MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards

Recognizing Outstanding Marketing and Promotional Creativity Worldwide

The MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards category is the dedicated Marketing & Promotional category within the MUSE Creative Awards. It recognizes marketing materials and promotional executions that combine clear objectives, creative thinking, persuasive communication and effective audience engagement.

Open to marketing agencies, creative studios, brands, in-house teams, production companies and independent professionals worldwide, the category provides an international platform for promotional campaigns, sales materials, branded merchandise, displays, corporate gifts and other marketing communications.

Who Should Enter the
MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards?

The category welcomes eligible work submitted by:

  • Marketing Agencies
  • Creative and Advertising Agencies
  • Design Studios
  • Brands and In-House Marketing Teams
  • Promotional Product Companies
  • Production Companies
  • Retail and Shopper Marketing Teams
  • Event and Experiential Agencies
  • Public Relations and Communications Teams
  • Freelancers and Independent Creative Professionals

MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards
Categories

Explore the available subcategories for marketing collateral, promotional campaigns, branded merchandise, corporate gifts, sales materials, retail displays and other promotional executions.

Select the category that most accurately represents the primary purpose, format and audience experience of your work.

MB27001

Augmented Reality (AR) / Interactive Print

— description

Printed materials enhanced with augmented reality, scannable content, or digital features that create an interactive experience.

MB27002

Brochure

— description

Multi-page materials presenting information about a company, product, service, program, or campaign.

MB27003

Calendar

— description

Branded calendars combining practical date planning with promotional content, imagery, or organizational identity.

MB27004

Catalog

— description

Structured publications displaying a collection of products, services, works, or offerings with supporting information.

MB27005

Character Design

— description

Original characters developed to represent a brand, campaign, story, product, service, or audience experience.

MB27006

Corporate Profile

— description

A comprehensive introduction to an organization, covering its identity, history, capabilities, services, and achievements.

MB27007

Cover (DVD / CD / Book)

— description

Cover artwork created for books, music releases, films, games, or other published and recorded media.

MB27008

Flyer

— description

Single-sheet promotional materials communicating an offer, event, product, service, or campaign message.

MB27009

Guide

— description

Instructional or informational materials helping audiences understand, navigate, use, or participate in something.

MB27010

Icon

— description

Small graphic symbols designed to represent actions, features, information, categories, or brand concepts.

MB27011

Illustration

— description

Original visual artwork created to explain, decorate, interpret, or strengthen a promotional message.

MB27012

Infographics

— description

Visual presentations that organize data, processes, or complex information into a clear and engaging format.

MB27013

Invitation / Greeting Card

— description

Designed invitations and greeting cards created for events, announcements, celebrations, or relationship-building.

MB27014

Media Kit / Sales Kit / Folder

— description

Coordinated materials providing media, sales, or business audiences with branded information and promotional resources.

MB27015

Menu

— description

Designed food and beverage listings that communicate offerings, pricing, hierarchy, and a dining brand’s character.

MB27016

Postcard

— description

Compact mailed or distributed cards used for announcements, promotions, invitations, or brand communication.

MB27017

Poster (Single)

— description

A single poster designed to promote or communicate an event, product, service, campaign, or public message.

MB27018

Poster (Series)

— description

A coordinated series of posters connected by a shared concept, message, purpose, or visual direction.

MB27019

Promotional

— description

Branded materials or executions created to increase awareness, encourage participation, or support sales and marketing.

MB27020

Specialty Item

— description

Custom promotional merchandise or nonstandard branded items created for campaigns, events, gifting, or audience engagement.

MB27021

Sustainability

— description

Marketing materials that communicate environmental responsibility or use resource-conscious production, materials, and design practices.

MB27022

T-Shirt

— description

Branded apparel designed for promotion, merchandise, events, campaigns, communities, or organizational identity.

MB27000

New Category

How Do I Choose the Right
Marketing & Promotional Category?

Begin with the Marketing Objective

Identify the goal: launch a product, support sales, promote an event, reward customers or increase brand visibility.

Step 1 of 7

How Are MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards
Entries Judged?

Judged by International Industry Professionals

Marketing & Promotional entries are evaluated through a blind judging process by an international panel of experienced professionals from agencies, brands and creative organizations.

MUSE Creative Jury - Graeme Hall

United Kingdom

Graeme Hall

Founder & Creative Director, ifour creative agency

MUSE Creative Jury - Gabriel Arenas

Mexico

Gabriel Arenas

Marketing Manager, Qualcomm Technologies

MUSE Creative Jury - Hal Kirkland

United States

Hal Kirkland

Creative Director + Director, Studio Farland

MUSE Creative Jury - Michael J. Russo

United States

Michael J. Russo

Chief Creative Officer, brandRUSSO

MUSE Creative Jury - Kenneth Pohler

Denmark

Kenneth Pohler

Creative Director, IKEA

MUSE Creative Jury - Javier Soler Castro

Colombia

Javier Soler Castro

Head of Art, TBWA COLOMBIA

Entrant information is removed during evaluation to help support fairness and reduce potential bias.

Each submission is assessed according to five areas:

01

Strategic Thinking

02

Creativity & Originality

03

Execution & Craft

04

Effectiveness & Results

05

Overall Impact

How to Enter the MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards

Online Registration

Create or sign in to your MUSE Creative Awards account.

Online Submission

Add your project information, select the relevant Advertising categories and upload your supporting materials.

Entry Evaluation

Your completed submission is assigned to the international jury for blind evaluation.

Winners Selection

Entries meeting the required judging standards receive the appropriate MUSE distinction.

MUSE Marketing & Promotional Awards
Frequently Asked Questions

What types of corporate identity work can be entered?

Eligible work may include complete brand and corporate identity systems, logos, symbols, rebrands, identity refreshes, guidelines, stationery, digital identities, product identities and specialized organizational identities.

Who can enter the MUSE Corporate Identity Awards?

Branding agencies, graphic design studios, creative agencies, brands, in-house teams, design consultancies, marketing teams, independent designers and brand strategists worldwide may submit eligible work.

Can a single logo be entered?

Yes. Select the logo-specific subcategory when the logo or symbol is the primary work being evaluated.

What should a complete identity entry show?

A complete identity entry should present the central creative idea and enough coordinated components and applications to demonstrate how the system works consistently across relevant contexts.

Can the same identity project be entered into multiple categories?

Yes. The same work may be submitted into multiple relevant categories. A separate entry fee applies to each category selected.

How do I choose between Corporate Identity and Marketing & Promotional?

Use Corporate Identity when the enduring visual identity system is the primary work.
Use Marketing & Promotional when a time-bound campaign, promotion or individual marketing material is the main creative achievement.

How do I choose between Corporate Identity and Typography?

Use Corporate Identity when the complete identity system is being evaluated.
Use Typography when the letterforms, typeface or typographic expression are the primary creative achievement.

Make Your Identity a MUSE

Present your corporate identity work on the international stage. Choose the category that best represents your identity system and submit it for evaluation by an international panel of creative professionals.