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Advertising, Web Sites, Video & Other Media Categories

Categories listed below are grouped in the following sections: 

Advertising
Advertising/Design Craft & Technique 
Corporate Literature
Web Site or Blog
Web Site or Blog - Craft & Function
Interactive Multimedia 
Video & Film
Video & Film - Technical & Craft 
Live Events  

ADVERTISING CATEGORIES

Advertising
Advertising categories have been revamped for 2009.  Individual ads and campaigns that first ran or were otherwise made public in the U.S.A. after January 1, 2008 are eligible to be submitted in any of the following 33 industry-specific categories.   Campaign entries should include no more than four (4) media elements to represent your entire campaign.  Separate Stevies for individual ads and campaigns may be awarded in each category:

E01.    Accounting
E02.    Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
E03.    Aerospace & Defense
E04.    Automotive & Transport Equipment
E05.    Banking
E06.    Business Services
E07.    Chemicals
E08.    Computer Hardware
E09.    Computer Software
E10.    Computer Services
E11.    Conglomerates
E12.    Consumer Products - Durables
E13.    Consumer Products - Non-Durables
E14.    Diversified Services
E15.    Electronics
E16.    Energy
E17.    Financial Services
E18.    Food & Beverage
E19.    Health Products & Services
E20.    Hospitality & Leisure
E21.    Insurance
E22.    Legal
E23.    Manufacturing
E24.    Materials & Construction
E25.    Media
E26.    Metals & Mining
E27.    Non-Profit Organizations
E28.    Real Estate
E29.    Retail
E30.    Pharmaceuticals
E31.    Telecommunications
E32.    Transportation
E33.    Utilities

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Advertising/Design Craft & Technique Categories
Individual ads and campaigns that first ran or were otherwise made public in the U.S.A. after January 1, 2008 are eligible to be submitted in any of the following categories.  Campaign entries should include no more than four (4) media elements to represent your entire campaign.  Separate Stevies for individual ads and campaigns may be awarded in each category:

E35. Best Animation/Illustration
E36. Best Art Direction
E37. Best Copywriting
E38. Best Corporate Identity/Branding Design
E39. Best Design

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CORPORATE LITERATURE CATEGORIES

F01. Best Annual Report
F02. Best Marketing or Sales Brochure or Kit
F03. Best House Organ/Publication

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WEB SITE OR BLOG CATEGORIES

Web Site or Blog
Web site categories have been revamped for 2009.  Web sites and blogs are eligible to be submitted in any of the following 33 industry-specific categories.  There is no eligibility timeframe requirement for web site and blog entries – it doesn’t matter when the site or blog was first published:

F05.    Accounting
F06.    Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
F07.    Aerospace & Defense
F08.    Automotive & Transport Equipment
F09.    Banking
F10.    Business Services
F11.    Chemicals
F12.    Computer Hardware
F13.    Computer Software
F14.    Computer Services
F15.    Conglomerates
F16.    Consumer Products - Durables
F17.    Consumer Products - Non-Durables
F18.    Diversified Services
F19.    Electronics
F20.    Energy
F21.    Financial Services
F22.    Food & Beverage
F23.    Health Products & Services
F24.    Hospitality & Leisure
F25.    Insurance
F26.    Legal
F27.    Manufacturing
F28.    Materials & Construction
F29.    Media
F30.    Metals & Mining
F31.    Non-Profit Organizations
F32.    Real Estate
F33.    Retail
F34.    Pharmaceuticals
F35.    Telecommunications
F36.    Transportation
F37.    Utilities

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Web Site or Blog - Craft & Function Categories
Web sites and blogs are eligible to be submitted in any of the following craft and function categories. There is no eligibility timeframe requirement for web site and blog entries – it doesn’t matter when the site or blog was first published:

F39. Best Web Animation
F40. Best Interface Design
F41. Best Software Programming/Design
F42. Best Writing/Content
F43. Best E-commerce Site
F44. Best Home Page
F45. Best Investor Relations Site
F46. Best Overall Web Design
F47. Best Online Press Room
F48. Best Training Site
F49. Best Video Site

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INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CATEGORIES

F55. Business/Government
F56. Consumer Entertainment/Information
F57. Marketing
F58. Professional Education
F59. Public Information
F60. Sales
F61. Training

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VIDEO & FILM CATEGORIES

H01. Internal/Employee Communications
H02. Magazine Format
H03. Meeting Modules
H04. Motivational
H05. Orientation
H06. P.R.: Annual Reports
H07. P.R.: Government
H08. P.R.: Industrial
H09. P.R.: Media & Entertainment
H10. P.R.: Non-profit Fund Raising
H11. P.R.: Other
H12. P.R.: Technology
H13. Sales: Direct Response Marketing
H14. Sales: Government
H15. Sales: Industrial
H16. Sales: Media & Entertainment
H17. Sales: Other
H18. Sales: Technology
H19. Sales: Product Sales
H20. Sales: Service Sales
H21. Security/Safety
H22. Teleconferences
H23. Tourism/Travel
H24. Training

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Video & Film - Technical & Craft Categories
K01. Best Camerawork
K02. Best Computer-generated Images
K03. Best Direction
K04. Best Editing
K05. Best Graphics

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LIVE EVENTS

Live event categories have been revamped for 2009, with a number of categories added, and others eliminated or consolidated.

G01. Best Consumer Event (e.g. auto show, boat show, health & fitness expo, etc.)
G02. Best Tradeshow or Convention
G03. Best Association Event or Meeting
G04. Best Corporate Image Event
G05. Best New Product Introduction Event
G06. Best Internal Recognition/Motivational Event
G07. Best Sales Meeting
G08. Best Sales Presentation

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