Call for Entries for Newspaper Ad of the Year – top judging panel to be chaired by Sir John Hegarty
The Call for Entries has gone out for The Newspaper Ad of the Year and its $10,000 cash prize. A leading industry panel will judge the awards, including guest international judge Sir John Hegarty, Chairman & Worldwide Creative Director of Bartle Bogle Hegarty. Names of all the judges will be released shortly.
In addition to the Ad of Month winners over the past year, there will be more finalists selected from these new entries.
“We want to ensure that the award goes to New Zealand’s very best newspaper ad. It’s a
significant title to win, and the prize is pretty impressive also”, says Lexie Ribot, Creative
Manager of NAB.
Entry has been made easy. No printing, mounting or postage required. Simply email a hi-
resolution pdf of the ad to ideas@nabs.co.nz, include credits and publication name and date
in the email body.
The Call for Entries will close 5pm Tuesday 16th June 2009, strictly no extensions. To be eligible, ads must have appeared in a New Zealand newspaper between 1st June 2008 and 31st May 2009.
The winner will be announced at The Newspaper Ad of Year night to be held in Auckland on Thursday 9th July, 2008. More details of the night to follow.
Last year’s Newspaper Ad of the Year was won by M&C Saatchi Wellington for their Earthquake Commission’s “Fault” ad.
Entry criteria, full terms and conditions and Ad of Month finalists can be found at
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I’m a bit confused seems like they only just awarded this a few months ago, have they shortened this years competition or has time just flown that fast?