Coming up: Lürzer's Grand Slam deadline
For this week's Editor's Blog I'm handing over this space to the guys of the Lürzer’s Grand Slam Awards. Strictly speaking I don't have much to do with the awards as editor-in-chief of the magazine where submissions are free of charge. But of course I understand that the work submitted to the Grand Slam awards stands a better chance of winning if it was previously selected and was actually published in an issue of Lürzer's Archive than if it came out of nowhere. But here is some info from the Grand Slam people regarding some of the proceedings. And have a look at the amazing collection of Grand Slam Jury member in which, I confess, I had a hand in too.
But before I make room for the Grand Slam guys, here's an ad for Pantene shampoo from Japan that our art director, Christine Thierry, discovered in an article about "influencers" - in this case a 1-year-old girl named Chanco with amazing hair. She first wentTviral last year when her mom shared a shot of her gorgeous mane on Instagram. At just 4 months old, little Chanco appeared with a more-than-full head of hair. Since that first photo, Chanco’s following has grown to over 300,000. She appears in the ad alongside Japanese television personality Sato Kondo. Sato’s been admired throughout the country for aging gracefully and proudly displaying her gray hair. We thought it too surreal - if not hair-raising - not to share it with you here
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It doesn't get better than this!
As the number one New Year’s resolution for every creative is to win more and better awards, here is a thought. Submit all of your great ideas to Lürzer’s Grand Slam and start the year with a bang. The final deadline for entries is 31st January, 2019. However, if you submit your work by 18th January at the latest, you will pay a more advantageous fee. The submission process is fast and easy, you can check it here www.luerzersgrandslam.com
Here are the things that make our award a unique one:
• An award from one of the most prestigious ad brands: Lürzer’s Archive.
• The only award that pays the winners with Prize Money.
• All entrants get a free Lürzer’s Archive subscription for 1 year.
• Worldwide media exposure through our Archive magazine, website, and partners.
For this edition, we have brought together legendary names and contemporary hotshots to make a top-notch jury:
From left to right: WASHINGTON OLIVETTO - Jury President, ANTONIO BECHTLE, Creative Director and Partner / Bechtle & Milzarajs, Vllnius, BEN GOUGH, Creative / Above + Beyond, London, JULIA ULMER, Creative Director / Jung von Matt, Hamburg, TOLGA BÜYÜKDOGANAY, International Creative Director
NICHOLAS CAPANEAR, Executive Vice President, ECD / GSW New York JULIANA PARACENCIO, Regional Creative Director / Memac Ogilvy Dubai , STEFAN GESCHKE, Creative Director / Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg, MMARIUSZ JAN DEMNER, Managing Partner / Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, RÉMI LASCAULT, Senior Art Director / La Chose, Paris 
GIAN CARLO LANFRANCO, CCO, Co-Founder / L&C New York-Lima , ADRIAN BOTAN, Global ECD, President Europe Creative Council / McCann Worldgroup , RAFAEL GIL, Creative Director / Y&R Brazil CRAIG MCINTOSH, Creative Director / Cossette Canada, TIM HAWKEY, Managing director, ECD / Area 23, New York,
See you on the winners list!
