About The Awards

A GUIDE TO ENTERING THE AWARDS

Review the available categories and identify which ones you might want to enter. You can enter multiple categories.

Check out the Categories & Enter

Ensure that the brand, product or promotion you plan to enter had retail distribution in calendar year 2019.

View the Entry Criteria & Enter

Write a statement (max 300 words) about why your entry deserves recognition and include up to 5 optimised images (each file must be a maximum height of 1024 px x 1024 px wide, 300dpi and no more than 2MB) and an optional YouTube video.

View the Entry Criteria & Enter

Select the categories you want to enter to get started.

Create a log in for the online submissions system, or sign in if you’ve already created your profile. This way you can save and come back to finish or edit.

Select the category entry you want to work on. You can edit as much as you want until January 24th, 2020.

Fill out all the required fields telling us about your submission (in short, why you should win).

Show us what you’re talking about with up to five optimised images (each file must be a maximum height of 1024 px x 1024 px wide, 300dpi and no more than 2MB). You can also link to a YouTube video, but it’s not required.

We are in the licensing business after all... Before you can finish, you’ll need to give Licensing International permission to use the content you send. No work required on your part, just read and click Yes.

Once you click Yes, you’re done! Now the only thing to do is wait until April to see if your entry makes the ballot.

Thought of something else? No problem. You can edit your entries at any time during the submission period by logging in and going to your Account page. Just make sure you finalize everything before 11:59PM January 24th, 2020.

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OFFICIAL CRITERIA

INTERNATIONAL LICENSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS CRITERIA

The annual International Licensing Excellence Awards recognize the licensing industry’s highest levels of achievement. To be considered for nomination in the various categories, you must use the online submission system. Each company must strictly adhere to the entry guidelines and criteria detailed below. Companies from around the world are invited to enter into all of the awards categories. All entries must be submitted in English.

CLICK HERE to find your Member-Company Number.

All entries must be received by 11:59PM February 10, 2023

All entries must be received by 11:59PM January 24th, 2020.

PREPARING YOUR ENTRY

– Licensors / Licensing Agents

– Manufacturers / Licensees

– Retailers that sell licensed products

– Paid-for Promotions that utilized licensed properties and/or licensed products. Promotions that have not carried a fee or royalty (e.g theatrical movie promotions primarily for marketing support) are NOT eligible

– Locations or events that utilized licensed properties

Entry into multiple categories is permitted, but brands or products must have had bona fide retail distribution between January 2022 and January 2023 to be eligible.

The deadline for receipt of submissions is February 10, 2023. Entries received after this date will not considered

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED:

You must use the online submission system. Hard copies, faxes and e-mail submissions will not be accepted.
Awards criteria includes:
– Creativity, Originality, and Innovation—What was special about the brand, product, or promotion? – How was the brand, product, or promotion received in the marketplace in terms of placement, sell-through, or achievement of other goals?
Note: You should include only the most important and relevant information in your submission. The inclusion of retail sales dollars and number of doors is very helpful to the global panel of judges when considering your entry.
Your submission will be used for the member-vote should you become one of our finalists. Licensing International may also use parts of your Qualification Statement for editorial and communications around the awards.
Provide up to FIVE (5) images of your brand or product in one of the following formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or EPS. The maximum size is 2MB. Horizontal images will look best, maximum width is 1024 pixels.
ADDITIONALLY, this year we ask that you submit a link to the HIGH-RESOLUTION versions of the uploaded low-res images. Please use Google Drive, DropBox, or similar. Each entry must have a unique/separate link which can hold all the high-res images associated with this specific entry.
If your entry appears on the ballot, Licensing International may use one or more of these images during Finalist Week and/or the Awards Ceremony. (Licensing International reserves the right to make this selection.) Your submission WILL NOT be considered without at least one image.
You have the option to include a link to a video. The decision to include any video links with the ballot is at the sole discretion of Licensing International.
All entries must be submitted by 11:59PM February 10, 2023

CATEGORIES & JUDGING

A panel of international licensing experts from across the world will review and score each entry. Up to six entrants per category will be placed on the ballot. A separate entry must be submitted for each category you wish to enter.

CLICK HERE to see the full slate of categories and descriptions.

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Review the available categories and identify which ones you might want to enter. You can enter multiple categories.

Ensure that the brand, product or promotion you plan to enter had retail distribution in calendar year 2019.

Write a statement (max 300 words) about why your entry deserves recognition and include up to 5 optimised images (each file must be a maximum height of 1024 px x 1024 px wide, 300dpi and no more than 2MB) and an optional YouTube video.

Select the categories you want to enter to get started.

Create a log in for the online submissions system, or sign in if you’ve already created your profile. This way you can save and come back to finish or edit.

Select the category entry you want to work on. You can edit as much as you want until January 24th, 2020.

Fill out all the required fields telling us about your submission (in short, why you should win).

Show us what you’re talking about with up to five optimised images (each file must be a maximum height of 1024 px x 1024 px wide, 300dpi and no more than 2MB). You can also link to a YouTube video, but it’s not required.

We are in the licensing business after all... Before you can finish, you’ll need to give Licensing International permission to use the content you send. No work required on your part, just read and click Yes.

Once you click Yes, you’re done! Now the only thing to do is wait until April to see if your entry makes the ballot.

Thought of something else? No problem. You can edit your entries at any time during the submission period by logging in and going to your Account page. Just make sure you finalize everything before 11:59PM January 24th, 2020.

SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

A GLOBAL AWARD FOR A GLOBAL INDUSTRY

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A WINNER

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HI THERE!

SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

A GLOBAL AWARD FOR A GLOBAL INDUSTRY

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A WINNER

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