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THE NATIONALS AWARD FORMS

(Category 1) NAHB SALES AND MARKETING PROFESSIONAL FORM

(Category 4) ROOKIE SALES/LEASING PROFESSIONAL FORM

(Category 5) SALES/LEASING PROFESSIONAL FORM

(Category 6) SALES/LEASING TEAM FORM

(Category 7 through 9) ONLINE SALES OR TEAM FORM

(Category 10) SALES MANAGER FORM

(Category 11) MARKETING PROFESSIONAL FORM

(Category 12) LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR FORM

(Category 13) SMC FORM

(Category 14 through 22 and 29 through 63) TEAM-PROJECT FORM

(Category 23 through 25) WEBSITES FORM

(Category 26) SOCIAL MEDIA FORM

(Category 27) EMAIL MARKETING FORM

(Category 28) DIGITAL MARKETING FORM

(Category 60 through 63) COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR FORM

55+ HOUSING AWARDS FORMS

(Category 64-71) TEAM-PROJECT FORM

(Category 72) DIGITAL MARKETING FORM

(Category 73) LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR FORM

GLOBAL INNOVATION AWARDS FORMS

(Category 74) GIA HOME OF THE YEAR FORM

(Category 75) GIA BUILDING MATERIALS FORM

(Category 76) GIA GLOBAL RESEARCH FORM

(Category 77) GIA SPECIAL PURPOSE FORM

(Category 78) GIA LAND PLANNING FORM

THE NATIONALS^SM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Those who excelled in industry contributions, sales volume, community involvement and overall professionalism during the period of October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024 are eligible for The Nationals Awards judging.
• MARKETING CATEGORIES: New or rehabilitated residential real estate projects with homes available FOR SALE OR RENT during the period of October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024 are eligible for The Nationals Awards judging.

JUDGING
Each entry will be judged on its own merits by a panel of distinguished individuals selected for professional expertise in sales, marketing, and design. The Nationals Awards Judges Panel reserves the right to combine or eliminate any category or categories due to insufficient entries. The Nationals also reserves the right to create new categories if the judges believe it is warranted. Judges may re-categorize an entry if they believe it has been entered in the wrong category or is better suited to another category. Special Awards for specific innovations may be presented at the Judges’ discretion.

All entries, except for Local Sales & Marketing Council entries to the Best Sales & Marketing Council category, become the property of the NSMC/NAHB. In entering the awards program, entrants grant permission to the NSMC and/or NAHB to publish and/or reproduce entries in any NAHB publication and/or product, as well as grant the NSMC and/or NAHB the right to grant permission for the entries to be published and/or reproduced in any trade or consumer publication or product.

Cosmetic alterations are acceptable for environmental challenges (power lines, construction, traffic, reflections, etc.).

All electronic file names should include your category number, entry serial number and sequence number (or description). For example:
01-1005_1.jpg, 01-1005_2.jpg, 01-1005_3.jpg, etc.
01-1005_floorplan.pdf
01-1005_siteplan.pdf
01-1005_form.pdf
01-1005_audio.mp3
01-1005_video.mov

PLEASE NOTE: Electronic files that are not submitted in the correct format will be subject to disqualification.

IMAGES:
• JPEG only
• 300 dpi at highest quality
• Minimum width 1800 px/maximum width 2500 px (vertical or horizontal)
• Ideal file size is approximately 6 megabytes

PLANS AND FORMS:
• High resolution PDF only
• 8.5” x 11”

VIDEOS:
• .mov
• QuickTime
• mp4

AUDIO:
• mp3 only