packagePRINTING Seeks Entries for its Excellence Awards Competition

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—June 5 is right around the corner! But, you still have time to get your entries in for packagePRINTING's Excellence Awards Competition!

For our 23rd annual print competition, we are accepting the entries in the usual categories: labels, wine labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, corrugated materials, and student-produced entries.

But, this year you will also be able to enter our new Sustainability Category, which recognizes excellence in package printing using sustainable materials. Winning a Sustainability Category award is good for business. Show the industry, current customers, and potential customers how you are meeting the demand for sustainability!

Also, we are offering additional incentives for award winners this year. The staff at packagePRINTING knows that the economy hasn't been exactly easy on your business. So, in addition to awards and plaques we are offering winners free marketing assistance to get the word out about your packagePRINTING Excellence Awards win(s).

As always, the Best of Show winner will receive the cover story in our Excellence Awards issue, which will run in August 2009. In addition, this top award winner will receive:
• a desktop award
• a written press release on your Best-of-Show win that you can distribute freely
• a high-res e-print of the cover story that you can print
• an 8x10 print of the August 2009 cover
• high-res and low-res versions of a packagePRINTING Excellence Award Winner logo to include in future marketing materials and on your Web site.

First, Second, and Third Place winners will receive:
• a 30-percent discount on August 2009 reprints
• a press release announcing all of the winners for you to distribute
• and high-res and low-res versions of a packagePRINTING Excellence Award Winner logo.

Enter the packagePRINTING Excellence Awards today! We look forward to seeing your best work!

Visit www.packageprinting.com/excellenceawards for more information on how to enter or click here for a 2009 entry form.