ONLY Mp3 entry(s) for categories #14 through #19, #44 and #45

See Section C. Radio Commercials Special Instructions.

 

Entry Fees for the competition have not been increased.

 

Category # 42. Print, Broadcast or Web Based, is new.

 

Categories #48, Print Ad Series, 4 Color and # 49, Print Ad

Series, Black & White are New Categories.

 

Category # 75, Logo Design:, One Color is NEW.

 

Section O.  Illustration and Photography, Special Instructions and

Categories #93 and #94 have completely revised. Categories #95 and #, 96

are NEW.

 

ALL entrants will be issued a randomly computer generated

identification number. This number may ONLY be obtained

by registering in the BOLI 35 Electronic Entry System channel:

http://boli-awards.org.

 

The ONLY categories to be traditionally mounted are: Categories #1 through

#10, and  #75, #76, #77, 78, and #79.

 

For all other categories, entries are to be submitted in clear plastic envelopes.

 

 

 

01.  Eligibility

 

Entries may be submitted by advertisers, advertising agencies, creative services,

photographers, printers, web developers, marketing, PR firms, sales promotion

agencies non profit firms or associations whether or not they are members of The

Long Island Advertising Club, Inc. and whose entries have been created in or whose

businesses are located in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, or Kings counties.

 

If an entry is submitted by a third party, the entrants’ client (agency or advertiser),

must either have their corporate offices (headquarters) located in Nassau, Suffolk,

Queens, and Kings counties, or the entry must have been created, or produced,

within the above defined areas.

 

If a third party submits an entry in the same category which has also been entered

by an agency or advertiser, the third party’s submission may be withdrawn from

the competition and the entry fee will be returned. In alls cases, the advertiser will

be the arbiter of the entry's status. 

 

Materials submitted as part of a campaign may also be entered individually

in any category for which it qualifies.

 

All entries must have been initially inserted, run, distributed, or created between

January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. Entries submitted for previous BOLI

competitions are not eligible, except where specified. Entries not meeting the

above requirements will be disqualified. The LIAC reserves the right to require

the return of award(s) for any entries that may have been erroneously presented

or if any fees connected with competition have not been paid.

 

02.  The Student BOLI

 

In conjunction with the BOLI Awards, the LIAC will conduct a "Student BOLI"

competition. It is open to all students of communications, marketing, and enrolled

at colleges or universities located in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Kings counties.

Certificates of Excellence will be awarded to both students and their schools.

 

A Student BOLI statue will be awarded to the school of the winning entrant(s).

In addition, $ 3,000 with a limit of $ 500 per student, will be awarded through

the advertising firm of Austin & Williams and the LIAC ‘s Scholarship fund.

Students who are to receive awards must pick them up on the evening of the

BOLI Awards dinner or arrange to have them picked up. If they do not, their

awards are forfeit.

                       

All entries must be submitted before 4:00 PM. Sunday, March 16, 2008 at

the LIAC's office: 34 Richards Road, Port Washington, NY, 11050. For entry

information, contact T. Walker Lloyd at: 516-944-0100, fax: 516-944-8070 or

e-mail: liac@att.net.

 

This year’s competition client is:  Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.

 

 

 

03. Sorting

Sorting will be held Saturday, February 02, 2008 at King Kullen's corporate head-

quarters in Bethpage. ALL interested parties are encouraged to participate.

 

The BOLI  Sorting & Judging chairwoman, Ms. Jane Delgado, will supervise this

event. At that time, all entries will be reviewed by a validation team(s), comprised

of at least three people. They will review all entries, and if in their opinion, an entry

has been placed into the wrong category, it will be moved to the proper category

without penalty to the entering  party. If an entry can not be transferred to any of

the published categories, it will be disqualified. Decisions by the chair and validation

team(s) are final. Entry fees are not refundable.

 

04.  Judging

Advertising, Marketing, and Internet professionals, who work outside the Long

Island market and are not connected with the Long Island Advertising Club, will

be empanelled as BOLI judges. A team of  judges will be assigned to judge each

category.

 

The judges will vote independently and score each entry on a point system,

with ZERO being the lowest and TEN being the highest, as follows:

 

                                          1.   ( 0 ) to ( 10 ) for :        Overall Creative Excellence.

