Entry prep
For each entry, use our online entry form to submit a link to your video and a brief description of the video's purpose, its budget and the audience reaction received. (If you'd prefer, you may mail your video description along with a DVD to Strategic Video Awards, McMurry Campus Center, 1010 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85014.)
Eligibility
The awards program is open to all companies, organizations, and institutions involved in producing internal communications—but not those created by McMurry, Inc. To be eligible for a Strategic Video Award, an entry must have been produced between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 30, 2011.
Award nominator
The person submitting the entry will be our permanent contact throughout the course of the awards program, and will receive all correspondence, including receipt of entry and winning entry acknowledgement.
Choosing categories
Thirty-five are considered in the Strategic Video Awards. Entrants may nominate their project in one or multiple categories. There is a fee for each category entered. Judges reserve the right to change your entry to fit the appropriate category.
Judging procedure
Judges are expert practitioners in the categories they're judging. They're instructed to evaluate each entry on how thoroughly it has met the communication objectives of its creator. One winner, along with Honorable Mentions, may be awarded in each category.
Entry fees
The entry fee is $149 per entry. The deadline to submit your entries is Oct. 14 2011. We will accept entries through Oct. 21 2011, however there is an additional late fee of $15 per entry. You may send one payment for multiple entries. Please include credit card information on only one entry form. Payment must accompany entries and be made in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Send the fee, entry form, and entry submission(s) either electronically via our Entry Form, or by mail to Strategic Video Awards, McMurry Campus Center, 1010 East Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85104. The charge will be listed as "McMurry - CPE" on your credit card statement.
Refunds
No refunds will be made once the entry has been sent out for judging.
Return of materials
All entries submitted to the awards program become the property of the Strategic Video Awards and may be used for promotional purposes. Entries will not be returned. Do not send irreplaceable artwork.
Deadline
Entries must be submitted electronically (or received by mail or parcel service) by Oct. 14, 2011.
Shipping
Mailing/shipping costs and handling fees are at the entrant's expense. While we prefer to receive entries online, if you're mailing entries send them along with entry forms and fees to Strategic Video Awards, McMurry Campus Center, 1010 East Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Send entry materials along with entry forms and fees. For international entries we suggest you send your material either by airmail or a courier service that will deliver directly to our offices. To expedite your package through customs, please affix or mark in bold lettering on the outside of the package "Contest Material. No Commercial Value."
Awards notification
Winners will be notified by mail and/or e-mail the week of Jan. 9, 2012. Should your entry place as an award winner, your award certificate will be personalized this way: Entrant Company, Entry Title, and Category Name.
