This competition is open to Iapi member agencies only. You must be 30 years of age or younger, born on or after 26th June 1995 and resident in Ireland.
Competition Launch
In-Person Briefing
Entry Deadline
Shortlist Presentations
Winners Notified
Winner's Photoshoot
Winners Announced
Winner's Bootcamp
Travel to Cannes
Who can enter?
Iapi member agencies only. You must be 30 years of age or younger, born on or after 26th June 1995 and resident in Ireland.
The Competition
The Young Lions Media Competition challenges the brightest professional minds working in media agencies to demonstrate their strategic thinking and innovative approaches to solving an important marketing challenge to drive critical business success. Each team will be required to generate the necessary insights to develop an innovative media selection as well as their creative uses.
You must submit the following as part of your entry:
- Presentation (PPX/PDF - max: 10 slides / 25MB
- 450 word explanation detailing the creative idea, the strategy and the execution
Your entry will be judged on the following criteria:
- Creativity Idea/Insights (40% of vote) - Research and data gathering
- Strategy (40% of vote) - Target audience (consumer demographic / individuals / organisations) | Media planning | Approach
- Execution (20% of vote) - Implementation | Media channels and integration | Timeline | Scale
Shortlisted teams will present their idea to the jury.
Entry fee
There is an entry fee of €200 per team.
The Deadline
Midnight on Sunday 1 March
You must submit your entry to sophie@iapi.com and include the CATEGORY (i.e. MEDIA) and both TEAM MEMBERS NAMES, EMAILS and PHONE NUMBERS.
Entries must not contain any agency branding.
