry form received online by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2016. Entry files must be uploaded to assigned Dropbox folder by Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
PRSA Colorado Chapter members: $170
Non-members: $200
Submission Details
All entries must be submitted online at the PRSA Colorado website by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 4. To receive discounted entry fees, submit before the corresponding deadlines listed above. For step-by-step submission instructions click here.
Credit card payment for entries must be made online. If paying by check, all checks – made payable to PRSA Colorado – must be received by the PRSA Colorado office by entry deadlines. Mail your check and entry form together to PRSA Colorado Chapter, 12011 Tejon St., Ste. 700, Westminster, CO 80234. All entry fees are non-refundable.
Entrants must select a single category per entry; however, entrants may choose to enter their program in more than one category, provided that it applies to the specific criteria stated within that category (and that the entrant has paid for each entry). Judges will not move entries into other categories. Click here for a full list of categories.
Who Can Enter
The PRSA Colorado Gold Pick Awards program is open to all public relations practitioners who work in Colorado or who have completed assignments for Colorado-based clients. An individual or organization does not have to be a member of PRSA Colorado to enter. Entries must pertain to work completed in 2015.
Additional Awards
Grand Gold Pick Award
The annual Grand Gold Pick Award goes to the “best in show” campaign entry that receives the highest overall score of the year.
Small Practice Award
Sole practitioners, small practices and freelancers may compete for the Small Practice Award, recognizing the efforts of practitioners whose entire practice bills less than $200,000 annually. The entry must be for a campaign rather than a component. The highest score overall among small practice Gold Pick winners will receive this honor.
Nonprofit Award
This award is designed to recognize the public relations efforts of staff and executives working within a nonprofit organization. To qualify, an organization must submit documentation of 501(c)3 status. Work by a company or agency on behalf of a nonprofit is ineligible. The entry must be for a program rather than a component. The highest score overall among nonprofit Gold Pick winners will receive this honor.
Call for Entries Questions
Contact: Gina Cannon at (847) 361-0506 or [email protected] or Rachel Sawyer at (505) 330-8506 or [email protected].
