Award Force blog
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Feature focus: New role for lead judges
Save more time with our new lead judge role
Awards programs often have a lead judge who needs greater role permissions. With our new lead judge role you can quickly assign this role without creating a custom role first.
Feature focus: Bulk resubmission
Save time with our latest update to the resubmission feature. You can now request entry resubmissions in bulk!
Feature focus: A new method to add users
A new, quicker and easier way to add users has just landed! You can now invite users with just an email address.
Feature Focus: new registration & login options
Great news! New registration and login options have landed! Program participants can now register and log into your program using their Google or LinkedIn accounts.
Feature Focus: set awards entry fee based on form fields
It’s easy to accept payment for your awards entry through Award Force. And, now, with our newest feature, you can set prices based on how entrants respond to a form field.
Feature Focus: accessibility update for keyboard users
We strongly believe all users should be able to use Award Force in the way that works best for them, which is why we continually update our software to comply with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Feature Focus: the judging leaderboard gets an update
The Award Force judging leaderboard now shows an image thumbnail with each entry, making it easy to quickly distinguish between entries in a list.
Feature Focus: Top Pick judging mode debuts live progress bar
We’re excited to let you know about an update to our popular Top Pick judging option, the perfect reviewing mode for when you have a large panel of judges who need to find consensus.
Feature Focus: new languages added to the platform
We’ve recently added two new languages to the Award Force platform: Danish and Norwegian.
Award Force + Zapier integration: import entries
Award Force allows you to integrate with your favourite everyday software to help you do more with less time and headache. Read how our native Zapier integration can connect the awards platform to your everyday apps.
How to create a safe public voting award to generate brand buzz
To include the general public in the decision-making process of your awards program is a powerful way to engage the community and increase your program’s reach, creating buzz around your brand.
SAML – Easy login for your awards program
You likely want to make it as easy as possible for your entrants to log into your awards program. Here’s how a SAML integration can help your entrants login quickly and easily.
The icing on the cake: badges + certificates in Award Force
An awards program wouldn’t be complete without badges and certificates. In Award Force, it’s easy to create aesthetic badges and certificates easily and make sure they are distributed at the right time and to the right entrants.
The award manager’s guide to effective entry tagging
Entries open is an exciting period for your awards program. It is the culmination of a lot of upfront work, weeks of planning, communication and program promotion. But, how can you keep all the entries organised? Enter, tags!
Feature Fave Raves: Review flow – powerful yet beautifully versatile
Award Force Product Manager Rachel Martin shares some insights on why Review Flow is one of her favourite product features.
A complete guide to branding features in Award Force
At Award Force, we understand how valuable your brand can be. It’s why we put so much emphasis on creating and maintaining a contest management platform that places your brand in its best light. Here’s what we have to offer your brand.
4 Ways the new Award Force entry form is better, faster + more powerful
Our product team has been busy creating an improved entry form builder to help your program increase submitted entry volume and offer your participants the best possible experience. Here’s what’s new.
6 Award Force automations that’ll save you heaps of time
With so many features and functions in the Award Force toolbox, we want to break down a few of the most popular (and used!) automations you can create in your awards program to save heaps of time.
How awards programs can recognise excellence in architecture
Architecture is much more than a building on a plot of land. It reaches beyond the necessities of shelter to strive to become a work of art and a reflection of our zeitgeist. Recognition of good work helps evolve the industry and foster credibility for new players. It can also help inspire future generations to find their own voice and learn from the giants who came before them.
Plagiarism Detection
Credibility is critical for every business endeavour. But it’s even more fundamental in an awards, grants or submission program where evaluating content is a central focus and where plagiarism is a threat to program credibility.
And, unfortunately, it’s easier than ever for someone to steal content that is not theirs.