Communicating your brand and positioning it in the market is core to business success. Campaigns that showcase excellent marketing strategies bridging the gap between the brand and the consumer, brand growth, development, and enrichment. Includes establishing brand recognition, meaningful relationships, memorable engaging experiences, and unique connections, either in single or multimedia platforms that created a 360-customer experience.
Brazil – Impacto Instantâneo / Promoção (Instant Impact)
Best and most effective use of a promotion, either standalone or part of an integrated multi-media – new technologies campaign ranging from contests and coupons to special offers, sweepstakes, and POS/Merchandising. The entry might be a prize draw, a competition, a demo, a coupon, a rebate, a giveaway, a reward scheme, an experiential or an instant win campaign to support the sales and business impact of marketing a product or service directed at either the customer, sales staff, or distribution channel members.
Campaigns using strategic application of marketing technology that generated prospects & leads resulting in increased sales, conversions, trial, purchase intent or loyalty and retention. Campaigns showcasing example, use of third-party platforms (CRM, CMS, payments systems etc.) to improve retention and efficiency while delivering ROI results & business impact.
Brazil – Lançamento de Produto / Serviço (Product / Service Launch)
Campaign showcasing an effective customer focused product or service launch. Work that launched or re-launched a product or service highlighting impact your launch had on consumer perception, increase in sales etc. achieved growth and measurable success. Innovation/creativity, clear strategic thinking, effectiveness and tangible results are key points to be shared.
Brazil – Impacto Social / Sem Fins Lucrativos / Ativismo de Marca / Diversidade & Inclusão/ ESG / Sem Fins Lucrativos (Social Impact / Not For Profit / Brand Purpose + Activism / D&I / ESG)
We believe that marketing can change the world. This award is a recognition to modern-day marketing that drives forward socially responsible marketing that creates significant social change and/or deliver against a public service while demonstrating real impact and creativity & translates into a compelling call-to action to effect positive social change. Includes lobbying, fundraising, expanding, informing or positively changing attitudes and behaviors.
Brazil – Integração de Plataformas & DOOH (Cross Platform – all medias or digital Only & DOOH)
Cross platform digital campaign integrating a minimum of 3 applications or mediums that enhances a brand experience. Showcase the various digital platforms and devices used to develop and amplify meaningful consumer engagement and business impact. This may include but is not limited to desktop, mobile, wearable technology, outdoor installations, billboards, retail experiences etc. Submissions for this category should hit the above marks and be strategically customized for each experience while delivering ROI.
Brazil – Jogos / Gamificação e E-Sports (Gaming/ Gamification & E-Sports)
Gaming apps, gamification applications or e-sports activities that are either a part of a broader marketing strategy or a stand-alone brand experience. Please be specific in describing how the brand is positioned in the gaming environment and the desired results for the business derived from the campaign.
Brazil – Marketing de Mídia Social / Criadores & Influencers (Social Media Marketing / Creator / Influence Marketing)
Creative social activity which uses social platforms to impact business objectives and/or to enhance relationships with a brand, community, or consumer. Includes social trends (emojis, memes, hashtags, GIF’s etc.) to leverage brand communication with an audience or community.
Brazil – Áudio / Voz / Som (Audio / Voice / Sonic Branding)
Campaigns that used voice recognition technology, audio identities, or other audio advertising to create consumer demand and engagement, enhance the consumer experience, or reinforce your brand identity. Includes audio logos, audio branding, voice assistant devices, such as Alexa, Google Home, and audio platforms Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, etc.
Brazil – Inovação (Experimental / Innovation Technology)
Innovative campaign enhancing branded experience that makes use of experimental technology in an innovative way that wows consumers, helps drive deeper engagement for fans and delivers an unforgettable digital or physical experience for the customer. An application of technology that is genuinely innovative or ground-breaking technique or an unconventional/creative use of existing technology, resulting in significant business impact for a brand.
Use of GPS, geolocation and/or proximity technologies. Brands and tech providers giving their consumers an engaging, personalised and targeted brand experience using proximity technology or location-based data or contextual targeting. Campaign must include specifics on business impact against your marketing goals.
The move to Web 3.0 means more privacy and less ability to reach customers the way we do now. Advertising and marketing are changing in the near future with cookies not being available. Campaigns that are building first party communities and experiences for customers (likely inside the metaverse) and finding advertising opportunities inside metaverse (games, meta real estate etc.) including partnerships and collaborations with creators to leverage their audience and bring innovation, impact and communication power to the brand.
Brazil – CX / UX (Customer Experience / User Experience)
Award that focuses on a campaign/brand that provides a truly outstanding customer experience on a platform, or integrated platforms/omni-channel approach achieving best B2C or B2B results. Creative solutions to brand challenges that have a tangible impact on customer experience.
Campaigns demonstrating how video advertising was used to create consumer demand and engagement or provide an immersive experience for the viewer. The creative use of digital footage or online video to create or enhance a brand experience or activation. Including, but not limited to, mobile-based VR and 360° video experiences, shoppable video, personalized video, etc. driving effective business results and engagement.
