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A brief synopsis is required for all entries. The synopsis should be broken down into three parts (1 or 2 sentences each): Objective, Concept and Target Audience. The synopsis should be no longer than 200 words. If you are submitting a campaign, that should be clear in your synopsis as well. Results, Research, Planning and a clear demonstration on how the viewer was able to interact with the medium, should be included when applicable.

FILM (TV Commercials)
1 - F 1 - Food, sweet foods & snacks, savory foods.
2 - F 2 - Alcoholic beverages and tobacco and cigarette.
3 - F 3 - Non-alcoholic beverages.
4 - F 4 - Household cleaning products, home, health & pets & appliances. Cosmetic & beauty. Toiletries. Pharmacy and medical products.
5 - F 5 - Electronics, audio-visual, computers and communications.
6 - F 6 - Cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles. Accessories and auto-products.
7 - F 7 - Clothing, footwear and accessories. Textiles and jewelry. Retail stores.
8 - F 8 - Financial services, banking, insurance.
9 - F 9- Public and private service. (Public and private for-profit service companies. Public awareness messages. Government, political and religious messages. Public service)
10 - F 10 - Corporate and institutional image. Sponsorships and endorsements.
11 - F 11 - Public outlets, restaurants, stores and supermarkets.
12 - F 12 - Publications and media.
13 - F 13 - Entertainment, travel, tourism and events.
14 - F 14 - Best low budget film.
15 - F 15 - Best Film Campaign.

RADIO
16 - R 1 - Food, sweet foods & snacks, savory foods.
17 - R 2 - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
18 - R 3 - Household cleaning products, home, health & pets & appliances. Cosmetic & beauty. Toiletries.
19 - R 4 - Electronic appliances, communications, audio, video, computers.
20 - R 5 - Clothing, footwear, fashion and accessories. Textiles and jewelry.
21 - R 6 - Cars, trucks, motorcycles. Accessories and products.
22 - R 7 - Financial services, private and public insurance for-profit companies, insurance, banking.
23 - R 8 - Public outlets and stores.
24 - R 9 - Publications and media.
25 - R 10 - Entertainment, travel, tourism and events.
26 - R 11 - Public awareness. Government, political and religious messages.
27 - R 12 - Corporate and institutional image. Sponsorships and endorsements
28 - R 13 - Best Radio Campaign.

GRAPHIC MEDIA (Print and OOH)
29 - GM 1 - Food, sweet foods & snacks, savory foods.
30 - GM 2 - Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
31 - GM 3 - Household cleaning products, home, health & pets & appliances. Cosmetic & beauty. Toiletries.
32 - GM 4 - Electronic appliances, communications, audio, video, computers.
33 - GM 5 - Clothing, footwear, fashion and accessories. Textiles and jewelry.
34 - GM 6 - Cars, trucks, motorcycles. Accessories and products.
35 - GM 7 - Financial services, private and public insurance for-profit companies, insurance, banking.
36 - GM 8 - Public outlets, stores and supermarkets.
37 - GM 9 - Publications and media.
38 - GM 10 - Entertainment, travel, tourism and events.
39 - GM 11 - Public awareness. Government, political and religious messages.
40 - GM 12 - Corporate and institutional image. Sponsorships and endorsements.
41 - GM 13 - Live advertising (experiencial marketing, PR stunts, etc.)
42 - GM 14 - Best Graphic Media Campaign.

DIGITAL
43 - D 1- Banners (fix space and rich media/dynamic).
44 - D 2 - Hot sites/web pages.
45 - D 3 - Branded games.
46 - D 4 - Social Media.
47 - D 5 - Mobile.
48 - D 6 - Film online.
49 - D 7 - Interactive campaigns.
50 - D 8 - Interactive tools (apps and widgets).
51 - D 9 - Other digital channels (other digital advertising that doesn't fit in any of the categories above).
52 - D 10 - Viral (all entries in this category must include as much information about the result and effectiveness as possible; ideally with number of views/hits/forwards/spread/users/etc.).
53 - D 11 - Branded content internet film.

INNOVATION
54 - INN1- In film 
55 - INN 2 - In audio media
56 - INN 3 - In Graphic media
57 - INN 4 – In online media, cellphones

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
58 - PT 1 - Best Music and/or sound design in any media.
59 - PT 2 - Best production on film and graphic media (Direction, edition, photography and art direction). 
60 - PT 3 - Best In online, mobile phones and mobile media production.

DIRECT MARKETING, PROMO AND ACTIVATION
61 - DM 1 - Mailing (flat and dimensional mailing).
62 - DM 2 - Email marketing.
63 - DM 3 - Ambient media large scale (non traditional media, direct response stunt, street teams, direct response events, outdoor/ambient media and other mediums which encourage direct interaction and seek to gain a measurable response).
64 - DM 4 - Small scale (non mail and print collateral, e.g. bar and restaurant glasses, beer mats and ashtrays, petrol pumps, flyers, stickers, signage, door-hangers, inserts, etc.).
65 - DM 5 - Best campaign (promo and direct).

