Entering the awards is easy. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch!
Check out our categories page to see which sector your product/s fall into. Then complete the questions in the entry form. Manufacturers can enter as many products as they want, in as many categories as they want.
Once the entry deadline has arrived, you'll receive a nominee logo to use on all marketing material, packaging or displays as well as social media.
When registrations have been finalized, online voting will begin and our Sound & Video Contractor audience will vote for their favorite products in each category. Winners will be announced online, across our social channels and in print by December 20, 2024.
KEY DATES
ENTRY DEADLINE:
VOTING PERIOD:
WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
23:59 PST DECEMBER 3, 2024
EARLY DECEMBER, 2024
DECEMBER 20, 2024
FAQs
The 2024 SVC Innovative Product Awards: Readers' Choice honor electronic and mechanical innovation across the full range of pro AV products, as selected by our readers through online voting.
Recognizing the best professional AV products on the market, your products will be judged by thousands of readers, and winners will be celebrated by Sound & Video Contractor across social channels, in print and online.
To be eligible for an award, your product must be designed for the professional AV market and have shipped between September 2023 and November 2024.
Any company that has released a product between September 2023 and November 2024. In addition to this, the product must be designed for the professional AV market. A list of our categories can be found here.
Each entry costs $325.00. You are able to enter multiple products and/or categories with each entry charged at the standard rate of $325.00.
Winners will be judged online by the readers and audience of Sound & Video Contractor. The results are then reviewed by the Sound & Video Contractor team to ensure accuracy and fairness.
- All entrants will be featured in a ballot that is widely distributed to the Sound & Video Contractor readers
- Winners will receive a promotional package from Sound & Video Contractor, including promotion on social media, in a print article and online reaching thousands of readers.
- Winners will be featured in winner-announcement articles published on Sound & Video Contractor's website, newsletters and social channels.
- Winners will receive fully-licensed assets, including a winners badge in a range of formats, pre-made social post, and a template press release.
Winners will be notified via email on or around Friday December 20, 2024.