2022 Grand Prix award winner Richard Colwell CEO Red C Research with Liz Doyle Head of EVOKE, RollerCoaster.ie and One Fab Day.

How to Enter

The Awards are open to all Market Research practitioners (including Research / Insight / Marketing Managers in client-side organisations) operating in the Republic of Ireland whether they be research agencies OR 'Clients;

Research organisations MUST enter with the permission of the relevant client where appropriate.

You MUST be a member of the Marketing Society to enter the awards.
Research fieldwork must have taken place between January 1st 2022 and October 31st 2023

Research must be Compliant with ESOMAR guidelines https://esomar.org/codes-and-guidelines

Winners will be required to present a case study of their winning entry at our Research Excellence Showcase event in early 2023.

The closing date for the 2023 Research Excellence Awards is Friday, 3rd November 2023 at 4pm.

Categories 

Entries will be accepted in the following categories:

1. Advertising Research
2. Brand Development Research
3. Public Policy & Social Research
4. Product Innovation and NPD Research
5. Media Research
6. Analytic Impact
7. Sustainability
8. B2B

Provided that it is relevant, a single piece of research CAN be entered into multiple categories.
N.B As per the awards entry template if a single piece of research is entered into more than one category it must clearly state in the Executive Summary why the submission is appropriate for the particular category.

The Entry Process

Submissions should not exceed 1,500 words.

A maximum of two attachments - Images/charts/ etc. can be submitted as part of an entry provided they are relevant.
Please DO NOT attach video / audio files but rather upload them to YouTube or Vimeo and provide us with the link to same.

Complete Entries

A complete entry should contain the following elements.
Entries should be uploaded via https://researchexcellenceawards.secure-platform.com:443/a

• One completed entry form for each entry
• Your submission
• Any relevant attachments – charts, images, etc (Max of 2 per entry)
• The appropriate fee (Entries will NOT be accepted for submission until the appropriate fee has been received.)

NB - All entries must be complaint with ESOMAR Guidelines. Guidelines can be seen here: https://esomar.org/codes-and-guidelines

Entry Format

Completed entries (including attachments) will only be accepted via our Online Entry System

https://researchexcellenceawards.secure-platform.com:443/a

A complete entry should contain the following elements:

• Completed online entry form for each entry
• Your submission
• The appropriate fee
• Any relevant attachments – charts, images, audio, video etc. (Max 2 submissions)

Entries will NOT be accepted for submission until the appropriate fee has been received.

Entry Fee

• One entry: €200
• Two entries: €400
• Three Entries: €575
• Subsequent entries: €150 each.

Payments can be made by cheque made payable to "The Marketing Society". For bank transfers or credit card Payments please email irene@marketingsociety.ie
Invoices will be issued for all entries received.

Rules of Entry

Please refer to the entry template for specific guidelines on the structure and content of entries