Enter The Nationals Sales and Marketing Awards by Sept. 26

Enter your best in new home sales and marketing and design for 2009's The Nationals — the National Sales and Marketing awards, the largest and most prestigious competition for new-home sales and marketing professionals and communities.

Sponsored by NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council, The Nationals honor the best in architectural achievement, product and community design, advertising and promotion, interior merchandising, Web site design and more.

The awards are open to individual sales and marketing professionals, home builders, associates and sales and marketing councils.

All entries, including fees and exhibits, are due Friday, Sept. 26. Late entries will be accepted by Oct. 3, with an additional fee.

The Nationals recognizes innovation and excellence in 52 categories. During a three-day judging process, a panel of industry professionals from across the country selects Silver and Gold award winners from a field that typically includes more than 1,200 entries.

“With everything that has been going on in our industry right now, The Nationals are a great reminder of why we do what we do," said Mary DeWalt, MIRM, of Mary DeWalt Design Group, Inc. in Austin, Texas and chairman of the 2009 Nationals.

To Apply

• For a list of The Nationals awards categories, click here.
• For entry forms, click here.

Awards Gala at IBS on Jan. 20

Category winners will be honored during a gala event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Jan. 20 during the International Builders' Show.

For more information, visit www.TheNationals.com, e-mail Lisa Parrish, or call her at 800-658-2751.

To Get Entries Noticed

For expert advice on getting noticed, participate in the sales and marketing council (SMC) conference call, "Tips from The Nationals — Secrets to Help Your SMC Awards Program Take the Prize," on Wednesday, July 9 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST. Parrish and DeWalt will provide tips on how to create winning awards entries for The Nationals.

To participate in this workshop, call 888-813-8477 and use the passcode 2668066.

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