Contact us & FAQs Any questions? Please contact Benita Igbinedion with any Awards questions. E: benita@amecorg.com M: +44 (0) 7398 352226 Who can enter the awards? The awards is open to all communication professionals who uses measurement in PR and communications work: Measurement intelligence, research and insights companies PR and communications agencies Media agencies Digital and social teams In-house communications teams – private, public, government and not-for-profit sectors How do I enter? Entries for 2022 are now closed. Entry fees EarlyBird Entry Private sector organisations – Entry deadline Monday 11 July 2022 AMEC Member: £233+ 20% VAT Non-Member: £326+ 20% VAT EarlyBird Entry Not-for-profit & public sector organisations – Entry deadline Monday 11 July 2022 AMEC Member: £216+ 20% VAT Non-Member: £304 + 20% VAT Late Entry Private sector organisations – Entry deadline 25 July 2022 AMEC Member: £286+ 20% VAT Non-Member: £376+ 20% VAT Late Entry Not-for-profit & public sector organisations – Entry deadline 25 July 2022 AMEC Member: £266+ 20% VAT Non-Member: £356 + 20% VAT Entry fees must be paid online at the time of completing the submission. If your submissions have not been paid for at close of entry they will not be included for judging. You will receive an invoice/receipt on payment. Do I have to pay UK VAT @ 20% if I am not a UK registered company? If you buy goods or services for your business in the UK that are VAT chargeable, you may be able to reclaim the VAT you paid in the UK if you’re VAT-registered in your own EU country, and bought the goods or services to use in your business. For Non EU businesses: If you are registered as a business in your own country, and bought the goods or services to use in your business. Please follow this link for further information on the international trade refunds: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/managing/international/index.htm Can I enter the same campaign in more than one category? Yes you can enter as many categories as you want with the same campaign. Can I enter an on-going campaign for an Award? Yes you can. The majority of the campaign just have taken place between 14 February 2021 to 25 July 2022. It cannot have been entered into the AMEC Awards 2021. What is the eligibility period? 14 February 2021 to 18 July 2022 What is the closing date for entries? 25 July 2022 end of your business day – Final Entry Deadline What if I miss the entry deadline? Extensions will not be granted. Please contact Benita Igbinedion at benita@amecorg.com to discuss anything related to Awards entries. When will I know if I am shortlisted? You will be notified that you have been shortlisted on 28 September 2022 and the shortlist will be published on the AMEC website. When will the winners be announced? The AMEC Awards will take place on 17 November 2022 at the evening ceremony and dinner in London, UK at BMA House. Can my entry remain confidential? The responsibility for advising AMEC of any confidentiality restraints imposed by clients shall lie with the company submitting the entry. AMEC will work with you to ensure that clients who wish to remain anonymous will do so to the public. It is advised, to increase your chance of success, to allow the judges to know who the client is. All judges are under strict NDA not to disclose anything. AMEC shall not be held liable for any failure by the company or agency submitting the entry to supply such confidentiality details. If someone in our organisation is a judge, can we still enter the awards? Yes. The judge will be recused from judging your entry. Judges can only access the entries that they have been asked to score. Will my contact details be kept private? Your personal data that AMEC collects will be processed by AMEC. It will be kept confidential and secure once received. AMEC does not sell or rent personal information to other organisations. AMEC will use the personal data to provide you with information, products and services on AMEC.