"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." Thomas Alva Edison

2011 EDISON BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Welcome to the 2011 Edison Best New Product Awards nominations page.

Please review the entire Nomination Form before entering information.

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Your nomination will require a few paragraphs of text and one image (.jpg or .gif, less than 1.5MB).  Although optional, a link to video content relating to your product or service is also welcomed (see “Media” below).

Please provide the correct product/service name, exactly as it has been registered, trademarked or licensed; we are unable to make changes to names once they are officially submitted.  

To qualify for consideration for the 2011 Edison Best New Product Award, your product or service must have been launched between July 1, 2009 and December 10, 2010.  The 2011 Edison Best New Product Award nominations close on December 10, 2010.

Please also note that if your nomination is among our Award finalists, our partners, the Discovery Channel and Science Channel, may contact you to determine your interest in being included in a short video segment for use on a future network program. This segment could focus on the story and process behind developing and launching your successful new product, service or initiative.

In addition, BzzAgent, also partners of the Edison Awards, will offer our finalists the opportunity to participate in a digital couponing campaign, a BzzAgent sampling campaign, and other word-of-mouth brand-development/sales generating activities.

Fees Your nomination form must be accompanied by the nomination fee, as follows:
Corporate: $450
Non-Profit/Independent Inventor: $200
Credit card information will be requested once you click “Submit” at the end of this form.
Organization List the name of the Organization that launched the product or service.
Company Web site address (www.yourcompany.com)

Product or Service Please provide the correct product/service name, exactly as it has been registered, trademarked or licensed; we are unable to make changes to names once they are officially submitted.

Media Please include one image of your product/service. This should be a .jpg or .gif file (smaller than 1.5MB) that may be used in the Edison Awards program, promotional materials and judging. We also encourage you to provide a link to video content relating to your product or service (optional).
Primary Contact Information Provide the name of the individual who will serve as the main contact for questions related to the product or service and event promotions, and who will be available to connect the Edison Awards to individuals in the organization who are involved with the development process.
Category

From the drop-down menu, select a category for the product or service you are nominating.

Product or Service Description For your nomination, write a description in 250 words or less that includes the product or service's target audience, trends you followed that demonstrated the need for the product, and its primary function in the market. To view examples of winning entries from last year's Edison Best New Product Awards, click here.

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Judging Criteria Please describe how the product/service fulfills each of the five Edison Best New Products judging criteria listed below. Use 150 words or less for each of the five judging criteria.
  1. Marketplace innovation • How is the strategy and positioning of your product/service innovative? How did you creatively use marketing techniques (advertising, sales promotion, social media) in introducing your product/service to consumers?
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  2. Marketplace success • In what ways is your product/service demonstrating signs of success and staying power? Please provide sales data, distribution data, user penetration statistics, consumer preference data, or other performance-related metrics which indicate the success path of your product/service.
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  3. Technological innovation • How does your product/service reflect the application of new technology, cutting-edge technology or innovative thinking? Please indicate if your product/service has successfully filed for a patent, received a patent, or possesses intellectual property that is protected in some way. References to scientific papers or white papers are also valuable to reference, if available.
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  4. Market structure innovation • In what way(s) does your product/service pioneer a new market or restructure an existing market? Will it create a new segment or dominate an existing one?
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  5. Societal impact • In what way does the product/service improve the consumer’s lifestyle and/or increase the consumer’s freedom of choice while supporting 21st Century sustainability objectives and environmental responsibility?

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Competencies

Part of what made Edison a successful innovator was the culture that he developed in his organizations to ignite and sustain innovation. Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation represent a core set of tools Edison used to accomplish this.

We are interested in understanding how your organization cultivated innovation practices which mirror those that Edison used.

Select ONE of Edison’s Five Innovation Competencies listed below which you believe was most central in the development of your product or service.

  1. 1.Solution-centered Mindset: Passionate commitment to seeking a solution through experimentation, research, and other pathways - despite all odds.
  2. 2.Kaleidoscopic Thinking: Spurring innovation momentum through use of whole-brain thinking and other high impact techniques to drive creative, non-linear thought.
  3. 3.Full-spectrum Engagement: Successfully navigating a range of opposites that characterize the innovation process, including intensity, playfulness, working in solitude, and use of open innovation.
  4. 4.Master-mind Collaboration: Presence of multiple disciplines on the innovation team, access to a stimulating environment which maintains momentum and strong team communication.
  5. 5.Super-value Creation: Leveraging a platform that drives value across multiple market, customer, or business model dimensions, and creates brand power.
Contributors Like Thomas Edison's team approach to innovation, the Edison Award recognizes and honors the entire team involved with the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, promotion and selling process.

We encourage you to list EVERYONE involved in development, including partners.
Please list your team members’ contact information (name, role, title, email address) in the space listed below.



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  1. 1. Are you or a member of your team interested in giving back to the innovation community and helping to foster future innovators, such as through mentoring or internship programs?
  2. 2. Are you interested in learning more about the Edison Awards and potentially getting involved?
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If you have any questions or concerns regarding your nomination, please contact us at info@edisonawards.com.
Once your entry is complete, you will receive an email notification confirming that your entry is being processed.



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