Rules

Deadline and Festival Dates are August 31st and November respectively. 



DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES

Deadline for all entries is August 31st, 2011 - there is only the one deadline and it's final. All entries are submitted and completed online.  If it  is impossible to submit your work online, please contact Global Best Awards at registration@globalbestawards.com for an emailed form and instructions for other options.



Click Here for Information on the Student Competition

 

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for the 2011 competition requires that entries have been published or aired, with the knowledge and approval of the client/advertiser, between November 1, 2009 and August 01, 2011.  All winners must show proof of media buys if requested. Any spec or scam ads (ads created only for submitting in competition and not commissioned by and published for a client)will be disqualified and fees forfeited.


NOTE: GBA has a special categories section, Technology/Experimental that relaxes the spec ad restrictions. There are two selections under that category, Best Innovative/Experimental and Wild Card that do not have publishing restrictions.


Note: All Entrants must be 18 years old or older. Student Competition



DISPOSITION

Entries and materials submitted may be displayed, shown, duplicated, published or reproduced for purposes as Global Best Awards deems appropriate. Entrants agree upon registration to hold Global Best Awards and any of its affiliated companies exempt from any costs or expenses of any claim arising out of any such use.

 

ENTRY FEES

The Global Best Digital Advertising Awards requires only one set fee of $150 USD for any single entry, solo or campaign. There are no additional fees for multiple uploads in campaign categories, nor discounts for multiple submissions. The same entry may be submitted to different categories - each submission will be viewed as and charged as an additional entry.



The (preferable) online registration and submission process requires payment as a final step in the submission process.



Note: For entries submitted through an offline method an additional $50 USD surcharge is added for manual processing. You may contact Global Best Awards at registration@globalbestawards.com for an emailed form and instructions for other options.


Any questions may be directed to registration@globalbestawards.com.


Student submissions are $20 per submission, limit 1 submission per student/team. SEE Student Competition for more information.


TRANSLATIONS

Non English entries must provide any entry description and as an English translation. Descriptions are limited to 1600 characters.


TV/Cinema and video entries should include English translation as subtitles and should be clearly legible. Websites should provide pertinent text and menu items in English.

 

WINNERS

Finalists will be announced Mid-September, 2011. Winners will be announced November, 2011 in Bangkok. The venue and exact festival dates will be announced soon.


Press releases will be sent to international wire services and to the trades. All winners will be published on the Global Best Digital Advertising Awards website.


CREDITS

Credits listed with each entry will be the EXACT CREDITS that will be listed on trophies, certificates, on the website or any other venue where the winning works are shown or published.



Trophies and certificates awarded at the awards events will list the first four names/job titles listed in the entry credits. Industry standard job titles are requested.



On the website and other publication of winners, as many credits will be listed as possible at Global Best Awards' discretion from the top four to a complete list.



Duplicate trophies and certificates may be ordered to include any names and job titles listed in the credits from 1-4 on trophies to up to 16 on certificates. Names must be listed in the credits as entered and submitted to the competition.

 

 


GBA STUDENT COMPETITION:

 

The Global Best Digital Advertising Awards Student Competition for 2011 is open for submissions until the deadline of August 31st, 2011.



Steps to Enter:


  1. Registration:  Students register normally through the same registration process as professional entries. Where the form asks for Company, put the name of your school. In the pull down menu for Company Type, select school.



  2. Submitting:  Once you are registered and sign in you will be able to submit your work. At top of the Submissions form is a pulldown menu for Categories, select Student Category.

    Note:  You may only submit to the Student Category and may only choose one Challenge per student or team.

    Note:  Teams must be registered in the name of one individual. The other members of theteam will be listed in the credits. Teams are limited to no more than four students.


    The Student competition, just like the professional, is a digital competition. Challenges must make digital presentation and delivery the priority when creating and producing the entry.


  3. More on Submission:  When adding your submission please make sure your description is well thought out. This will be an important element in the judge's decision. Don't make it too long, but make it clear what your objectives are.


    The upload tools are easy to use. Although you may upload as many videos or images as you like, remember the judge can only spend a certain amount of time on your entry and will lose patience if it seems you are abusing his time. Try to limit your presentation to one 30-60 second video, and no more than 6 images. The best work speaks for itself with quality not quantity.


  4. Fees: ....$20. The fee is invoiced upon finish of your submission and checkout. The fee may be payed by PayPal or credit card ( debit or bank cards with master card or Visa logos are processed as a credit card ) and the transaction must be completed for the submission to be finalized.


    Discounts may apply to some students check with your school to see if they subsidize the submission fee. If not and they would be interested in doing so, please have the administration contact GBA for more information.  Students who are citizens of Thailand please contact GBA before registering (more info).



Rules for Students:

 

  • Students must be 18 years old and enrolled full time in their 2nd year of school or above.


  • Students must follow all rules, terms of service , and professional practices as expected of any professional entrant including respect of copyrights and licensing rights.








 

  

 

 

 

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