ENTRY GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

IMPORTANT CONDITIONS TO BE NOTED

The Advertising Club Awards committee uses the services of highly experienced professionals from the industry, as Honorary Jury Members
Advertising Agencies / Media Agencies / Advertisers / Production Houses / Media Houses / Individuals and all other bodies who enter their work for judging are deemed to have agreed to abide by the Rules and Regulations of Big Bang Awards of The Advertising Club Bangalore.
The decision of the Jury is final and no correspondence will be entertained by The Advertising Club or its Office Bearers in this regard
Any or all disputes, if any, arising out of Big Bang Awards, will be Subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts in Bangalore only
The Advertising Club reserves the right to accept or reject an entry without assigning any reasons thereof. The entry fee will not be refundable in such cases

ENTRY SUBMISSION

Each entry must be submitted with a duly filled-in submission form.
Please check the Group and Category No. from the Category list on the website and select it correctly in the submission form with each submission together with the medium used
To cross check the eligibility of the submission, the platform auto sends an email to the client to endorse the submission. Make sure to enter the client information and email correctly. Entrants can always check the submission endorsement status in dashboard and can send reminders to client too for pending endorsements.
It is important to understand why we ask for a client endorsement. The Awards are for all creative / campaigns developed between 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2021. Therefore, we want to be sure that your entries were indeed developed during this period
Normally, your word would have been good enough. However, we have instances in the past, where, after an agency won the award, we have received written complaints that the campaign or creative was developed much earlier and the concerned agency has misrepresented the dates. To avoid such instances, we ask your client to corroborate that the creative was developed within the stipulated period
Only work released between 1st January 2020 and 30th June 2021 can be entered for the awards

ENTRY FEES

The entry fee is Rs. 2000 per submission plus GST as applicable as Early Bird and Rs. 2500 per submission plus GST after the offer period
The no. of media files allowed in a submission is only one except for integrated campaigns. For instance, if you have more than one creative for the submission, a new submission has to be created.
If you enter the same submission/campaign in different categories you can duplicate the submission details and create a separate submission for each submission/campaign and also pay the fee for each category. It is also understood that you have to pay for each category.
The entry fee for the following categories is Rs 10,000 plus GST:
- Creative Awards: 2.3, 5.2, 6.10, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2
- Media Awards: 2.1-2.6, ,3.1, 3.2, 4.1-4.7
- Digital Awards: 4.1-4.8, 5.1
- Marketing Awards: Categories 1-20
The entry fee for the following categories is Rs 5000 plus GST:
- 6.1, 6.2, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

PAYMENT

The entry fee total is to be calculated according to the number of submissions entered and the corresponding entry fee for each category.
Once you have submitted your entries online, you will receive a system generated invoice on the registered e-mail with details of total amount to be paid to the Advertising Club. The invoice can be downloaded from the entrant dashboard. For all offline payments outside the system a proforma invoice will be generated. Once we confirm the payment the system will auto generate a tax invoice which will be available in entrant dashboard for accounting purposes and can be downloaded directly.
For online payments paid through Razorpay payment gateway, 2 percent convenience fee is applicable.
It is absolutely essential to fill in your GST Details and PAN number in the columns provided in the Billing information section. If you do not have a GST registration, you must email a letter from your Auditors stating the reasons thereof to [email protected]

Consider your entries submitted only when you get a confirmation e-mail with invoice link. You can also login to track the receipt status of submission from the entrant dashboard.
All cheques/DDs are to be drawn in favour of “The Advertising Club Bangalore” payable at Bangalore and sent to the address given below only:
The Advertising Club Bangalore, 27 Magrath Road, Bangalore 560025 along with the copy of the invoice.

For any queries please contact our team, Mobile: +91 9010811223

FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR UPLOADING ENTRIES

ALL PRINT MATERIAL INCLUDING PRESS ADS, POP MATERIAL, OUT OF HOME, POSTERS, BROCHURES, COFFEE TABLE BOOKS, YEARBOOKS, DIARIES, CALENDARS, NEWSLETTERS, NEWSLETTERS, DIRECT MAILERS, ANNUAL REPORTS

JPEG format.

The supported file size is between 750KB to 2 MB
Image Size needs to be at least 1024×576 and the text has to be completely readable
For language entries, please submit the entries in the original language in which they were created, along with a translation in English in a Word Document
In the case of out of home, please send pictures of the actual installation, in addition to the creative in JPEG format
Brochures, Flyers, In-clinic Posters, Visual Aids, LBLs and Gimmick Detailers have to be submitted in the finished form in JPEG format as 3D versions/ photographs along with a combined PDF of all individual pages, optimized for reading
If you are also submitting the physical samples of Brochures, Flyers, In-clinic Posters, Visual Aids, LBLs and Gimmick Detailers then mention the same clearly in the entry form and have the same delivered to the Advertising Club Address with a copy of the entry form showing all the details
A short animated video of the action/usage, if required, not exceeding 12 MB in MP4 format can also be submitted if required in case a physical copy is not being submitted

TV COMMERCIALS, FILMS, VIDEO, FILMS

Formats supported are MP4
The file size should not exceed 100 MB
For language submissions, all entries must be submitted in the original language in which they were created, sub-titled in English
A short 30 second video clip in MP4 format of your creative work for the showreel

RADIO

One digital file for each entry in MP3 format only. No other formats will be accepted
Language entries are to be submitted in the original language in which they were created along with the script in English on a Word document

MEDIA/ DIGITAL/ MOBILE/ SOCIAL MEDIA/ /INTEGRATED CAMPAIGNS

Submit a case study with the objective, target audience, challenges overcome, creative solution and results as a video
Video Formats supported are MP4
The file should not exceed 3 minutes in duration and 100 MB in size
URL for any website/ social media handles/ UI and UX Design created to be included
A short 30 second video clip in MP4 format of your creative work for the showreel

MEDIA STRATEGY (Group 3)

Your Media Strategy should cover in a maximum of 1500 words:

The marketing objective
The target audience
The situation analysis
The category/consumer insight
The media solution- specifically outlining the strategic media choices made with rationale
ROI and delivery against the defined objective

MEDIA RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS (Group 4)

Your submission should cover the following in not more than 1500 words:

The objective
The methodology
The details of the research or tool developed (if applicable)
The findings
How did the research help the client make break through marketing / media decisions?

MARKETING AWARDS

Your Marketing Strategy document should cover the following in a maximum of 1500 words. You can use either Word or Power Point for the document, converted into a PDF.

The marketing objective
The target audience
The situation analysis
The category/consumer insight
The creative solution
The media solution- specifically outlining the strategic media choices made with rationale
ROI and delivery against the defined objective

Please support your strategy document with:

A video covering the objective, target audience, the creative and media solutions and the results
Video Formats supported are MP4
The file should not exceed 3 minutes in duration and 100 MB in size
URL for any website/ social media handles/ UI and UX Design created to be included
A short 30 second video clip in MP4 format of your creative work for the showreel also to be included