View this year's winning entries here.


As Canada’s official Cannes Lions representative, The Globe is pleased to announce that beginning in 2012, we will be hosting a Cannes Young Marketers, pre-qualifying competition, which is designed to prepare the winning team to compete in Cannes.

We strongly recommend you familiarize yourself with all the information below, so that you do not run into any unexpected road blocks during registration, the competition or while uploading your entry.


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Teams are made up of two young marketers, aged 30 or under (born on or after June 24, 1981). Each team member registers separately and will be required to pay a $50 entry fee. Once your payment has been successfully processed, you will receive an email with a confirmation number, which you will need to provide at a later date to access the online brief.

Written Briefs
Teams will have 24 hours to create a 2 page written brief (no more than 1000 words), that would be presented to an advertising agency. The briefs are then uploaded to The Globe's Young Marketers competition site for judging.

Live Presentations
From the submitted written briefs, between 3 to 5 teams will be shortlisted and flown to Toronto to give a PowerPoint presentation of their brief to the judges. A maximum of eight slides is allowed (title slide is optional - but if used, must form part of the eight slide total). The judges will have a maximum of five minutes to ask questions of the contestants immediately following each presentation.

If any of the shortlisted teams selected to do live presentations reside 200 km or more outside of Toronto, The Globe will cover travel expenses to Toronto, as outlined in the Young Marketers Rules and Regulations.

From the shortlisted winners, a final winning team will be selected to represent Canada in the Cannes Young Marketers competition during the Festival, June 17 to 23, 2012.

Important: You will need to provide the order confirmation number assigned to you at the time of your registration to access the online brief. If you do not receive an order confirmation number please contact Tanya Essarie, Competition Administrator immediately.

You should also contact Tanya immediately if you do not receive the email that contains the URL location of the competition brief or if you have any difficulties uploading your entry.

Each individual may only be registered on one team - limit of one entry per team.

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To enter The Globe's Young Marketers competition you must meet all of the following qualifications. You must be:

• 30 years or under, (born on or after June 24, 1981)
• Currently employed with a client organization in a marketing capacity
• A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
• Be in possession of a valid passport
• Over the age of majority in your province/territory of residence
• A high school graduate or equivalent

A good level of both written and spoken English is also essential, as all entries presented to the judges are in English.

Important: Students are currently not eligible to enter as they would have an unfair disadvantage against the contestants who are employed in a marketing department.

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The winning Young Marketer team will win a trip to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to represent Canada in the official Cannes Young Marketers competition, June 17 to 23, 2012.

The Globe and Mail pays for travel, accommodation and registration costs.

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• Registration opens: January 16.
• Deadline for registration: March 4 - midnight Eastern Time (ET).
• Successful entrants will receive the URL of the brief: March 15.
• Briefs released to entrants: March 17 at 9:00 a.m. ET
• Written marketing briefs due: March 18 at 9:00 a.m. ET
• Judging to determine shortlisted teams: March 21 - April 2.
• Shortlisted winners announced: April 4
• Shortlisted teams come to Toronto to do live PowerPoint presentation: The second week in April
• Final winning team announced: May 2.
• Cannes Lions Festival: June 17 - 23.

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The Globe and Mail 2012 Young Marketers Competition Rules and Regulations

The Globe and Mail 2011 Young Lions Competition Rules and Regulations_French

If you have a question, check our FAQ page. If you don't find your answer there, contact:
Tanya Essarie, Competition Administrator
cannes@globeandmail.com

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