Large Product Award, Sponsored by Ulster Bank

Large Product Award, sponsored by Ulster Bank

The Judges will consider both Product Innovation and Process Innovation or any combination of both. The innovation must have been launched in the marketplace during the period 01.11.15 – 31.01.17.

The product must, in the view of the judges, be commercial. Short-listed applicants will be invited to present samples of their products to the judging panel or present to the panel week commencing 6th March,

Category Criteria and important information

·  Please put all your answers in the boxes provided

·  Applications should not exceed 1000 words
(Words over this limit will be discounted and ignored)

·  The deadline for completed applications is 5pm on Tuesday 28th February 2017

·  All completed applications should be emailed to Morrow Communications –

·  Judging, including product sampling, will take place week commencing 6 March 2017.

·  Shortlisted entries will be awarded one ticket to the Award Ceremony.

Applicant Information – This information is compulsory

Contact Name:
Title/Role:
Organisation:
Address:
Postcode:
Email:
Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Website/Webpage:
How did you hear about these awards?

Company Information – This information is compulsory

Total Number of Employees
Number of Employees in Owner/Management Roles:
Number of Full Time Staff:
Number of Part Time Staff
Type of Organisation
Description and Nature of Business:
Number of Years in Business:
Is your company
(a)  An independent company
(b)  Involved in a partnership or alliance achieving this venture
(c)  A subsidiary of a holding company or larger grouping
What is the main activity of your company?

Entry Information – This information is compulsory

Title of Application
Please provide a brief synopsis of your application, which will be used in Awards publicity.
Please provide jpeg images of your logo and the product which you are entering which will be used in publicity only.
(If you are sending your image as an attachment when entering rather than inserting it to this document please make a note here)

Questions

Question 1. Please describe the specific product, product range, brand or service to be entered for the award.

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Question 2. What initially prompted the innovation? (e.g niche market identification).
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Question 3. What makes the product commercial in today’s market?
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Question 4. What are the product’s key selling points?
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Question 5. Please explain how the process was started?
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Question 6. What action did you take in planning and developing this product or concept?
(For example market research, feasibility study, obtained grant aid, competitor analysis, prepared marketing plan).
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Question 7. What actions did you take to implement the new enterprise?
(For example Market testing, implementing, a product marketing plan, taking steps to meet legislation, promotional / launch package, training staff, designing quality procedures).
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Question 8. What procedures do you use to maintain customer satisfaction and quality standards?
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Question 9. Please indicate how this is monitored and how, in turn, you ensure the integrity of supplies?
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Question 10. Please indicate % pf the raw materials used in this enterprise you obtain from the following sources –
(a)  % from own production
(b)  % from local producers
(c)  % from UK / RoI sources
(d)  % from overseas sources
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Question 11. Please outline any problems you have in obtaining sufficient quantities of quality assured supplied of raw materials from both UK / RoI sources and overseas and how you are overcoming them.
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Question 12. Have you sought links with other businesses in connection with any of the following?
(a)  Sourcing new materials
(b)  Processing / manufacturing
(c)  Packaging
(d)  Distribution
(e)  Marketing & Promotion
(f)  Finance
(g)  Innovation
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Declaration

I declare that the information supplied is correct to the best of my knowledge at the time of entry and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions found on the website.

I accept the terms and conditions of this application as stated above.

PRINT/TYPE NAME: ______

CLOSING DATE is 28th February 2017 at 5pm

Please email your entry form to