1. General Information

Participicants
The following are eligible to enter the Digital Communication Awards: agencies and companies, associations and NGOs, political parties, institutions and individuals in the field of online communication.

Timeframe
Any project created or published between July 1st 2011 and June 30th 2012 may participate in the competition. Some of the work must have occurred during this time frame, but it is not necessary for it to have been completed during the eligibility period.

Deadline for entries
The submission deadline is July 12th 2012.

Costs
Applications to the Digital Communication Awards must be purchased. The first application costs 230 Euro plus VAT and each additional application costs 180 Euro plus VAT. Invoices will be issued upon receipt of the completed application documents. Tickets for the Gala Ceremony have to be purchased separately.

2. Selection Process

After the application deadline has passed, the jury will review all submissions and determine a shortlist of three to five nominees in each category. The nominees will be informed immediately. In an all-day jury meeting held on September 14th 2012 in Berlin, the shortlisted entrants will present their projects in a 10 minute oral presentation. The presentation is an integral part of the application process, and is therefore a prerequisite for winning the Digital Communication Awards. Should it not be possible to present your project in person, the jury will choose the next best-rated application from the pre-shortlisted entrants. The award ceremony will take place on the same evening at the gala event in Berlin.

3. Submission Information

Either the client or the implementing agency can apply. Should a client and its agency submit the same project, the submission will be considered as a joint application.
All entries must be submitted in digital format. Applications and all required documents should be uploaded on www.digital-awards.eu.

All information and materials that should be included with each submission are briefly outlined below:

1. Application
For each application general information about the submitter and submitted work are requested.

2. Summary
Furthermore a short description of no more than 2,000 characters (including spaces) must be provided including the following:

- Reasons for the initialisation/ starting situation
– Objectives of the project
– Strategic considerations
– Details of the implementation
– Summary and evaluation of results achieved

3. Main Features of the Project
Each submitted entry should entail the following information:

- Time frame of the project
– Budget (if this information is confidential, please mark
“not to be published”)
– Number of employees who worked on the project
– Online link to the project (if applicable)
– Summary of the project at a maximum length of 300
characters (including spaces)

4. Additional Material and Weblinks

Accompanying materials are limited to three documents. Therefore, additional illustrative material should be carefully selected. Examples of possible illustrative documents are planning documents, press releases, images, PowerPoint presentations (no more than 10 slides) and movies. One document equates to one file.

In addition, you can specify up to six links to websites, social media platforms, intranet sites, or online videos.

The following formats are acceptable:

For texts: pdf
For images: jpg/jpeg, gif, png
For videos/movies: mov, flv, avi, mpg/mpeg (in the highest possible quality, maximum 50 MB, or as a link to a website where the movie can be seen)
For presentations: pdf, ppt

4. Selection Criteria

The jury will judge the applications on the following criteria:

Main Idea: The jury will consider the authenticity and credibility of the project in general.
Strategy and Integration of Communication Tools: The jury will assess the strategic approach of each entry and the fit between the chosen strategy and the development of the project, as well as the intermeshing of the various online tools.
Innovation: The jury will assess the question of whether new technical or strategic methods were pursued.
Creativity: The jury will judge the creativity of the project both in concept and implementation.
Results and Efficiency: The jury will consider the results of a project in relation to the stated targets, as well as the resources used towards achieving the results.

5. Publication

The winning projects will be published in a book edited by Quadriga, featuring a theoretical reflection on the discipline by jury members to strengthen the links between communication practices and scientific research.

6. Academic Entries

Academic entries in the categories “Best Bachelor´s Thesis” and “Best Master´s Thesis” are free of charge for the submitter.

Terms and Conditions

 

Participicants

The following are eligible to enter the Digital Communication Awards: agencies and companies, associations and NGOs, political parties, institutions and individuals in the field of online communication.
For academic applications: Students and graduates of Bachelor and Master programmes in Europe substantially related to the field of online communication. Generally, there is no restriction on a certain field of studies or specific study programmes.

Timeframe

Any project created or published between July 1st 2011 and June 30th 2012 may participate in the competition. Some of the work must have occurred during this time frame, but it is not necessary for it to have been completed during the eligibility period.
Bachelor’s and Master’s theses must have been completed and certified between 2010 and 2012.

Deadline for entries

The submission deadline is July 12th 2012.

Costs

Applications to the Digital Communication Awards must be purchased. The first application costs 230 Euro plus VAT and each additional application costs 180 Euro plus VAT. Invoices will be issued upon receipt of the completed application documents.
Academic entries in the categories “Best Bachelor´s Thesis” and “Best Master´s Thesis” are free of charge for the submitter.
Tickets for the Gala Ceremony have to be purchased separately.

Selection process

After the application deadline has passed, the jury will review all submissions and determine a shortlist of three to five nominees in each category. The nominees will be informed immediately. In an all-day jury meeting held on September 14th 2012 in Berlin, the shortlisted entrants will present their projects in a 10 minute oral presentation. The presentation is an integral part of the application process, and is therefore a prerequisite for winning the Digital Communication Awards. Should it not be possible to present your project in person, the jury will choose the next best-rated application from the pre-shortlisted entrants. The award ceremony will take place on the same evening at the gala event in Berlin.