Sponsored By The finalists for this year’s County Wexford Chamber Business Awards have been announced. Natural Health Store Tweeting Goddess Ministry of Flavours Butcher’s Best Shacks Bar Brand Nova Digital WINNER: Natural Health Store Runner-Up: Ministry of Flavours Company/Individual Information Company / Trading Name * Note – please use company name you wish to be used in publicity Applicant Name * Position in Company * Phone Number * Mobile Phone * Email Address * Website Company Address * Business Format * Sole Trader Partnership Limited Company Franchise Social Enterprise Local Government Multi-National Charity Other Other Business Format Year Company Established * No. of Full Time Employees * No. of Part Time Employees * Detailed Information Please give clear and concise information in each of the following areas. This criteria will form the basis of the judges decision. Tell us about your business. Demonstrate the uniqueness of your brand and quality in products, services or delivery mechanisms. Tell us about the people that work in the business and how it is structured in terms of responsibilities, decision making, co-operation. Define your industry. Highlight the benefits of your business to the wider community. Highlight any collaborations with local charities, clubs, organisations. * Businesses are aware that marketing and keeping pace with technology and digital change is critical to success. Tell us about your overall integrated marketing strategy including offline activities and how you achieve your competitive advantage for your business products or service * Tell us about your digital sales and marketing activities, that demonstrate business performance, presence, awareness, sales leads, conversions, engagement and growth with emphasis on how you measure success. Specifically demonstrate or show how you create flow and clarity in your web design and layout. What is your web content objective, how often do you update copy/content to keep it relevant, How do you measure returns for online advertising, can you show examples of campaigns? How important is search engine optimisation, how do you manage or use keyword searches? Do you blog? Do you use platforms for connecting links to your website? Do you use e-marketing and how effective is your message delivery, response rates? * Tell us about your social media activities that impact your business performance, engagement and growth with emphasis on how you measure success. Tell us about your use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linked In, Youtube, and your choice of imagery, video, content, key messages that you use across all platforms and what gets engagement for you. * Outline details of your staff training and development programmes or investment in harnessing the skills, knowledge, competencies and resources of industry best practice or other improvements. * Briefly outline your vision and tell us about your financial management, performance targets, measurement tools, sustainability measures, expansion/development plans. * Checkboxes I Consent If you wish to receive an email notification from County Wexford Chamber notifying you once the annual County Wexford Business Awards applications are open for nomination, please tick this box. County Wexford Chamber will comply with all applicable data protection legislation in respect of the information and personal data provided by you in this application form. You have the right of access to the data by means of a written request and you can request County Wexford Chamber to correct any inaccuracies in the data. Checkboxes * I Consent I hereby consent, if I am selected as a County Wexford Business Awards shortlisted applicant or winner, to the release and use of my name, business name, and photographs, which may be taken of me, and I agree that no compensation shall be due to me or my company for such usage. However, all competitive and financial information shall remain confidential unless I give express written approval for its release. Furthermore, I confirm that the information provided to and with this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I acknowledge that whilst every care has been taken to ensure that advice/feedback given on this programme is correct, neither County Wexford Chamber nor our sponsors will accept any responsibility for loss, damage, etc., arising from or occasioned by the implementation of such advice. Completed application forms must be submitted online by 5.00pm on Tuesday 19th APRIL 2022.An independent judging panel will review all applications received & shortlisted applicants will be contacted. ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY 26th April 2022 at Clayton whites Hotel | Business Centre – time will be advised. Phone Interviews are NOT an option. County Wexford Business Awards Gala CeremonyFriday, 27th May 2022| Clayton Whites Hotel, Abbey Street, WexfordDress: Black TieDrinks Reception: 6.45 pm sharpSeated: promptly 7.30 pmMusic: Soul Trek & The Funk GenerationTickets: €95 plus VAT each / Corporate Tables of 10 €900 plus VAT If you are human, leave this field blank.