DESIGN
66 - D 1 - Logo, corporate identity and application (including stationery, business cards, letterhead, etc.).
67 - D 2 - Books, catalogues, brochures, media kits, annual reports, etc.
68 - D 3 - Packaging and label design.
69 - D 4 - Best work of design.

BEYOND HISPANIC
(Work published outside of continuous U.S., created by U.S Hispanic and/or Puerto Rico based advertising agencies. This category also accepts work created by a Hispanic agency geared toward other markets such as General Market or Latin America.)
70 - BH 1 -Film. 
71 - BH 2 - Radio. 
72 - BH 3 - Graphic Media. 
73 - BH 4 - Digital. 
74 - BH 5 - Innovation. 
75 - BH 6 - Direct marketing and promo.
76 - BH 7 - Design.
77 - BH 8 – Best Beyond Hispanic Campaign.

There is no limit to the amount of entries per participant.

Ray Erh
Ex-Founder/CEO | BorghiErh/Lowe

During his 22-year career in advertising, Erh Ray has created some of the most awarded creative work in Brazil - and the world. Erh has been awarded at all the key Brazilian and international festivals – including 16 Cannes, Clios, FIAP, New York Festival awards - and has brought home the Abril Award three consecutive times. He has also had 42 campaigns published in Archive magazine and was chosen by Gazeta Mercantil, the Brazilian financial times, as one of the most effective people in the Brazilian Advertising industry.

Roberto Orci
AHAA's Chair and CEO | Acento

"In partnership with Círculo Creativo, we have created an award uniquely designed for the U.S. Hispanic industry – one that is organized, judged and awarded by top Hispanic advertising creatives. The U.S.H. Idea Award will become the standard to showcase the best work from our industry and elevate it to compete on an international level."

RODOLFO BORRELL
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In 1995, Rodolfo Borrell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Advertising at Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo. That same year he began his career as an assistant in the creative department at Pagés BBDO. In 1996 he moves to Nazca Cumbre Saatchi & Saatchi to works as Junior Art Director; seven months later he joins Young & Rubicam / Damaris as Art Director. In 1999 he returns to Pagés BBDO as Creative Director for retail accounts, where he wins his first local and international awards.

In 2008 Borrell was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, becoming member of the Pagés Group board of directors. Two years later he was promoted to Vice President & Chief Creative Officer of Pagés BBDO.

In 2007 he won the first ever Gold and Silver Lion for the Dominican Republic and Central America at the Cannes Lions Festival; in 2008 he doubled these Lions, bringing home another Gold and Silver Lion and two additional Bronze Lions. In 2012 he won his 12th Lion at Cannes. In the last five years has won ten Grand Prix awards at international festivals.

With over 300 awards in local and international advertising festivals he has been placed among the most awarded creatives in Latin America. His most important awards include festivals such as The One Show, Clio, FIAP, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, El Sol, Festival of Antigua, London Festival, Copy Writters and Art Directors Club of Dominican Republic, Caribbean Festival, Wave, Volcan, The Cup and the Cannes Festival.

Gustavo Lauria:
An Award for creatives
by creatives
The Vidal Partnership | CCO/Managing Partner

""Esta segunda edición del U.S.H Idea Award reafirma que creamos un premio que crece y evolución a de la misma forma que lo hace nuestro mercado."

Ulises Valencia
Founder | GroupW

Ulises founded GrupoW in 1999 with partner Miguel Calderon in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. GrupoW soon attracted a lot of attention and quickly expanded from being a local agency, to a fully-fledged national agency within two years. Winning festival awards played a significant part in engaging with the interactive market; GrupoW was the proud recipient of the FIAP in Argentina, Clio in USA, Cannes in France, London Festival, NY Festival, Ojo de Iberoamerica, and Sol de San Sebastian in Spain, amongst others. GrupoW jumped to the international market when Nike gave them a project in 2004 to launch a new clothes line for Latin America. Since 2008, GrupoW is part of SoDA: The Society of Digital Agencies; serving as a voice for digital marketing professionals worldwide with a mission to advance the industry through best practice, education, and advocacy. According to the Gunn Report, in 2008 GrupoW was ranked fourth globally for creative festival performance. Today, GrupoW employs fifty people with offices in Saltillo Coahuila, and Mexico City.

Claudio Vera:
A Historical Moment
for Our Industry
Casanova Pendrill | Creative Director

After one year as Vice President of the Círculo Creativo and an active participant in the development of the U.S.H. Idea Awards, Claudio Vera assumed officially the Presidency of the Círculo Creativo in the United States in 2012.

With over 18 years of experience in advertising and almost ten in the Hispanic Market, Claudio Vera is a Creative Director at Casanova Pendrill/McCann Erickson/IPG, one of the pioneers in this industry. He developed his career in Argentina at distinguished agencies such as Leo Burnett among others. In 2003 Concept Café recruited him as its Creative Director for their agency in Miami. From there Vera went to Zubi and in August 2005 joined Casanova Pendrill, where he has successfully handled the creative efforts of Xbox, UNICEF, Nestlé, Discovery Channel, and General Mills among others. He has obtained over 80 awards and distinctions at international level in the most prestigious advertising festivals as Cannes, New York Festival, London Festival, The Art Directors Club of Los Angeles and FIAP.