SMPS DC follows the SMPS HQ program format for both judging criteria and entry format. Our awards timeline is selected strategically to allow DC chapter firms to incorporate jury feedback for their SMPS HQ Marketing Communications Awards entries. Firms submitting entries must have an office within the greater DMV area. Previous National MCA award winners are not eligible. Winners are not guaranteed in every category.

Entries will be displayed at our We Heart Marketers awards ceremony held each February, where winners will be announced and presented with awards for their exemplary work, including Best-in-Show. Event attendees can vote for a People’s Choice Award, which will also be presented at the event.