HOW TO ENTER
Beverly Mason2024-10-22T01:26:38-07:00The Entry Window Is Now Closed for the 2025 Show!
Entry window opened: July 8, 2024
Entry window closed at midnight on October 21, 2024
Ceremony: February 25, 2025 (Caesars Palace Ballroom, Las Vegas)
PDF OF ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: Click HERE to view or download.
STEPS TO ENTER
- Click on the links below to view the entry requirements for individual categories:
The Nationals Awards and NAHB Honors
The Best of 55+ Housing Awards
The Global Innovation Awards - Complete the ENTRY APPLICATION HERE and pay entry fees no later than October 21, 2024. Once submitted, the online entry system will generate your unique entry serial number(s) per entry.
- Complete and submit the required entry form(s) indicated in each category. The forms can also be found in the “Entry Forms” tab at the top of this page.
- Submit entry materials no later than midnight on October 21, 2024.
SUBMITTAL OF MATERIALS
Please use the NEW ENTRY FORMS to submit and upload your materials. NO more dropbox or file sharing.
ONLINE FORM FUNCTIONALITY
When form is complete, click SUBMIT. Entries will not be editable once submitted.
To save the form for later, click SAVE, click SKIP, create an account and enter your email. The system will save the content and send you a link to access the form in progress.
ENTRY FEES
- NSMC Member $300.00 per entry
- NAHB (but Non-NSMC) Member $325.00 per entry
- Non-NAHB Member $350.00 per entry
ENTRY MATERIALS
All entries must include:
- Team/Information Form (Professional Achievement categories require specialized forms)
- Digital Files — floor plan and photo images:
- Images:
- Must be saved at 300 dpi – sized to approximately 1800 x 1200 pixels
- JPEG format ONLY
- Plans should be saved as high resolution PDF – 8 ½” x 11”
- Should be named with your Category number, entry serial and sequence number or description.
- Examples:
- 01-1005 1.jpg
- 01-1005 2.jpg
- 01-1005 floorplan.pdf
- 01-1005 teamform.doc
- Examples:
- Images:
ENTRY RESOURCES
If you have any questions during the process, please feel free to contact us.
CONTACT INFO
The Nationals are administered by TeamPMP. For more information, contact Shane or Lisa Parrish:
(800) 658-2751 US ONLY or 909-987-2758 • 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST
EMAIL:
lisa@thenationals.com
shane@thenationals.com
MAILING ADDRESS:
The Nationals, 10416 Hamilton Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701
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 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
THE NATIONALSSM 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