*See below for the updated Award Program process. Any questions can be directed to McKenzie Burns (mburns@cfemedia) or your current sales representative.
2023 Product of the Year program schedule
- Oct. 3, 2022: Entries open
- Dec. 30, 2022: Entry deadline
- Jan. 16, 2023: Finalists notified via email regarding status
- Feb. 1, 2023: Finalists announced and voting begins at www.csemag.com/votepoy
- March 14, 2023: Voting closes
- March 20, 2023: Winners notified via email regarding status
- June 1, 2023: Winners announced at www.csemag.com/POY
The process changes are as follows:
- All programs will be open to entries starting October 1, 2022 and will remain open through December 30, 2022.
- Any products released within the 2022 calendar year (April 1, 2021 – December 30, 2022) 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 Jan. 2023
- Each product category will have its own section
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- Voting takes place between February 1, 2023 and March 14, 2023
- 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
- Click here for a mock-up of the 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)