A seed that heralds new life.
Colorful sunshine, sunflower blooming,
This is the glory of you and me.
Sunflower Award, born for honor.
Since the birth of the first Sunflower Award in 2017, it has been like a bright pearl, illuminating the development path of the smart home industry.
Over the years, with its unique evaluation mechanism, strict selection criteria and forward-looking vision, the Sunflower Award has not only become a representative of the authoritative awards in the smart home industry, but also a vane leading the progress and innovation of the industry.
From 2017 to 2023, the Sunflower Award has gone through ups and downs and witnessed the rapid development and transformation of the smart home industry. It has witnessed the gorgeous transformation of smart locks from a single product to a full range of products, and also witnessed the rise and prosperity of smart doors, smart switches, smart lighting and other segments.
The awarding of each award represents a progress and breakthrough in the industry, and records the eventful years and brilliant achievements of the smart home industry.
Today, we stand at a new historical starting point and look back on the glorious history of the Sunflower Award, not only to remember the past, but also to look forward to the future. We hope that through the glory inventory of the Sunflower Award, we will work with colleagues in the industry to draw a bright new chapter of smart home.
Below, let's review the glorious history of the Sunflower Awards over the years.
Seven years to sharpen a sword
The Sunflower Awards are growing day by day
In 2017, the inaugural Sunflower Award was launched, and although there were only six awards at that time, each of them was carefully selected and deliberated by the judges, demonstrating the industry's dedication to innovation and excellence. These 6 awards cover many aspects of the industry, set an example for the industry, and also lay a solid foundation for future selection.
However, with the passage of time, the influence of the Sunflower Award has gradually expanded, attracting the participation and attention of more outstanding talents. In 2023, the Sunflower Award has ushered in its seventh event, and the Sunflower Award at this time is no longer the fledgling rookie, but has become an authoritative award recognized by the industry. This year, the number of awards has increased from the initial 6 to 50, which is not only a simple increase, but also a vivid reflection of the continuous expansion and deepening of the Sunflower Award.
These 50 awards are more comprehensive and detailed, covering all segments of the industry, from technological innovation to product design, from market performance to social contribution, each award represents an aspect of the industry, and also represents the Sunflower Award's comprehensive attention to the development of the industry.
At the same time, the increase in the number of awards also reflects the keen insight and deep understanding of the development of the industry, which can keep up with the pace of the times and capture the latest trends and trends of the industry.
This significant expansion and growth trend of the Sunflower Award not only demonstrates its status and influence as an authoritative award in the industry, but also reflects its positive role in promoting the development of the industry.
The selection scope is extended
From smart single products to smart home wide coverage of various sub-categories
From the initial establishment of the Sunflower Award, it only focused on the subdivision of smart locks, showing in-depth research and professional review in this field.
At that time, smart locks, as the entry products of smart homes, were gradually entering people's lives, and the emergence of the Sunflower Award undoubtedly injected new vitality into the development of this field.
By selecting outstanding smart lock products and enterprises, the Sunflower Award has set a benchmark for the entire industry and promoted the continuous innovation of smart lock technology and the rapid development of the market.
However, with the rapid development of the smart home industry and the diversification of consumer needs, the Sunflower Award also realizes that the selection of a single field can no longer meet the comprehensive development of the industry.
Therefore, starting from the initial smart lock, the Sunflower Award has gradually expanded its selection scope, gradually covering multiple subdivisions such as smart doors, smart switches, smart clothes dryers, smart sunshade curtains, and smart lighting fixtures.
The addition of these fields not only enriches the selection content of the Sunflower Award, but also makes it closer to the actual needs of consumers, and can better reflect the development trend of the entire smart home industry.
By 2023, the Sunflower Awards have formed a comprehensive award system covering multiple areas of the smart home industry.
From smart locks to whole-house smart systems, from single products to overall solutions, the Sunflower Award covers almost all aspects of the smart home industry.
The establishment of this award system not only reflects the comprehensive attention of the Sunflower Award to the development of the industry, but also shows its determination and strength to promote the development of the entire smart home industry.
What's more worth mentioning is that while expanding the scope of selection, the Sunflower Award also pays attention to the in-depth and professional selection. It ensures that the selection of each award is fair, just and open by establishing a professional judging team, formulating strict selection criteria, and adopting scientific selection methods. This makes the Sunflower Award not only a platform to showcase outstanding products and enterprises, but also a powerful tool to promote the technological progress and market development of the industry.
The authority of the award is guaranteed
Professional strength creates an authoritative honor in the industry
Since the establishment of the Sunflower Award, it has always adhered to the fair, just and reasonable selection criteria, and has become one of the most authoritative and influential awards recognized in the industry.
In the selection process every year, the Sunflower Award will invite experts and scholars from well-known authoritative research institutes, quality inspection institutes, product design institutions and locksmith institutions in the industry to form a strong professional jury to work together to select the best industry representatives.
