EACA EURO EFFIES® ON-LINE TUTORIAL HOW TO SUBMIT AN EFFECTIVE ENTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION & QUOTES FROM PREVIOUS CHAIRPERSONS ....................3 HOW TO ENTER – THE LOGISTICS .....................................................3 HOW TO FILL IN THE ENTRY FORM...................................................4 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN?...........................6 Market Situation & Challenges ..........................................6 Objectives ..................................................6 Target Audience ...........................................................6 Strategy ...................................................6 Evidence of Results .......................................................7 THINGS NOT TO DO! ................................................9 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT..............................................................9 TEN TIPS ON SUBMITTING AN EFFECTIVE ENTRY .............. 10 WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR ............................................ 11 CASE STUDY OGILVY & MATHER DUSSELDORF\LONDON........................................ 12 Page 2 ® ® EFFIE and EURO EFFIE are registered trademarks of Effie Worldwide, Inc. and are under license to EACA.All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION The EACA Euro Effies on-line tutorial aims to help agencies and advertisers present & submit ...
INTRODUCTIO&NQUOTES FROM PREVICOHUASIROPERS.N..S.................3HOW TO ENTER TLHOEGISTIC..S..................................................3HOW TO FILL IN THE ENTRY FORM..........................4...............WHAT DOES IT TAKEWTION?........................................................6
Evidenceof Results ..................................................7THINGS NOT TO DO! ............................................................9BEENTHERE,DONETHA.T........................................................9 TEN TIPS ON SUBMITTING AN EFFECNTIRVY.E...............................10WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOFKIONR.G..........................................11
CASE STUDY OGILVY & MATHDERUF\ORNDLO.ONSDLES................................12
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INTRODUCTION The EACA Euro Effies on-line tutorial aims to help agencies and advertisers present & submit winning entries. Following this tutorial step-by-step ensures that all required information is supplied and presented in a straightforward and consistent format, which helps Jury members identify and reward successful campaigns. IfyouhaveaquestionaboutyourentrysimplycontactEAeCffAieo@neaca.beMakesureyoucheckentry deadline. Late entries will not be accepted except by prior agreement and only in exceptional situations. A late entry fee will apply.
QUOTES FROM PREVIOUS CHAIRMENDavid Wheldon, Global Director of Brand & Customer Experience at Vodafone commented: “I am a great supporter of effective advertising and endorse 100% the move towards higher Euro Effies standards. We reviewed some superb cases, which stood out for their simplicity andclarityitisnocoincidencethattheberetthe case, the less need there is to dress it up!Hanneke Faber, General Manager Western Europe Personal Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble and Chairperson of the EACA Euro Effies 2006says: “TheEuroEffiesmakeagreatcontributionrtaiosingtheoverallstandardsofcommercialcommunications by hightlighting what is best in European multi-national campaigns. That’s why Procter & Gamble supports these awards. Simon Clift, Chief Marketing Officer, Unilever / Group VP Personal Care and Chairman of the EACA Euro Effies 2005 Jury says:
“Winning a Euro Effie is a genuine achievement and viewed by clients and agencies as recognition of exceptional performance." NickBaum,PresidentWesternEuropeTBWAanaidrmChanoftheEACAEuroEffies2004Jurysays:
“Euro Effies are all about proven effectiveness. This means demonstrating results where the correlation to communication activities is proven byfacts. Theseresultsshouldideallybesupportedwborykwhichisbrilliant.Brillianceandbig ideas leading to success across Europe. A Euro Effie is a symbol of excellence to which agencies should aspire. My message tofuturecompetitorsistotightenupethstandardofpresentationofdatasetmeasurable objectives and demonstrate how they were achieved with clearly presentedandattributableresearch data.
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HOW TO ENTER THE LOGISTICS Pleasefollowthisprocedureinordertosuccuellsysfregisteranduploadyournextwinningentry. To enter your campaign:
Entertherequired,tionfniamrothenpress"Submit".Youwillautomaticallybesentaloginandpasswordtoaccessyouronlineprofile.Enterthelogin&passwordintheappropriateboxesinthetoprightcorneroftheEuroEffies'homepageorusethelinkyouwillreceiveintheemailnotifyingyouofyourloginandpassword.Enterthebasicntaoiofmrniaboutthecampaignandpaytheentryfee.Youwillbenotifiedbyemailthatwehavereceivedyourpaymentandthatyoucanaccessyouronlineentryform.Yourentryisnotvaliduntilwereeceivofnriamitnooyofpurmeaynt. If no payment has been received by 15 April 2011, your entry will beifiequaldis.d Complete your online entry form (we only accept online entries) including the Evidence of Results. dilsmsemixa.mulistemibyd01arhpsybmaesnoYfoucanattachgforcnestiseluNvideB:e jpeg or image or by overall PPT documelal.tnrTPPcudontmevOhanert10ntocnaolgnbe slides. The data must be sourced and referenced for each objective you have stated. T EACAEuroEffiesisaagnency-blindcompetition.Tohreer,eafgencynamesshouldnotbecitedintheentryform,evidenceofresaulntysotrher materials that will be seen by judges. Make sure you provide a supporting introduction, story and conclusion to prov effectiveness clearly.Upload your creative material. Cleherto view list of required files.
