»Being a runner-up gives me a chance to receive professional critiques of my work and thereby further develop my skills. I enjoy entering the OpenAd competitions because each brief is fresh and exciting, a new challenge. It's always exhilarating when you succeed!«

Keighley Greener, United Kingdom

»This only proves that it's always worth submitting your work because you never ever know! I think the best thing about OpenAd is the briefs and the chance to work for a real client. Even if you don't win, you still get professional feedback on how to improve your work. That's a great learning experience.«

Helga Stentzel, Russia

»I was totally bowled over - honestly never imagining I'd win one pitch, let alone both. I think the online agency environment makes a lot of sense - for my part, I didn't have a book when I discovered OpenAd and it was great to be able to have a shot at some briefs without having to elbow my way into the industry first.«

Miriam Cha, Australia

»The first impression I had of OpenAd was one of absolute professionalism. Their constant support and enthusiasm make me feel as part of a team.

I have been working in the design industry for more than 17 years and what I enjoy the most in this profession is the creation of corporate identities. That is why winning the pitch 'Renewed Corporate Identity for SRC.SI' made me proud and gave me such tremendous satisfaction.

I think OpenAd is a system that will revolutionize the world of advertising, demonstrating today how the ad industry will work in the not too distant future.«

Karina Bordas, Argentina

»What I appreciate the most about OpenAd is that when they say they will help, it isn't just idle talk, they really will help – the team is there for you when you need them.«

Maja Truden, Slovenia

»I would like to thank OpenAd.net for the opportunity to participate in this contest and allow me to exploit my creativity. Part of being creative is about being able to take that step forward, instead of backwards, believing in yourself, knowing that the juice is worth the squeeze.«

Christopher Vimini, USA

»It is a spectacular experience! This is the first time I have worked with OpenAd and also the first time I have been involved in an online creative pitch. It is a dream come true, I feel my work is being appreciated.

It is a luxury for a creative like me, who has just left university, to have his art chosen on an international level.«

Carlos Amallo, Argentina

»Winning this pitch presented me with a great opportunity to have my work seen around the world as it will be used by one of the largest privately-owned firms in the U.S.«

»The best advertising idea since God invented advertising (he must have had a really bad day :-)).

Winning that pitch is something special. It's for the first time that I won a "real client" pitch on Openad.net and you know what they say - the first time you never forget.«

»I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. OpenAdTalent is great as young creatives, at the very beginning of their careers, can compete against each other.«

Sašo Petek, Slovenia

»I was delighted to hear that my idea was chosen. OpenAdTalent provides a great opportunity for students like myself to be involved with live briefs and it is a great confidence boost to find that my work was able to impress the judges.«

Parisa Shadi, UK

»I am delighted to have won a pitch. I think OpenAdTalent is a brilliant opportunity for students to get their ideas noticed and the financial reward is very appealing. Winning has given me a boost of confidence.«

Conrad Swanston, UK

»Open Ad is an absolute boon to the creative marketer who has too many good ideas but not enough time to visit clients.«

Michelle Brewster, Australia

»Working with OpenAd is not a working at all. It's fun. It's doing what you were trained to do, but without the stress. You just feel free to do what your guts tell you to do - convey relevant and insightful communication.

Thanks again for the prize. I think I'm going to buy me a dog. «

Aristides Silva, USA

»I'm grateful to the staff at OpenAd and the Australian who made this opportunity possible - going to the Caxton awards this weekend is going to be a freelancer's dream come true. It's a tough industry to get into and I know that there is so much talent out there waiting to be unearthed, so I would encourage anyone thinking of submitting an idea to go for it - if you believe your idea will work, it probably will.«

Rachelle Anne Boyle, Australia

»I think OpenAd is an excellent media for young, creative people from all over the world who want to become part of the advertising industry. If it weren't for this site, it would be really hard to have access to international pitches while working independently.

The OpenAd Team has created a system from which all the active parties benefit and I think this is fantastic.

It is an honour for me to have won the pitch of such an important brand as Bounty, and it really moves me to think that as an Argentinean my ideas are useful and reach people from other countries with different cultures, for example, as in this case, reaching housewives in Puerto Rico.«

Sofia Sarbach, Argentina

»When I first came up with this idea I felt that I was onto a winner, however, getting it from my head onto paper was really hard and working alone made it that much harder. To win though is great and makes it all worthwhile. I've been stuck in an office for most of the summer and more than anything this is what I want to do, I want to make ads, so being able to make ads and getting a bit of a reward of it is great, hopefully I can win a few more and it will help land that first job. I've always said that Openad Talent is a brilliant idea and even more so during these summer months, it certainly keeps the creative juices flowing, so thanks Openad!«

Matthew Benjamin also known as Franky Maverick, UK

»I am delighted to be a winner in the OpenAd Talent Jeans pitch. I could really let my imagination run with this exciting and contemporary brief. I especially enjoyed considering all of the brands communication with the consumer from start to finish and selling my idea in the description and details sections.

