Annual Statewide Marketing Award Competition 

Florida’s Tourism Partners Invited to Enter

Annual Statewide Marketing Award Competition

WHO:              VISIT FLORIDA^®, the state’s official tourism marketing organization, and the annual Flagler Awards.

WHAT:           Entries for the annual statewide tourism marketing awards program, The Flagler Awards, are now being accepted.

WHEN:           The deadline for submissions is May 10, 2010. The entry fee is $30 per entry for VISIT FLORIDA^® Partners and $45 per entry for all others. All entries must promote tourism to or within Florida, and must have appeared, aired, been published or otherwise implemented for the first time between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009.

The awards will be presented during the 2010 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism, September 26-28.

WHERE:         The Flagler Awards Call for Entry form and guidelines are available at www.VISITFLORIDA.org.  For more information, call Hayworth Creative at (386) 677-7000 or send e-mail to flaglerawards@visitflorida.org.

WHY:              Presented by VISIT FLORIDA^®, the Flagler Awards program is designed to recognize the outstanding tourism marketing efforts of Florida’s travel businesses, destinations and attractions. The awards are open to any Florida-based company, association, non-profit organization, government agency or individual that markets a product, service or experience to tourists in Florida.

                        A panel of judges will review entries submitted in the following categories: 

                                 Creative Partnering                           Direct Mail                             Magazine

                                 Creativity in Public Relations             Mixed Media Campaigns      Television

                                 Special Event                                    Internet Marketing                 Radio

                                 Multicultural Marketing                      Out-of-Home                         Web Sites

                                 Resource/Promotional Materials       Newspaper

Awards will also be presented in three “Best of Show” categories.

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