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Home > Sponsor an Award > Organize A Fully Custom Design Competition > Details |
| Table 1. Comparison of 3 Types of Fully Custom Design Competitions with Details | |||
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| IT-Infrastructure & Functionality | |||
| Technical Advisory + Live - Video Consultancy + Phone Support + E-Mail Support |
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| Competition Brief + Create Competition Brief + Edit Competition Brief + Refine Competiton Brief |
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| Registration of Participants + Saving User Data to Database with Secure Hash Algorithm Encryption + Registration Confirmation E-Mail + Spam Account Detection and Removal + Welcome Follow-up Email + One Account per Email Address |
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| Create or Edit a Participant Profile + Upload Profile Image + Database Optimized To See Demographic Data |
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| Publicly Visible Participant Profile and Portfolios + Search Engine Optimized Profile Page + E-Mail Protection Script + Web Based Contact Form + View Design Details |
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| Storage Space for Submitted Ideas + 10GB/20GB/50GB Space for Design Ideas for 1 Year. |
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| Voting Designs by Public + Viral Spread through Social Network Voting + Viral Spread through Invite Friends to Vote Function + Single Vote per Social Networking Profile + Alternatively Track Voting within Platform (Less Viral) |
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| Voting Designs by Jury + Jury Dashboard and Manual + Jury Step-by-Step Voting Interface + Preliminary Jury Screening |
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| Ranking Designs based on Votes + Normalization of Jury Votes + Ranking Based on Evaluation Criteria |
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| Announcing Results via RSS + Competition Results RSS with SEO. |
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| Competition Statistics + Customizable Reports for Each of Databases. |
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| Demographics Information + Based on the Information Collected During Registration + Country, Age, Sex, Income, User Types etc. |
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| Platform Hosting + Tier 1, USA CloudHosting with 99.9% Uptime with Mirroring Option |
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| PHP-MySQL Based Programming and Integration + Creation of Unique Functionality per Requirements + Database Integration and Optimization |
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| Search Engine Optimization + Title, Keyword, Description for all entries. + JSON+LD Structured Data for Search Engine Optimization. + XML Sitemap Generation and Robots Forwarder + Article Spinner Functionality + Manual Submission to Search Engines and Directories + Manual Submission to Design Competition Indexes |
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| Campaign Tracking with Google Analytics + Tracking Account Creation and Integration |
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| Social Networking Pages + Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn Profile Pages for the Competition |
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| Multi Lingual Website (3 Languages) + Computer Assisted Automated Translation (free) + Page by Page Translation (Optional) |
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| Sending Newsletters + Sending Newsletters to thousands of people. + Costs 0.05 euro per mail. + Free 1000/2000/5000 emails credits. |
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| Competition RSS + An RSS of competition dates and timelines. |
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| Competition Blog + A blog hosted at a separate IP address for SEO. + Management and Updates of Blog Page |
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| Unique Interface for Mobile Devices + Tablets + Palm Devices |
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| Newsletter Management + Join Newsletter + Unsubscribe from Newsletter |
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| Feedback to Participants + Feedbacks during submission process + Jury Voting Feedbacks |
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| Designer Interviews + Good for Blog Posts, to distribute to Design Press + Automated and Integrated to User Control Panel |
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| Participants' Feedbacks + Survey with your questions + Testimonials Module |
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| FAQ, HAQ and Support Pages + Searchable Frequently Asked Questions Database + How to Questions and Answers Database + Support Function and Issue Status Priority and Tracking |
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| Press Control Panel + Press Accrediation + Press Kit Access and Generation + Press Release Generation, also Integrated to User Control Panel + Download High-Resolution Non-Watermarked Images + Keep Track of Press Interests and Downloads |
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| Proof of Creation Document + Helps users to protect their copyrights based on Bern Convention + Automated and Integrated to User Control Panel |
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| Administration Panel + More than 100 functions + Automate major tasks, reduction of labor + Database Access & Controls + Entry, Entrant or Event Management + Support for Usage |
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| Competition Management | |||
| Participation Terms and Agreements + Legal Agreement to be able to collect entries + Covers Liabilities, Indemnity and other clauses |
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| Competition Poster, Flyer and Logo + Design of a Logo, Flyer and Poster for the Competition + We reserve copyrights and moral rights to intellectual properties created. |
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| Competition Winners' Certificate + Design of the Winners' Certificate for Automated Generation + We reserve copyrights and moral rights to intellectual properties created. + Ability to Create Winners' Certificates with 1 Click. + Integrated to User Control Panel for Downloading. |
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| Competition Winners Book Design and Layouting + Design of the Winners' Book Cover + Pagination of Winner Book Inner Pages + We reserve copyrights and moral rights to intellectual properties created. + Winner Book ISBN Registration + Implementation of the Winners' Book Design for Page Generation + 1-Click Download of Winners' Book Pages |
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| Production of Winners Book + 0/100/250 Printed Copies of the Winners' Book + Further or less copies can be requested on demand. |
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| Standard Size Banners for Web Usage + Medium Rectangle 300 × 250 Web Ad Banner + Leaderboard 728 × 90 Web Ad Banner + Small Square 125 × 125 Web Ad Banner + Wide Skyscraper 160 × 600 Web Ad Banner + Social Media Square 1080 × 1080 Social Ad |
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| Unique Domain Name (5 years) + Your CompetitionName.com (if available) + We register, own and control domain on behalf of you for security. + Optional: You can rent one or more of our 500+ premium domain names for one year (5000 EUR Extra / domain / year – list available on demand, subject to our approval). |
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| Unique Website Design for the Competition + Designed for Usability, SEO Integration and Conversation Rate + Responsive Web Design for Mobile and Desktop + JSON+LD, Metadata, ALT Text – SEO/GEO Ready. |
