Sign up to receive updates about the VETTY Awards®

Recognizing Marketing Excellence in the Animal Health Care Industry

The VETTYS Awards Gold Medal

Enter Your Work into the VETTY Awards®

We make sure that the process to enter the VETTY Awards®, NAVC’s annual marketing awards program, is easy. After all, you’ve done the hard work. Now it’s time to shine a spotlight on all you have accomplished! The awards program is designed to showcase the very best in animal health care marketing that took place from November 1 through October 31. Winners will be revealed at the annual Veterinary Meeting and Expo, VMX.

Entries Open: September 2026

Final Deadline: November 2026

Winners Notified: Mid-December

Winners Celebrated: VMX 2027 in Orlando, FL

Brown dog with white chest and floppy ears looks straight ahead to illustrate some of the healthy animals who use products and services recognized in this marketing awards program.

Entering is Easy

You’ve already done the hard work. This is why we make it easy to enter the VETTY Awards®.

Orange lightbulb icon

Pick Your Project

Select a campaign you’ve accomplished this last year. (This might be the hardest part.)

Orange mouse click icon

Select A Category

Match your entry to the right category. View our nonprofit and for-profit categories.

Orange upload icon

Upload a Visual

Choose a photo or video to illustrate your project. If you’d like, create a PDF with several images of one project.

Orange paw icon

Press Enter

Submit and let us do the rest! No long summaries or explanatory essays required.

Plan Your Entry: Pricing for the 2025 VETTY Awards® Season

As you get your entries ready for the 2026 VETTY Awards® season, here’s a look at the entry fees for the 2025 VETTY Awards® season. We offered both an Early Bird rate and a Final Deadline rate.

The VETTYS Awards Gold Medal

For-Profit
Companies,
Agencies:

$350/entry

The VETTYS Awards Gold Medal

Nonprofit
Institutions, Associations,
Universities:

$275/entry

*These rates applied to all entries submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 30, 2025. Rates $400/$325 afterward until the final deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET on November 3, 2025 (extended deadline).

Additional Tips for Entries

Information to Include
You are going to be asked to provide the following information for your entry. If you represent an agency, we ask that you notify the company in which you are submitting a project that you worked on so that there are no surprises.

Be sure to check the spelling, as this information is then used for awards, awards certificates, award announcements, website pages, etc. Here is a list of the information that is collected:

  • Entry Name
  • Company Name
  • Agency Name
  • Product Name
  • Country and location of where it was published/aired
  • Contact person’s name and job title
  • Contact person’s company name and address
  • Contact person’s phone number and email address
  • The team members who worked on the project. (Don’t leave anyone out! We want to make sure that everyone is recognized who was part of the project.)

File Types We Accept
In addition to the information to include, you will also need the entry itself. There is a size limit of 200 mb per file, and we allow up to 10 files per entry. Your entry can be a website link or file(s) in the following formats:

Documents: .csv, .doc, .docx, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx
Images: .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff
Graphics: .ai, .eps
Audio Files: .m4a, .mp3, .wav
Video Files: .m4v, .mov, .mp4
Archive Files: .zip

Finally, we do ask that you provide a brief entry note that lets us know where and when the project was published.

Curious orange kitten tilts head to side to illustrate asking more about marketing awards program.

Curious Cat?

We offer even more information in our FAQ Section.

Not Sure About Entering?

There are many benefits to entering the VETTY Awards® – for you, your company and, if you are an
agency, for your clients.