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NY NOW® Best New Product Awards Display
 

The NY NOW® Best New Product Awards Display will showcase products new to the market as of March 1, 2020. All submitted products must be new to the market as of March 1, 2020, in order to be considered. Participation is free and optional to all NY NOW exhibitors in good standing, but companies must apply and have their submissions accepted. All products entered are eligible to be considered for the Best New Product Award in their category, identified by the section of the NY NOW market in which they are exhibiting. One winner will be selected by an independent panel of judges in each of the Twelve NY NOW sections: Accent on Design®, Artisan Resource®, Baby + Child, Handmade® Designer Maker, Distinctive Home, Handmade® Global Design, Home Furnishings + Textiles, Gift, Accessories, Wellness, and Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares, Luxury Lifestyle.

Timeline
Submissions will be accepted beginning March 30, 2020 and ending June 19th, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST (the ‘Entry Deadline’). All entries must be received by the Entry Deadline in order to be considered. On or after June 30th, 2020 up to TEN FINALISTS will be selected for each category by a panel of independent judges. FINALISTS will be notified by Friday, July 24th, 2020. From the finalists, the Best New Product Award winners will be selected on Sunday, August 9th between 9:00AM and 5:00PM EST. Best Exclusive Launch winner. Winners will be announced and awards presented at the NY NOW awards party on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at the Javits.

Contest Rules

  • Submissions are open to all NY NOW Summer 2020 exhibitors in good standing. Participation is free, but companies must apply and be accepted in order to participate. 
  • Exhibitors in good standing may enter a maximum of one single entry for consideration.
  • A single entry should represent no more than one single item or one set of items packaged together for retail
  • Products must be completely new introductions. They cannot be re-introductions or color/material changes to existing products.
  • NY NOW Show management may accept or decline any or all product submissions for the Best New Product Awards at its sole discretion. 
  • By submitting the entry form, the exhibitor confirms that the product entered is a new introduction, not launched or promoted prior to March 1, 2020. 
  • If product is identified as an exclusive launch, exhibitor confirms and agrees that it will not be displayed at any other market prior to NY NOW, August 8th, 2020.
  • Decisions regarding contest entries made by Show Management are final.
  • Finalists agrees to display product on-site within their booth at the NY NOW Summer 2020 Market. Entered product must be on display in the booth during hours of judging on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 in order to be judged.
  • All questions on the entry form must be answered fully to help judges determine if the entry meets the contest criteria. Failure to fill in required fields may result in disqualification.
  • Professional-quality, high-resolution, digital photography must be submitted with each completed entry form. By submitting photography, you are granting NY NOW the right to publish it free of charge. Any photographer’s fees are the responsibility of the submitter. Photos must be in JPEG format, and each file no larger than 3MB.

Additional Criteria for Best in Market Award:
Each Best New Product category winner will be automatically eligible for the Best in Market Award. One winner will be selected by an independent panel of judges to be awarded Best in Market among each of the eleven category award winners. Judging Submissions that meet the rules and criteria for the Best New Product Awards will be notified of acceptance for consideration on or before June 19th, 2020.

Judging
Awards will be determined by an independent panel of industry experts and the winner for each award will be the entry that is determined to be the best of all new products as perceived by the judges, considering uniqueness of product, innovation, design and marketability. Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts and media. Ten finalists for each category will be selected and those finalists products will be ajudicated on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 from 9am - 5pm EST.

Winners Announcement
There are no monetary prizes or any type of cash value associated with winning the awards contest. The winners will be announced on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at the NY NOW awards party at the Javits Center a press release will be issued by NY NOW Show management on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020, featured on nynow.com and may be shared on NY NOW social media channels on or after August 11th, 2020. Entrants agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules and (b) that the decisions of the judges and NY NOW Show management are final and binding on all matters relating to the Best New Product Awards.

Contest Sponsor
The sponsor of the Best New Product Awards is Emerald Expositions, LLC, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604.