The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards announced an extension of the deadline for submission of entries until April 8, 2015.
Tambuli Awards is the first and only global award of its kind. It honors brands that deliver results and promote the social good. It is organised by the School of Communication of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P).
The entries are judged by a superior line up of jury—leading professionals from the biggest corporations and the creative industry. This year’s overall executive jury includes Unilever Philippines Chairman & CEO Rohit Jawa, the overall executive jury president, McCann Worldgroup APAC President Charles Cadell, APAC Tambuli Awards Advisory Board Chairman Javier Calero, Lowe & Partners APAC Regional President Rupen Desai, BBDO Guerrero Chairman & CEO David Guerrero, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Gabby Lopez, Philippine Daily Inquirer President & CEO Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Alaska Milk Corporation President & CEO Wildred Uytengsu, Jr. and Dentsu Aegis Network/Southeast Asia President & CEO Dick Van Motman.
Meanwhile, the creative executive jury includes Tay Guan Hin, Southeast Asia Executive Director of J. Walter Thompson and the creative executive jury president, Ted Lim, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network Asia, Thomas Hongtack Kim, Chief Creative Officer & Founder, Playground Korea, Merlee Jayme, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of DM9 JaymeSyfu, Yaroslav Orlov, Executive Creative Director, Instinct & More BBDO Moscow Group, Raoul Panes, Leo Burnett Manila Chief Creative Officer and Erick Rosa, Executive Creative Director, Lowe & Partners Singapore.
McCann Melbourne’s ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ for Metro Trains, Lowe Lintas and Partners’ ‘Help a Child Reach 5’ for Unilever India, and DM9JaymeSyfu’s ‘Smart TXTBKS’ for Smart Communications took home last year’s Grand Prix for delivering messages focused on results, while building long-lasting value for all.
The award is open for entries in the following categories: Advocacy, Branded Content & Entertainment, Digital, Established Brand,Family-oriented Brand, Fashion Brand, Insights & Strategic Thinking, Mobile, Outdoor, Print, PR, Promos & Activation, Radio, Regional Brand Development, Teens Brand, and TV, as well as Creative Effectiveness, Design, and Innovation.
The top awards to be given are as follows:
Carmencita Esteban Platinum Award
Effectiveness Creative Agency of the Year
Effectiveness Media Agency of the Year
Effectiveness PR Agency of the Year
Effectiveness Advertiser of the Year
Network of the Year
Tambuli CMO of the Year
The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards night is on June 9, 2015.
