FMC Folio Awards

NEW! Social Media Corporate & Media Categories

Open to businesses and media in the New York metro area. Agencies may submit work on behalf of clients. (Client, not agency, will be recognized if deemed a winner.) All entries must contain elements of news or information important to a community or target audience. Campaigns may include use of social networking sites, web sites, blog sites, podcasts, email and online advertising. Entries purely promotional in nature will be disqualified. Up to two entries per category by a single entity allowed.

Entry Categories:

SM1. Media Savvy Business Award: Best use of social media campaign to achieve defined goals

SM2. Groundswell Award: Best Public Awareness Campaign

SM3. New Media Innovator Award: Best first-time use of social media

SM4. Twitterati Award: Best Use of Twitter

SM5. Social Networker Award: Best Use of Facebook

SM6. Blogtastic Award: Best Blog Site (May be an individual site or part of a Web site)

SM7. Smart Talk Award: Best Podcast (Individual podcast, not a series)

SM8. Buzz Worthy Award: Best use of social media to up the momentum of getting a message into the hands of a target audience

SM9. Community Service Award: For the best Blog site or Web site devoted to issues of interest to a particular community

SM10. e-Philanthropist Award: Best online fundraising campaign that raised in excess of $10,000

SM11. Micro-Philanthropist Award: Best grassroots online fundraising campaign that asks for donations under $20

SM12. TweetUp for A Cause Award: Best virtual campaign to bring the community together to support a cause

SM13. Global Village Award: Best use of social media to reach diverse communities

SM14. Rising Star Award: Best use of social media by a company long on mission and short on cash.

SM15. Wordsmith Award: Best column by a citizen journalist (News professionals enter in the newspaper/magazine category)