                                          2.   ( 0 ) to ( 10 ) for :        Execution of Concept.

 

Judges will be asked to revisit all first place ties. At their discretion, the tie

may be left standing or broken. If broken, the entry designated not the

winner, will be awarded a Gold Certificate of Excellence.

 

                              Judging of  Internet categories, Section C, will be done online by a select

                              Number of professionals drawn from the Internet community.

 

Entries will be judged on a total possible score of THIRTY based on SIX

criteria with ZERO being the lowest and FIVE being the highest. Each

entry will be scored as follows:

 

            1.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Overall Creative Excellence

            2.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Visual Creative Design

            3.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Content

            4.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Functionality

            5.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Structure/Navigation

            6.         ( 0 ) to ( 5 ) for:                       Interactivity

 

Based on the judges’ cumulative scores in each category, designated

finalists will qualify for a BOLI Statue or one of three designated

Certificates of Excellence: Gold, Silver, or Bronze.

 

The accounting firm of  Grant Thorton, LLP will certify the judges scores for

all categories decisions of the judges, as verified by Grant Thorton, LLP are final.

 

 

 

The Long Island Advertising Club assumes all entries are original and are the

works and property of the entrant, with all rights granted within. The LIAC

is not responsible for copyright infringement on the part of the entrant.

 

05.  Finalist Notification

BOLI Finalists will be notified at the LIAC’s March 11^th. General Meeting,

and will be listed on the Long Island Ad Club's web site. Finalists will, at their

discretion, have the option to submit a mounted entry of their finalist entry(s)

for display at the BOLI  Awards show.

 

06.  Award Procedures

 

A BOLI statuette along with two companion Certificates of Excellence, signifying the

Best of Category, will be awarded in each category if appropriate. In addition, Gold,

Silver, and Bronze Certificates of Excellence will be awarded, as appropriate, in each 

Category.

 

ALL Statues and Certificates of Excellence will be available for pickup at the

awards show. A shipping Fee of $50.00 plus carrier charges will be imposed for

statue(s) and $10.00 plus carrier charges for EACH Certificate of Excellence NOT

picked up at the awards show. If the shipping and handling charges for the above

item(s) are NOT paid in advance by June 30, 2008, the awards will be destroyed.

 

 Entrants, who wish to purchase an additional statue for presentation to a

Client should they win a category(s), must indicate the desire to do so at the

time they enter the competition. 

 

            In order  to reserve the purchase of additional statue(s), a credit card name, name

            of cardholder, card number, and expiration date is required when initially entering

            the competition The credit card charge will be exercised the day after the Awards.

            Cost: $ 175.00 per statue. There is NO charge for additional Certificates but the

            Supply is limited. They may be ordered by email ( liac@att.net ) All extra

            Certificates will be destroyed on June 1, 2008

 

 

07.        Awards Presentation

 

The BOLI Awards Presentation will be held tentatively Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

Cost of event ticket(s) will be announced by special bulletin and on the LIAC’s

web site no later than December 15, 2007

 

ONLY FULL page FOUR color ads will be accepted for the BOLI Journal.

Run of Book cost: $1,000.00, 2^nd & 3^rd  covers are $1,200.00. 4^th cover $1,500.00

 

            All mounted finalist entries will be exhibited during the awards presentation as

            practical. The BOLI committee reserves the right to limit the number of items

            exhibited, and require duplicate entries when necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

08.  The BOLI  Journal

 

            All print entries declared finalists will be published in the BOLI  Awards Journal.

            In addition, all finalist entries will be archived on the Club’s web site. Internet entries

            will have a URL address. Radio, TV and Interactive entries will be represented by a

            visual, if supplied. There will be a charge of $10.00 per finalist entry. These charges

            will be exercised after April 1, 2008 as indicated on your Entry Summary Form.

 

            Should you need electronic images to be photographed, Brenner Photo Productions

            will do so for BOLI Finalists at a very special BOLI competition rate of $15.00 per entry.

 

09.  General Entry Requirements

 

09.01 Entry Labels

 

Each entry, except Internet entries, must be individually identified with two official

entry labels:

 

Front label contains: Headline, Category Number, Entrant’s ID Number and a

numbered sequence area for campaign categories #01 thru #10, and category #88 .

