The Jersey Branch of the Chartered Institute of Marketing has today announced that the 2013 Jersey CIM Awards is now open for submissions.

The local branch of the marketing institute is hosting the prestigious awards, now in their seventeenth year, to celebrate marketing excellence in Jersey. The CIM Awards has become a cornerstone of Jersey’s annual business calendar and has long been recognised for celebrating the best that Jersey’s marketing community has to offer – and this year there is a twist!

The 2013 awards ceremony will be held on Friday 15th November with a bold new theme ‘Urban Gallery’, throwing a spotlight on the fast paced world of marketing innovation.

Steve Cartwright, Chairman of the Jersey CIM Branch said: “We are delighted to be introducing for the first time a special showcase of marketing talent when we will be displaying ‘all’ of the entrants to this year’s Awards for everyone to see in a bold new theme – Strada, Jersey’s very own ‘urban gallery’ showcasing marketing excellence. Our focus this year is to reflect the changing environment that marketers face, requiring ever-greater levels of innovation and achievement, areas in which Jersey punches well above its weight. We look forward to receiving the entries and I’m sure there will be some tough decisions for the Judging panel.”

Entrants have until Friday 18th October to submit their entries, which must fall into one or more of the following categories: Best Brand Campaign, Best use of PR, Best use of Media, Marketing Achievement on a Small Budget, International Marketing Award, Best Integrated Marketing Campaign and Sustained Marketing Achievement Award. Additional awards for the Student Marketer of the Year, and the Judges’ Choice Award will also be presented at the ceremony in November.

Prospective entrants can find out more information about the categories, how to submit an entry and attending the awards evening on http://www.cimjersey.com/awards/award-categories/