In order to have some fun and to enhance the relationship between ARMA Gaithersburg and its vendors to the mutual benefit of both, the Gaithersburg Chapter sponsors a Vendor of the Year Award.
The ARMA Gaithersburg Vendor of the Year will be awarded to the vendor who scores the most points from the categories below. The Award will include a free booth at the ARMA Gaithersburg Seminar in April, a brief write up in the ARMA Gaithersburg newsletter, and a link on the home page of the ARMA Gaithersburg web site. The award will be presented at our June banquet.
With a new chapter year just beginning, we are now turning our attention to the award for 2008-2009. The areas on which vendors will be judged will be:
- Gaining exposure and meeting new potential customers by participating as a sponsor at our April Seminar. We average 100 attendees at this event. (3 pts. for $150; 5 pts. for $250). For the 2008-2009 chapter year, we will count vendor participation in the April 2008 seminar.
- Celebrating the chapter’s accomplishments by sponsoring our June Banquet (3 pts. for funds; 4 pts. for gift).
- Maintaining a presence in our chapter by advertising in or otherwise sponsoring the newsletter (3 pts. for funds [i.e. for postage]; 5 pts. for ad).
- Helping clients and co-workers find RIM assistance and increasing client contact by bringing non-members to ARMA Gaithersburg chapter meetings (1 point per attendee; 2 pts. for attendees at our April Seminar).
- Supporting ongoing chapter activities by sponsoring a monthly meeting or a dessert (3 points).
- Taking an active role in chapter leadership by serving as a member of the Executive Board or volunteering as a member of the seminar committee (3 points).
- Strengthening the membership of the chapter by bringing in a new member (5 points).
In the event there are two or more vendors who have equal scores, a vendor will be chosen by lottery from the vendors with the highest score.
We welcome vendor participation in this year's competition. Good luck to all of you!
Scorecard - February 11, 2009
We would like to thank the vendors listed above for their continued support and we applaud them all as they compete for this year's award.
Based on point totals accumulated since last April, our 2007-2008 Vendor of the Year is NetSmith, Inc., represented by Cheryl Smith. For winning this year's competition, NetSmith will receive publicity from the chapter throughout the next year and will be entitled to free booth space at the 2008 seminar. The chapter appreciates the support that Cheryl and her company have given us this year, and our congratulations to them!