We love our entire Email marketing fraternity and to contribute a bit to the vast world that lies therein, the Monks have come up with THE BEST EMAIL DESIGN HUNT 2017 contest in partnership with esteemed brands like Email on Acid, Campaign Monitor, My Emma, and Really Good Emails.

As we wait for 2018 to unfold, we thought of acknowledging the innovative email designs and the creative intelligence that works behind the curtains of ‘inbox performance’.

The Contest opens on 20^th November 2017.

Anyone from the email marketing world who in some capacity has been associated with a BEAUUUUTIFUL email (Email marketers, campaign managers, designers/developers) can enter the contest.

We have exciting prizes for the winners as well as early bird rewards for the participants.

The last day for submission is 10^th January 2018, 11:59 PM PT.

Judges Panel

The Best Email Design Hunt 2017 will be judged by email maestros, who apart from being industry experts have a keen eye for details and lookout for innovation in email design

1. John Thies, CEO – Email on Acid
2. Kim Stiglitz Courvoisier, Director, Content Marketing & Social Media – Campaign Monitor
3. Logan Baird, Design Services Lead – Emma
4. Matthew Smith, Founder – Really Good Emails
5. Jaymin Bhuptani, Director – EmailMonks

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged based on the following variables:

1. Originality and uniqueness of concept
2. Visual ‘WOW’ factor
3. Innovation in conveying the message
4. Usage of Brand to reinforce the design
5. Inclusion of Interactive Elements
6. Incorporation of Humor, Emotion or Fun

10 Easy Steps to Enter the Contest

1. Go to contest.emailmonks.com.
2. To enter the contest, sign up and register for the contest by providing your basic details like Name, Designation, etc.
3. On the Entry page, give the title of your email entry, relevant description for your email design (Minimum 25 characters) and then upload the entry.

Tip: Don’t forget to read the guidelines before ticking the check box like you might be doing at other times!

4. If you have used any interactive elements in your email, make sure you specify it in the description.
5. Upload your in .gif, .jpg and video formats.
6. You will receive an email once your contest entry gets approved.
7. Make sure you follow all the contest rules to ensure quick approval.
8. If your contest entry does not meet our guidelines, we shall hold the right to disapprove it.
9. You can submit another entry and we would be happy to approve it, given that it follows the rules.
10. Choose your best email design because you will be allowed to upload just one entry.

5 Simple Ways You Can Increase Your Chance to Win

1. Submit a ‘valid’ Entry as soon as possible for the assured win of $50 EmailMonks wallet to the first 100 participants.

2. Get maximum votes, likes, and shares on your entry as every metric counts!

Note: The gallery and voting will open to public on 23rd November

3. Ask your friends and family to vote, like, and share your entry.

4. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, and Reddit to get maximum visibility for your entry.

5. Make sure you get only genuine votes and do not try to manipulate the number of votes.

We would love to hear from you and offer you a platform to share your brilliance.

So what are you waiting for?

ENTER CONTEST NOW>>

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