The Nationals Call for Entries

The Nationals ^SM are coming! Do you or your company deserve to be recognized? If you think so, why not enter the 2010 National Sales and Marketing Awards (The Nationals ^SM). The awards program, in its 29^th year, is sponsored by the National Association of Homebuilders and is the largest competition for new home sales and marketing professional and communities in the world.

With 53 categories (7 new categories this year), the awards program recognizes professional excellence in product design, marketing, interior merchandising, advertising, Web site design and individual and team sales achievement. The awards are open to residential projects with homes available for sale between September 1, 2008 and September 1, 2009, along with individual and local sales and marketing council categories covering the same time period. This year more than 900 entries and more than 900 attendees are expected when The Nationals ^SM culminates in a ”Night of Recognition” at the International Builders’ Show January 20 at in Las Vegas.

New categories this year include:

• Integrated Internet Marketing Campaigns – including Social Media
• Strategic Sales Promotion
• Outdoor Living Space
• Model Home Makeover
• Staging of a New Home
• On The Boards Community

The deadline for entries is October 2, 2009. Late entries will be accepted from October 3rd to October 9th with an additional fee. For a full list of categories or for more information, visit www.thenationals.com or contact  Lisa Parrish at lparrish [at] thenationals [dot] com, or at 800-658-2751 or 909-987-2758.