Rules and Policies

Award Scope

The SMPS Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year award recognizes an A/E/C firm that generates and implements innovative marketing communications ideas, processes, programs, and/or services that help transform their firm or industry and encourage marketing innovation and adaptation to stay ahead of the competition.

Eligibility Requirements

• The nominated firm must have 3 or more current SMPS members employed full-time at any location. 
• The nominated firm is in the architectural, engineering, and/or construction industries. Marketing agencies must submit on behalf of themselves.
• The nominated firm must demonstrate measurable results from their innovative marketing accomplishments that are worthy of distinction
• The nominated firm must have a project that has been recognized for its excellence in marketing and/or communications at the SMPS chapter, regional, or Society level as part of a marketing communications awards type competition in the past 5 years.
• Must be nominated by SMPS Member; application to be completed by SMPS members on behalf of their firm.

Application Fee

A non-refundable fee of $100 must be submitted with the application.  All payments must be online via credit card, (American Express, MasterCard, Visa). Checks are not accepted as payment.

Deadline and Notification

All Applications and payments must be submitted online by 11:59 pm EST, May 1, 2025.
SMPS HQ is not responsible for correcting or alerting applicants of an issue with their application after the deadline.

All nominees will be notified of the status of their application by June 2, 2025.

The recipient of the SMPS Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year Award will be announced on stage during the Amplify A|E|C conference in Columbus, August 6–8, 2025.

Inquiries regarding the final results should be directed to awards@smps.org. Results and decisions by the jury are final in all matters regarding the SMPS Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year Award.

No refunds will be issued for any reason.

Rights and Permissions

All applicants entering the Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year Award competition, agree to allow SMPS to use your company and nomination information and images for promotional and educational purposes. 

For SMPS to post the award recipient nomination information, all applicants must warrant that they own the rights to the content and images that SMPS will post on the website and any corresponding media outlets and grant SMPS the authority to post the content and images. 

Code of Ethics

All nominations must adhere to the SMPS Code of Ethics