- First of all, decide which category(ies) you wish to enter by clicking on the ‘Categories’ tab.
- When you are ready to make your entry, click on the ‘Enter Now’ button on this website.
- You will be asked to fill in your contact details to register and then chose the category(ies) you wish to enter.
- Once registered, you may log out and sign in again at a later date to complete your entry.
- Payment will be required at the time of submitting your entry(ies).
The deadlines for entry are:
Early bird - 1 September 2021
Standard - 12 November 2021
FINAL extension - 26 November 2021
Performance Awards
“For the categories that require your financials [SME and Company of the year], while we need your numbers for the judging period [1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021] it always helps if you supply prior years too, especially if these demonstrate growth”.
“Don’t worry if your financial year falls outside of the judging period, we’re more than happy to see management accounts and P&Ls for the missing months”.
“In the Marketing Campaign categories, don’t forget to include the campaign results – if they had a great ROI we like to hear about it”.
“Think of your 500 summary as just that, a summary, and use it to refer to supporting evidence in your entry – the more information you supply the better”.
Quality Awards
“Please, please make sure that your samples are pristine. There’s nothing worse than looking at an entry that you know was probably fantastic but is blighted by a hickey or scratches or is dog-eared from a few months in the samples cupboard”.
“Think of your four samples as a collective, we like to see a breadth of samples, not four different examples of very similar jobs”.
“Ask your production team for their input. If a sample is decidedly average, we’re not impressed just because it was for a big brand. We want to see the jobs that were challenging from a production perspective”.
“Highlight the challenges that were overcome in your 250 word summary, the tight deadlines, the challenging substrates – anything that you think made the job special. BUT don’t forget to mention the kit you used – we like to know these things”.
“We’re just as likely to be impressed by a seemingly ‘standard’ job flawlessly produced on the tightest of budgets to impossible deadlines as a job with a ‘money no object’ production value. We’re looking for clever print, not expensive print”.
“Read the rules carefully and make sure that you have submitted all the information asked for, because if we don’t have enough info to go on, you might not make it to the shortlist”.
“While we’re judging on the samples you submit, it’s always nice to read some glowing client testimonials too”.
For the Performance Awards categories, you are required to complete a 500-word summary. Depending on the category, you will also be required to supply supporting material. Your summary should include a brief introduction to the company, the challenges involved and goals achieved. You will also need to upload a detailed client testimonial that describes aspects such as bottom-line impact, response rates, ROI, sustainability, data collection, and any other metrics that you believe appropriate. You may supply samples of printed work but it is not required.
Click here to view the complete rules for the Performance categories.
PLEASE NOTE: For Company of the Year and SME of the Year, you are required to send in a set of accounts that cover the period specified.
For the Quality Awards categories, you are required to send in one copy of FOUR different printed samples, and complete a 250-word production summary for each. Please ensure these four samples represent a variety of the work you do. Once you have submitted your entry, you will receive a confirmation email. When you receive this, download and print the sample labels and affix this to the outside envelope for each sample.
Please DO NOT affix these labels directly to the sample of mark it in any way.
If your entry is especially large or if you are entering the PoP category, please contact the awards team.
Click here to view the complete rules for the Quality categories.
The deadline for receiving your samples is 3 December 2021.
| Rates |
Prices |
| Early bird entry rate (available until 1st September 2021) |
£140 + VAT per entry |
| Standard entry fee (available from 2nd September to 26th November 2021) |
£170 + VAT per entry |
- Whilst every care is taken with entries, PrintWeek and the Mark Allen Group cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage, whatever the cause. Please pack your entries carefully so they arrive in good condition.
- Do not affix the label directly to the sample but to the outer packaging. Do not mark your sample in any way.
- Samples will not be returned but can be collected in person at your own cost. Please indicate your wishes on the entry form where requested. Entries must be collected between 7th and 18th March 2022 or will be disposed of.
- Should you wish to collect your samples, we will package these for you ready for collection from MA Business Ltd, Hawley Mill, Hawley Road, Dartford, Kent DA2 7TJ.