At Mum Central, we’re devoted to offering content material that’s not solely high-quality and genuine but additionally well timed and related for our viewers of ladies aged 20-50. And don’t fear – we all the time guarantee there’s a sprinkle of enjoyable in every part we do!
Now it’s time to honour these wonderful corporations, manufacturers and merchandise, however as a substitute of us sharing our ideas, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Introducing the Mum Central Awards for 2024
Our inaugural Mum Central Awards have formally launched, and we’re prepared and open for nominations. There are two methods to appoint (we’ll clarify under), and as soon as your nomination is confirmed, we’ll share our nominees with our readers.
Then it’s as much as YOU to vote for who you suppose ought to win the GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE in every class.
The way it works:
STAGE 1: NOMINATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
NOMINATE MY BUSINESS: Are you seeking to showcase your product, model or service? Nominate your self now. Our software course of is very easy to do – we promise! This feature is finest for enterprise house owners, large and small.
NOMINATE YOUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: Need to share your love of a sure product or firm with different dad and mom? Submit a nomination type on somebody’s behalf (it’s free to do and tremendous simple too). This feature is finest for non-business house owners.
- Nominations shut on twenty eighth February 2024
- All nominees shall be notified promptly and have the chance to finish their software if they need.
- Functions shut on 14 March 2024.
STAGE 2: NOMINEES ANNOUNCED AND VOTING OPENS
Mark your calendar as a result of 2nd April is the day our official NOMINEES shall be introduced, and voting will start! It’s utterly free to vote, and all voters will go right into a draw to win a $300 JB HIFI GIFT CARD only for nominating their fave services and products! You may vote for as many merchandise or manufacturers in as many classes as you want, every one getting you an additional entry within the draw! Public voting opens on 2 April 2024 and closes on 30 April 2024.
STAGE 3: WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Keep tuned for fifteenth Could 2024, once we will announce three awards in every class on the Mum Central web site. We’ll additionally share this throughout our social channels too. If you happen to don’t already subscribe to Mum Central, you could wish to achieve this now too, so you may keep within the know.
Every class could have three winners based mostly on a voting system. Probably the most votes will obtain the distinguished GOLD award, with SILVER for runner-up and BRONZE for third highest votes.
What are the classes?
There are such a lot of wonderful merchandise available on the market for being pregnant, postpartum, infants, toddlers, school-aged youngsters, tweens and youths, plus nice gear for journey, well being and wellness and extra. That’s why we’ve put collectively an intensive class record to make sure all of those superior merchandise have an opportunity to take house a Gold, Silver or Bronze.
Classes embrace:
BABY
- PRAMS: Finest Journey Pram
- PRAMS: Finest Single Pram
- PRAMS: Finest Double Pram
- PRAMS: Finest Pram Below $1,000
- PRAMS: Finest Pram Over $1,000
- PRAMS: Editor’s Selection for Finest Pram (awarded by Mum Central staff)
- NURSERY: Finest Cot & Co-Sleeper
- NURSERY: Finest Playmat
- NURSERY: Finest Nursery Equipment & Decor
- SLEEP: Finest Child Monitor
- SLEEP: Finest Sleep Help
- SLEEP: Finest Sleepwear together with wraps & swaddles
- FEEDING: Finest Breast Pump
- FEEDING: Finest Steriliser
- FEEDING: Finest Excessive Chair
- FEEDING: Finest Bottles
- FEEDING: Finest Equipment – plates, bibs and so on
- ON-THE-GO: Finest Automobile Seat
- ON-THE-GO: Finest Child Provider
- ON-THE-GO: Finest Nappy Baggage
- HEALTH: Finest Skincare for Child
- HEALTH: Finest Skincare for Children
- HEALTH: Finest Skincare for Teenagers
- HEALTH: Finest Skincare for Mum
- HEALTH: Finest Well being Product
TODDLER & OLDER KIDS
- OUTDOOR PLAY: Finest Bikes and Trikes
- OUTDOOR PLAY: Finest Trampoline
- OUTDOOR PLAY: Finest Out of doors Play Tools
- TOYS: Finest Academic Toys
- TOYS: Finest Sensory Toys
- TODDLER PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Something for toddlers, together with rest room coaching, clothes, hats, and so on.
- KIDS’ PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Something for youths 4 – 10 years, together with toys, trend, equipment, tools and so on.
- TEEN/TWEEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Something teenagers & tween associated, together with clothes, toys, experiences & interval merchandise
PREGNANCY
- BEST PREGNANCY BRAND OF THE YEAR: All manufacturers, together with bigger and smaller companies, goal the being pregnant market.
