Innovation
Entries in this medium are for advertising and marketing that utilize a specific media type in a new, unique, or especially creative manner.
See previous award winners in this medium here
Advertiser Types
- Business-to-Business
- Product/Service
- Public Service
Categories
- Audio – Entries in this category include all types of creative audio content.
- Branded Entertainment & Content – Entries in this category use forms of entertainment and/or content as a way to communicate a brand's message or values to its target audience.
- Creative Commerce – Entries in this category are for creative applications of commerce, both online and offline, that enhance the consumer experience and transactional journey.
- Design – Entries in this category are for the visual craft that conveys brand and product messages to the consumer in an effort to inspire, compel, and create brand recognition.
- Digital/Mobile – Entries in this category are for any digital media that is connected to a user and/or gives the user the ability to interact through technology.
- Direct – Entries in this category are specific to the one-to-one communication between a brand and its target audience.
- Experience/Activation – Entries in this category connect a brand and its target audience through an experience, including but not limited to live and virtual events.
- Film – Entries in this category include all moving image advertising. This includes, but is not limited to commercial television, cinema, online, mobile, outdoor, in-store, point-of-purchase advertising, etc.
- Media – Entries in this category are for the creative use of media-inspired ideas, where the work highlights media as the creative idea itself, and strategically and effectively uses channels to achieve a brand's purpose.
- Out of Home – Entries in this category consist of advertising that reaches the consumer while they are outside of the home.
- Partnerships & Collaborations – Entries in this category include creative executions or stand alone marketing executions resulting from the joint efforts of two or more brands, individuals, influencers or talent, and/or organizations.
- Print – Entries in this category include, but are not limited to calendars, catalogs, brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, and similar press.
- Public Relations – Entries in this category include marketing efforts and brand communications that impact brand or organization perception, awareness and/or garner media coverage.
- Social Media – Entries in this category utilize social platforms to deliver content and/or messaging to consumers that can be shared with their social network.
Entry Fees:
Deadline 1: Sept 9th - Oct 25th: $1,025
Deadline 2: Oct 26th - Dec 13th: $1,175
Deadline 3: Dec 14th - Feb 7th: $1,350
Please note that prices increase based on the deadline period. See the Entry Fees section for details.
Campaigns
This medium type is not eligible for campaign entries.
Required Media
- Cover Image (1)
- Execution Image (up to 10)
Optional Media
- Case Board (1)
- Case Study Video (1)
- Execution Video (up to 10)
- Execution Audio (up to 10)
- Supporting PDF (1)
- URL (up to 4)
For details on the specific media requirements please see the Media Requirements section.
For judging purposes, please submit your entry in English. Non-English entries must either be dubbed in English or subtitled. In addition, you must also provide an English translation in the “English-Language Translation” box on the entry form.
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