Ecommerce Excellence Award Application
The Ecommerce Excellence Awards are open to ecommerce merchants who have exemplified excellence, creativity, and impact in various facets of the ecommerce landscape. With categories ranging from community engagement to groundbreaking design, these awards capture the diversity and brilliance of our industry.
Submit Your Project
All submissions are due by September 20, 2024 11:59:59 PM.
Please Note - the email address asssociated with the submission as well as anyone who is planning to accept the award must have a ticket to the event. If the entry is submitted by an agency, both the agency and the merchant need a valid ticket.
Application for the World Traveler Award
World Traveler Award- 🌍 Embark on a Journey of Global E-commerce Excellence! 🌍
Welcome to the World Traveler Award, dedicated to celebrating merchants whose innovative digital strategies have dramatically expanded their global footprint over the past year. This award is for those who have not just crossed borders but have also set new benchmarks in international e-commerce through the power of Magento/Adobe Commerce.
We seek to honor Magento sites that have successfully leveraged digital strategies to scale up globally, showcasing an exceptional approach to worldwide market engagement. This award recognizes those who have turned their local success into a global phenomenon, using Magento to power their journey. If your site has navigated through multiple markets and cultures, expanding its influence and achieving unprecedented growth, let’s celebrate your global success!
Your submission should be between 200 - 500 words. Please format your response to be clear which criteria you are addressing.
General Criteria - All awards are judged on these criteria, in addition to the award-specific criteria listed below.
- Industry contribution and relevance. Building something incredible is amazing. How did it contribute to the ecommerce industry? Identify the ecommerce issue or specific problem/s that was addressed and how it was addressed. Explain the thought process, iteration, and unique ideas.) How is this a new approach? How does this e-commerce work rank within its own vertical? Does it set a new standard for the merchant's peers and the competition? What objective measures or benchmarks demonstrate its impact and position within the industry?
- Return on investment and how successful were these efforts? Explain how success is measured e.g. A/B testing. Support this with numbers, ROIs, KPIs.
- Sustainability. What strategies does this merchant employ to minimize negative environmental impact and/or maximize positive environmental impact? How does it optimize resource usage/efficiency, reduce carbon footprint and maximise use of eco-friendly materials?
- Accessibility. How accessible is this website for visitors with audio/visual/neurodiverse challenges? How does this merchant cater for different types of users, maximizing its potential customer base?
- CX/UX and Convenience. Overall user experience, including ease of navigation, personalization, and customer satisfaction. How does the project improves convenience for users, including features that simplify shopping, enhance accessibility, and streamline processes. Innovations that make interactions more efficient, user-friendly and human.
Award-Specific Criteria
- Global Impact. Evaluate the breadth and depth of the project’s global impact. Focus on its reach across various markets/geographies and its effectiveness in establishing a strong international presence.
- Global Initiative. Explain what it took to drive global expansion, strategies and technologies used to expand the business globally, including multi-currency support, localization, and international shipping
- Importance. Assess the project's role in transforming the e-commerce landscape on a global scale. Reflect on how the initiative has contributed to setting new standards or solving significant challenges in international e-commerce.
- Compliance. Assess the compliance with international regulations and standards, such as data privacy laws and trade regulations.
- Cultural adaptation. Measure the effectiveness of cultural adaptation in marketing, customer service, and product offerings.
