By Jim Patrico, Freelancer
Your entries are in, and judges are diligently grinding away in each of the AAEA Awards Contests. In a few weeks, you’ll know which of your articles, photos, designs, videos, blogs or campaigns the judges just loved.
Since we can’t yet share the winners’ names, we’ll share the numbers. See the chart below.
Obviously, entry numbers were down from last year in every category. We’re interested to know why and would like your help completing a short survey, found at the end of this article.
Despite lower entry numbers, revenues were up slightly from 2018. Credit that to fee increases the Board approved for this year’s contest. In today’s economic environment the awards contests need to be as self-sufficient as possible.
Please send additional insights and comments to: Jim Patrico [email protected], Joy Carter Crosby, [email protected], Carly Byrd [email protected] or Samantha Kilgore, [email protected]