The Electronic Retailing Association

Voting Procedure 2019

Dear ERA members,

You can download the ballot form for our EMMA voting at the bottom of this page.

We now invite you to place your votes for categories 1-8.

CATEGORY 1: BEST SHORT FORM

Awarded for outstanding product sales through short form clip

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • Clear, comprehensive and compelling explanation of product features and qualities
  • Convincing explanation of special USPs
  • Appeal of pictures
  • Sound and motion flow
  • Overall presentation
  • A successful sales story

CATEGORY 2: BEST LONG FORM

Awarded for outstanding product sales sold through long form clip

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • clear, comprehensive and compelling explanation of product features and qualities
  • convincing explanation of special USPs
  • a successful sales story
  • competent and convincing presenter / presentation
  • appeal of pictures
  • sound and motion flow
  • overall presentation

CATEGORY 3: BEST LIVE SHOW

Awarded for outstanding live product presentation

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • clear, comprehensive and compelling
  • explanation of product features and qualities
  • convincing explanation of special USP
  • outstanding programming e.g. creation of sales event
  • counter-programming vs. World Cup etc.
  • competent and convincing presenter / presentation
  • appeal of pictures, sound and motion flow
  • overall presentation
  • a successful sales story

CATEGORY 4: BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Awarded for the perfect combination of all means of customer communication, using innovative communication to increase brand awareness, thereby creating an incredible customer experience and maximizing the sales of a specific campaign.

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • platforms used for communication
  • interaction between the different platforms - are the same message/clips/pictures used or tailored for each platform
  • successful brand building
  • a successful sales story
  • customer interaction and involvement
  • outstanding number of views / clicks

CATEGORY 5: BEST PRESENTER

Awarded to best multi-channel home shopping presenter

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:


  • presenter’s credibility

  • credibility of product features and quality

  • outstanding show performance in sales

  • outstanding show performance regarding entertainment

  • social media and multi-channel presence

  • social and public activities, e.g. charity support

  • charisma / generation of positive vibes with audience

  • other outstanding activities in media

CATEGORY 6: BEST INNOVATION

Honouring innovation and excellence in product development

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • product is an invention rather than modification
  • offers unseen features
  • new features provide real value add
  • bestseller in its market or impressive market entry
  • product meets high quality standards
  • unique design with protected IP / patent

CATEGORY 7: BEST SUPPLIER

Awarded for excellence in product quality and supply

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • great product (IP protected, USPs, ESPs)
  • competitive pricing
  • fair delivery and payment terms
  • on-time delivery
  • super-efficient account management
  • friendly, helpful, reliable, flexible, responsive service
  • sales support e.g. marketing material, certificates
  • supplier works as a partner

CATEGORY 8: BEST DISTRIBUTOR

Judging criteria for this category are amongst others:

  • Active sales on all channels
  • Able to prolong product life cycle
  • Reliable, flexible, responsive
  • Sells the biggest volumes for their market
  • Able to buy small and large quantities of product
  • Pays on time
  • Offers fair delivery and payment terms to its customers
  • Creative use of media
  • Distributor...