This label is to be attached to the upper right hand corner of the FRONT of the

plastic  entry envelope or the black matte board of a mounted entry.

The Back label contains the Entrant’s ID Number and Category Number. It is

to be attached to the BACK of the entry itself, the back of the matte board of

a mounted entry, on the FRONT of a TV cassette(s) or CD-ROM(s).

 

In addition to the individual labeled entries, any item entered in more than one

category must both be listed and entered separately for each category into which

it is entered. All appropriate fees are required to accompany your entries when

submitted.

           

09.02 Electronic Entry Forms

 

One copy of the electronic entry forms must be enclosed with the entries and must

be securely affixed to the outside of the entry package in a brightly colored envelope.

All entry fees, paid by check, or a copy of the electronic payment(s), or a credit card

number with expiration date, must be included with your entries.

 

If more than one package is submitted, plainly mark and number the packages

in sequence, example: (1 of 3, 2 of 3) etc.

 

09.03 Submission of Entries

 

You may pick up your plastic entry bags on or after Monday, January 14^th. 2008.

All ENTRIES with ENTRY FORM copies must be physically received by Friday, January 25, 2008, 4:00 PM, but NOT before Monday, January 21^h  2008. at one

of the following locations:

 

 

30fps Produyctions 2nd Fl.                      111 Glen Street            Glen Cove    516-671-3100                   

Festo Corporation                                      395 Moreland Ave.                  Hauppauge      631-404-285

United Way of Long Island                        819 Grand Blvd  Deer Park       631-940-3734

Listnet at Briarcliffe, 2nd fl.                       1055 Stewart Ave.  Bethpage       Exit #41 on LIE Rte. 135 to Exit #9 Suite 20 Conference Rm #2

 

Please call before picking up Entry Envelopes

 

Entries may not be dropped off prior to Monday, January 21, 2008

 

Plastic envelope sizes:                #1:  10 x 13   #2: 15 x 22    #3:  24 x 33

 

09.04 Mounted Entries

 

Any entry mounted in a category other than #1 through #10, and  #75, #76,

#77, # 78 and  #79 will be disqualified.  

 

All information necessary to enter electronically is available at:

                                                                                                http://.boli-awards.org.

            Each entry form includes:

      Category Number

      Entrant (Creative Source, or Third party)

            Advertiser (Client)

            Entry Headline

 

                                    Added to the Internet form is space provision for:

      URL addresses

      Passwords if needed

      Highlight area for Feature Name, URL or Navigation Instructions for judges.         

 

            Entry Labels: Each entry must have two labels attached.

 

                        Front Label is to be mounted in the upper right hand corner of either the plastic

                        Bag or on the matte board of mounted entries.

                                   

                                    Back Label is to be mounted on the BACK of the entry ITSELF or on the

                                    FRONT of the entry itself if it is a TV cassette or a CR-ROM.

 

                        When entering electronically, both front & back labels will be provided with all

                        required entry information.

 

09.05 Electronic Entries

 

The address to find the Electronic Entry System is http://boli-awards.org

 

The Electronic entry system will be open for entries at  10:00AM, Monday,

January 7, 2008.

 

                        Follow the step by step instructions. This process will conclude by your printing out

                        all the necessary filled out forms (entry, financial, and entry labels) which will allow

                        you to complete the entry process quickly.

 

            A second record of ALL entry information will be sent to you via E-mail.

            Keep this e-mail receipt on your desktop as it will allow you to print out

            additional labels if needed. We suggest you print out one copy for your files.

  

            The system is set up for you to pay by credit card via secure channel or you may

            choose to pay by check.

 

            Questions: call T. Walker at 516-944-0100.

 

10.  ENTRY FEES             Entry fees are non-refundable

 

                        To qualify for Early Bird member entry fees, Club dues must have been paid

                        on or before December 28, 2007. To qualify for Member entry fees, entrants

                        must include dues with their entry fees if they have not been paid. All outstanding

                        invoices due to the LIAC must be paid prior to the day of judging. Fees may be paid

                        by check or credit card.