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The Third Annual OpenAd Golden Drum Idea Competition Begins

OpenAd is partnering once again with the prestigious Golden Drum international Advertising Festival to present the third annual OpenAd Golden Drum Idea Competition. The competition offers creatives worldwide an opportunity to compete head-to-head with some of the best creative minds in the industry.

The 15th Annual Golden Drum Advertising Festival will take place October 5-10, in Portoroz, on the Adriatic Coast of Slovenia.

The competition is comprised of three competition categories: TV, Print and Web Design. Freelancers and advertising agencies have until September 4, 2008 to submit ideas via www.openad.net.  To be eligible for the OpenAd Golden Drum Idea Competition, idea submissions must be original, unbranded and previously unpublished.

Four prizes will be awarded, including the OpenAd TV, OpenAd Print, OpenAd Web design, as well as the grand prize, the OpenAd Golden Drum Big Idea award. Four finalists will receive award plaques and free delegate passes to the festival and will also have their work displayed at the festival.

This is a unique opportunity for freelancers or agencies worldwide to showcase their unpublished work to an international jury and in front of a worldwide audience. All participants in the competition will additionally have the opportunity to sell their ideas to clients of OpenAd, as all entries except for those shortlisted will be included in OpenAd.net's online Gallery at the close of the competition.

The president of this year's competition jury is Julian Boulding, President of thenetworkone. Other members of this year’s elite jury include Mick Devito, the co-founder of Butterfield Day Devito Hockney – Partners BDDH and Ingmar Janson, Director of Alternative Communication and Creative Planning at Scholz & Friends Stockholm.

Julian Boulding, Mick Devito and Ingmar Janson

More information on how to participate is available at http://www.openad.net or www.goldendrum.com.

''We are already seeing amazing response to the competition from OpenAd members, and expect this year's overall participation to surpass previous years,” said Katarina Skoberne, OpenAd’s co-founder.  “OpenAd takes enormous pride in giving creatives around the world an opportunity to compete against the best advertising industry professionals and showcase their work on a global stage, and the Golden Drum competition is a perfect opportunity to expand our creatives' reach ever farther.''

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