Clio Health

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Clio Health
Clio Health
Entry Information

Clio Health, founded in 2009, 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 that promote physical, mental and social well-being. Each cycle, leaders from across the global health industry convene to determine which entries will earn the prestigious Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio Health Awards.

Key Dates

Second Deadline:
February 21st, 2025

Final Deadline:
March 28th, 2025

Advertiser Categories & Mediums

There are several locations to enter in the Clio Health program. Start by choosing which Advertiser Category and Advertiser Type (if applicable) you would like to enter into:

 

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Select a medium(s) below and determine whether the details listed in the medium and category definitions match the qualities of your work.

 

Entries in this medium include technique and craft/skills used in the execution of digital content.

See previous award winners here

Categories

  • Art Direction – Entries in this category are for the overall design, visual direction, and stylistic components of a digital, mobile, or social media execution.
  • Copywriting – Entries in this category are for the writing of promotional text included in a digital, mobile, or social media execution.
  • Graphic Design – Entries in this category are for the art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements or marketing.
  • Music/Sound Design – Entries in this category are for the skill of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements.
  • User Experience (UX) – Entries in this category are for the experience, effectiveness, utility, ease of use, and efficiency of the execution.
  • User Interface (UI) – Entries in this category are for the aesthetic, styling and visual experience of the execution.
  • Other – Entries in this category are for work that is not defined by any of the available categories.

Entry Fees

Oct 28th – Jan 10th: $475 (single) | $725 (campaign)

Jan 11th – Feb 21st: $600 (single) | $900 (campaign)

Feb 22nd – Mar 28th: $750 (single) | $1,125 (campaign)

Please note that prices increase based on the deadline period.  See the Entry Fees section for details.

 

Campaigns
This medium type is eligible for campaign entries.

  • Campaigns consist of 2 or more pieces in the same medium and category.

 

Required Media

  • Cover Image (1)
  • Supporting Image (up to 20)

Optional Media

  • Case Board (1)
  • Case Study Video (1)
  • Execution Image (20)
  • Execution Video (10)
  • Execution Audio (5)
  • Supporting Document (1)
  • URL (10)

For details on the specific media requirements please see the Media Requirements section.

For judging purposes, please submit your entry in English.  Non-English entries must be dubbed in English.  In addition, you must also provide an English translation in the “English-Language Translation” box on the entry form.

 

Consumer Brand Health Initiative

Consumer Brand Health Initiative entries are for creative marketing executions and campaigns for brands, products or services that are not directly related to the health industry, but that have integrated a health initiative into their marketing, advertising and/or brand communications. Work can include efforts and initiatives geared to improve physical, mental, environmental or general human/animal health.

*There are no advertiser types within Consumer Brand Health Initiative

 

Health Awareness & Advocacy

Health Awareness & Advocacy entries are for creative marketing executions and campaigns for nonprofits, foundations, or educational organizations focused on health awareness, education and/or advocacy. Entries may include partnerships between a health nonprofit, foundation or educational organization with another brand, organization or individual.

Note: Not all awareness and advocacy work will fit in this Advertiser Category. All submissions in this Advertiser Category must be work done for a nonprofit, foundation or educational organization. Awareness and advocacy work done for paying clients should be submitted into the Advertiser Category that best fits the paying client.

*There are no advertiser types within Health Awareness & Advocacy

 

Health Institutions & Services

Health Institutions & Services entries are for creative marketing executions and campaigns for hospitals & health systems, clinics, insurance, non-regulated doctor office & telehealth services, medical resources, pharmacies, government organizations and educational institutions. Entries may also include health agency corporate communications and self-promotion work.

*There are no advertiser types within Health Institutions & Services

 

Lifestyle, Wellness & Over-the-Counter

Lifestyle, Wellness & Over-the-Counter entries are for creative marketing executions and campaigns for products, devices and services that promote a human or animal’s health and wellbeing, as well as health products and devices typically available in a pharmacy that do not require a physician’s prescription.

Products & Devices  – entries include OTC products (medications, applications, first aid items), wearables, diagnostics, non prescription medication, nutraceuticals, and any other products or devices aimed at supporting mental health, physical fitness, nutritional health, sexual health or general human/animal health.

Services – entries include brands or organizations offering a service to promote, improve or support mental health, physical fitness, nutritional health, sexual health or general human/animal health.

 

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical entries are for creative marketing executions and campaigns for brands, products and services related to prescription and/or regulated therapies, medicinal drugs or tools. Entries submitted have gone through at least one official regulatory review.

Direct-to-Consumer: Branded – entries for services and/or products marketed directly to consumers that include the specific product and/or service name.

Direct-to-Consumer: Unbranded – entries for services and/or products marketed directly to consumers that do not include the product and/or service name.

Direct-to-Professionals: Branded – entries for services and/or products marketed directly to Health Care Providers that include the specific product and/or service name.

Direct-to-Professionals: Unbranded – entries for services and/or products marketed directly to Health Care Providers that do not include the product and/or service name.

Corporate Communications – entries for corporate branding and/or communications, including corporate image campaigns. 

Market Access entries for work focused on communicating the value of medications and the need for patient access and reimbursement with the target audience of payers, formulary decision-makers, and HCPs.

Veterinary – entries for products and/or services for animal diagnosis, prescription or treatment.