Gerety Awards: Early bird discount and jury published
Submissions for this year's Gerety Awards are now open, and the jury has been finalized: More than 200 jurors from 47 countries are participating, and in-person jury sessions will be held at 15 locations.
Named after Frances Gerety, the copywriter who coined the slogan "A diamond is forever" in 1948, the Gerety Awards aim to select the best in advertising from what it calls a powerful perspective, to create a benchmark that is relevant to market realities, and in doing so, to redefine the standard to which advertising has traditionally been held.
Submissions are open (advertisingweek.ch reported), for the first time there is an Early Bird rate for all those who submit their work by March 8. The Gerety Awards are open to all advertising agencies, advertisers, studios and production companies worldwide. Both national and international campaigns can take part. Entries must have been broadcast, published or released in a commercial environment with the client's permission between January 1, 2023 and the closing date.
Some of the names of the high-caliber jury have now also been announced. They include, among others:
- Kim Johnson, Global CEO, Ogilvy Health, USA
- Xanthe Wells, VP Global Creative, Pinterest, USA
- Sandra Bold, CCO, VML, Netherlands
- Marjorieth Sanmartin, CCO, Philipp&Keuntje, Germany
- Debbie Ellison, Global Chief Digital Officer, VML (Commerce) UK
- Emma De La Fosse, CCO, Edelman, UK
- Karen Ge, Managing Partner, FLAWED / Head of Strategy at FRED & FARID Shanghai / China
- Marwa Kaabour, Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Al Masaood, UAE
- Magdalena Kozanowska, Vice President, COO & Partner, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT, Poland
- Alexis Bronstorph, Chief Creative Officer, No Fixed Address, Canada
- Mayada Boulos, CEO Havas Paris, France
- Dani Ribeiro, CCO, WMCCann, Brazil
More than 200 jurors from 47 countries will take part in the Gerety Awards 2024, with in-person jury meetings taking place in 15 locations. In addition to determining the shortlist, the judges will each select the Agency and Production Company of the Year from their country. Further information and the complete jury can be found here here.