In terms of evaluation methods, the Sunflower Award focuses on innovation and effectiveness, and adopts a variety of methods such as "offline review + video connection" and "offline review + on-site competition", so that the members of the jury can have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the actual situation of the participating enterprises and products. The expert review team conducts professional, comprehensive and objective evaluation from multiple dimensions such as "brand, technology, product, manufacturing, and character" to ensure that each award can truly reflect the highest level of the industry.
The selection process of the Sunflower Award is rigorous and meticulous, focusing not only on the scale and performance of the participating enterprises, but also on their technological innovation capabilities, product quality levels, brand influence and social contributions. At the same time, the Sunflower Award also focuses on excavating and commending those who have made outstanding contributions to the industry to highlight their value and spiritual outlook.
Race to the bottom
Gather well-known brands in the industry to participate in the smart home event
From 2017 to 2023, the Sunflower Award has not only set a benchmark in the domestic smart home industry, but also attracted the attention and participation of many international brands by virtue of its profound industry accumulation, fair and open selection mechanism and extensive social influence.
Every year, the Sunflower Award has become a major event in the industry, and various smart home brands have enthusiastically signed up, hoping to show their technical strength and product innovation through this platform.
In the selection process of the Sunflower Award, many companies have shown a high degree of enthusiasm and continuous attention. Among them, Kadis, Wang Li and Haier TOP brands have participated in the selection for seven consecutive years, fully demonstrating their high recognition and firm support for the Sunflower Award. Dessmann, Philips and other brands have also participated in it for six consecutive years, constantly proving their leading position in the field of smart home with their strength.
In addition, brands such as Asia-Pacific Tianneng, Mingmen, Sakura, and Yaoyang have also participated in the selection of the Sunflower Award for five consecutive years. Brands such as EZVIZ, Luke, Good Wife, Yale, Lumi Lianchuang, Nanjing IoT, Jianlang Haibeis, Black Dragon Technology, Golden Point Atom, Kunshan GM, Mi Li, Qingli, Zhijia, Zhongheng, etc., have also participated in the selection for 4 consecutive years, and their continuous participation not only reflects the recognition and support of the Sunflower Award, but also the firm confidence in the development of the smart home industry.
It is worth mentioning that there are many companies that have actively participated in the selection of the Sunflower Award for two to three consecutive years. Although these companies have been involved for a relatively short period of time, their performance is equally impressive. By continuously improving their technical strength and innovation capabilities, they have successfully emerged in the field of smart home and contributed to the development of the industry.
Full-link propagation
Multi-dimensional communication strategy, brand influence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people
With NetEase as the core of communication, the Sunflower Award unites multiple channels such as well-known media, professional institutions, self-media and offline activities to form a strong communication network and comprehensively cover the industry and consumer groups.
In terms of content production, with the help of network topics, electronic special issues, expert review meetings, enterprise visits, online live broadcasts, industry calls and other ways, in-depth excavation and presentation of the latest trends, innovative technologies and excellent products of the smart home industry.
These well-planned contents have been widely disseminated on NetEase's all-media channels, and at the same time, they have also been disseminated through many authoritative media platforms such as China Daily, Xinhuanet, Sina Weibo, ZAKEA, Tencent.com, Sohu, Jianbo, and Toutiao, realizing the all-round display of information.
Not only that, the Sunflower Award also makes full use of the offline activity platform, through the award ceremony of the Construction Expo, skillfully uses the Sunflower Award booth, material LOGO, advertising board, video publicity and other means, combined with wonderful dinners, corporate booth promotion and other links, to create a visual and auditory feast, so that enterprises and consumers can feel the charm of the smart home industry at close range.
Through all-round online and offline communication and marketing, the influence of the Sunflower Award continues to rise, attracting many well-known smart home enterprises to participate. These companies actively disseminate the relevant information of the Sunflower Award, forming a good trend of word of mouth, so that the Sunflower Award enjoys a high reputation and reputation in smart locks, smart doors and even the entire smart home industry.
According to statistics, as of August 1, 2023, the number of Sunflower Awards in major search engines continues to soar, with 10,500,000 in Baidu and 1,830,000 in Google, which not only proves the leading position of Sunflower Award in the industry, but also highlights its important position in the hearts of consumers.
In the future, Sunflower Award will continue to uphold the principles of fairness, justice and openness, constantly improve the selection mechanism, improve the selection criteria, and contribute more to the healthy development of the industry.
The 8th Sunflower Award 2024 is currently soliciting works
It's in full swing
Welcome major smart home companies to sign up to participate~
We look forward to the emergence of more innovative technologies, the rise of more outstanding enterprises, and the advent of more excellent products to jointly promote the smart home industry to a higher peak.