Who can enter: Traditional and independent authors. Multiple unique submissions within a category are accepted. However, no single submission may be entered across multiple categories. For example, two different books written by one author may enter one category, but the same book cannot be entered into more than one category. Each individual entry is counted as a single submission. You may enter as many times as you like. Each entry must be fully complete with payment per category to be eligible. 

Cost per entry: $97 CAN and CIPA member/$117 non-member, paid via PayPal or check. 

Contest opens:  December 1, 2022 (for marketing performed in 2022)

Last day of entry:  February 1, 2023 

The CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards will be presented at The Well Conference on April 22, 2023. In March, finalist will be announced via Facebook Live on the CAN Facebook page. 

• Online Presentation: website, blog, newsletter, memes, social media and interactions.
• Physical Media: print materials such as postcards, posters, flyers, etc.
• Broadcasting: television, radio, podcast, vlog, video, speaking, book signings/events, etc. Your entry may be a focused segment of a longer show or be the entire show. All must be specific to the author or their book, series, or brand via interview or themed presentation.

1. Website: WordPress, Blogger, etc. Statistics independently verified by judges. Websites cannot be a static landing page, though a specialized landing page can be part of the media strategy in the campaign.
2. Newsletters: Authors must submit a PDF of the newsletter and/or series of newsletters that make up one marketing campaign.
3. Blogs: Blogs must be accessible through the author’s website. Judging will focus on the overall blog, not an individual blog post.
4. Social Media: Authors must submit JPGs/JPEGs of memes, screenshots of interaction with their audience, etc., that make up one marketing campaign. Interaction numbers should be visible as of the date of the screenshot. Do not cut them out of the cropped photo.
5. Physical media: Authors must submit PDFs of print materials: postcards, posters, flyers, etc., that make up one marketing campaign. Please be sure the images submitted are not blurry or pixelated.
6. Broadcast: Ongoing broadcast or single broadcast can be on any audio or audio/visual platform such as podcast/vlogcast, Facebook Live, Instagram, TV, talk radio, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Vimeo, etc. It can also include audio and/or audio-visual media interviews of which the author must be the featured guest. If a broadcast is within a private group, judges must be able to access it for the purpose of judging. This can also include in-person speaking and book signings/events which leads to book sales.
7. Other: Book tours, talks, etc., that make up one marketing campaign. Authors must submit PDFs, JPGs/JPEGs, etc., of events or other marketing campaign elements.
8. Additional options: Apps for smartphones and tablets created for the purpose of the campaign may also be submitted. CAN will need to utilize a generic login/password, if required for the app, so the judges can view without divulging their personal information in order to protect the anonymity and objectivity of the judging process.

Awards Entry Dates
December 1, 2022—February 1, 2023
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