The deadline for nominations in the 2016 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards is today, Friday 9th September.
No scenario establishes sell through confidence with your dealers faster than an MMR Dealers’ Choice Award on display in your booth at Winter NAMM. And simply put, the credibility and prestige required to deliver that level of ROI cannot be purchased via negotiation… rather it must be earned via investment.
So if you do believe your product’s competitive merit warrants it, then invest in the one opportunity this year that will earn it – being nominated for a 2016 MMR Dealers’ Choice Award.
Simply click here to go to the nominations page, but don’t delay – remember, it closes today. There will no further opportunities to enter afterwards.
All music industry related professionals are invited to participate in the nomination process, however, key to note that the maximum number of completed forms allowed per individual IP address is three.
The top four to five nominees in each category will be announced later this month and voting for the 2016 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards balloting is timed to begin with the November issue of MMR.
Only subscribers to MMR magazine will be eligible to vote in the 2016 MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards. In order to qualify for this year’s voting, all new subscriptions must have been processed (and active) on our files before the November 2016 issue mail date.
Dealers’ Choice Awards 2016 FAQs
In case you were wondering…
Who can vote? Only subscribers to MMR can vote on the DCA awards so make sure that all of your people within the company who are subscribers vote. Also, anyone who subscribes prior to the closing of the ballot will be given special instructions on how to vote. So encourage people to subscribe if they are not getting their own copy of MMR.
How many categories are there? There are 17 different product categories:
What are they?
Product of the Year
Electric Guitar of the Year
Electric Bass of the Year
Acoustic Guitar of the Year
Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year
Amplifier Line of the Year
Microphone Line of the Year
Recording Equipment Line of the Year
Band and Orchestra Instrument Line of the Year
Acoustic Piano Line of the Year
Home Digital Keyboard of the Year
Pro Digital Piano Line of the Year
DJ Line of the Year
Percussion Line of the Year
Lighting Line of the Year
Print Music Publisher of the Year
Accessory Line of the Year
Where can I nominate my company/product? Go to https://mmrmagazine.com/2016-dealers-choice-nominations.html
When will I find out if I have been nominated? In October, when it will be announced just who has made it onto the ballot.
What do I do if I’m successfully nominated? If your product and company does make it on to the ballot, that’s when you start the process of campaigning to win. Awareness is the key to gaining a Dealer’s Choice Award for your company.
What’s the best way to become a winner?
Make sure your sales force in the field knows to mention your nomination to the dealers they sell to and ask them to vote for your company and product.
Send out an email campaign letting your dealers know of your nomination and how much you would like their support.
Run an ad in the ballot issue (November) of MMR magazine.
What do I win?
As a nominee you will be receiving a special logo you can use on your web site and in any print advertising stating your company in a 2016 Dealer’s Choice Nominee.
When do nominations close? TODAY!
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