RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™

 

The RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™ is a Rookie home stager that has been in business less than two years as of March 2012 and is demonstrating Professionalism and excellence in staging.

 

RESA® will be recognizing 6 Rookie Stagers of the Year in 6 regions. The regions are as follows: Northeast, Midwest, South, West, Canada and Australia. Click to verify your region.  The 6 Regional Rookie Stagers of the Year™ will be the finalists for the RESA® 2012 Rookie Stager of the Year™.

Entry Fee: $25.00

 

Nomination Guidelines:

• Last year's winners are not eligible to be nominated in the same category.
• Last year's nominees and finalist are eligible.   
• This is a self-nominating category for current RESA® members.  Members must maintain their membership through the 2012 year.  Given this is a self-nominating category; nominees will not be allowed to market their nomination status as this portion of the process is anonymous. Finalists will be allowed to market their status; however they are not allowed to solicit votes from the judges.
• Members with ethics complaints or disciplinary actions in the last two years are not eligible.
• Submissions need to represent the work of the individual stager submitting their nomination. In other words, employees, independent contractors may have assisted in the process; however, the individual stager needs to have taken lead on the staging.
• RESA® 2012 Rookie Stager of the Year™ award is an individual award. In other words, company submissions are not allowed. See Company of the Year Award.

Nomination Disqualifications:

• During the one-page PDF voting process, nominees are anonymous. If nominees are caught soliciting votes from the RESA® membership, they will be automatically disqualified.
• Finalists will be allowed to market their status; however they are not allowed to solicit votes from the judges. If a finalist is caught soliciting votes from the judges, they will be automatically disqualified.
• Any finalist caught breaking any of the rules may be disqualified.

Nominees will submit:

 

• A one-page PDF containing your best staging examples. This may be before and after sets or final result examples. This PDF may be “staged”, but needs to be un-branded. No information as to your identity or geographic location will be allowed. Photo editing techniques may be used to enhance the photo. Ex: Frames and drop shadows are ok. Submissions that look like magazine layouts are acceptable. Virtually staged photos are not allowed.  Words or text are not allowed on the one-page submission. 
  
• You will also submit up to a two-page PDF that covers why you should be awarded the honor of Rookie Stager of the Year™. This two-page PDF submission should be professional and fully branded.  Your submission should include your accomplishments during the eligibility period which is December, 2010 to October 2011. 
  

 

The submission for the two-page PDF should include:

 

• Branding (website, logo, colors etc...)
• How you educate others through marketing, workshops, blogs, etc...  
• Your professional affiliations and designations.
• You may include more before and after examples

 

Submit both documents and a JPG photo of yourself in one email as attachments to Shell@RESA-HQ.org, no later than November 15, 2011. In the subject line of the email please put your name of your category, your region, your company name and your name.  EX: RESA Rookie Stager of the Year Region 3 Southern, Your Company Name, Your Name.  

• Save and name the one-page PDF unbranded submission, with the name of your category and your region: EX: RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™ Region 3 Southern
• Save and name the two-page PDF fully branded submission with the name of your category, your region and your company name.  EX: RESA Rookie Stager of the Year Region 3 Southern, Your Company Name.
• Name your JPG Photo with your first and last name.
  

The entire RESA® membership will vote on your one-page unbranded submission between November 20, 2011 to November 30, 2011.  Judging on will be based on:

 

• Before and after examples and or best examples of final staging
• Overall appeal of entry

The submissions with the most votes will be the top 3 finalists in each region and will be the nominees for the overall RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™ Award.  

RESA® will combine the two-page fully branded submission with the one-page photo examples submission and they will be sent to the judges for their review. Judging will take place from December 5, 2011 to December 20, 2011. Judging will be based on:

 

25 Points- Branding (website, logo, etc...)

25 Points- Education through marketing, workshops, blogs, etc...  

30 Points- Before and after examples

20 Points- Overall appeal of entry

  

 

The submission with the highest overall score will become the winner in their region. Those winners will become the finalists for the overall RESA® 2012 Rookie Stager of the Year™ Award. In the event of a tie,  judges will vote again on those finalists.

 

Finalists will be notified and allowed to market their finalist status.

 

The finalist with the highest overall score will become the RESA® 2012 Rookie Stager of the Year™.  

 
All award winners will be announced January 31, to February 2, 2012 in Las Vegas at the RESA® Home Staging Convention.

Our Judges 2012 Julie Rask Senior Account Executive, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Julie has been a part of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Designer Marketplace team since 2006, and in that time has developed relationships with stagers, interior designers and architects cross the U.S. and Canada. Her knowledge of our program and passion for the company has been an integral part of making this program what it is today. www.wsidesignermarketplace.com            Andy Greene Director Of Operations Home Staging By Aaron's   20 years with Aaron's Inc.. Specializing in Residential and Office Furniture Leasing and Sales. Regional Manager for 14 years. 5 Time Chairman's Circle winner. Many years of experience in furniture selection, room design, and space planning. www.Aarons.com               Brad Andersohn Outreach Manager Zillow.com     It's exciting to be part of a passionate, focused, and intelligent group of people that make up the Zillow Team!  As the Outreach Manager, I focus on helping other Industry Professionals build Business and Relationships using custom created products, and our unique tools and services.   www.Zillow.com