2008 FSTA Industry Recognition Awards Categories and Descriptions
The FSTA Awards Committee is interested in maximizing recognition for all member companies pursuing excellence with their products and services. We encourage every FSTA member to submit at least 1 nomination form.
Based upon feedback to board members and to the Awards Committee, we made the decision to move the awards recognition to the winter meeting (January-February) so that we could recognize all sports, all products and services delivered in the previous calendar year.
The FSTA Awards Committee will be made up of seven FSTA board members or active companies from the membership.
Awards Process:
Category Descriptions:
I. FANTASY TOOLS -- all nominations may be submitted for one or multiple sports by the nominating company.
1. Fantasy Commissioner Product
This award recognizes the company with the best and most innovative commissioner tool in the industry. The tool must be customizable by the league’s commissioner and have live draft capability.
2. Draft Style Tool
This award recognizes the company with the best and most innovative draft style league tool.
3. Auction Style Tool
This award recognizes the company with the best and most innovative auction style league tool.
II. FANTASY CONTESTS -- all nominations may be submitted for one or multiple sports by the nominating company.
1. Draft Style Contest
This award recognizes the company with the best draft style league contest. Consumers join these leagues and the host company acts as the “league manager or commissioner”. The tool or contest uses a static set of rules and may or may not award prizes.
2. Salary Cap Contest
This award recognizes the company with the best salary cap style fantasy contest. Salary Cap Style is defined as using an artificial “cap” or maximum team value to challenge consumers to select a fantasy football team without going over the maximum value. The winning contest will have creative and innovative features and design.
3. Live Fantasy Event or Contest
This award will recognize the company managing the most compelling on-premise, live fantasy event or contest.
4. Unique Contest
This award will recognize the company with the most unique and innovative contest. The contest should be non-traditional contests and not qualify for other designated categories. Examples include pick the winner games, survival games, pick a loser each week, simulation games, etc.
III. FANTASY CONTENT, SERVICES, AND MISCELLANEOUS -- all nominations may be submitted for one or multiple sports by the nominating company.
1. Innovation
This award will be presented to the company with the most innovative new product design or technology innovation. The category is very broad, by design, and includes any new product, contest, service, feature, content type, content delivery service, design twist, or technical innovation.
2. Draft Kit
This award will recognize the company with the best and most comprehensive fantasy draft kit.
3. Fantasy Draft Assistance Tool
This award will recognize the company with the best draft assistance software, designed to help consumers draft the best possible fantasy team. This can be an online tool, downloadable software, purchased software or other tool.
4. Print or Magazine Ad
This award will recognize the most creative and effective ad of 2008. Ads for any fantasy product are eligible and will be submitted directly to the committee for review.
5. Best Fantasy Magazine
This award will recognize the 2008 fantasy magazine with the best combination of information, presentation, and innovation.
6. Best New Web Site or Site Update
This award will be presented to companies that are new to the fantasy market since January 1, 2008 or have done a considerable upgrade to their site. The site will be judged based upon the professional quality, overall offer value presented and innovative use of technology.
7. Specialty Products or Services
This is a company award and will recognize the member company with the best combination of service, high quality products, and innovation. The products should be designed to enhance a fantasy sport experience and may include companies supplying trophies, rings, draft boards, mock drafts, promotional items, etc.
8. Best Online Content Service
This award will be presented to the company with the best online information service to enhance a fantasy participant’s experience. The online service should demonstrate expert fantasy knowledge and a unique and creative ability to support and engage the user.
9. Best Blog
This award will recognize the website with the best combination of information and presentation in a Blog.
10. Best Podcast
This award will recognize the website with the best combination of information and presentation using Podcasts.
III. NOMINATION PROCESS
We encourage all members to nominate their company in at least one category so that the awards committee, the membership and the market can gain a clear understanding of how you bring unique value to the Fantasy Sports market.
Requirements:
- You must be a current FSTA member with paid in full dues.
- If you are an awards committee member, you may not participate in ranking categories in which you submit a nomination.
- You need to use the attached nomination form (click here)and submit by the deadline date to have an eligible submission.
- You must complete each nomination in full for every category in which you are making a submission.
- You need to submit to the designated email address for committee review at: greenbill@fantasydispute.com.
- You must submit your nomination by the deadline date of Friday, November 21, 2008.
The FSTA Awards Committee will provide a complete review of your submission and will take every effort to provide a fair review of all nominations. We look forward to making the winning presentations at the upcoming FSTA Winter Conference.
Timeline:
- October 19, 2008 – Announce process/forms to membership
- October 19, 2008 – post on FSTA website
- November 21, 2008 – Submission deadline
- December 1 – Committee review, finalists determined
- December 10th – Membership voting starts
- December 31, 2008 – Voting Ends
- Winter Conference – Winners announced
FSTA is the oldest and most prestigious non-profit fantasy sports trade association in the United States. Founded in 1997, it now represents more than 125 fantasy sports businesses.
2007 FSTA Industry Awards