Awards Guidelines

Nomination guidelines
Please follow the below guidelines when sending in your nominations:

All nominations must be in English
Nomination forms should be completed in its entirety. This includes contact information for the nominee as well as the individual/company that is nominating. Incomplete forms might be disqualifiedA company can send in as many nominations as they wish across the different categories
All nominations will have to be made in Microsoft Word formats (.doc or .docx). No other formats will be accepted
Supporting documents for the main nomination document can be provided only in Adobe Reader formats (.pdf)
All nominations should give precedence to fact-based information and should not hold marketing messages or branding information
Details listed in the nominations should not be older than 18 months for purpose of consideration

Category guidelines

VENDOR CATEGORIES

Best Partner Excellence Programme of the Year
Networking Vendor of the Year
Software Vendor of the Year
Peripherals and Accessories Vendor of the Year
Security Vendor of the Year
Systems and Hardware Vendor of the Year
Mobility Vendor of the Year
SMB/Consumer Vendor of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
SMB/Consumer Vendor of the Year is open to those Vendors that cater to individuals or organisations with up to 500 IT users

Nominations for the said categories must include details on the following::

Detailed description of channel initiatives in the last 12-18 months.
Listing of solution/ product portfolio.
Description of channel programmes.
Channel expansion across the last 12-18 months (expansion and ROI).
Details on training & certification.
Details of service and support availability (includes marketing development and credit availability).

Online Voting

Readers’ Choice Vendor of the Year

ONLY shortlisted nominations will be available for online voting.
Winners will be assessed based on maximum number of votes attained per nomination.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Detailed description of technology portfolio (could be a combination of different product categories as mentioned above)
Channel growth and development initiatives over the last 12-18 months.
Service and support availability (including marketing development, credit availability, compliance assistance).
Training & certification (specific to product categories or across entire portfolio).

DISTRIBUTOR CATEGORIES

Best Partner Excellence Programme of the Year
Volume Distributor of the Year
Networking Distributor of the Year
Security Distributor of the Year
Mobility Distributor of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations for the said categories must include details on the following:

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio
Availability and distribution services
Pre and post-sales support
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months)
Market development funds and credit availability
Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months)

Specialised Distributor of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
Valid for distributions that focus on just one product category (for instance: peripherals or printing). Not valid for those dealing across product lines.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on vendor portfolio.
Details on channel expansion and growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).
Availability and distribution services.
Pre and post-sales support.
Specialised training and certification initiatives (over the last 12-18 months).
Market development funds and credit availability.

Value-Added Distributor of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
Availability and distribution services.
Detailed description of value-added initiatives.
Pre and post-sales support.
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
Market development funds and credit availability.
Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).

Emerging Distributor of the Year
KSA Distributor of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
Availability and distribution services.
Detailed description of operations and commencement date for Emerging Distributor category. Only those distributors who are 3 years or less will be eligible for this category.
Detailed activities in KSA for KSA distributor of the year. KSA-headquartered players or those who have a strong business in the Kingdom are eligible for this category.
Pre and post-sales support.
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
Market development funds and credit availability.
Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).

Online Voting

Reader’s Choice Distributor of the Year

ONLY shortlisted nominations will be available for online voting.
Winners will be assessed based on maximum number of votes attained per nomination.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
Availability and distribution services.
Pre and post-sales support.
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
Market development funds and credit availability.
Channel growth (ROI, vendor listing and reseller/ retailer channel expansion in the last 12-18 months).

RESELLER CATEGORIES

Super Retailer of the Year
System Integrator of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations for the said categories must include details on the following:

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
Ability to deliver real benefits to the end user/ customer (present business cases, client testimonials).
Ability to meet client objectives in terms of ROI and investment protection (client testimonials).
Details on end user support & services (technical assistance, maintenance, delivery etc).
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).
Geographical reach and coverage (expansion over the last 12-18 months, current area of operations).

Enterprise Reseller of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
Open to those Resellers that cater to large enterprises with over 500 IT users.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio.
Ability to deliver real benefits to the end user/ customer (present business cases, client testimonials).
Ability to meet client objectives in terms of ROI and investment protection (client testimonials).
Details on end user support & services (technical assistance, maintenance, delivery etc).
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months)

SMB/Consumer Reseller of the Year

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.
Open to those Resellers that cater to individuals or organisations with up to 500 IT users.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Details on product focus / vendor portfolio
Ability to deliver real benefits to the end user/ customer (present business cases, client testimonials).
Ability to meet client objectives in terms of ROI and investment protection (client testimonials).
Details on end user support & services (technical assistance, maintenance, delivery etc).
Training & certification initiatives (across product categories or entire portfolio over the last 12-18 months).

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Best Growth Initiative by a Distributor
Best Growth Initiative by a Vendor

All nominations will be evaluated by RME’s editors.
Editors may verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated.
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final.

Nominations must include details on the following::

Detailed description of channel initiatives in last 12-18 months.
Listing of solution/ product portfolio.
Description of channel width and breadth.
Channel growth across the last 12-18 months (expansion and ROI).
Details on training & certification.
Details of service and support availability (includes marketing development and credit availability).

Woman Executive of the year

All nominations will be evaluated by RME’s editors.
Editors may verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has been nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
The category is open to channel-facing female representatives across vendors, distributors, SIs and resellers

Nominations must include details on the following::

Detailed description of role within the current organisation.
Details on career climb years in current organisation and roles at previous organisation.
Description of innovation or leadership initiatives for channel development and organisational growth.
Details of core competencies and acquired skills.

Partner champion of the year

All nominations will evaluated by RME’s editors.
Editors may verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
Nominations are open to channel-facing representatives dealing with day-to-day operations of the channel across vendors, distributors, SIs and resellers (for instance, channel managers, channel development managers etc)

Nominations must include details on the following::

Detailed description of role within current organisation
Roles at previous organisations
Description of innovation or leadership initiatives for channel development and organisational growth
Details of core competencies and acquired skills

PERSONALITY CATEGORY

Outstanding Executive of the Year- IT channel
Outstanding Executive of the Year- Vendor

All nominations will be sent to the judging panel.
RME and/or the judges might verify the information provided in the nomination form by calling the nominee or the individual/company that has nominated
In case of any disputes, the decision taken by RME’s Editors will be considered final
Nominations are open to senior executives across distributors, SIs and resellers for Outstanding Executive of the Year- IT channel.
Nominations are open to senior executives across vendors for Outstanding Executive of the Year- Vendor

Nominations must include details on the following::

Detailed description of role within current organisation
Details on career climb years in current organisation and roles at previous organisation (years in the channel and experience acquired)
Description of innovation or leadership initiatives for channel development and organisational growth
Details of core competencies and acquired skills