Rules 2012

All category rules along with general rules for 2012 are listed below.

Category rules

  1. A campaign is made up of three or more entries except a television campaign which is made up of two entries.
  2. Only entries with a minimum media spend of £3000 will be accepted. Adverts not meeting these criteria may enter the ‘Low Budget’, ‘Best Viral’, ‘Best Online Advertisement or Campaign’ and ‘Best Ambient Media / Stunt’ categories only. The only exceptions to this are adverts carried out as a ‘one-off’ for a major client. which may be entered into any category as appropriate.
  3. Best charity advertisement can be of any advertising or direct marketing discipline and may NOT be entered into any other categories. Best House Advert/Self Promotion is open to all companies (excluding inside M25) who actively trade within the advertising, design, marketing and promotion industry, provided the work is produced for themselves.
  4. Supply artwork in accordance with guidelines in submission formats and also include a brief explaining the media used and how it was creative.
  5. Best Integrated Campaign is made up of 3 entries 1.above the line 1. Digital and 1 non other of any discipline.

General Rules

  1. Material entered must have been published, displayed, broadcast or mailed between 1st January 2011 and 11th February 2012.
  2. Work entered into previous Roses Awards will NOT be eligible.
  3. Only entries made within the early bird discount time frame will receive the discount or given if you are a member of MiNetwork For your MiNetwork discount code please contact Lyndsay Wilson, 0141 559 6063.
  4. All submissions posted for judging must be accompanied by an individual entry form, please ensure that the forms are attached loosely to the back of the entries.
  5. As the judging will be anonymous, please ensure your branding is not shown on your submissions.
  6. Work entered into more than one category must be treated as a completely separate entry and payment made for each.
  7. The same advert cannot be entered into more than three categories under any one discipline.
  8. All entries must be supplied in the specification stated in submission formats. Entries must be received by no  later than 5pm Friday 10th February 2012. Please note that we cannot guarantee that entries received after this deadline will be considered.
  9. Entries are open to all Advertising and Direct Marketing Agencies, Design Groups, Production Companies, Media Buyers, Marketing and Manufacturing Companies, Radio and Television Stations, Newspapers and Magazine Publishers provided they are based in the UK or Ireland but outside London’s M25.
  10. The judges reserve the right to re-allocate entries that in their view are incorrectly entered.
  11. The Organisers reserve the right to retain entries for subsequent publication/exhibition in relation to the awards.
  12. The organisers reserve the right to verify that all entries have been commercially produced for a commercial client Proof of publication or transmission may be requested.
  13. Unfortunately due to the volume of entries, correspondence or feedback can be given regarding entries.
  14. The judge’s decision is final.
  15. Entering work is at your own risk – entries cannot be returned.
  16. Whilst every care will be taken in the storage of entries, the organisers will not accept responsibility for loss or damage of entries.
  17. All entries submitted should conform to the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion Any entry that has a complaint upheld against it by the Advertising Standards Authority will be disqualified.

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