
EVENT MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGY
RECOGNITION FOR VISIBILITY, PARTICIPATION & GROWTH
Strategies, campaigns, content, communications, and promotional achievements that build awareness and participation.
The MUSE Event Awards welcomes entries worldwide. Present the achievement in the context most relevant to what you want the international jury to evaluate.
FIND THE CATEGORY THAT FITS YOUR ACHIEVEMENT
Browse the 5 category groups below and select the subcategory that best represents the achievement you want the jury to evaluate.
If more than one category reflects a distinct aspect of your achievement, you may submit it to multiple eligible categories. Each category will be evaluated independently.
01Event CampaignsIncludes Event Marketing Campaign, Integrated Event Campaign, Sponsorship Marketing Campaign.
EC10001Event Marketing Campaign
Recognizing marketing campaigns that increase awareness, attendance, participation, ticket sales, engagement, or event value.
EC10002Integrated Event Campaign
Recognizing campaigns that coordinate events with multiple communication channels to deliver a unified audience journey and measurable results.
EC10003Sponsorship Marketing Campaign
Recognizing campaigns that activate sponsorship rights to create audience value, visibility, engagement, and measurable outcomes.
EC10004Destination Marketing Event Campaign
Recognizing campaigns that use events to promote a city, region, attraction, venue, or destination.
EC10005Sustainability Campaign
Recognizing communications campaigns that promote sustainable behavior, environmental responsibility, or long-term positive impact through events.
EC10006Influencer Marketing Campaign
Recognizing event-related campaigns that collaborate with creators, influencers, or public figures to reach and engage defined audiences.
EC10007Event ROI & Business Impact
Recognizing campaigns or strategies that demonstrate measurable commercial, organizational, audience, or stakeholder return.
EC10000New Category
For entries that do not fit an existing event marketing campaigns sub-category and require a more specific classification.
02Audience Growth & EngagementIncludes Audience Acquisition, Audience Engagement, Community Building & Engagement.
AG10001Audience Acquisition
Recognizing strategies that successfully attract relevant attendees, participants, customers, fans, or communities to an event.
AG10002Audience Engagement
Recognizing strategies that generate active participation, interaction, contribution, or sustained audience involvement.
AG10003Community Building & Engagement
Recognizing strategies that create or strengthen a community before, during, or after an event or experience.
AG10004Fan Engagement Strategy
Recognizing strategies that deepen participation and loyalty among sports, entertainment, music, gaming, or cultural fan communities.
AG10000New Category
For entries that do not fit an existing audience growth & engagement sub-category and require a more specific classification.
03PR, Media & Public AffairsIncludes Event PR Campaign, Public Affairs Campaign, Advocacy Campaign.
PR10001Event PR Campaign
Recognizing public relations campaigns that build awareness, reputation, media interest, and stakeholder confidence around an event.
PR10002Public Affairs Campaign
Recognizing event-related communications that engage policymakers, institutions, industry bodies, or public stakeholders.
PR10003Advocacy Campaign
Recognizing campaigns that use events and communications to advance a cause, policy position, public issue, or community objective.
PR10004Crisis Communications
Recognizing communication strategies that protect trust and maintain clarity during disruption, controversy, or unforeseen events.
PR10005Media Innovation
Recognizing innovative approaches to media formats, distribution, partnerships, content production, or audience access around an event.
PR10000New Category
For entries that do not fit an existing pr, media & public affairs sub-category and require a more specific classification.
04Digital, Social & ContentIncludes Social Media Campaign, Website & Landing Page, Online Video.
DM10001Social Media Campaign
Recognizing event-related social media campaigns that build awareness, participation, conversation, and measurable engagement.
DM10002Website & Landing Page
Recognizing event websites and landing pages that combine effective identity, content, usability, and conversion.
DM10003Online Video
Recognizing digital video content created to promote, extend, explain, or document an event or experience.
DM10004Podcast
Recognizing event-related podcast or audio series that informs, engages, or extends the event’s audience and content.
DM10005Print Communication
Recognizing posters, brochures, invitations, billboards, direct mail, and other printed communications created for an event.
DM10006Branded Game
Recognizing games designed to support event marketing, participation, learning, community interaction, or brand engagement.
DM10007Gamification Strategy
Recognizing the strategic use of game mechanics before, during, or after an event to increase participation and motivation.
DM10008Cross-Channel Storytelling
Recognizing coherent storytelling delivered across physical, digital, social, mobile, broadcast, retail, or outdoor channels.
DM10009Event Content Strategy
Recognizing the planning and use of event content to build awareness, participation, knowledge, and long-term audience value.
DM10000New Category
For entries that do not fit an existing digital, social & content sub-category and require a more specific classification.
05Event StrategiesIncludes Event Strategy, Integrated Event Strategy, Proprietary Event Format.
ST10001Event Strategy
Recognizing a clear and effective strategy that aligns event purpose, audience, experience, delivery, and measurable outcomes.
ST10002Integrated Event Strategy
Recognizing the coordinated management of online and offline phases, channels, teams, and touchpoints within a broader activation plan.
ST10003Proprietary Event Format
Recognizing an original, ownable, and repeatable event format created by an organizer, agency, company, or institution.
ST10004Event Transformation
Recognizing the successful reinvention of an established event to improve relevance, reach, experience, performance, or resilience.
