Communication Arts Advertising Competition

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Advertising Competition

Deadline: May 14, 2010

Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after May 28, 2010.

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in advertising, the Communication Arts Advertising Competition. Any advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by leading creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

What to Enter

Publication means in a form of mass media exposed to a substantial audience. Entries may originate from any country, but we need an English translation for the jurors. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use them for publication and exhibition.

Advertising Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the advertising jury and will appear in the Advertising Annual:
Consumer Magazine Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Consumer Newspaper Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Trade/Institutional Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Poster/Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Sales Promotion/Advertising: $40 single entry/$80 series
Self-Promotion: $40 single entry/$80 series
Television Advertising: $100 single entry/$200 series
Radio Advertising: $100 single entry/$200 series
Online Advertising: $100 single entry/$200 series
Public Service: $40 single entry/$80 series/$100 single TV or radio entry/$200 TV or radio series
Integrated Campaign: $300
Non-Traditional Advertising: $40 single print entry/$80 print series/$100 single video entry/$200 video series

How to Enter
All competition entries are processed through our online entry system. Printed Call-for-Entry forms are no longer used.

Before you begin the process of entering a competition, please have the following information and materials ready. This will make the process go quickly:

-Your contact information for registration and notification.
-Title of each project.
-Any digital files you might want to submit saved as RGB (not CMYK) JPG format (maximum 1024 pixels wide X 768 pixels high @72dpi)

Entries can be submitted in the following formats:
Print Entries: Submit ad tearsheets or proofs, unmounted and trimmed as they appeared. Do not tape campaigns together. Send collateral, folders, books, direct-mail, etc., in bound form. Tape an entry form to the back of each piece. For posters over 18" x 24," packaging, displays and out-of-home advertising, submit JPG files with a resolution of 1024(H) x 768(V).

Audio/Visual Entries: Submit television commercials and viral videos on Beta SP NTSC, DVD NTSC (viewable on a standard DVD player) or mpeg files on a CD-ROM. Include 4 seconds of black, no slates or bars. Single entries must be on individual cassettes/disks. Series should be edited together on one cassette/disk with 2 seconds of black between each entry. Computer-based formats such as QuickTime or Flash should have a maximum screen size of 1024(h) x 768(v). Radio commercials should be submitted as WAVE or AIFF files on CD-ROM. Series should be submitted as one file with 2 seconds of silence between each spot. Tape an entry form to the outside of each disk/video case.

Preparation of Packages
Address packages to Communication Arts Advertising Competition. Non-United States contestants should mark each package "Materials for Contest Entry. No Commercial Value." No provision will be made by Communication Arts for U.S. Customs or airport pickup. International entries should be sent by post or international courier. All entries must be received by the deadline date.

Forms and Entry Fees
After choosing a form of payment you will have access to PDF reports summarizing what you entered. If you chose to pay by check, you will have an invoice available for printing. If you chose to deliver entries via mail/courier, you will also have entry forms in PDF format that you will need to print, trim and attach to your entries. Tape an entry form to the back of each entry. If the entry is a print-based campaign, you will tape an entry form to each part of the campaign. Tape an entry form to the outside of each disk/video case. Multiple digital files may be placed on a single disk. Please tape all applicable entry forms one on top of the other so we can flip through them to verify the contents of the disk.

Make checks payable to Communication Arts. Non-United States contestants must send an International Money Order or a check in U.S. funds drafted on a U.S. bank. Please include the check with your entries if you are delivering them via mail/courier. If your payment is being sent under a separate cover, please send your entries now, with a note saying that the check is coming under separate cover. If you submit all of your entries online please write the Communication Arts invoice number on the check. The invoice number can be found in the Entry Forms PDF file. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Charges for your entry fees will appear on your statement as "Commarts"). Credit card charges can only be done online. We do accept wire transfers, however there is a fee of $25 (U.S.) to cover fees charged by the banks to process the transfer. Please contact our office at (650) 326-6040 (9-5 PST) for instructions.

Mail entries to:
Communication Arts Advertising Competition
110 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1107 U.S.A.
(Via United States Mail, FedEx, UPS, etc. Entrants submitting from outside the U.S. please use an international courier)

Notification of Acceptance
Only accepted entries will be notified two months after the deadline date. Complete credits and any necessary material for the best possible reproduction in the Annuals will be requested at that time. Award of Excellence certificates for firms, individuals and clients will be mailed one month after the publication date.

Questions
If you have any other questions you can reach us by:
Email: competition (at) commarts (dot) com
Fax: (650) 326-1648