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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 |
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| Create or Edit a Brief + Create Competition Brief + Edit Competition 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 |
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Upload Design, Video or Presentations |
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| Storage Space for Submitted Ideas + Unlimited Space for Design Ideas |
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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 |
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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 + Unique Title, Keyword, Description for all the thousands of pages. + XML Sitemap Generation and Robots Forwarder + Article Spinner Functionality + Manual Submission to Search Engines and Directories + Manual Submission to 20+ 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 |
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| Competition Winners' Certificate + Design of the Winners' Certificate for Automated Generation + 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 + Implementation of the Winners' Book Design for Page Generation + 1-Click Download of Winners' Book Pages |
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| Production of Winners Book (100 Copies) + 100 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 + 300x250, 728x90, 125x125 etc. Banners for Web Ads |
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| Unique Domain Name (5 years) + Your CompetitionName.com, it is yours. + Or lease one of our 500+ premium domain names for one year. |
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| Unique Website Design for the Competition + Designed for Usability, SEO Integration and Conversation Rate |
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| Utilizing Existing Participant Base + Your Competition will be communicated to our existing members |
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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 |
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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 (25% Commission) |
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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 (8 Items)+ + Option to make a prototype of the trophy. + 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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