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The nominations process for the PCR Awards 2015 has begun – if you want to be considered as a finalist in the Vendors category we need to hear from you.
The Vendor Awards focus on the core of the industry – the manufacturers and publishers which create the very technology and PC products that the trade works so hard to sell. Recognition will be given for innovation, commercial success and support of the trade.
All you need to do is email Andrew Wooden at awooden@nbmedia.com and tell us which award you’d like to be considered for, and a brief document on why you should be in the running. Feel free to include a list of achievements your company has made over the past 12 months, any sales increases, marketing info and more (see below for specific details for each award).
The final deadline for lobbying is December 22nd.
The 2015 PCR Awards will take place on Thursday March 12th 2015 at the Royal Garden Hotel. Here’s the full list of 2015 PCR Award categories.
The awards in the Vendor category, along with some criteria the judges will be using, are listed below:
Software Publisher
Who’s eligible: Any firm that publishes business-focused computer software such as accounting tools and other professional software, or utility software such as security programs, or any firm that publishes PC games.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Product desirability and knowledge
Channel innovation
Visibility/marketing activity
Support of B2B channel
Peripherals Vendor
Who’s eligible: Any firm that produces peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, headsets and speakers.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Product desirability
Channel innovation
Visibility
Trade relationships
Customer service
Components Vendor
Who’s eligible: Any firm that produces components, such as CPUs, hard drives, coolers, graphics cards, and so on.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Product desirability
Channel innovation
Visibility
Trade relationships
Customer service
Range and merchandising
Marketing activity
Sales performance
Computing Vendor
Who’s eligible: Any firm that produces computers, such as tablets, netbooks, notebooks, laptops and desktops.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Product desirability
Channel innovation
Visibility
Trade relationships
Customer service
Networking Vendor
Who’s eligible: Any firm that produces networking hardware, including NAS drive, routers, and associated equipment.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Product desirability
Channel innovation
Visibility
Trade relationships
Customer service
Service and support
Who’s eligible: Any vendor that has an exceptional level of customer service.
Judges will consider the following criteria:
Customer service
Support
Product knowledge
Channel relationships
Additional services and benefits you provide to customers
Any reseller programmes or other special schemes you offer
