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Rules of Entry

Entries into the Marketing Week Engage Awards have now closed.

1. The Awards are open to any brand or marketing services provider who contributed to a campaign or communication as outlined in the category descriptions and that was launched or has shown substantial, measurable progress during the judging eligibility period which runs from Wednesday 1st October 2008 to Wednesday 13th January 2010. Products are not limited to the UK and can be global

    

2. All questions on the category entry template should be answered. The answer boxes are expandable, however once complete the entry template should not exceed 3 A4 pages in length (unless otherwise stated on the category-specific entry template)
   

    

3. Projects may be entered into more than one category as appropriate, but an entry fee £275 + VAT must be paid for each category entered (except the 'Brand Innovator of the Year' and 'Rising Star' Categories, which are free to enter)
   
   
4. The ‘Brand of the Year’ category is not open for entry
   
   
5. The judges reserve the right to re-categorise entries if they think another category would be more suitable. However, they cannot be expected to routinely re-categorise incorrectly entered projects
   
   
6. Sponsors are not allowed to enter the category that they are sponsoring
   
   
7. Entries must be made online using the official entry template for that specific category. Each category has a different template, which can be found on the category page. Entries will not be accepted by any other means
   
   
8. When making your entry you may upload a piece of supporting material if necessary – for example a pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint or Jpeg file. Please ensure that the file and your entry template together do not exceed the maximum upload limit of 5MB per entry. Please bear in mind that the first round of judging will be done solely on the basis of the information supplied in the category-specific entry template
   
   
9. Where websites form part of an entry, please make sure any access details, usernames and passwords needed for judging are supplied, that they work, and that they will continue to work until the Awards Ceremony. The second stage of judging will be based on the judges viewing the projects. Sites that cannot be viewed will be eliminated from the judging
10. Extended Entry Deadline: Wednesday 27th January 2010. Once submitted entries are confirmed and non-refundable. Payments must be cleared by Wednesday 27th January 2010. Once payment has been received your entry will be passed to the judges for review
11. Any entry may be withdrawn for any reason up until 5.30pm on Wednesday 27^th January 2010 upon written request to the organisers; however the entry fee is non-refundable
12. If you feel it is necessary to send any physical supporting material please note that Marketing Week accepts no responsibility for these materials and that items are non-returnable. For details of how and where to send any physical material please see the How to Enter page
    
    
13. The judges' decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding them
    
    
14. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on Tuesday 18^th May 2010. To book a table please complete the online dinner booking form on the Book a Table page and submit with payment. All payments must be received by Monday 17^th May 2010. Dinner bookings will not be considered to be confirmed until payment has been received in full. Please note that tickets will not be sent until dinner bookings are confirmed
    

Commercial Confidence
It is very important that you fully complete the entry template. In particular, details of return on investment should be provided. The more information you supply, the better the judges will be able to assess your entry.

For the purposes of judging, all information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be viewed by the judging panel and the Chair of Judges. However, in order to compile 'The Winners and Finalists' Online Digital Supplement, some information may be needed from the winners' written entries. Any information that is commercially sensitive and which may not be used in the Online Supplement should be clearly marked 'judges eyes only'.