ELIGIBILITY, DEADLINES & FEES UPDATES
The 2018 competition is closed for entries.
Please review the information below as preliminary eligibility information for the 2019 competition, which will be open for entries September 2018.
All marketing efforts that ran in the US or Canada between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018* are eligible to enter.
Deadlines & Fees for the 2019 competition will be posted in August 2018. Deadlines typically run throughout October, into early November.
Last year’s deadlines & fees are outlined below as a reference.
First Deadline: October 11, 2017 $ 975
Second Deadline: October 18, 2017 $ 1,425
Third Deadline: October 30, 2017 $ 2,195
Final Deadline: November 6, 2017 $ 2,595
(new) EXTENSION: November 13, 2017 $2,895
Any and all marketing efforts, whether full campaigns or targeted contributing efforts within a campaign, are eligible to enter the North American Effie Awards competition. Any single medium or combination of mediums can be entered. You must detail the “why” behind the strategy and provide proof that your work achieved significant results.
Marketing efforts that ran in North America - defined as efforts that ran in the US and/or Canada - between 9/1/17 and 8/31/18* are eligible to enter the 2019 North American Effies. Results must be exclusive to the US and/or Canada.
The work and results being evaluated by the judges must fall within this eligibility period. It is fine for work to begin before or continue running after the eligibility period, but the results being evaluated by judges must be from 9/1/17-8/31/18*.
Do not include results after the end of the eligibility period; this will result in disqualification*.
*Special Circumstances:
*If your effort LAUNCHED August 15-31, 2017 or CONCLUDED September 1-15, 2018, you may include data and creative work from those time periods.
*The Seasonal Marketing category follows an extended eligibility period: October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018. Do not include results after 9/30/18 for entries into this category.
NEW ENTRANT DISCOUNT
If your company has not submitted work in the 2016, 2017, or 2018 competitions as the lead/entering company, your agency will be eligible for a $200 discount on all entries you submit.
To apply this discount, you must obtain your Entry ID# via the Online Entry Portal.
Questions? Email Caitlin Sequira at caitlin@effie.org.
INSIGHT GUIDE
Purchasing an Insight Guide for your submission is the only way to receive direct feedback from the judges who evaluated your case and learn the strongest and weakest scoring sections based on judging scores.
If purchased at time of entry, the cost is $250. If purchased after judging begins, the price will increase to $350/entry.
It is possible to purchase Insight Guides for past entries. If you are interested, please email Shehzeen Saied at shehzeen@effie.org.
