What is included in our award submission services?
Sector-specific award research to ensure submissions genuinely suit your business.
Submissions written and tailored to each award's specific judging criteria.
In-depth conversations with you and your team, so what gets submitted is a true reflection of the work you've actually done.
Full integration with your wider marketing to give any wins or shortlistings clear visibility.
What can award submissions do for your business?
Each sector has its own awards, tailored to specific achievements that are possible for businesses working there.
When deciding which business to go with, customers and clients will often find award winners a safer option.
AI tools increasingly look for independent signals of credibility when deciding who to recommend and a genuine award win or shortlisting is exactly that kind of trusted, verifiable signal.
Why choose Imagine That for award submission support?
It would be great to imagine a world where an awarding body would stumble across your business and immediately recognise the amazing work that you do.
Awards are judged on the submission almost as much as the business behind it. Our team takes the work you're genuinely proud of and shapes it directly around what judges are looking for, after a real conversation with you about what you've actually achieved.
As a full-service marketing agency, the same understanding we build of your business feeds into more detailed, more credible submissions and any success gets promoted across the relevant channels.
You do not have to go looking for awards, as we do the research to find you the ones that are the best fit for your business.
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FAQs
With over 5,000 business awards in the UK, not all of them carry the same weight. Your sector will have some more prestigious awards than others, so a sector-specific understanding is vital for success. We conduct the research into which awards are worth it and will not waste your time with anything likely to harm your brand.
There is no magic formula for winning every award you enter, but how you approach your award submission can make a big difference. Researching the award itself can reveal not only the judges’ main criteria, but also the factors that led to other businesses winning in previous years. Each award submission must be tailored to a specific award, so having one submission that you recycle continually is unlikely to achieve anything.
Hiring a professional gives you the confidence that your award submission is being expertly handled. Experts will be familiar with the subtleties of award submission, the small things that cause a judge to seriously consider a business or throw it out immediately. Having submitted countless award submissions, a professional will have the confidence to present your achievements in a compelling way. Many awards do not take kindly to AI-written submissions, so knowing that your award submission is being human-written may give you an additional edge.
Depending on the complexity of the award, the time to compile an award submission varies. Some awards require basic information and a few sentences noting your achievements, while others ask in-depth questions that will span multiple pages. By proactively planning award submissions, rather than waiting until the deadline creeps up, award submissions can be given as long as they need. This can often involve an in-depth conversation with you and your team to gather the information about your work. We then take your insights and tailor the responses to the judges’ criteria. All award submissions will be checked by you before we submit them.
Yes. Clients and prospects look to awards as a sign of objective quality. Like reviews, they are seen as something beyond your control, an objective measure of your skill and success. Being shortlisted for an award or winning it will change the way your business is perceived.