(NNI) has launched a new Regional Press Ad of the Year competition as part of its ongoing Press Ad of the Month awards.
Any ad that has appeared in the pages of an NNI local or regional newspaper during 2010 is eligible to enter the Regional Press Ad of the Year award, and the competition is open to both agencies and direct advertisers.
The 2010 Regional Ad of the Year will be announced at NNI Press Ad of the Year awards next spring.
“Our newspapers carry a lot of really good creative advertising that perhaps flies under the national radar,” said Dan Linehan, Chairman of NNI Local and Regional. “This competition is a fantastic idea as it gives us an opportunity to highlight the best of those ads on a national stage, and reward their creators.
“Anyone who has placed a stand-out ad in one of our local or regional titles this year should definitely give this competition a go,” Mr Linehan said. “The competition is free to enter and the rewards are handsome – it’s also an opportunity to have one’s work assessed by a leading international judge and potentially raise one’s profile quite significantly.”
NNI has lined up one of the UK’s top advertising creatives to judge the NNI Press Ad of the Year awards, who will also select a winner in the Regional Press Ad of the Year competition. The identity of the judge will be announced soon.
The Regional Press Ad of the Year competition will remain open until December 31st, at which time a shortlist of entries will be selected. This shortlist will qualify for the NNI Press Ad of the Year awards – with all shortlisted ads on exhibition – and one overall winner will be chosen.
“We’re delighted to include our local and regional colleagues in our Press Ad of the Year awards and I’m really looking forward to seeing the ads that go forward to our awards night next spring,” said Dan Linehan, Chairman of NNI Regional & Local. “
Agencies and direct advertisers can enter the Regional Press Ad of the Year competition via the NNI website: www.newsbrandsireland.ie/pressadofthemonth
