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Get Engaged With the Social Media Awards

March 2, 2013

Like the changing business environment, the third annual Social Media awards show an evolution in focus, with many of the awards highlighting the work of progressive individuals and businesses across multiple social media platforms and channels.

“In the past we awarded in categories like ‘Best Business Blog’ and ‘Best Facebook Page’,” says Chris Burdge, co-founder of Social Media Awards, which take place during Victoria’s popular Social Media Camp each year. “Social media is no longer seen as an added part of a business; it’s now part of an integrated marketing, advertising, and communications environment. Our new awards categories reflect this change while still highlighting the amazing work of a number of talented and creative individuals and businesses.”

Nominations for the third annual Social Media Awards close on Friday, March 29, 2013. The finalists from the public nominations will then be evaluated by the Social Media Award judges who include New York Times Bestselling author, Julien Smith, CC Chapman, Tod Maffin, Angela Crocker and Bob Fine. The winners will then be showcased during the gala dinner on May 7, 2013.

Nominations for the Social Media Awards are eligible in 11 different categories of awards:

Excellence in Customer Service: This award recognizes the company or organization that has demonstrated excellence in providing customer service via social media channels. The winning entry should clearly demonstrate customer service excellence and show clear results.
Derek K. Miller Award: This award is in honour of its first winner, Derek K. Miller, and recognizes a social media user (organization or individual) that has truly inspired those around them with their use of social media, whether it is personal or philanthropic.
Excellence in Engagement – Corporate: This award is about building community and is not specific to any particular platform. The winning entry should demonstrate the best use of social media to engage and build community in a relevant way.
Best Personal Blog: Who has the best personal blog? It doesn’t have to be about any particular topic. The judges will consider creativity, community, and overall awesomeness.
Best Business Blog: Who has the best business blog? It can be in any industry and any size. The winning entry should demonstrate the best use of benefits of blogs and show clear results of the interest generated by the readers.
Social Workplace Award: This award is about demonstrating social media excellence in the workplace and is not specific to any particular platform. The winning entry should demonstrate excellent use of social media to in the workplace whether it is human resources, recruiting, collaboration, employee engagement or building corporate culture.
Excellence in Engagement – Non-Profit: This award is about building community for a non-profit and is not specific to any particular platform. The winning entry should demonstrate the best use of social media to engage and build community in a relevant way.
Excellence in Engagement – Individual: This award is about building community for and is not specific to any particular platform. The winning entry should demonstrate the best use of social media to engage and build community.
Best Social Media Mobile App: This award recognizes the best social media application for use on a mobile app (smart phone or tablet). The winning entry should demonstrate innovation, user insight, efficiency and show clear results.
Best Social Media Product or Platform: This award recognizes the best social media product or platform, be it a social tool or a social media management dashboard. The winning entry should demonstrate innovation, user insight, efficiency and show clear results.
Excellence in Social Media by a Student (or Student Group): This award is for work that is done by a student or group of students in the context of a class in an accredited educational institution. The work is not judged on commercial results. Student work will be evaluated more on innovation, passion and ambition; the work will be judged more on the idea than its execution.