Five AwardStage features to make your awards flourish

Running an awards programme with emails, attachments and spreadsheets is guaranteed to leave you feeling frustrated and frazzled. Thankfully it’s no longer necessary, as today’s software can take the hassle out of the situation and do lots of the leg work for you. But what are the all-important features you should look out for when it comes to an awards management platform? Here are five of the must-haves.

1. Security

Awards programmes generate a lot of sensitive data, so security is always top of the list of requirements. AwardStage takes security very seriously: we use industry-leading, best practice security measures to ensure your data is always safe. We are certified to ISO 27001:2022 standard and have Cyber Essentials certification, demonstrating our commitment to the highest standards of data protection.

2. Judging

A fair and transparent judging process is key to the credibility of your awards programme. The right software platform will be able to handle a range of scoring systems, allow judges to leave comments, and work out the average score for you, even with complex criteria weightings - happily, AwardStage can do all this and more!

3. Communication

Communication - whether to entrants or judges - is crucial to the success of your awards programme. From automated notifications to bulk marketing emails, AwardStage offers you the ability to communicate with users directly from within the platform, saving you time and effort.

4. Data

Awards programmes generate a lot of data, and you’ll want to be able to use all that information to improve, refine and inform your activities. AwardStage displays all the vital stats you need in one handy dashboard, allowing you to see at a glance which entrants still need to complete their submission, for example, or which judge needs a nudge to finish their evaluations. And you can export the data in various formats to use in other programmes.

5. User experience

Awards programmes are nothing without entrants, judges, and sponsors. A user-friendly interface will make everyone’s experience that much more enjoyable, which will, in turn, encourage higher levels of engagement and participation - win-win!

If you’d like to find out more about how AwardStage can help your awards programme, just drop us a line or book a call with one of our friendly team. We’d love to hear from you!