Look out for the annual special radio wrap edition of September’s Campaign Brief, which celebrates Australian radio creative and also the industry’s success at the Cannes Radio Lions this year. 

The exclusive CD tip-on, showcasing all the winners from the 2008 Siren Awards and the Cannes Lions radio winners, is the definite radio reel of the year.

The special commercial radio feature in next month’s wrap edition will detail the story of the Silver Lions winner and how one of its writers, Paul Reardon, has been successful in Cannes two years running. 

Our September wrap issue also features an in-depth look at the impact of digital radio which starts next year – what’s in it for advertisers and advertising agencies, and how to maximise its benefits.

The annual Campaign Brief Radio Wrap also highlights Round 2 winners of the Siren Awards and there are details on how you can be a part of the Cannes journey for 2009.

Don’t miss the bumper September edition of Campaign Brief – the one with the FREE CD of the world’s best radio commercials.

  

 

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 Round 3, 2009 of the Siren Awards now open!

 Commercials must have aired anytime between 4 August 2008 and 17th October 2008.

 click here to enter. 
 

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 Round 2, 2009 Winners to be announced soon!  

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 Round 1, 2009 Winners Announced!

An ad for Viewsonic, which rose to the challenge of a brief to “create a radio ad demonstrating superior picture quality” has won the overall and single categories for round one of the 2009 Siren Awards.

Written by Thomas Duncan-Watt from agency Gorilla Communications, Sydney, the ad called “Amazon” describes the picture quality of Viewsonic’s LCD monitors.

Click here for more

 

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    Siren winner takes out Cannes Silver Radio Lion

The 2008 Sirens winner, an advertisement for RACV Financial Services called “Disclaimer”, written by Paul Reardon and Julian Schreiber from Clemenger BBDO in Melbourne, has won a Silver Radio Lion at the Cannes Advertising Festival.....here

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2009 Siren Rounds

There are five rounds in the Siren Awards.  The winning and highly commended entries from each round are judged in the annual Siren Awards that are held in May.

The 2009 Rounds are divided throughout year as follows:

Round 1 :  31 March – 30 May 2008 
Round 2 :  2 June – 1 August 2008   closed!

Round 3 :  4 August – 17 October 2008...NOW OPEN!!!! 

Round 4 :  20 October – 9 January 2009
Round 5 :  12 January – 13 March 2009

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Studio Directory - now live!



The Siren Awards are always looking at ways to encourage a greater standard in radio. Now featured on this site is a studio directory published free of charge, the directory provides radio writers and creatives with a studio contact list to make their ideas on paper come to life! View the directory here.

If you're a studio and would like to be listed, it's free so contact Siren Awards.

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