How much does it cost to enter the Best in Digital Awards 2021?

The cost per entry is £99; Should you wish to pay via a different method, please contact us to arrange in advance of your submission.

What is the eligibility period for entries?

Entries should not exceed 1000 words (Total) and should be based on work delivered between November 2019 to December 2020.

When is the deadline for entry submissions?

The deadline for all award submissions will be Friday 29th January 2021.

Who can enter the awards?

Any campaign can be submitted within the category of choice. All entries submitted by agencies must have been approved for submission by their client. Submissions can also be made directly by a consumer-facing brand who operates all their digital in-house. As part of our commitment to creating a fair playing field, all award entries will be judged objectively regardless of the size of budget or scale of the project.

Are the awards open to all vertical markets?

Yes, entries can be made for a campaign delivered in any vertical market; the awards are to celebrate the best campaigns (regardless of what market they were delivered into).

Will judges be from agency or clientside?

To ensure there is no conflict of interest in submissions, we will only be using senior judges who work with consumer-facing brands (not agencyside personnel).

How does the knockout format work?

The 8 shortlisted entries for each category will then progress to the quarter final knockout phase, in which a live draw via social media will take place to announce the category match-ups.

Judges will then review and determine the winner of the quarter-final match-ups, with the winning entry then progressing to the semi-final stages. The same process will continue for the semi-finals until we have the two finalists (two best entries in each category).

The champion and Best in Category will eventually be crowned once judges have made their final decisions in the final head-to-heads.

*In the event that we receive fewer submissions, The knockout phase will be ammended to accomodate the entry numbers or we may switch to a traditional shortlist and winner process.

Will the winners receive a trophy/award?

Yes, once we have announced all winners in February 2021, we will send the physical awards to all our winners – directly to the point of contact when the submission was made.

Will there be more categories in the future?

Yes, we will launch further categories in the future. As this is our initial launch of the awards, we wanted to focus on just 6 categories at this stage.

Can I contact someone if I have any specific questions around my entry?

Yes, John McCambley, Chief Producer at the Marketing Masterclass Series is available to answer any specific questions – should you need additional support.

Submit an entry at The Best in Digital Awards 2021