Take part in an exciting online challenge
The Young Spikes Integrated Competition gives participants the chance to gain recognition within the industry and make their mark across Asia Pacific.
Teams of two must create an integrated campaign in response to a brief set by a charity or non-profit organisation, whose name, objectives, strategies and target audience are kept secret until the competition brief is published on 8 September 2020.
The Young Spikes Integrated Competition welcomes Art Directors, Brand Marketers, Copywriters, Strategists & Planners, Account Managers, PR Executives and other branded creative communications talents to compete.
Live briefing and Q&A
15 September 2020
Download a copy of the live briefing document.
The Brief
The Young Spikes Integrated Competition 2021 brief has been created in partnership with Conservation International:
Three billion people rely on fish for their primary source of animal protein, but we are overfishing about half of all fisheries in the world. Climate change is causing oceans to heat up and acidify, shifting fish populations. This directly impacts the livelihoods of fishing communities when the source of their income shifts to another region.
We love our seafood – but how can we ensure that it continues to be featured in our dishes for many years to come?
About Conservation International
Conservation International uses science, policy and partnerships to protect the nature that people rely on for food, fresh water and livelihoods. Founded in 1987, Conservation International works in more than 30 countries on six continents to ensure a healthy, prosperous planet that supports us all. Learn more about Conservation International, the groundbreaking Nature Is Speaking campaign and its series of virtual reality projects: My Africa, Under the Canopy and Valen's Reef. Follow Conservation International’s work on our Human Nature blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
How the competition works
In Round 1, each team must produce a 5-slide PDF presentation which shows:
- A clear strategy on the brand campaign
- Examples/visuals of the campaign activations (both digital and offline)
- A written submission
Based on the materials received from Round 1, the judges will score each entry and the top scoring teams will be shortlisted to compete in the finals in January 2021.
In November 2020, each shortlisted team will be invited to a virtual review session with one of the judges before they start working on their final submission.
The eventual Gold, Silver and Bronze winning teams will be announced in February 2021 along with the Spikes Asia and Tangrams Awards winners.
The Prize
A panel of expert judges will review each entry and select the winners, who will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The Gold winning team will also receive delegate passes to the next Spikes Asia Festival and an exclusive winners interview with Campaign Asia.
Competition Timeline
Competition brief published and entries open on 8 September 2020
Entries close on 25 September 2020 at 11.59PM SGT
Shortlisted teams will be announced in October 2020.
Shortlisted teams' review with judges in November 2020.
Shortlisted teams will submit their final work in January 2021 and participate in a live presentation and judging (virtual) with the jury.
Want to join the competition?
Competitors must be aged 30 years or under (born on or after 27 February 1990) and employed in the advertising or communications businesses, in a skill discipline relevant to their chosen competition.
Teams of two are required to register and submit their work before entries close on 25 September 2020. Each entry made to the Young Spikes Integrated Competition is priced at SGD140, payment is to be completed within 1 week after submission of entry and before entries close at 11.59pm SGT, 25 September 2020.
Young Spikes Integrated Competition Jury
Maan Bautista Group Creative Director, Wunderman Thompson Philippines
Maan is a Young Spikes competition winner herself, taking home Gold during the inaugural Agency Shootout back in 2012. Today, she’s Group Creative Director at Wunderman Thompson Philippines and one of the Philippines’ most awarded CDs, with wins in Cannes, Clio, One Show, LIA, Adfest, Effies, Tangrams and Spikes, to name a few.
Narayan Devanathan CEO, DAN Solutions | Chairperson, Creative Line of Business | Group Executive & Strategy Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network India
Narayan combines his experiences as a copywriter, strategist and marathoner to find interesting ways to connect seemingly unrelated dots and increase the odds of serendipity, all in the service of using creativity to deliver meaningful business success.
Archana Jain Managing Director, PR Pundit
Archana founded PR Pundit in 1998 with a value proposition of creativity and efficiency, which she has nurtured, leading from the front. PR Pundit is an award-winning, mid-sized integrated communications consultancy with proven capabilities in creating compelling campaigns that engage stakeholders and tell stories to make a lasting impact and change the conversation. Archana has 30 years of PR experience and has been recognised for her contribution at key platforms. PR Pundit is India’s first and only PR company to have won a Gold PR Lion at Cannes 2017 for its campaign for ITC Savlon.
Valerie Madon
Chief Creative Officer, Asia, VMLY&R
Valerie's love for painting since 5 spawned a career of more than 20 years across brand-building and integrated creative solutions for major brands. She has been voted by IAS as one of Singapore's Most Influential CD from 2011 to 2018.
Besides advertising, she started her own artisan ice cream shop, Licktionary, with her husband, another advertising veteran, Farrokh Madon.
Pathamawan Sathaporn Managing Director, Mindshare Thailand
Pathamawan, or more familiar as Linda with clients and colleagues, joined Mindshare in 2006 as Insights Director and became Managing Director in April, 2014. Her career started at Lintas (now Lowe) in 1990 as AE trainee where she was Account Director until joining Bates Thailand in 1995. After two years, she returned to Lowe as Associate Director, promoted to VP, and then moved to being a strategic planner. Through the years, she has wide experiences with a wide variety of brands ranging from consumer goods to luxury brands.
Pathamawan will focus on driving Mindshare’s philosophy of original thinking driven by speed, provocation and teamwork to help clients grow their business and drive profitability.
Peiyang Yang Executive Creative Director, Havas Beijing
Peiyang started his career in JWT London and now worked in Havas Beijing as Executive creative director. Over 15 years of experience in the 4A advertising agency. Peiyang has worked with JWT, Dentsu, McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, FCB, Publicis and Havas, among others.