Judging Criteria | Northern Digital Awards

THE JUDGING PROCESS

Judges will read and pre-score all entry forms, considering any supporting materials submitted. Judges will be asked to give a score for each question within the entry form, as listed in the bullet points below. These will be combined to give an overall score for each entry. All judges pre-scores will then be combined and the highest scoring entries will determine the shortlists.

Judges will meet to discuss the highest scoring entries and then agree the winner for each category. The judging session will take place on 2 December, with the shortlist being announced the following day on the 3 December 2020.

The awards will be judged by some of the biggest names in digital marketing for our judging panel.

CAMPAIGN AWARDS

The judges will be looking for clear objectives, creative and effective implementation and tangible and demonstrable results in the campaign award categories. They will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry. Entries should not exceed 1000 words in total and should relate to work undertaken between October 2019 - November 2020.

Each entry must include information under the following headings:

Objectives & budget

Target audience & strategy

Creativity & implementation

Results & evaluation

Why you think your entry should win

Any entries that do not include information under all of these headings will be marked down.

DIGITAL TOOL / SOFTWARE AWARDS

The judges will be looking for a clear description of a digital tool or software, with indication of budget. Judges will be looking for new features / tools added in the last twelve months for the software awards. They will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry. Entries should not exceed 1000 words in total and should relate to work undertaken between October 2019 - November 2020.

Each entry must include information under the following headings:

Total Budget

Overview of the innovation / software

Why you think your product should win

Any entries that do not include information under all of these headings will be marked down. Please do ensure your entry or supporting material includes a demonstration of the digital tool / software either in the form of a video or online.

TEAM / AGENCY AWARDS

Judges will be looking for agencies or teams that can demonstrate an ongoing and sustained commitment to delivering best practice while showing a creative and innovative approach to digital marketing. Judges will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry. Entries should not exceed 1000 words in total and should focus on work completed between October 2019 - November 2020.

Each entry must include information under the following headings:

Details of the team / agency

Agency / individual objectives

Recent work example(s)

Recent achievements

Challenges and how these were overcome

Why you think your entry should win

Any entries that do not include information under all of these headings will be marked down.