Saluting Sales Excellence at Media Companies
Recognizing outstanding media sales performance, min's Sales Executive of the Year Awards salutes those in the trenches, selling the print, online, on-air and multiplatform programs and creating a winning proposition for both the advertiser and the media brand. Whether selling in a challenging or booming market, the winners will be the ones running circles around their peers, the ones who can sell well and better than the rest. min will salute those who are the “cream of the crop” and their best practices will serve as guides for the thousands of media sales professionals in search of stronger strategies.

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• Who Sould Enter?
• Eligibility Requirements
• Categories
• How to Enter
• Deadlines/Entry Fees
• FAQs
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Contact Information
• Previous Winners

Who Should Enter?

This awards program is open to media sales and business development executives, account managers and leaders whose primary responsibility is to sell ad space or sponsorship programs for a media brand or to lead a team of salespeople. It is open to all sales/business development job titles — from Account Executive to Vice President, from Publisher to Sales Director. Hall of Fame nominees should demonstrate a career “lifetime” of sales success, not just in the 2011 selling period.

Eligibility Requirements:

This awards program is open to media sales and business development executives, account managers and
leaders whose primary responsibility is to sell ad space or sponsorship programs for a media brand or to lead a team of salespeople. It is open to all sales/business development job titles — from Account Executive to Vice
President, from Publisher to Sales Director. Hall of Fame nominees should demonstrate a career “lifetime” of
sales success, not just in the 2011 selling period.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

   ■  Entries must be related to the selling period of January 2011 to March 2012.
   ■  The awards are open to any media company professional who is involved at least part time
        in sales or sales management.
   ■  Outside contract sales executives are eligible.
   ■  The Awards are open to sales executives at media companies worldwide, as the criteria for sales
       excellence is universal.
   ■  All entries will be treated with the strictest confidence. But winners should be prepared to be
        interviewed by min editors for the special min "Best Sellers" awards issue.

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Categories

Salesperson of the Year: (Qualifying titles include but are not limited to Account Executive, Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, Publisher & Associate Publisher.) Sub-Categories (each category below will be judged separately and receive separate awards.)

• Salesperson of the Year
• Sales Team Leaders of the Year 
• Sales Team of the Year
• Sales Assistant of the Year
• Hall of Fame

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How to Enter

Submit Your Entry Online.

Step 1: New Users: Create your account. Returning Users: Login to the entry portal
Step 2: Select the Category you wish to enter
Step 3: Submit magazine details (title, publication date, article title) for each entry.
Step 4: Upload electronic artwork/synopsis doc for each entry.
Step 5: Pay entry fee.

Most of the entry synopsis is open-ended. We want to hear how you, your team or the person you are entering best match the category criteria. When providing the information below, and under your category criteria, please describe why the nominee/team should win the award.

Please upload a 2- to 3-page synopsis with the following information:

• Areas of Responsibility
• Specific Sales or Sales Leadership Successes
• Sales or Leadership Hurdles/Challenges Overcome
• Description of your Best Client/Agency Relationships
• For Hall of Fame describe nominees contributions to building the brand(s) over his/her career.

Please include supporting materials such as client testimonials, urls/Web sites, print materials and marketing collateral, photographs, and other materials that will help the judges. Nothing needs to be sent by mail.

Deadlines/Entry Fees

Deadlines:
Deadline: March 22, 2012 
Late Deadline: March 29, 2012

Entries submitted after March 22, 2012, please add a $175 late fee per entry. Award winners (including Honorable Mentions) will be notified in mid-April and honored June 27, 2012, during an awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis NYC.

Entry Fees:
The price of each primary entry is $300. If you submit the same entry into multiple categories, the additional fee is $175 per category. There is a late entry surcharge of $175 per entry. Payment in full must accompany the entry. Entry fees are not refundable.

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FAQs

What sorts of supporting materials are you looking for?

We need a short synopsis of why the nominee/team should receive an award. Please, no more than 3 pages long, and we want to hear how you, your team or the person you are entering best match the category criteria. Please reference the above Judging Criteria.

Who will be judging my entries?

We will have a distinguished panel of outside media experts and internal judges from our min staff. Your entries will be held in strict confidence.

Can I enter in multiple categories?

Yes. Please be sure to check off which categories you’re entering and tailor your synopsis to each category. There is an additional entry fee for each category you enter.

When and how will the winners be announced?

Finalists will be notified in April and honored June 27, 2012 during an awards ceremony in New York.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

To sponsor min’s Sales Executive of the Year Awards & Special Awards Issue, please contact Sponsorships & Exhibits Sales Manager Anna Lawler at alawler@accessintel.com.

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Contact Information

Questions? Please contact Danielle Sikes at dsikes@accessintel.com or (203)899-8433.