We understand you may still have questions. Hopefully, we’ve got the answers below.
Our Parent Tested Parent Approved seal certifies to consumers that your product has been tested, endorsed and recommended by their peers. It is a highly trusted and cost-effective way to increase your social proof in order to build trust with your consumers, empower them to choose your brand and buy your product - all that in one seal! Have a look at our product promo flowchart and get ready to promote your product to 200,000 parent advocates.
So glad you asked! We evaluate each product prior to submission so click on the certify my product link and please complete the questionnaire. Or contact your sales person for a personal unique link.
The testing process does not begin until full payment for the submission has been received.<br />
Please contact your account executive for assistance, we will figure out a way to make it happen!
Your product is being tested on its own merits. It is not being tested against a competing product.
Once you have received notification that your product is a PTPA winner, please sign the license agreement. Once the agreement is returned to us, we will email you with the seal images for use on your marketing materials, product packaging and website so you can start leveraging your seal!
The testing process does not begin until full payment for the submission has been received.
For starters, you get a 50% refund of your fees. If that wasn’t enough to show you how legitimate our program is, we also throw in the market research we’ve compiled from our testers. Did we mention we are the only awards organization in North America that does this?
Depending on the value of the product, we will need 15 product samples. Higher value items have a lower sample requirement. Please contact your account executive at the time of submission for exact numbers.
Once you have entered your product into our system and entered your payment (US currency), you will be contacted by a Campaign Administrator with the next steps for product shipping.
You tell us. When you submit your product, you will be asked questions about the ideal target demographic for your product. That’s how we select our testers.<br />
Once products are received, testing can take between 4 – 8 weeks, depending on the product or service. During this time, you will not be contacted unless there is a problem with your product or service. We do not provide status updates during the testing process.
Once we have reviewed all the evaluations from the testers, you will be notified of the status of your product submission via email.
We ask that you do not issue any press releases until after our official campaign announcement.
We know you are excited to announce to the world. We will give you all of the details around announcements and press releases once you’ve been notified of your winning status.
Once you have received notification that your product is a PTPA winner, please sign the license agreement. Once the agreement is returned to us, we will email you with the seal images for use on your marketing materials, product packaging and website so you can start leveraging your seal!
Once we have reviewed all the evaluations from the testers, you will be notified of the status of your product submission via email.
For starters, you get a 50% refund of your fees. If that wasn’t enough to show you how legitimate our program is, we also throw in the market research we’ve compiled from our testers. Did we mention we are the only awards organization in North America that does this?