*See below for the updated 2024 Award Program process. Any questions can be directed to McKenzie Burns (mburns@cfemedia) or your current sales representative.
2024 Product of the Year program schedule
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- Oct. 2, 2023: Nominations open
- Access the nomination form
- Want to prepare your nomination in advance? Download a PDF version of the form for reference purposes.
- Dec. 29, 2023: Nomination deadline
- Deadline has been extended to Feb. 9, 2024
- March 1, 2024: Nominees announced and voting begins
- April 12, 2024: Voting closes
- June 3, 2024: Winners announced
- Official Rules and information on how to enter
- Oct. 2, 2023: Nominations open
The process changes are as follows:
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- All programs will be open to entries starting October 2, 2023 and will remain open through February 9, 2024.
- Products made first available for purchase in the North American market between (January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023) are eligible for entry
- All products will now be submitted into awards programs through Alchemer
- All entries have fee of $495 per product
- Once the entry period ends, all products that were entered will become a finalist
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- All finalists will be featured in “Finalists” eBook, releasing early 2024
- Each product category will have its own section
- Click here for a mock-up of the eBook
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- Voting will remain open from March 1, 2024 to April 12, 2024.
- Winners will be notified and their products will be added to eBook
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- This is an updated version of the “Finalists” eBook, but all winners will be featured in the front
- Each product category will have its own section in eBook
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There will still be opportunities for finalists and winners to advertise outside of this eBook. The current sales options for next year’s awards programs include:
- Spot in program “Finalist” and/or “Winners” eNewsletter ($3,500)
- Services-style email with 4 content pieces promoting the product ($7,500)
- Bundle of all aforementioned options ($16,995)