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Show Off Your Smarts

Designed exclusively for IA members, the Smart Marketing Contest honors the best Smart Irrigation Month marketing ideas and campaigns.

 

Large or small, agriculture or landscape, water provider or affiliate - all organizations will be recognized for their help in promoting this initiative. Celebrate the month, share the benefits of smart irrigation and position your company as a leader in water conservation.

 

Plan your campaign before July arrives, and prepare your contest submission for the Aug. 31 deadline.

  

Contest Details

Winners will be selected for the agriculture and turf/landscape sectors with a special recognition category for small companies. Submissions are judged by a neutral panel based on messaging, quality, creativity and implementation of Smart Irrigation Month messaging.

 

All contest participants will be recognized:

  • At the Smart Irrigation Month Idea Gallery at the Irrigation Show.
  • On the IA and Smart Irrigation Month web sites.
  • In the Irrigation Show Guide, distributed onsite to all attendees and exhibitors.

Winners will be:

  • Recognized at the General Session of the Irrigation Show.
  • Showcased at the Smart Irrigation Month Idea Gallery and briefing at the show.
  • Highlighted on the IA and Smart Irrigation Month web sites.
  • Featured in an article in IA Times, IA’s monthly e-newsletter.
  • Profiled in free publicity to industry media.

Submission Requirements

Contest submissions are due Aug. 31. Only IA members are eligible. The entry must include reference to the Smart Irrigation Month campaign or logo. Your submission should include:

Submit all samples to smartcontest@irrigation.org or:

Smart Marketing Contest
Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington Blvd.
Falls Church, VA 2242-6638

Click here for smart ideas, logos and other free resources.


 

2011 Winners 

Congratulations to the winners of the Smart Marketing Contest! Awards were presented at the 2011 Irrigation Show in San Diego, Nov. 7, 2011.

  • Affiliate: Atascadero Mutual Water Company (Atascadero, Calif.)

  • Agriculture: Reinke Manufacturing (Deshler, Neb.)

  • Contractor: Del Conte Landscaping (Fremont, Calif.)

  • Distributor: Aqua-Flo Supply (Goleta, Calif.)

  • Manufacturer: The Toro Company (Riverside, Calif.)

  • Small Business: Rainscapes (Maryville, Tenn.) 

 View collateral from the 2011 winners by clicking here. Visit the Smart Irrigation Month YouTube channel to view videos with selected winners.