OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE 2017 INTERBIKE INNOVATION AWARDS Hnring the Mst Innvative Prducts, Retailers and Advcates in The Bicycle Industry Award Categries and Criteria Categry Methdlgy
2017 INTERBIKE INNOVATION AWARDS Award Categries and Criteria PRODUCT INNOVATION - The 2017 Interbike Innvatin Awards (PRODUCT) are based n mdel year 2018 launches. The categry includes bicycles, cmpnents, accessries and apparel. - Eligible brands must be an exhibitr at Interbike and/r OutDr Dem 2017. - Brands can submit a maximum f ne (1) prduct per brand, per categry. Categries include: Rad Bike Innvatin Muntain Bike Innvatin Electric Bike Innvatin Triathln Innvatin - Prducts must be sent t the prper media partner (Rad Bike Actin, Muntain Bike Actin, Electric Bike Actin, LAVA Magazine) between June 1 st and August 15 th. - Media partners will select the winning prducts prir t Interbike and will award winning brands at OutDr Dem r Interbike between September 18-21 at their bths. - The number f awards are brken dwn as fllws: Rad Bike Actin: 6 Muntain Bike Actin: 6 Electric Bike Actin: 4 LAVA Magazine: 3 - All winners will receive: Official IB Award, manufactured by Ashwrth Awards. Prduct shwcase in the main entry area at Interbike 2017 Digital prduct shwcase n the Interbike website frm September 25 th thrugh December 31 st, 2017 Digital IB Awards lg t be used fr brand marketing Flr cling fr use at their bth during Interbike r OutDr Dem Mentin in advertising spread within the printed Interbike Event Guide Mentin in press release annuncing all winners Media cverage in partner magazines and/r websites RETAILER INNOVATION - The 2017 Retailer Innvatin Awards recgnize independent bicycle retailers that have implemented innvative ideas and strategies t their businesses with psitive results ver the past 12 mnths. Examples include retailers wh have grwn their business via mnichannel implementatin strategies, used bike trade-in initiatives, in-stre remdel r merchandising initiatives, staff training, hiring practices, lcal events, etc. Ten winners will be chsen frm individual retailer submissins by a grup made up f executive staff frm Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, The Mann Grup and Interbike. - All winners will receive: Official IB Award, manufactured by Ashwrth Awards Digital IB Awards lg t be used fr stre marketing Rund-trip dmestic flight t Interbike 2017 2-night htel stay in Las Vegas fr Interbike 2017 (rm & tax)
PR Tlkit t help prmte the accmplishment in winner s lcal market including: Pre-written press release Digital IB Awards lg Mentin in advertising spread within the printed Interbike Event Guide Mentin in press release annuncing all winners Stre prfile in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Recgnitin n-stage at Interbike Industry Breakfast Opprtunity t present their innvatin in an exciting TedX frmat presentatin n-stage in frnt f Interbike attendees ADVOCACY INNOVATION - The 2017 Advcacy Innvatin Awards recgnize exhibiting Interbike brands r independent bicycle retailers that have wrked tirelessly in the pursuit f creating safer places t ride n a lcal, reginal r natinal level frm an advcacy standpint, t help further the sprt f cycling. These cmpanies will have demnstrated creativity, tenacity and impact n the markets they serve. - Three winners will receive: Official IB Award, manufactured by Ashwrth Awards Digital IB Awards lg t be used fr brand/stre marketing. Mentin in advertising spread within the printed Interbike Event Guide. Mentin in press release annuncing all winners Media cverage in partner magazines and/r websites BOOTH/BRAND INNOVATION - The 2017 Bth/Brand Awards recgnize exhibitr effrts at /during Interbike 2017. - Interbike executive management will walk the shw flr n Wednesday, September 20 th, and award ne winner per categry the fllwing day. - Award categries include 1. Bth Innvatin and Design Award (up t 300 sq. feet) 2. Bth Innvatin and Design Award (400-900 sq. feet) 3. Bth Innvatin and Design Award (1000+ sq. feet) - Bth Innvatin and Design Award 1. The criteria by which the trade shw bths are judged includes: a. Exhibit Envirnment b. Brand Identity and Prduct Presentatin c. Exhibit Persnnel Effectiveness d. Overall Appeal - Three winners will receive: Official IB Award, manufactured by Ashwrth Awards Digital IB Awards lg t be used fr brand marketing Premium lcatin at Interbike 2018 2 Night Htel Accmmdatins (rm and tax) at Interbike 2018
2017 INTERBIKE INNOVATION AWARDS Entry Prcess fr Prduct, Advcacy and Retailer Awards Hi-Trque Publicatins (Muntain Bike Actin, Rad Bike Actin, Electric Bike Actin) Prduct Awards LAVA Magazine Prduct Awards PepleFrBikes Advcacy Awards Bicycle Retailer and Industry News / The Mann Grup / Interbike Retailer Awards I. Hi-Trque Publicatins (Rad Bike Actin, Muntain Bike Actin, Electric Bike Actin a. Abut Hi-Trque Publicatins (HTP): i. HTP was funded ver 40 years ag with Mtcrss Actin and Dirt Bike magazines, bth which frever altered the landscape f special interest magazines with a dedicatin t prduct testing. That missin remained firmly in place with Muntain Bike Actin. In the mid-90's Rad Bike Actin fllwed in the ftsteps f MBA, with Electric Bike Actin jining the family in 2013. Each publicatin is dedicated t prviding cnsumers with substantive testing and hnest appraisals f the latest prducts in their respective categries. b. PRODUCT INNOVATION ROAD/MOUNTAIN/E-BIKE i. Prducts are cnsidered based n the level f innvatin, plus their verall design and cnstructin, ride perfrmance and/r value. Fr a prduct t be cnsidered, it wuld need t: 1. Be available t the public during the 2018 selling seasn frm September, 2017 t August 2018 2. Have been submitted t the editrial staff f Rad Bike Actin, Muntain Bike Actin r Electric Bike Actin between June 1 st and August 15 th, 2017. ii. Prduct shuld be delivered t either Muntain Bike Actin, Rad Bike Actin r Electric Bike Actin at: Hi-Trque Publicatins c/ Interbike Awards (Name f Categry Yur Brand is Submitting Fr) 25233 Anza Dr Valencia, CA 91355 *Have a questin fr Hi-Trque abut the prduct yu re shipping? Cntact Zap Espinza at mxazap@al.cm iii. Brands are respnsible fr return shipping charges if s requested.