Fill in the agency and client credits. These must be 100% accurate as they cannot be changed once submitted.
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THE ENTY FORM Onceyouhavepaidyourregistrationfee(s)wyilolubeabletoaccessyouronlineentryform(s) using the same login and password.
There are four steps to each entry: Step 1 ENTRY FORM Step 2 CREDITS Step 3 CREATIVE MATERIAL Step 4 PAYMENT OF ENTRY FEE The entry will only be confirmed once all four parts have been fully completed and received. Beforeyousubmityour entry, check that you have: □proven beyond reasonable doubt that the choice and use of commercial communications were key to your campaign’s success. □erdecrofnirstyouwithoryidlbcerdcaenaatatniarucdetencRofEhedeviseults □referenced all your data sources □provided any additional information to support yourentry □filled in the credits correctly □received the client’s approval □provided all requested details on your payment invoice □uploaded your creative material □invoice and either paid directly online or asked your accounts payableprinted your department to pay the invoice before 15 April 2011. Clickon‘submit’tocloseandsubmityeonutrryonlyoncetheentryisfinalisedadnodublechecked.Once you have submitted your entry it cannot be changed. Entries must be received by 15h00 central European time (GMT +1) on Friday15 April 20
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TOWIN? Here are some key points to bear in mind when writing your case: caseneedstoddnfromesotoyruvetissnendausmnomeartseetceffvoditrpeaevobA measurable, proven results which directly relate to your stated objectives. Prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the choice and use of commercial communications was key to the campaign’s success. Tell your story and be convincing Entries include information on: oMarket Situation & Challenges oBusiness, Marketing & Communications Objectives et Audience oTargoCreative Strategy oMedia Strategy oCommunications Strategy oEvidence of Results Market Situation & Challenges. Thinkabout: What problem did the client come to you with? What was the market situation? Who were the competitors? Your market challenges e.g.: o5 big players on the market making up 75% market share (provide figures for competitor market share) roduct or brand oNew, unknown poHead to head competition with v. strong competitor oCompetitors spends twice as much as you (give figures if making such a statement) Objectives Set out your objectivesMake sure they are SMART - simple, measurable, ambitious, rational, timely Examples of Objectives: -Increase sales by % within specified period. -Increase market share from x to y by specifieddate. -Become No.1 in market segment within specified period. -Brand A to be perceived as ‘y’ (e.g. safe, quality, value-for-money) by target audience, within specified period. Brand A is to be recognised and liked above market segment average by at least one -point (or %), by a specified date. NB: Campaign Awareness is not an acceptable objective for the Euro Effies
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Target Audience Who are they? What’s your insight(s)?
Strategy
Creative strategy the big idea Media strategy spend, use of media Communications strategy: oWhat are your messages andwhy? oHow did you exploit the various channels? oWhat weight of media did you use andwhy? oBalance between media & creative strategy
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Results Results are vital to the evaluation of the campaign’s success and should help prove beyond any reasonabledoubtthatthechoiceandusceoomfmercialcommunicationsledtothecampaign’ssuccess.
Clearlydemonstratethatitreachoerdexceededtheobjectives.Amecroerrelationbetweenobjectives and results will not be sufficient. Relate100%toeachobjectivee.g.if1stcotibvjewas about market share then first results will be about market share Usevisualssuchasgraphstoeffectivelydnsetmraotetheattainedgrowthgraphsmustbereadable and easy to follow. Ensure that typefaces are large enough. Demonstrateresultspercountrywaesllaspan-Europeanresults. Includeanintroduction(summary)andconcliunsiyoonurEvidenceofResultstoemphasisethe point in which you prove effectiveness. The campaign’s results and objectives must demonstrate a high-level of challenge and significantachievement.ItisnotenoughmteoettheobjectivestowinanEFFIE.Theobjectives themselves must represent a significant challenge. State the reference of all data sources. This could be advertiser data, agency research or third-partyresearchcompanies.AgencynamesshNoOulTdbementioned.Ifyouragencyisthe source of your research, reference ‘Agency ReseaNrocth’r.eferencing a source will result in disqualification.
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