Ever wondered how you can give back to your industry in small but meaningful ways? Well, here’s the scoop!
Every year, Quirk’s launches an awards program to recognize some of the best and brightest market and social research talent around the world including corporate researchers, agency researchers, individual researchers, and research teams. And they always need volunteers from around the world to help review submissions and identify the gold nuggets.
Personally, I love judging awards. As you might guess, it’s very happy way to give back to our industry. I get to help identify people who’ve done amazing things so that they get the recognition they deserve. It’s especially important for people who are quiet, humble, or not well known outside of their company.
As hoped, the candidates I reviewed represented a number of countries and hailed from both the agency world and the brand world. I could easily see why their colleagues had nominated them. The group of people I learned about have broad experience leading, mentoring, and guiding other individuals and teams. They love the entire innovation process from conceptualization to developing and launching those products. They love supporting not only their colleagues, but also their clients and people who aren’t even a part of our industry. Mentoring and being a trusted advisor seem to be intrinsic traits for these folks.
I’m looking forward to when the finalists are announced in September and, after that, when the awards are celebrated in November.
Good luck to everyone!