The Partnership Awards will be judged by an expert, diverse and independent panel that has been carefully selected and vetted.
After signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) our panel will carefully review each submission against the provided judging criteria.
Judges typically review between two to five categories, only after a careful review of conflicts of interests.
Scores are collated and combined, then challenged and discussed in groups on judging day with the Hello Partner content team impartially moderating (held in-person or virtually).
This is a critical part of the process as it enables full transparency across all entries. The top scorers are then taken through to the shortlist and Gold, Silver and Bronze winners, if deserving, are selected.
The judges reserve the right to not award Bronze and Silver in all categories. These are awarded based on merit and in some exceptional circumstances, double the same achievement level may be awarded.
We recruit judges throughout the year and encourage you to apply for this years awards/future awards. Your application will be put up for consideration and if successful you will be contacted by the awards team.
Commercial Confidence
One of the biggest reasons for point deduction by judges is not including clear evidence of commercial success and ROI, which is especially problematic for an awards ceremony that has been geared (in most instances) around outcome-based marketing. More information and greater transparency will enable the judges to score you fairly.
To alleviate concerns, we require all judges to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and they will not be able to judge a category that their company has entered. Any conflicts of interest are also challenged and disclosed well before assigning entries.
At this stage we do not permit affiliate networks or SaaS companies to judge.
Where stated that content cannot be marked as Judges Eyes Only (JEO) in the entries, please note that this information may become public should you win. This information is used by our content and marketing team to help with elements such as winner bios, post-event communications and development of the winners showcase.