The CLIO Awards' mission is to provide the international advertising and design industry with the world's best-judged creative competition in the areas of Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Integrated Campaign, Innovative Media, Design, Interactive, Content & Contact, Public Relations and Student work - and in so doing, to honor advertising and design excellence worldwide.
Please read this page carefully, as eligibility and fees vary by medium.
General eligibility: Entries cannot be made without the permission of the client and/or owner of the rights of the work. All entries - excluding student work - must have been created for a paying client except pro bono work for charities and non-profit organizations. Spec ads and director's cuts are NOT eligible. Entries - with the sole exception of Hall of Fame - must not have been submitted to the CLIO Awards in previous years. CLIO retains the rights to disqualify entries which offend national, religious, cultural or racial feelings.
Download Entry GuidelinesCONTENT & CONTACT
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
DESIGN
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
DIRECT MAIL
- Entries in this medium are specific to the direct marketing of items targeted to consumers and businesses.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
FILM (Including FILM TECHNIQUE)
- Entries in this medium include all moving image advertising. This includes, but is not limited to: commercial television, cinema, online, mobile, outdoor, in-store or point-of-purchase advertising.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
FILM: HALL OF FAME
- Entries in this medium include all moving image advertising. This includes, but is not limited to: commercial television, cinema, online, mobile, outdoor, in-store or point-of-purchase advertising.
- Entries must have won a gold award for film in a major international advertising show.
- Entries must be at least five years old with a first appearance date prior to January 1, 2007.
- Entries MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
- Hall of Fame entries cannot be submitted into other categories.
INNOVATIVE MEDIA
- Entries must have been presented to the public in a verifiable location or medium during the eligibility period.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
- Entries must combine three or more of the following media:
- Design
- Direct Mail
- Film
- Innovative Media
- Interactive
- Out of Home
- Radio
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
INTERACTIVE
- Entries must be accessible via the Internet.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
OUT OF HOME
- Entries in this medium are placed in areas that reach the consumer while they are outside of the home.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
- Entries must have appeared in newspapers, magazines or similar press.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
PRINT TECHNIQUE
- Entries must have appeared in newspapers, magazines or similar press.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
RADIO (Including RADIO TECHNIQUE)
- Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on radio or online.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
STUDENT WORK
- Students may enter the CLIO Awards in the following mediums:
- Design
- Film
- Innovative Media
- Integrated Campaign
- Interactive
- Out of Home
- A student is defined as someone who is enrolled in a recognized portfolio advertising or film school program, or in an accredited college or university.
- The work must have been produced during their enrollment, and within the period of January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012.
- Entries MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
FACEBOOK INTEGRATED MEDIA
- Entries in this special medium combine Facebook with one or more traditional mediums in a new and exciting way.
- Entries first appearing between January 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 MUST be submitted online NO LATER than February 3rd, 2012.
PAYMENT METHODS:
Credit Card
You can pay for your entries online using a VISA, Master Card, or American Express credit card. The Online Entry System will process the payment in real time at the checkout. You will be sent a confirmation email with an attached PDF document containing your entry forms as well as an Invoice/Receipt for your records.
Bank Transfer
To pay for your entries by bank transfer please complete your entry forms, proceed to pay for your entries, and select "Bank Transfer" as your payment method. The bank details including the account number will be displayed on the following page, and you will be asked to provide your bank name and the approximate date of your transfer to help us identify your payment correctly. Our bank details are as follows:
Name on Account: CLIO Awards
JPMorgan Chase
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
U.S.A.
Account Number: Will be provided on your order confirmation page and PDF
ABA Routing Number: 021-000-021
Swift Code: CHASUS33
Please include the Order ID number in the reference line of your transfer. The Order ID is assigned to your entries at the end of the entry process by the Entry System, and is included in the confirmation email you will receive.
Cheque
Please make the cheque payable to "CLIO Awards" and mail it to our New York office:
CLIO Awards
770 Broadway
7th Floor
New York, NY 10003
U.S.A.
Phone: 212-683-4300
Fax: 212-683-4796
Invoice
Regardless of the payment method you choose, the confirmation email will contain a PDF file with your entry forms and an invoice for your financial records.
Entry Fees and Charges* - US Dollars ONLY
| Content & Contact** | $1,000 |
| Design | $400 |
| Direct Mail | $400 |
| Film** | $575 |
| Film Hall of Fame** | $200 |
| Film Technique** | $575 |
| Innovative Media** | $525 |
| Integrated Campaign** (Minimum of 3 ads in 3 or more mediums) | $1,000 |
| Interactive** | $400 |
| Out of Home** | $400 |
| $400 | |
| Print Technique | $400 |
| Public Relations | $375 |
| Radio | $300 |
| Radio Technique | $300 |
| Student (Design, Film**, Innovative Media**, Integrated Campaign**, Interactive**, Out of Home**, Print) | $150 |
* Fees are non-refundable, once the entries have been processed.
** All Content & Contact, Film, Film Hall of Fame, Film Technique, Integrated Campaign, and Interactive (except for Banners and E-Mail) entries are subject to a $35 media handling charge. Additionally, any Innovative Media, Interactive (Banner and E-Mail) or Out of Home entries making use of the optional video upload are also subject to a $35 media handling charge.
Note: Campaign prices are determined by multiplying the single entry fee in the respective medium by the number of ads in the campaign. (i.e.: Print Campaign - 2 ads, $800; Film Campaign - 3 ads (plus 3 media handling charges), $1,830)