Clio Sports

2025 State of Play Sports Marketing Summit

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Clio Sports
Clio Sports
Entry Information

Clio Sports, founded in 2014, is one of five verticals developed by the Clios to celebrate creative excellence in a specialized field. The program champions boundary-pushing marketing, advertising, and communications from the teams, leagues, brands, agencies, and media brands that shape sports culture. Each cycle, leaders from across the global sports industry convene to determine which entries will earn the prestigious Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Clio Sports Awards.

Key Dates

Entries Open:
April 22nd, 2025

First Deadline:
June 6th, 2025

Final Deadline:
September 5th, 2025

Media Requirements

Please remove the following before uploading any media:

  • Agency Credits
  • Individual Credits
  • Agency Logos
  • Slates

If you have any questions about media requirements, please click the envelope icon below and send us a message.


Image Upload

NOTE: All medium types require an image to be uploaded to the entry in order to submit payment

Cover Image Specs:

  • Resolution:
    – 640 x 360 pixels (minimum) (16:9)

In the event that your entry is awarded a statue or shortlisted, the Cover Image provided will be used as a thumbnail on the Winners’ Gallery on the Clios website.

Execution Image Specs:

  • Resolution*:
    – 2400 x 3000 pixels (portrait minimum)
    – 3000 x 2400 pixels (landscape minimum)*Please note the following exceptions:
    Film and Film Craft, Digital/Mobile, Digital/Mobile & Social Media Craft, and Social Media
    – 600 x 800 pixels (portrait minimum)
    – 800 x 600 pixels (landscape minimum)Please make sure images are no larger than 7000×7000
  • File Type: .jpg, .png
  • Color Mode: RGB
  • File Size: Up to 50 MB

If the work requires multiple images, each image must be uploaded individually as a separate image file.


Video Upload

Required Spec for Video Uploads:

  • Resolution: 640 x 480 (minimum)
  • File Type: mp4
  • Compression: h264
  • Sound: AAC 44khz
  • File Size: Up to 500 MB

All bars, slates and black must be removed from videos.

All videos must be submitted through the entry system on the Upload tab.


PDF Upload

Required Spec for PDF Uploads:

  • File Size: Up to 50 MB
  • PDFs can be either single page or multiple pages.
  • PDFs do not need to be 300dpi resolution.
  • We suggest using Adobe’s ‘Reduced Size PDF’ feature when saving your file.

Audio Upload

Required Spec for Audio Uploads:

  • File type: .mp3
  • Sampling rate: 44 KHz (44,100 Hz)
  • Bit rate: 196 KB/s (maximum)
  • Sound: Stereo
  • File size: up to 50 MB

URL

Required Spec for URL:

  • Entrants must keep the URL accessible online for judging through December 10, 2025.
  • Please provide any login credentials required to access the URL.
  • Please do not have the Case Study Video within the URL. Please note, entrants are able to upload case study videos to their entry in the media upload section of the entry form.
  • URL entered may not contain agency name at any point, including but not limited to website, webpage title or within the URL link.

Physical Entries

Clio Sports does not allow for Physical Entries.