NSCA Accepting Entries for 2020 Excellence in Product Innovation Awards

Entries for 2020 NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation Awards in six categories received by Friday, Dec. 6 will save $50 with early-bird pricing.

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NSCA Accepting Entries for 2020 Excellence in Product Innovation Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the sixth annual NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation awards. This recognition program honors “products that have a profound impact on systems integrators,” according to the association announcement.

Any manufacturer that produces “innovative technology solutions for installation by commercial integrators is eligible for this award,” according to the NSCA announcement. Industry manufacturers may nominate their own products, the announcement says.

One winner will be named in each of the following categories, along with one overall grand prize winner:

  • Trailblazing Innovation: Products that symbolize bold research and development to help reshape the industry
  • Technology Platform: Platforms for manufacturers to build from and push the industry forward
  • Retrofit-/Installer-Friendly: Products that reduce installation time and secure profit margins
  • New Revenue Potential: Products that offer ways for integrators to add value through new offerings
  • Recurring Revenue Potential: Solutions that make it easier for integrators to expand their managed services offerings
  • Ease of Customization: Products that excel at interoperability and allow integrators to add value with custom solutions

Additional considerations are made during judging about how the product impacts user experience (scalability, versatility, deployment cost, ease of use, ROI, ADA compliance, energy efficiency, etc.).

Products submitted for consideration must be announced by Feb. 1, 2020 and must be available for sale and shipment on or before April 1, 2020.

“NSCA is proud to recognize the manufacturers that improve our industry and the channel by creating products to support integrator success while giving end-users what they need,” said NSCA executive director Chuck Wilson in the association announcement.

“Some of the industry’s very best manufacturers are helping integrators generate more revenue, earn more profit, reach new customers, and enter new markets. We think that deserves recognition,” he said.

What NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation Award Winners Get

Winning Excellence in Product Innovation companies will receive:

  • Recognition in Building Connections (NSCA’s quarterly newsletter)
  • Participation in a webinar featuring award winners
  • Feature recognition in the Product Showcase on the NSCA website
  • Feature recognition in NSCA’s e-newsletter
  • Social media recognition
  • Recognition in an NSCA blog
  • Feature article in Commercial Integrator
  • Recognition in front of Business & Leadership Conference attendees (350+ integrators)

All award entries will be featured in a gallery on commercialIntegrator.com, listed in a press release and included in a Commercial Integrator e-newsletter.

Entries are being accepted through Jan. 10, 2020. NSCA members can save $200 per entry by contacting NSCA at 800-446-6722 or emailing Teresa Soloria at [email protected] for a coupon code.

With the coupon code, the first entry is $299; subsequent entries are $199 each. For non-members, the first entry is $499; subsequent entries are $399 each.

Members and non-members who submit their products by Dec. 6 will save $100.

Winners will be announced at NSCA’s 22nd annual Business & Leadership Conference on Feb. 26-28, 2020, in Irving, Texas.

Click here for the 2020 Excellence in Product Innovation Awards entry form.

 

 

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