• EVMC Awards

    Each year, EVMC recognizes the most innovative and strategic professionals in the live entertainment industry. Venue marketers, promoters, and publicists are nominated by colleagues for each category with the top entries per category voted on each year by EVMC attendees.  

    Applications can be submitted for the following categories: 

    • Marketing & Publicity Campaign Of The Year
    • Grassroots Campaign of the Year (NEW)
    • Social Media Content Series/Campaign of the Year (NEW)
    • Most Creative Artist Welcome
    • Most Creative Artist Gift* (under $500)
    • Most Creative Artist Gift* (over $500)
    • Breakthrough Professional of the Year
    • Impact Award
    • Hall of Fame
    • Gigi Award

    Submissions for Atlanta 2025 are CLOSED.

    Any questions? Please email marketing@eventvenuemarketing.com

Past Campaign Winners

EVMC recognizes the most innovative and strategic professionals in the live entertainment industry each year. Categories include Marketing & Publicity Campaign Of The Year, Most Creative Artist Welcome, and Most Creative Artist Gift.

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Hall of Fame

EVMC Hall of Fame was created to honor those individuals who impact the live entertainment industry, support the EVMC conference, and influence marketing trends dating back to 2004. 

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Gigi Award

The Gigi Award was created in 1999 to honor a former or current marketing professional for significant contributions made to professionalize and educate the live entertainment industry with substantial involvement in the conference. The award was named after Gigi Pilhofer, who became the first recipient of the annual honor in 2000. 

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IMPACT AWARD

The Impact Award was established to recognize an individual and/or organization that is making a change for good in their community or within the entertainment industry. Whether it is fighting for social justice, feeding the hungry, helping the disabled, influencing a diverse hiring process, or supporting a great cause, we all need to make an impact.

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Breakthrough Professional of the Year

The Breakthrough Professional of the Year Award recognizes a professional in the live entertainment industry who has made an impact or difference in marketing, sponsorship, social media, group sales or publicity over the past year. The recipient must be within their first 10 years in the industry to qualify for this award. 

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