Rules & Regulations
  • Nomination forms are in an excel format, all details required to be filled in are mandatory and should be filled in the specified format only. Nomination forms are category specific. Please download the forms from the respective categories only. No changes whatsoever will be made to the forms, once they have been received by the organizers and the organizers will not be responsible for any incorrect or incomplete information.
  • All information provided in the forms are solely for the purpose of judging and will be treated as confidential at all times.
  • E4m understands disclosing billing numbers and financial data might be sensitive. It is recommended to provide information which is published by research firms such as Recma, Adex or any such credible sources. Providing as much information to the jury as possible would help in jury evaluating your entry better. If you don't wish to provide specific information, do mention approx figure, percentage or ballpark numbers. These numbers should be authorized by the Head of the Agency / Network.
  • Nomination forms for all categories are open to all Indian languages, however in case the original work and / or information shared is in a language other than English, the entrant needs to submit an English language translation of the work.
  • The nominations submitted must have been released / submitted / published in India for the first time to the public between the period 1st July 2017 to 15th August 2018 . The last date of submitting nominations is 21st September 2018.
  • The organizers can move nominations to more appropriate categories if they feel the original category it has been entered in is incorrect after informing the entrant.
  • The organizers may contact the client related to any nomination at the request of the jury at any time during the voting process should any questions about the implementation or presentation of the work arise.
  • A URL is with necessary information carrying an AV/PPT of your organization detailing the nature of business, major clients being handled, media being handled, team size etc. is MANDATORY. It is advisable to incorporate a short AV by the Head of the Agency appealing as to why your agency is the best in the nominated category. Nominations will be considered incomplete until the URL with a PPT / AV has been shared against the nominee.
  • The PowerPoint and/or any other image or AV of the work needs to be uploaded through YouTube or Google Drive and the URL needs to be provided on the reference material URL field. The file size should not exceed 2 MB (For PowerPoint and maximum of 5 slides) or 2 minutes (For Videos) maximum. Also make sure to change the settings to public if submitted through Google drive. The content shared through these mediums should be accessible till the night of the award show. Video needs to be shared in AVI or MPEG4 format, whichever is applicable or both. In case of any image, it needs to be shared in a PPT Format only.
  • Sending in nominations dont guarantee awards. Each and every nomination goes through judging process and winners are chosen on the basis of content submitted.
  • Delegate registration is independent of submission of entries. Click here to attend The Media Aces Awards 2018.
  • For any queries, please reach out to cara.dsouza@exchange4media.com
  • The submission of the Nomination Form assumes that entrants have carefully read the terms and other information and agree to abide by them.
  • The Grand Jury will compromise of eminent individuals over Top Brands in the industry and
  • The Jury Meet will be held on the 03rd of October 2018.
  • Judges will be made to recuse themselves from scoring entries that their Companies have been a part of in the past either directly or indirectly.
  • The Jury will cast a unanimous vote on the shortlisted nominations and then proceed to decide on a winner.
  • The decision of the Jury in all regards to the winners will be final and binding.