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| Utilizing Existing Participant Base + Your Competition will be communicated to our existing members based on available credits you have. |
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| Arranging Jury Members + Help on Jury Member Selection + Communicating with Jury Members |
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| Arranging Advertisement Channels + Suggesting the right websites for CPM Marketing + Suggesting the right blogs for Editorial Posts |
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| Creating A Royalty Based Contract Between the Company and the Participants + Only if you intend to produce the submitted designs + Legal Reminder: It is important to remember that any copyrights, moral rights, intellectual properties of submitted designs remain with designers who submitted the designs. Even if you give them “Award” or “Prize” it does not mean you pay and buy the designs. It is important to note this in advance. |
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| Creating A Non-Disclosure Contract Between the Company and the Participants + Only if you require participants to submit only to you |
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| Managing Award Payments to Winner Designers + Providing Legal Ground for Award Prize Payments + Performing the transactions if required (65% Commission includes relevant taxes, due fees and legal fees) |
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| Help with Creative Brief and Submission Texts + Suggestions to make it clear for designers to submit the right works. |
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| Design of Award Trophy + A 3D Award Trophy that will be unique to your competition. + Can be in: Metal, Wood, Ceramics, Glass or Plastics + Can also pick from 1500 existing designs that are cheaper. |
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| Competition Trophy Production + Option to make a prototype of the trophy. + 0/3/8 Trophies included. + Price Depends on material choice, dimensions, packaging, quantity + 25% Commission for Trophies Produced. |
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| Distributing Awards to Winners Via Mail + Sent from Italy, with a unique packaging. + Postage fee is not included. |
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| Helping with the Organization of Gala Night+ + Tips and Best Practices + Invitation of Press Members, Local Contacts + Totems, Printed Material and Communication Design + Choice of Venue Space, Time and Location + Catering Services and Live Music Arrangement + Host and Hostess Arrangement with Guards and Welcome Desk + Timeline Planning and More. |
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| Total Organization of Gala Night+ + Everything will be managed by us. |
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| Credit Card Payment Processing Gateway+ + If you require users to pay a nomination fee. + Design of the processing gateway, as required by your Bank + Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate must be purchased + Keep track of payments using the Administrator Control Panel + Automated Approval for successful payments |
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| Alternative Payment Methods Incorporation+ + Integrate Paypal, MoneyGram, Western Union, WireTransfer Options + Track and Confirm Payments that are "Pending Confirmation" |
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| Announcing Competition Start to Media in Newsletter + Distributed to opt-in participants and members database. + Design of the Newsletter Included + Click & View Tracking Included |
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| Announcing Competition Start to Members in Newsletter + Distributed to opt-in participants and members database. + Design of the Newsletter Included + Click & View Tracking Included |
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| Announcing Competition Results to Media in Newsletter + Distributed to opt-in participants and members database. + Design of the Newsletter Included + Click & View Tracking Included |
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| Announcing Competition Results to Members in Newsletter + Distributed to opt-in participants and members database. + Design of the Newsletter Included + Click & View Tracking Included |
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| Sending Special Competition Start Mails to Members + To our opt-in participants database. |
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| Sending Special Competition Start Mails to Media + To our opt-in press members database. |
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| Sending Special Competition Results Mails to Members + To our opt-in participants database. |
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| Sending Special Competition Results Mails to Media + To our opt-in press members database. |
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| Creating Viral Videos or Offline Campaigns+ + We will assist you for viral content generation. |
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| Getting in Touch with Institutions to Publicize the Event + We will pitch your design competition for you. + We will talk to them on phone, or visit them if necessary. |
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| Running Frequent Competition Blog & Updates + Your competition blog will be alive with new posts every week. |
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| Inviting Key Designers to Take Part in the Competition+ + We will provide the necessary tools or perform ourselves. |
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| Viral and Social Communication Tools + Further SEO Through Sponsored Tweets + Editorial Posts at Various Magazines |
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| Advertorial or Editorial Sponsorships + Find and Determine Correct Media + Pitch Design Journalists and Media Members + Purchase Advertorial Coverage |
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| Base Costs | |||
| A' Design Award and Competitions' Fees + For providing the IT Platform, Public Relations and Management |
75.000 € | 100.000 € | 300.000 € |
| Optional Costs | |||
| Advertisement Budget+ + We will assist for choice of Media |
Suggested: 50.000 €+ |
Suggested: 100.000 €+ |
Suggested: 200.000 €+ |
| Gala Night Budget+ + We will provide a checklist for you |
Suggested: 25.000 €+ |
Suggested: 50.000 €+ |
Suggested: 100.000 €+ |
| Winners Compensation and Fees + We will assist for determining fees and compensation |
Suggested: 25.000 €+ |
Suggested: 50.000 €+ |
Suggested: 100.000 €+ |
| Jury Members' Fees + We will assist for jury members fee payments |
Suggested: 25.000 €+ |
Suggested: 50.000 €+ |
Suggested: 100.000 €+ |
| Postage Fees for Distribution of Awards, Certificates, Books etc. + Based on your choice of postage: priority tracking etc. |
Equal to it costs. | Equal to it costs. | Equal to it costs. |
| Total Cost | 75.000 € - 200.000 €+ |
100.000 € - 350.000 €+ |
300.000 € - 800.000 €+ |
| + Can be adjusted further by the organizer, additional charges may apply for Optional Items. : Optional, : Included, : Not Included |
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Are you low on Budget?
• Organize a custom design competition that will run at A' Design Award and Competitions webpage.
• If you wish to organize a design competition as a sub-event, check expo editions award organization packages.
• To boost your own design award and competition learn about The Grand Award Prize.
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