II. III. IV. LAVA Magazine a. Abut LAVA Magazine: i. Speaking t the high-achieving age-grupers that drive the glbal sprt, LAVA Magazine is the wrld s leading authrity n high-perfrmance triathln. With the missin f reprting n breakthrugh ideas, tech and strategies fr timestrapped endurance junkies, each issue f LAVA delivers cutting-edge cntent n training, nutritin, tech, bikes, gear, recvery, health, injury preventin, sprts psychlgy and mre b. PRODUCT INNOVATION TRIATHLON i. Prducts are cnsidered based n the level f innvatin, plus their verall design and cnstructin, ride perfrmance and/r value. Fr a prduct t be cnsidered, it wuld need t: 1. Be available t the public during the 2018 selling seasn frm September, 2017 t August 2018 2. Have been submitted t the editrial staff f LAVA Magazine between June 1 st and August 15 th, 2017. ii. Prduct shuld be delivered t LAVA Magazine at: LAVA Media, LLC, attn: Jay Prasuhn c/ Interbike Awards 808 Regal Rd. #J5 Encinitas, CA 92024 iii. Brands are respnsible fr return shipping charges if s requested. PepleFrBikes (PFB) a. Abut PepleFrBikes: i. PepleFrBikes is wrking t united millins f individuals, thusands f businesses and hundreds f cmmunities t make biking better fr everyne. b. ADVOCACY INNOVATION: i. Winners fr each advcacy award are chsen by the five-member PFB executive team based n recmmendatins by the rganizatin's staff and bard f directrs. Winners are then selected fr their exemplary rles in getting mre peple n bikes, creating safer places t ride and pineering effrts t increase bicycle participatin, respectively, between September 2016, and August, 2017. Winners are chsen via a majrity vte f the executive team n August 25 th. Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) / The Mann Grup / Interbike a. Abut BRAIN: i. Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is the leading trade magazine and website in the cycling industry. The magazine, published 18 times a year, is read by dealers and suppliers thrughut the U.S. and Canada. It's als mailed t several hundred key executives in Asia, Eurpe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Its website, bicycleretailer.cm, is fr many industry and retail prfessinals a "must g t" website. Updated multiple times daily thrughut the week, bicycleretailer.cm is a news driven site ffering the latest infrmatin n breaking events, prducts and trends. The magazine has a prfessinal staff f six full-time editrs as well as key cntributrs wh keep the industry updated and infrmed.
b. Abut The Mann Grup: Since we began in 2002, The Mann Grup has shwn mre than 2000 retailers; frm single-site Mm & Pps t natinal megabrands, hw t apply simple, easy-t-learn principles t yield duble-digit sales increases. Immediately. Cnsistently. Painlessly. The Mann Grup Missin: We INCREASE custmer value, We TEACH leaders hw t lead, We CHANGE hw peple cnnect with each ther, We GROW the custmer experience. The Mann Grup is achieving strnger and smarter retail grwth with prven strategies, custmer experience slutins and leadership prgrams. c. RETAIL INNOVATION AWARDS: 1. One f the mst successful sessins at the 2017 IBD Summit featured a panel f retailers wh presented (in a TedX frmat) implemented ideas n hw they successfully increased stre traffic. The Retail Innvatin Awards feeds ff this sessin, and will recgnize independent bicycle retailers that have implemented innvative techniques t their businesses with psitive results ver the past 12 mnths. The submissin prcess is as fllws: a. On r abut June 1st, Interbike will annunce the pening f the submissin prcess via an email t retailers, and an annuncement n the Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website. b. Retailers will be directed t a shrt survey where they will fill ut 5-6 shrt questins (stre name, address, brands carried, etc), fllwed by an essay explaining the innvative idea, the initiatives that were taken and the impact it had n their business. c. Deadline fr the surveys will be July 15th. d. Between July 15-21, a grup f executives frm Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, The Mann Grup and Interbike will review all entries, and chse 10 winners. e. Winners will be ntified by phne n r arund July 24th. Flight and htel accmmdatins will be bked by Interbike within 5 days f ntificatin, and are nn-transferrable. Tickets must be used by stre wner r manager.