Advice on Entries

To enter the Digital Signage Awards you need to complete the online entry form, upload a submission paper when prompted and pay the entry fee.

Entries into the Digital Signage Awards must be submitted online. Your written entry must be no more than 1,500 words in English (12 point type, single line spacing) saved in PDF format (5MB maximum file size), uploaded from your desktop to the Digital Signage Awards' website. All entries should be uploaded following the template sections listed below. The Judges will automatically vote lower any entries exceeding the word count. At the same time, the judges appreciate the brevity of an entry. There is no need to use the full word count. Please adhere to these basic rules of entry, together with any other specific criteria described below.

And please remember: the extended closing date for entries is now October 31.


Template guide

Your completed entry form and your written entry are the basis on which each entry will be voted for by the judges and shortlisted. Your written document should show how your project met its aims, employed innovative techniques, was enjoyed by users, and delivered visitors, satisfaction and a return on investment. At the beginning of your document the following information must be listed:

  • Category entered
  • Title of project
  • Relevant URL for the project (if avy)
  • Client company or brand
  • Name of company making the entry
  • Type of company (e.g. manufacturer, creative agency, etc) 
  • Relevant URL for access to supporting visual material or other data.


Within your submission you must use the following as sub-headings under which you clearly provide your explanation for the judges.

  • Aims for installation, campaign or activity, or aims for a mobile app
  • Strategy (especially if new strategy implemented during the period)
  • Creativity/innovation/technology
  • Feedback summary from clients and/or users
  • Outcome, including formal evaluation of results, ROI, etc, or in the case of a mobile app, the take up by the public or target audience


Failure to include these details may result in your project being marked down by the Judging Panel.


Support material

Entries for the Digital Signage Awards must be submitted online.

You do not need to provide physical support material, as your website URL is probably all the support you need. If you wish to provide additional support material (for instance if there has been marketing collateral associated with your campaign) please provide a URL to a supporting micro site in your submission paper. New launches may find this useful as there will be marketing material that may form part of the introductory experience to the activity being launched.

The judges will want to feel fully informed about your activity, so please include whatever you feel is appropriate and relevant for your entry. If an entry is entered into more than one category, please indicate this clearly, but remember you need to remind the judges of the support material micro site URL, each time you enter.


Disqualifications

The Digital Signage Awards are international business awards. The organizers intend that the competition is open to the whole industry, but any website that breaks national or international laws or offends public, religious, national or gender-specific sensitivities, or that flouts advertising, promotion or Internet rules (such as spamming) will be disqualified. If an entry is disqualified for any reason the entry fees will not be refunded.