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The 10 best creative awards

Showcase your excellence in advertising, marketing, and communication

Discover the top creative communication awards where you can showcase your achievements.

Symbol Creative Awards

The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in creative communication on a global scale. As a result, winning a Symbol Creative award represents the ultimate benchmark for excellence, creativity, and innovation.

Pros
A diverse set of categories
Unified pricing across categories
Clear criteria
Expert evaluation
Transparency and objectivity
Fast and easy submission process
Cons
No live ceremony

Eventex Awards

Founded in 2009 to celebrate creativity, innovation, and effectiveness, Eventex Awards is the world’s leading accolade for events and experience marketing.

Pros
The best awards for events and brand experiences
Clear criteria
Expert evaluation
Transparency and objectivity
A rich catalog of categories for events and experiences
Fast and easy submission process
Cons
Focused on events and experience marketing
No live ceremony

Cannes Lions

The Cannes Lions Awards celebrate various aspects of creative communication across an array of specialized categories.

Pros
A recognizable and established name
Reputable jury
Multiple categories
Cons
Complicated fee system
Entry and winner information behind a paywall
Jury feedback not publicly available

Clios

The Clios were founded to honor excellence in advertising, inspiring a competitive marketplace of ideas.

Pros
Awards with a long history
Several programs
Cons
Not a lot of information on evaluation criteria
Some winner information unavailable without registration
Complex pricing structure

Effie

Celebrating marketing effectiveness, Effies are another example of communications awards that showcase outstanding creativity.

Pros
Recognizable name
Regional and local competitions
Cons
Long and complicated entry forms
Complex fees structure
Awards experience may vary depending on the region

Epica Awards

Epica are creative awards judged specifically by the press and acting as an intersection between creativity and journalism.

Pros
Jury made entirely of journalists
Extensive PR coverage
Cons
Complex pricing structure
Not all results and entries available
No jury feedback on website
Complex registration process

The Webby Awards

The Webbys celebrate Internet excellence across multiple categories including websites, apps, podcasts, etc.

Pros
A comprehensive list of Internet-related categories
Well established
Cons
Focused only on digital/web mediums
Not all information about results and winners available
Complicated fee structure

D&AD Awards

Focused on design and advertising, D&AD celebrate creative work across a variety of categories and subcategories.

Pros
300+ strong jury
Winners get exhibited around the world
Cons
Not much information results and winners
No jury feedback available on website
Complex registration process

The Drum Awards

The Drum Awards celebrate the best in marketing, advertising, and media worldwide, recognizing innovative campaigns, talented teams, and groundbreaking strategies.

Pros
Regional programs
Unified pricing across categories
Cons
Not enough information on criteria for winning
Judge feedback not guaranteed

Digiday

The Digiday Awards celebrate excellence in digital marketing, media, and technology, recognizing the most innovative brands, agencies, and platforms.

Pros
Unified category pricing
Tips for crafting your entry
Cons
A somewhat limited number of categories
Not enough information on criteria in the entry kit
Not all results, winners, and jury feedback available on website

Why Symbol Creative Awards?

Symbol Creative Awards offer an excellent opportunity for any advertising or marketing agency to showcase its creative communication achievements and win the recognition it deserves.
A rich catalog of categories to showcase all aspects of creative communication.
Unified, understandable pricing across all tracks and groups.
Easy, user-friendly, and smooth registration and submission process.
The ultimate transparency of criteria, results, and jury feedback.
Objectivity, free of conflict of interest and unintentional judging bias.
A stellar jury of outstanding experts in creative communication.
An awards team that has been celebrating excellence since 2009.

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