This category recognises storytelling for products, services, or organizations that made the best use of video, production values, business impact, multi-channel, and shares/likes. This is a great category for Brands/Agencies, Individual/Independent Producers, and Production Houses.
Awards Category: EFFECTIVENESS
IMPORTANT NOTE: In categories with 3 or less entries, the judging scores will decide whether an entry is awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze; this may result in no trophies being awarded in a category depending on quality of entry and final judging scores.
As per Terms and Conditions, any changes after submission of entry will be subject to review and prior approval by the Organiser. Should any changes be approved, a fee of HKD1,500 will be charged for each change.
E13. Best Use of Immersive Technology
This award celebrates the most effective use of immersive tech—AR, VR, XR, or mixed reality—to achieve PR objectives. Entries should show how technology drove earned media, engagement, or storytelling, with clear evidence of impact.
E12. Best Use of Virtual Platforms
This category, aimed at a B2B/B2C audience, recognises the most innovative and strategic use of virtual platforms that demonstrate effective communication, engagement, and the use of smart technological choices along with great content and creative experience design to achieve results that meet or exceed business objectives.
E11. Best Use of Social Media
This category recognises the use of social media to enhance a PR campaign and build successful brands. The strongest entries should showcase well-thought-out strategies that work in synergy with innovative content to achieve campaign objectives.
E10. Best Use of Digital
This category recognises the most successful campaign in creating omnichannel digital content across multiple digital platforms and devices that drive meaningful consumer engagement.
E09. Best Use of Content
This category recognises the most effective and innovative use of content and how the content tells the brand’s story, demonstrating an overarching strategy and method that is used and executed across multiple channels.
E08. Best Use of Broadcast/Video
This category recognises the most creative use of broadcast or video, balancing creativity, cost-effectiveness, and overall impact. A copy of the video, film program, VNR, ANR, SMT, b-roll, or online footage must be included with the entry.
E07. Best Use of Analytics
This award goes to the campaign, project, or program that demonstrates the most effective use of data or insights, research, and evaluation in both setting goals and measuring success and effective media evaluation.
E06. Best Use of Advocates/Influencers/ Celebrities
This category recognises the most creative, innovative, and well-executed campaign that leveraged an advocate/influencer or celebrity as part of the strategy and did its best to enhance and generate consumer engagement towards the targeted audience and raise brand awareness to deliver or exceed brand KPIs and objectives.
E05. Best Sponsorship
This award honours a sponsorship transformed into a powerful PR platform. Entries must demonstrate how strategic storytelling and media engagement amplified the sponsorship to deliver earned impact and tangible results beyond paid exposure.