Eligibility

All entries are subject to eligibility review and approval. 

Submissions are accepted ONLY for work produced by and/or for a Southern California-based company and presented to the public in the calendar year 2023. 

Joint, team, and individual entries are acceptable. 

Campaign entries must be paid media, with the exception of the Cause Marketing category; we will allow non-paid media entries as long as the campaign has achieved substantial results.

Entries may be from ThinkLA members or non-members. 

There is no limit on the number of entries an individual or company may submit, but there is a limit of two (2) categories per entry. If an entry is entered into more than two categories, additional entries will be removed from judging and fees will not be refunded.

How To Submit Entries

REGISTER

Please log in to ideaawards.evalato.com

Scroll to the bottom of the page, choose the awards you are entering from our three categories (Advertising Achievement, Company Achievement, and Individual Achievement), and then click REGISTER.

Enter your contact information and click NEXT.

Enter your billing information.

Check/ACH - If you choose to pay with a check or ACH, we will review the billing information and approve it. Once we do, you’ll receive an email and can proceed to step 2. You cannot enter any details until we approve your payment method.

Credit card - you’ll receive an email from us (orders@Evalato.com) with your registration link and PIN.

Click ACCESS YOUR REGISTRATION to continue to your dashboard

CREATE ENTRIES

On the left panel of the dashboard, you will see a ‘Home” tab and a “My Entries” tab with a list of the awards you’ve selected to enter. Please view the Home tab or click on Eligibility on the My Entries tab to confirm eligibility requirements.

In My Entries, fill out all information requested for each award.

Please note: if you are submitting the same information for two awards, you can use the ‘copy from application’ button at the top of the second award form.

Here’s the information you’ll need to submit and the questions you’ll need to answer for each category:

ADVERTISING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Company Name

Entry Title 
This is the title of the spot or campaign. The Entry Title will be used on all competition promotion and for award engraving, should you win.

Agency, Brand, or Partner
Please enter any agencies, brands, or partners you wish to be included in the entry. This information will be used on all competition promotion and award engraving, should you win.

Submitter Contact Information
Name, title, company email, phone number

Background/Setup (150 words or less)
Describe the current situation in a category, with a brand, or both.  It can be a major opportunity or challenge, but it should quickly and simply set the stage for why this ad or campaign stands out.

The Idea (250 words or less)
What were the ad/campaign’s objectives? The objectives and results must tie together.
Who was the target audience?
What were the insights that shaped the idea, and how are they relevant to the brand and target audience?

The Execution (250 words or less)
What was the creative/strategic solution? What channel(s) were used?

The Results (250 words or less)
Please make sure the results map back to your objectives. 

COMPANY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Company Name (your company)

Company Being Nominated

Years in Existence

Leadership (250 words or less)
How is this company a leader in the industry? How is this company viewed by the community, including employees, clients, partners, investors, the press, and members of our community at large?

Innovation (250 words or less)
What are this company’s strengths in innovative thinking, problem solving, and/or recognizing business opportunities?

Community (250 words or less)
How has the company contributed to the community in any/all of the following capacities: knowledge sharing, training, charity work, industry events, or any other substantive way?

Diversity/Inclusion/Gender (250 words or less)
How has this company helped to promote the ideas of diversity, inclusion and gender by connecting diverse groups of committed, collaborative, and unique individuals in pursuit of a common goal? Please provide specific examples.

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, GENDER EQUITY (DIG) AWARD

Company Name (your company)

Entry Title (Nominee Company)

Promoting Diversity (100 words or less)
Please provide a short introductory paragraph describing the company’s commitment to promoting diversity.

Company Culture (250 words or less)
How does the company’s culture embrace, involve, and engage diverse groups at all levels of the organization?

Staffing (250 words or less)
How does your company demonstrate an exceptional effort to recruit, retain, and promote people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds?

Programs (250 words or less)
What are the programs at the company that educate employees about diversity, inclusion, and gender equity?

Implementation (250 words or less)
How are the company's staffing, programs, and educational efforts implemented?

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Leadership (250 words or less)
How is this individual a leader in the industry? How is this individual viewed by the community, including colleagues, clients, and partners?

Innovation (250 words or less)
What are this individual’s strengths in innovative thinking, problem solving, and/or recognizing business opportunities? 

Community (250 words or less)
How has the nominee contributed to the community in any/all of the following capacities: knowledge sharing, training, charity work, industry events, or any other substantive way?

Diversity/Inclusion/Gender (250 words or less)
How has this person helped to promote the ideas of diversity, inclusion and gender by connecting diverse groups of committed, collaborative, and unique individuals in pursuit of a common goal? Please provide specific examples.

UPLOAD SUPPORTING MATERIALS

See the SPECS page for details.

  • Documents (up to 2, maximum file size 2MB)

  • URL Links (up to 5, must be public and able to be downloaded)

  • Audio (up to 2, must be public and able to be downloaded)

  • Images (up to 5, maximum file size 2MB)
    For Company awards, you must upload a hi-res company logo (jpg or png)
    For Individual awards, you must upload a hi-res headshot (jpg or png)

REVIEW/SAVE/SUBMIT

When you’re finished creating each entry, select the  green button to submit the entry or the white button to save a draft.  

Once you submit your entries, and payment has been approved, you’re done! Good luck!