For the next generation of communications talent

The Young Spikes Competitions provide Asia Pacific's next generation of creative talent a unique chance to gain recognition and make their mark on the industry.

Aimed at creatives who are aged 30 or under and employed in advertising and communications businesses in a skill discipline relevant to their chosen competition.

Competition Timeline

  • Live Briefing: 08 March 2024
    (Only pre-registered teams will be able to attend the Live Briefing)
  • Competition deadline: 09 March 2024
  • Judging & Live Q&A: 13 March 2024
  • Winners Announced: 14 March 2024

Young Spikes Competitions for 2024

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Young Spikes Integrated Competition

Teams have to come up with a fully integrated campaign in response to a brief before demonstrating how it can be launched and executed.

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Young Spikes Digital Competition

Teams must create an integrated, digital led campaign, explaining how the use of technology answers the brief in a creative way. The objective is to show how the power of digital technology can answer the Competition Partners challenge.

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Young Spikes PR Competition

Teams will be required to create an innovative PR campaign in response to the brief given by the competition partner.

How to get involved

For the 2024 competition, the age limit is 30 years old and under (born on or after 21 June 1993).

Teams of two are required to submit a piece of work answering to the competition brief (for Integrated Competition, teams of two or three are welcome). The work will be judged and scored by a panel of creative communications experts.

For Young Spikes Competition queries, please send an email to Charmaine Gan at charmaineg@spikes.asia.

Congratulations to the 2023 Young Spikes Competitions Winners

2023 Young Spikes Digital Competitions Winners

GOLD
Hideyuki Tsushima / Ryosuke Nakanishi
HAKUHODO.INC / JAPAN
tinder GREEN

SILVER
Eliza Smith / Heidi Rabbitts
Dentsu Creative / AUSTRALIA
The Greenwash Penalty

BRONZE
Renzo Gabriel Valmonte / James Dominic Mendoza
TBWA\SMP & 4As / PHILIPPINES
BABY NATURE

2023 Young Spikes Integrated Competitions Winners

GOLD
Leonie Duff / Lilly Wollmering / Leighton Howindt
Dentsu Creative / AUSTRALIA
Save The Sea With Your Pee

SILVER
Hikari Ono / Yutaro Nagata
TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc / JAPAN
SAVE YOUR LOOK-A-LIKE

BRONZE
Iris Teoh / Yasira Yusoff
The GOVT Pte Ltd / SINGAPORE
Save Our Legends

2023 Young Spikes Marketers Competitions Winners

GOLD
Amanda Wen Sze Wong / Ker Seng Tan
Malaysia Aviation Group / MALAYSIA
Know No Limits

SILVER
Tauhid Irteza Ali / Fahimul Khan
Banglalink Digital Communication Ltd / BANGLADESH
Don't Be A Superhero

2023 Young Spikes PR Competitions Winners

GOLD
Wang Shu / Hu JiaJun
1211MOB / Insight Group / CHINA
MakeMoneyCleaner

SILVER
Monique Horsley / Kean Szczur
Dentsu Creative / AUSTRALIA
Carbon Sink Inc.

BRONZE
Airi Miyasaka / Kotaro Tamaru
Hakuhodo / JAPAN
Blue Friday

2023 Young Spikes Media Competitions Winners

GOLD
Kate O'Loughlin / Summer Treseder
Initiative AU / AUSTRALIA
Sculptures from the sea

SILVER
KAIRI OGIHARA / YUTO NAKAJIMA
Hakuhodo / JAPAN
Funbrella

BRONZE
Sohyun An / Eunsoo Jang
Cheil Worldwide HQ / SOUTH KOREA
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