Elegibility and Fees

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 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.

BILLBOARD

  • Entries must have been posted on billboards or on public sites.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


CONTENT & CONTACT

  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


DESIGN

  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


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, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than FMarch 10, 2010.


INNOVATIVE MEDIA

  • Entries must have been first presented to the public in a verifiable location or medium.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN

  • Entries must combine three or more of the following media:
    • Billboard
    • Direct Mail
    • Innovative Media
    • Interactive
    • Poster
    • Print
    • Radio
    • Television/Cinema/Digital
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


INTERACTIVE

  • Entries must be accessible via the Internet.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


POSTER

  • Entries must have been posted on public sites.
  • Indoor and outdoor posters are accepted.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


PRINT

  • Entries must have appeared in newspapers, magazines or similar press.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


RADIO

  • Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on radio or online.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS / PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.

TELEVISION/CINEMA/DIGITAL (Including TECHNIQUE)
  • Entries in this medium must have been broadcast on television, movie theaters, online, mobile, video games, in-store or point-of-purchase.
  • Entries first appearing between January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 or in the first quarter of 2010 MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.


TELEVISION/CINEMA/DIGITAL: HALL OF FAME

  • Entries in this medium include all moving image advertising.  This includes, but is not limited to: commercial television, cinema, online, mobile, video game, outdoor, in-store or point-of-purchase advertising.
  • Entries must have won a Gold award in a major international advertising show.
  • Entries must be at least five years old with a first appearance date prior to January 1, 2005.
  • Entries MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.
  • Hall of Fame entries cannot be submitted into other categories.


STUDENT WORK

  • Students may enter the CLIO Awards in the following mediums:
    • Billboard
    • Design
    • Innovative Media
    • Integrated Campaign
    • Interactive
    • Poster
    • Print
    • Television/Cinema/Digital
  • 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, 2009 – February 28, 2010.
  • Entries MUST be submitted online AND arrive at the CLIO Awards offices in New York NO LATER than March 10, 2010.
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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: 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
15th 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

Billboard$400
Content & Contact**$1,000
Design$400
Direct Mail$400
Innovative Media**$525
Integrated Campaign**
(Minimum of 3 ads in 3 or more mediums)
$1,000
Interactive$400
Poster$400
Print$400
Radio

$300

Strategic Communications / Public Relations

$375

Television/Cinema/Digital**$575
Television/Cinema/Digital Hall of Fame**$200
Student
(Billboard, Design, Innovative Media**, Integrated Campaign**, Interactive, Poster, Print, Television/Cinema/Digital**)
$150

 

* Fees are non-refundable, once the entries have been processed.

** All Content & Contact, Innovative Media, Integrated Campaign, Television/Cinema/Digital and Television/Cinema/Digital Hall of Fame entries are 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;  TV Campaign - 3 ads (plus 3 media handling charges), $1,830)

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