- BEST PREGNANCY PRODUCT:Something associated to being pregnant (well being merchandise, clothes, equipment, pillows, skincare and so on.)
- BEST PRODUCT FOR RECOVERY: Something associated to post-pregnancy restoration – shorts, leggings, padsicles, postnatal nutritional vitamins and equipment
LIFESTYLE AND OTHER
- BEST OVERALL BRAND OF THE YEAR:All manufacturers welcome to appoint
- BEST NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHED IN 2023: New product focusing on moms or kids. Will need to have been launched into the market in 2023
- BEST TRAVEL PRODUCT: Something associated to child carriers, doodle mats, aeroplane equipment, baggage, journey strollers and equipment
- BEST PARENTING PRODUCT OF THE YEAR:Any bodily product regarding parenting in normal, together with toys, tools, equipment and so on)
- BEST PARENTING SERVICE OF THE YEAR: Any service regarding parenting in normal, together with cleansing, meal supply companies, nanny companies, play centres, kids’s actions and so on)
The advantageous print and Award FAQ’s
CAN YOU NOMINATE YOUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES?
Sure, you definitely can. We encourage you to appoint as many as you want!
To nominate ANOTHER services or products, click on right here.
For every services or products you nominate, you’ll mechanically go within the draw to win a $300 JB-HIFI GIFT CARD!
CAN YOU NOMINATE YOURSELF?
Sure, you definitely can. To nominate YOUR services or products, click on right here.
CAN I NOMINATE A PRODUCT IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY?
Sure, you definitely can. So long as it’s match, you may nominate the identical product into quite a few classes. So, for instance, when you’ve acquired an incredible new child service, you could wish to submit it to the Finest Journey, Finest New Product of the 12 months and Finest On-the-Go Child Product.
CAN I NOMINATE SEVERAL PRODUCTS?
Sure, you definitely can! If you happen to’ve acquired a number of nice merchandise underneath your model, then enter as many as you’d like! Simply be sure to select the best class/classes for every product as your description will differ relying in your goal class.
CAN I SHARE MY NOMINATION WITH MY FOLLOWERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO VOTE?
Sure, you definitely can! All nominees are inspired to share their nominations with their readers throughout all channels. We will even have an asset package obtainable to help you in selling your nomination. All nominees will obtain a Mum Central Nominations Awards Badge to make use of in your socials and to encourage your clients to vote.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF SOMEONE ELSE NOMINATES ME, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
To begin with, congrats! So thrilling. You probably have been nominated by another person, it’s as much as you to determine when you’d wish to proceed the method and grow to be an official nominee. You’ll obtain an e mail notifying you of your nomination and the class, with a hyperlink to finish the appliance.
I WANT TO NOMINATE MY FAVOURITE PRODUCT – IS THERE A FEE?
To appoint your favorite model or product, all nominations are free.
I WANT TO NOMINATE MYSELF – IS THERE A FEE?
To appoint your individual enterprise, we’ll skip the nomination course of and go straight to submitting your software the place you’ll pay the award nomination price as specified. All the small print are on the self-nomination type right here.
HOW DOES THE VOTING WORK?
Voting on your favorite services or products is completely free. Nevertheless, you may solely submit one voting type and one vote per class. You may vote for 1, 5 or all 41 classes – the selection is yours!
Plus, by voting, you’ll mechanically enter the draw to win a $300 JB-HIFI GIFT CARD!
WHAT DO I GET IF I’M AN AWARD WINNER?
Our high three winners in every class (Gold, Silver and Bronze) won’t solely obtain the accolade of profitable a Mum Central Award however will even be completely featured in our Awards Winner’s Record printed on Mum Central. We are going to publish a small characteristic on every award-winning product based mostly on the data you embrace in your submission type – description, worth, URL (with do-follow hyperlink) and, in fact, a picture with their award icon hooked up.
However, better of all, each award winner will obtain the coveted Mum Central Award Badge, its notoriety and the chance to advertise this wonderful accomplishment and throughout future advertising and marketing actions.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF I’VE WON A MUM CENTRAL AWARD?
All winners shall be contacted no later than Friday, 10 Could 2023, simply earlier than we publish the winners’ record on our web site and have a good time them throughout our social channels.
We will even contact our Individuals’s Selection Voting Winner to allow them to know they’ve received the Voting Prize of a $300 JB-HIFI GIFT CARD!
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS – WHO CAN I CONTACT?
Please e mail hey@mumcentral.com.au or contact us through Fb for any further enquiries. We’re more than pleased to assist!
Able to nominate? Let’s go!