Audio Branding Award 2015

The Audio Branding Awards were given to the most impressive case studies presented at the Audio Branding Congress 2015, taking place in Berlin. Before the congress, an excellent jury had selected the best case studies from many submissions.

These top cases were  presented on Award Day, May 28th, 2015. Next to the three categories GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE awarded exclusively by the expert jury, there was an additional AUDIENCE award chosen by popular vote of the event participants.

GOLD: Wiener Linien – Public transport of Vienna. Agencies: SOUND STRATEGY / why do birds (Austria / Germany)

SILVER: French Open – Tennis Tournament Roland Garros. Agency: Sixième Son (France)

BRONZE: Fruttare – Ice cream by Unilever. Agency: CORD Worldwide (UK)

AUDIENCE AWARD: Wiener Linien – Public transport of Vienna. Agencies: SOUND STRATEGY / why do birds (Austria / Germany)

The honoured works show that Audio Branding applications are becoming more comprehensive and sophisticated and vary between function and aesthetics. Classic marketing communications and live communications can hardly be imagined without Audio Branding nowadays and digital channels are increasingly being integrated.

Jury Evaluation Criteria

Concept and Approach
  • Innovative approach
  • Detailed and comprehensive concept
  • Market research
Criteria for Audio Branding Elements
  • Brand/Product relation
  • Distinctiveness
  • Memorability
  • Flexibility (creative and technical)
  • Aesthetic quality
Implementation/Production
  • Manuals/Brand sound guidelines
  • Production quality
  • Applications
  • Touch points
Effectiveness/Monitoring
  • Brand recall
  • Brand awareness
  • Brand image
  • Monitoring/market data

Conditions of Participation

  • Submission fee is 300 Euros (plus VAT) per entry.
  • If a case study is selected, the presenter is obligated to speak at the Congress.
  • The participation fee for selected presenter is 400 Euros (plus 19% VAT), which includes cost of admission.
  • If selected speaker has a co-speaker from the case study’s client, the co-speaker will receive complimentary admission.
  • Additional tickets can be purchased by the speaker at a 20% discount of the general ticket price.

Requirements for Contributions

  • Case study must be a project from the field of audio branding.
  • The project should be innovative and set new standards.
  • The presenting individual, brand, or agency has been primarily responsible for conception and realization.
  • The ideal case study includes a project presented by both representation of brand and agency.
  • The presentation must include description of project’s approach, tasks, and results.
  • All submissions and presentations are to be presented in English.
  • The case study was not submitted previously to the Audio Branding Award.
  • Multiple case studies may be entered, but only one case per entrant can be selected for presentation and compete for the GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE and the AUDIENCE award.