2025 LIT Advertising Awards

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The LIT Advertising Awards honors creative excellence across the global digital media, design and advertising industries, celebrating the rebels, the rule-breakers, and the visionary campaigns that stop people in their tracks. From jaw-dropping ads to dazzling digital campaigns, social media stardom, and everything in between, the LIT Awards gives you a front-row seat to the most inspiring work out there.

We’re calling all creative pros, ad enthusiasts, PR and marketing mavens, and industry trailblazers to join the LIT Awards! Whether you are part of a powerhouse agency, rocking it as an in-house genius, or blazing your own path as a freelancer, this is your moment to shine. The LIT Advertising Awards is about bringing together the best creative professionals to showcase exceptional campaigns, innovative concepts, and make waves on a global stage.

So, bring your A-game, submit your best work, and join a network that’s shaking up the world of advertising – because here, creativity rules, and every idea has the chance to shine bright!

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The LIT Advertising Awards celebrates creative excellence in digital media, design, and advertising, honoring the rebels, rule-breakers, and visionary campaigns that captivate audiences. From stunning ads to viral digital campaigns, the LIT Awards showcases the industry's most inspiring work. Calling all creative pros, ad enthusiasts, PR and marketing mavens—whether you're with a top agency, an in-house genius, or a trailblazing freelancer, this is your moment to shine!

Categories:
The 2025 categories include: Advertising, Corporate Identity, Outdoor Advertising, Publication, Student Submission, Typography, UI, UX/ Animation, Audio, Digital Campaign, Experiential and Immersive, Integrated Marketing, Mobile App, Social Media, Video Website, Branded Content, Event, Marketing & Promotional, Strategic Program, Special Submissions (Outstanding Agency Awards and Pro Bono).

Eligibility:
The LIT Advertising Awards is open to:
The Rome Design Awards accepts entries from changemakers, dreamers, and creators of the advertising world! Whether you're a powerhouse agency, a fearless freelancer, a visionary in-house team, or bold students.

Submission Requirements:

We welcome submissions from all over the world. Entries must have been produced after January 1, 2020.

Entry Brief:
Kindly provide a synopsis of your design of approximately 350 words. The brief should strengthen your entry, as well as providing the jury a better understanding of your project. A written translation or adaptation of non-English entries is highly recommended.

Image Submission:
The submissions should be saved in a flattened JPEG or JPG format. (Keep them under 4MB, 1,200px wide is preferable, 300dpi, RGB).

Video / Audio Submission:
Entries with audio/video must be submitted with a direct URL that will take judges directly to the work:
Upload video/audio to Vimeo/YouTube/Youku.
Paste the URL link into the URL field.

Winning Level:
There are THREE (3) levels of achievement in the competition:

Platinum Winner (85-100 points)
Gold Winner (70-84 points)
Silver Winner (50-69 points)

Judging:
The panel of judges is packed with senior-level industry leaders from iconic advertising agencies, top-notch production houses, creative networks, and visionary studios. Each judge is handpicked for their expertise, credibility, and ability to identify the creative dimensions of each entry.

Evaluation Criteria:
Submissions are judged at random without being compared to other entries within the same categories. Our judges will score on a scale of 1-100 based on:

Creativity / Concept / Idea
Content / Quality of Message
Production & Execution
Innovation / Effectiveness
Overall Experience

To ensure fairness, all identifying information is removed from entries. Judging is blind, with scores assigned on a scale of 1 to 100 based on these standout criteria:

Results Announcement:
All winners for 2025 will be announced on June 27, 2025 via LIT Advertising Awards official page. All registered participants can then login to see the winning works.

The call for entries for the 2025 LIT Advertising Awards is now open! LIT is about bringing together the best creative professionals to showcase exceptional campaigns, innovative concepts, and make waves on a global stage.

Enter Now: https://litadvertisingawards.com/

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Prize Summary: 
Eligible to purchase statuette, certificate
Prizes Details: 

Winners would be eligible to purchase a limited-edition trophy and professionally designed certificate.
One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
Top tier (Platinum and Gold) winners will be featured on LIT Advertising Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
A press release template sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win. Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
In addition to the complimentary certificates, Platinum Gold, and Silver winners may purchase beautiful LIT Advertising Awards statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.

Platinum and Gold winners will get featured by LIT Advertising Awards on social media or our media partner on Muse.World's website.

Deadline: 
09/May/2025

Entry Fee:

Fee Detail: 
Early Bird: Dec 18, 2024 – Jan 23, 2025 | Single ($130), Professional ($195) Regular: Jan 24 – March 6, 2025 | Single ($140), Professional ($205) Final: March 7 – April 3, 2025 | Single ($160), Professional ($215) Final Extension: April 4 – May 9, 2025 |
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