Any company that is launching or showcasing a new product this Fall. Products need not be shipping but must be shown publicly in or by October 2021. If a product was shown in the same form at the 2019 NAB Show it is not elligible.

In the absence of the Fall NAB Show, the Best in Market awards give you the opportunity to shine a light on the products you've released over the last year.  You'll receive a "Nominee" logo to display in your booth and social media. If you win, you'll receive an award and an information package to help you promote the win to the industry. Further, every product nominated, whether chosen for an award or not, will be featured in the special Program Guide, to be distributed in eBook digital form after the convention to more than 95,000+ Future publication readers. (To view the 2019 Program Guide, click here.)

All entries should be submitted by 6pm ET October 13.  We reserve the right to consider late applicants as circumstances dictate. Please note that on-site nominations are not accepted.

$625 per product nominated, for consideration by your chosen Future magazine. You may submit a given product to multiple magazines, at $625 each. The fee for booth nomination is the same, $625.

Just nominate the product for each by checking the appropriate box(es) on the product’s form; so for example, if Jones Smith Manufacturing wishes to nominate a new product for consideration by three magazines, the nomination price is $1,875 ($625 x 3). The entry form will guide you.

Yes. There is no limit to the number of products you may nominate. Each requires a nomination form and entry fee(s).

A panel of judges and editors, chosen in advance by the editors of our publications, will review nominations and choose the winners.
 

It should be new since the last NAB Show. A product need not be introduced literally at this show; you might for instance have shown a product some months prior at AES or IBC. 
Judges also have discretion in determining whether a product is new, and in general, we lean toward including, not rejecting. But if a product was shown in the same form at last year’s convention it is not eligible. (If you showed it last NAB in preview form, it may raise questions for judges; include an explanation in your nomination; for instance, “We showed this in beta last year but did not nominate it, and now it is shipping.” Of course, if you nominated it last year, it’s hard to make the case it’s new.)
 

Yes. It will not be published prior to the convention or shared with anyone beyond the judges or editors.

It’s best to provide an image with your nomination, though not mandatory. If your product is software, perhaps use a photo of a staff member in front of a computer screen using the product, or do a screen grab, or show product packaging or product logo(s). If you can’t provide a photo, just remember to send us one in time for your product’s page in the post-convention Program Guide, which is included in your nomination fee.

Winners will be announced online, week commencing October 25th. 

Winners will receive a crystal award some weeks after the convention. You’ll also receive the winner logo artwork to use in your social media and marketing. Winners also will be reported by Future brands TV Technology, TVBEurope, Next, Mix, Broadcasting & Cable, Radio World, and Sound & Video Contractor. All nominated products and booths will be featured in the special Best of Show Awards Program Guide, to be distributed in digital edition form to thousands of readers of those publications after the convention.

Remember that the text and image you provide here will be seen by the judges and also published in the Program Guide. 
 

Email our team at bestofshow@futurenet.com