ST10005Crisis Management
Recognizing strategic responses that protect event success, safety, stakeholder confidence, and attendee experience during disruption.
ST10006Contingency & Plan B
Recognizing backup planning that enables an event to adapt successfully to changing conditions without compromising core objectives.
ST10007Event Data & Measurement
Recognizing a disciplined measurement framework that uses data to improve decisions, demonstrate outcomes, and inform future events.
ST10000New Category
For entries that do not fit an existing event strategy & resilience sub-category and require a more specific classification.
WINNING LEVELS
Every eligible entry is evaluated against the established MUSE standard and may receive Platinum, Gold, or Silver recognition according to its final score.
Entries scoring below 65 do not receive an award. A category may recognize multiple winners or no winners, depending on whether the entries meet the required standard.
Gold
Silver
MUSE GRAND DISTINCTIONS
Eligible Platinum-winning entries may be considered for MUSE Grand Distinctions according to the official award criteria.
The distinction is awarded solely at the jury’s discretion and may be withheld when no eligible Platinum-winning entry meets the required standard.
Winner Benefits
Every Platinum, Gold, and Silver Winner receives:
Official Winner Title
Official MUSE Event Awards winner title
Digital Certificate
Personalized digital winner certificate
Winner Badge
Official Platinum, Gold, or Silver winner badge
Winner Profile
Official winner listing and dedicated winner profile
Promotional Materials
Digital promotional materials and official press release template
MUSE Statuette
Eligibility to purchase the official MUSE Event Awards statuette
Every eligible entry is evaluated independently against the established MUSE standard.
Winning entrants may submit written interviews for editorial consideration on Muse.World. Selected winners may also be invited to contribute video interviews or other editorial materials. Publication and promotion are subject to editorial review and are not guaranteed.
How Entries
Are Evaluated
Each eligible entry is evaluated independently by an international jury with expertise relevant to the selected category. The jury applies the official five-part MUSE Evaluation Framework to the achievement and its category-specific objectives.
Entries are evaluated on their own merits rather than ranked solely against one another.
Purpose & Relevance
The clarity of the achievement’s objectives, intended audience, context, and relevance to the selected category.
Strategy & Approach
The strength of the concept, planning, approach, and decisions used to achieve the stated objectives.
Execution & Quality
The standard of delivery, craft, expertise, coordination, and quality demonstrated in the selected discipline.
Distinction & Excellence
The originality, differentiation, creativity, innovation, expertise, or category-specific excellence demonstrated by the entry.
Results & Impact
Credible evidence of outcomes, audience response, business value, community benefit, or other results relevant to the achievement’s purpose.
ENTRYREQUIREMENTS
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide. Eligible work must have been created, organized, produced, launched, delivered, or active on or after January 1, 2024.
- Ongoing Work
- Recurring and ongoing work may be entered when eligible activity occurred during the official eligibility period.
- Language
- Entries must be submitted in English.
- Entry Description
- Maximum 350 words.
- Supporting Files
- Up to eight images or PDF documents. Maximum 4 MB per file.
- Image Dimensions
- Maximum 1920 × 1080 pixels.
- Video or Website Links
- Up to five links. Submitted videos must not exceed three minutes each.
- Multiple Categories
- The same achievement may be submitted to multiple eligible categories. Each category is evaluated independently.
- Editing Deadline
- Entries may be edited until the Final Extension Deadline on February 25, 2027.
PLAN YOUR ENTRY
View DeadlinesEarly Bird Deadline
Regular Deadline
Final Deadline
Final Extension Deadline
IS EVENT MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGY
THE RIGHT
CATEGORY?
Choose Event Marketing, Communications & Strategy when you want the jury to focus on this discipline, contribution, or achievement.
Compare All Award CategoriesThis contribution is the achievement.
Strategies, campaigns, content, communications, and promotional achievements that build awareness and participation.
A different achievement is the focus.
Choose Events for the complete event, or compare the other specialist categories when a separate contribution deserves its own evaluation.
The same achievement may be entered in more than one eligible category when each submission presents a distinct focus and relevant evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Event Marketing, Communications & Strategy category recognize?
Strategies, campaigns, content, communications, and promotional achievements that build awareness and participation.
Should I enter this category or Events?
Choose this category when the specific discipline or contribution is the focus of your entry. Choose Events when you want the complete event evaluated as one unified achievement.
Can the same achievement be submitted to multiple categories?
Yes. The same achievement may be submitted to multiple eligible categories. Each category is evaluated independently, and the applicable category fee applies to each submission.
How do I choose the right subcategory?
Browse the category groups and open the subcategory descriptions. Choose the subcategory that most closely represents the achievement and evidence you want the jury to evaluate.
Can recurring or ongoing work be entered?
Yes. Eligible activity must have occurred on or after January 1, 2024. Identify the qualifying edition, occurrence, project, or period that the jury is being asked to evaluate.
What evidence should I include?
Include a clear description of your objectives, approach, execution, and credible results. Supporting images, documents, and links should demonstrate the achievement in relation to the selected subcategory.
What if no published category accurately fits my work?
Select New Category within the most relevant category group. Propose a category name and briefly explain what you want the jury to evaluate. The proposal will be reviewed by the MUSE Event Awards team before judging.
Enter Your Achievement in the
2027 MUSE Event Awards
Select the category that best represents your achievement, then present it to the international MUSE jury.
Early Bird Entries Close November 19, 2026.