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We at Evalato (rightfully) consider ourselves a bit of an expert on awards management productivity, after all, our software is all about high-quality awards, produced efficiently. That’s why we took the task of reviewing and selecting the top solutions that can boost your productivity and streamline your awards management tasks. While you don’t necessarily need to use all of them, one or more are bound to make your life easier.
The absolute productivity champion when it comes to awards management. It streamlines the whole process from beginning to end, including:
The result is enhanced productivity, evidenced by:
Evalato pro tip: Use an awards management checklist to identify areas for improvement and boost productivity.
While Evalato is the ultimate productivity enhancer for awards organizers, using a project management system will give your efforts an extra boost. Notion has emerged as one of the top choices, offering a selection of features to keep your team in line, such as:
Evalato pro tip: Invite co-workers to your organization in Evalato to create a team to collaborate on one or more programs.
A staple of online productivity, Google Workspace is every distributed team’s best friend, saving everyone from an endless exchange of files. It’s been enhanced with Google’s AI tool Gemini which promises to streamline teamwork even further. Either way, you get:
Evalato pro tip: While using Google Workspace for your team is great, thanks to Evalato, you won’t need to rely on spreadsheets to input applicant submissions — the state-of-the-art Applicant portal of the awards software has you covered.
And while Sheets are one of the perks you get with Google Workspace, what if you needed something a bit more sophisticated? Say hello to Airtable, the tool that will enhance your spreadsheet productivity with:
Evalato pro tip: Use Airtable to add and sort information about your awards program jury, prior to inviting and managing your jury members in Evalato.
If you want your awards program to be successful, you should optimize your marketing efforts and HubSpot is one of the most efficient tools to make that happen.
Evalato pro tip: Evalato integrates with Hubspot allowing you to track data and provide chat support to applicants within the awards platform.
While on the topic of awards marketing, we shouldn’t forget sending out emails, which is definitely an area that lends itself well to a productivity boost with an email marketing tool. Mailchimp is one such option, helping you with:
Pro tip: Regardless of whether you use a dedicated email marketing tool, Evalato has your awards email communication covered with customizable automatic and broadcast emails for applicants and judges.
Having risen to prominence during the pandemic, Zoom is the go-to video collaboration tool, allowing you to:
Evalato pro tip: Regardless of whether you decide to hold a live, online, or hybrid award ceremony, Evalato has you covered with a dedicated webpage to showcase your awards’ results and winners.
Are your awards paid? Or does your awards program include sponsorship? In any case (or for any organization, for that matter), you need a reliable tool to help you improve productivity when it comes to payments. Stripe is our tool of choice in this category, offering a secure infrastructure for online payments, including:
Evalato pro tip: When it comes to productivity in generating revenue, Evalato enables you to accept payments via 30+ cards, wallets, and various payment methods (including Stripe), and supports 160+ currencies.
Few things improve productivity and save time as much as a tool that streamlines your appointments. Calendly is a great option for just that, helping you eliminate the back-and-forth emails or messages to schedule a convenient time. It features:
Evalato pro tip: You can use Calendly to consult potential applicants on how to choose the right awards categories or craft their entries while communicating general information about your awards such as deadlines on Evalato’s auto-generated webpage. l
Your organization’s and your awards program’s web presence can be a major time-consumer. Webflow is a tool that can help you boost productivity while creating a great online presence for your brand, leaving you limited only by your imagination with the following features:
Evalato pro tip: Regardless of whether you use Webflow or not, you can trust Evalato with a webpage for your awards program where you can include all relevant information, complete with a registration form.
Hardly needing an introduction, this is one of the AI tools that can make your awards program smarter. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool that can answer questions and assist you with a variety of tasks for your awards program, such as:
Evalato pro tip: While ChatGPT can also help you write code, Evalato’s embeddable registration form saves you the trouble — you can integrate it on your website with a simple copy-paste to boost conversions.
All of the above tools will boost your awards management productivity to some extent, however, awards software like Evalato is the only one that will do it every step of the way. After all, that’s exactly what it’s designed to do.
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