Application and Criteria
Welcome to the Young Market Master Awards entry system. We shall begin accepting early submission of entries beginning September 30, 2008. Absolute deadline is on October 31, 2008.
Help inspire Philippine society with the brilliance of its youth. Nominate your best candidates to the 3rd Young Market Masters Awards. Download or fill out the application form online. Recognize the best the Filipino youth has to offer and inspire other young Filipinos toward excellence in marketing and entrepreneurship.
Objectives of the Awards:
The award seeks to attain the following objectives:
- To recognize and honor young achievers who excel in marketing
- To encourage and inspire young people to be innovative and excellent brand builders
- To help pave the way for a marketing-oriented Philippine society
Criteria
The Young Market Masters Awards is open to Filipino citizens, 35 years young and below (before the end of the year of nomination), with at least 2 full years of service with the company at the time of nomination.
The marketing category is open to marketing achievers who may be called marketing manager, brand manager, trade marketing manager, account manager, and the like who have not only improved the company standing better than competitors but have also done so while building the brand in a sustainable manner.
The entrepreneur category is open to one who is owner/part-owner of an enterprise and is the main catalyst of the business. The ideal nominee must have started an innovative enterprise, which can either be a new product category or an enhanced product category, challenging the status quo of the industry.
The industries can be among the following
- Account Management
- Advocacy Marketing
- Brand Management
- Business Development
- Category Management
- Customer Development
- Events Marketing
- Marketing Communication
- Promotional Marketing
- Entrepreneurial Marketing
- Marketing Management
- Sales Management
- Retail Marketing
- Trade Marketing
- Others (nominee to specify)
Judging
There will be a set of independent judges (who are recognized experts in marketing) to be invited to determine the winner of each industry. Just as judges will be empowered to declare a tie in a category and/or industry, they can also declare no winner if deemed appropriate. As much as possible, prominent personalities of non-competing firms will be invited to judge, but in the most unlikely event of conflict of interest, the particular judge will be asked to refrain from participating in the deliberation for that particular category.
Awarding
The winners will be notified in writing before the awarding ceremony on March 18, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati City.
The funding of the Young Market Masters Awards is entirely self-generated by the organizer and no fees whatsoever will be collected as subsidy of the awards. (Each awardee is entitled to bring one guest at no charge during the award proper. Like all major awards, additional guests during the awarding ceremony will be charged at cost.)
The Young Market Masters Awards is an advocacy project of Mansmith and Fielders, Inc. and officially endorsed by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) with TNS Trends as the official research partner, Businessworld and Inquirer as official print media partners, Microdata as official AV partner.