Submissions Open For 2021 RV Aftermarket Product Of The Year

At the upcoming 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference, we will be announcing which company will win the prestigious “Aftermarket Product of the Year Award.” This annual award recognizes a single aftermarket product that truly exemplifies “the best of the best” in the RV aftermarket.

A panel of RV parts/accessories experts from leading RV dealerships and a select group of RV distributor judges will evaluate all products submitted with the ultimate winner announced on Tuesday, August 10 at the 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference in Atlanta, GA. Judges will be evaluating products based on the following criteria:

1. Innovation: The product was developed with new features the meet real and present unmet market demands with RV consumers, in a way other products have not done previously or addressed unmet market demand in a way that is unique and distinct with significant, measurable value.
2. Attraction: The product has desirable features or qualities which invoke a high level of consumer interest and/or solves a significant problem or a need that drives retail sales.
3. Endurance: The product's material components, design, and construction/assembly have easily recognizable qualities that create product life-cycle longevity.
4. Value: The product's usage and high-impact results inspire repetitive purchases by the consumer over time and/or inspire consumers to recommend the product as a leading solution for the purpose the product was created, in a way that separates the product from other solutions.
5. Visibility: The product includes the ability for consumers to easily discover, identify and engage with the product. It is attractively packaged to enhance RV retailer's ability to increase inventory turns through merchandising and marketing.
6. Usability: Consumer's overall experience using the product is enhanced with instructions and/or other (digital or printed) applications that are conveyed in a simple/concise way. The product is easy to use and RV consumers are highly satisfied with the product's performance.

All RV Industry Association aftermarket supplier members are encouraged to submit any new product that was introduced to the RV aftermarket anytime between Q4 2019 and Q2 2021. Cost to submit a product(s) for consideration is absolutely FREE.

Click here to submit a product, and good luck to all entrants!

Submissions will close on June 25.

We look forward to seeing the entire Aftermarket this coming August 9-12 in Atlanta!