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 TV, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Integrated Campaign, Innovative Media, Design, Interactive, Content & Contact and Student work - and in so doing, to honor advertising and design excellence worldwide.
Please read this page carefully, as elegibility 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 elegible. 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.
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BILLBOARD Entries must have been posted on billboards or on public sites. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
CONTENT & CONTACT Entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. The deadline for entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008 is February 29, 2008.
DESIGN Entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach the Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
INNOVATIVE MEDIA Entries must have been first presented to the public in a verifiable location or medium between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 and must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN Entries must combine three or more of the following media: Television/Cinema/Digital, Print, Poster, Billboard, Radio, Interactive and Innovative. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
INTERACTIVE Entries must be accessible via the Internet. Entries first launched between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must be submitted to the Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries first launched between January 1, 2008 - February 1, 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
POSTER Entries must have been posted on public sites. Indoor and outdoor posters are accepted. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008
PRINT Entries must have appeared in newspapers, magazines or similar press. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter of 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
RADIO Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on radio or on-line. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
TELEVISION/CINEMA/DIGITAL (Including TECHNIQUE) Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on television, movie theaters, on-line, mobile, video games, in-store or point-of-purchase. All entries first appearing between January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 must reach Clio offices in New York no later than January 15, 2008. For entries originally appearing in the first quarter 2008, the deadline is February 29, 2008.
TELEVISION/CINEMA: HALL OF FAME Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on television, movie theaters or on the internet. Entries must have won a Gold award in a major international advertising show and be at least five years old with a first appearance date prior to January 1, 2003. They must reach the Clio offices in New York no later than February 29, 2008. Hall of Fame entries cannot be submitted into other categories.
STUDENT WORK Students may enter the Clio Awards in the following mediums: Television/Cinema/Digital, Print, Poster, Billboard, Design, Interactive, Innovative Media and Integrated Campaign. 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, 2007 - March 1, 2008. The final deadline for student entries is February 29, 2008.
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
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
550 West Van Buren 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60695
U.S.A.
Account Number: 4002-08865
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, 6th 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 - US Dollars ONLY
| Billboard Single | $350 |
| Billboard Campaign (3 ads) | $675 |
| Content & Contact | $925 |
| Design | $350 |
| Innovative Media | $475 |
| Integrated Campaign (Minimum of 3 ads in 3 or more mediums) | $925 |
| Interactive | $350 |
| Poster Single | $350 |
| Poster Campaign (3 ads) | $675 |
| Print Single | $350 |
| Print Campaign (3 ads) | $675 |
| Print: Direct Mail | $350 |
| Radio Single | $250 |
| Radio Campaign (3 spots) | $450 |
| Television/Cinema/Digital Single | $500 |
| Television/Cinema/Digital Campaign (3 spots) | $875 |
| Television/Cinema Hall of Fame | $150 |
| Student (Television/Cinema, Print, Poster, Billboard, Design, Interactive, Innovative Media and Integrated Campaign) | $100 |