OpenAd.net and more precisely OpenAdTalent is fantastic for undergraduates like me, who can get work seen by professional judges with years of experience, whilst gaining specialised advice from the OpenAd team on an individual level.«

»How I feel to have won - "I was thrilled and flattered at the same time! Any industry recognition is invaluable especially for gaining work placements, and I would love to see my ideas in print or on TV"

OpenAd provides a brilliant opportunity to try out live briefs and link directly to the industry.« Astrid Louisa October, UK

»Open Ad is a wonderful opportunity to get to grips with real briefs from big brands. I was amazed that I won the Interactive category as I've never worked on anything interactive before.«

Karen Parker, United Kingdom

»Thank you. It has been such a pleasant experience to participate in a global pitch. I am delighted that the fine executives at Gillette have seen fit to select my work to potentially support their excellent, superior, best Fusion shaving product. (Note to Gillette clients: Openad.net has my mailing address, so you can ship those free samples directly to my office.) Contrary to my initial expectations, participating in this electronic Openad.net pitch was actually quite similar to many of the face-to-face pitches I've made over the years. For example, at Doyle Dane Bernbach in N.Y., one of my top client executives often took our concept and storyboard presentations back to his home at night to review the work with his spouse. In their hot tub. With a lovely glass of champagne. (100% true story!) Now, I am not saying that is the same evaluative approach Gillette or OpenAd.net executives take with our online submissions. But I, too, have heard the rumors...«

Denis Crosley, United States

»What a delight to receive a winning email for my Gillette TV idea. It's a huge vote confidence and personal recognition, not to mention the actual prize money.

For me OpenAd is the perfect outlet for all my creative ideas, whether in the Marketplace or in direct response to briefs. And with such premium clients accessing the work & posting briefs, this way of working benefits everyone and can only become increasingly popular.

Thank you OpenAd.«

Rosha Anne Nutt, United Kingdom

»'Congratulations' is one of the best openings to an email that I can think of. We heard about OpenAd through the college and thought it was certainly worth a shot. It is a really good opportunity to put your work out there and see how it is received. OpenAd costs nothing, so what did we have to lose? And as advertising students, it is nice to know that we are on the right track!«

Lee Trott and Sam Haynes, UK

»OpenAd is a platform which has put people like me front stage. My creative work, small or big, was always appreciated by people whom I showed it to. But OpenAd has given it a recognition on a global scale.

I feel really proud and more confident about my options in making a career in advertising. OpenAd's pioneer idea of getting clients meet creative works across the globe at a phenomenally low price is really catching the nerve and making agencies run for their penny. Great job. Keep it up. My best wishes to Open-Ad.«

Rohit Duggal, India

»As an Australian Art Director living in rural Switzerland who only speaks English, OpenAd has been a great discovery for me. Few organisations would provide the same opportunity for creatives to 'keep their eye in' from such a remote location as the middle of the Swiss Alps as OpenAd… and to provide a little extra cash too!

It's for these reasons (including the extra cash) that I'm so proud to be chosen as a runner-up for this brief. Thanks OpenAd!«

Rob James, Australia

»OpenAd is a dream come true for creatives. Thanks so much for existing. Never thought that in my first pitch I could go so far. Being a finalist was great news. Hope to sell more great ideas in the future.«

Maria de los Angeles (Angie) Fernandez, Spain

»I first heard about OpenAd from my tutor at the university. He recommended it to me as a way to test my ideas research on live briefs; I'm currently completing my masters in Design and Art Direction. After learning about the dynamics of the site, and how it works, I got really excited about the project. I didn't think I'll win, realizing that the pitch is a worldwide competition, so I was a bit skeptical about my chances against professionals from all over the world.

When I won, I didn't know it at the beginning, mainly because of my email spam filter that blocked the pitch-result email, so I was shocked to learn about it in a casual email, sent a week after, about something totally different. It was funny, but one of the best shocking news I ever got. I think its one of the best things that can happen to any art director, to win an international pitch against other contestants from all over the world. It is a great moral booster and portfolio addition. In the future, I hope I can contribute to more pitches on OpenAd.«

Ashraf Basem Foda, Egypt

»First of all I would like to say thank you to Ana Asselborn for her great assistance when submitting to the online pitch; as a beginner I had many doubts.

In this Axis pitch, my work called "Words" tried to build a thread of images that simultaneously show words supporting those visuals, awakening other feelings and meanings about daily life. Not only did I want to show images but also 'take' people to a different place, a place that would be the ideal one in their lives. Even if the brief was not very clear, I thought the spot should be.«

Germán Francisco Brüel, Argentina

»We were still deciding to open our own studio and then OpenAd came with this encouragement!

OpenAd gave us the courage to face the big reality even though we live in a small place.«

Stefania Piselli and Francesco Terrosi, Italy

»As far as I am aware, OpenAd is alone in providing the opportunity for people in my situation (neither 'in the industry' nor a student) to pitch against creatives across the world and prove our worth.

The prize money is, of course, welcome... but I'm more grateful for the exposure that a win like this brings. Hopefully, that elusive 'break' will be coming in the near future!«

Ian Dewsbery, UK

»Whenever I participate in a new pitch at OpenAd.net, I'm always thinking about the same thing - my anger, in case my proposal won't win. Many times your Creative Customer Services Department had to deal with that, but it's the way I feel. If I felt indifferent, it would be time to look for another way of earning a living. I know these are just ideas we are talking about, and even if my family doesn't quite understand what I am doing, it is what I chose to do. And that is what matters.

This new recognition will bring my friends' "Well done" and my relatives' "Which little drawing was it?", and, for sure, I will grab the next brief even more enthusiastically and repeat the same story; favouring an ulcer or having one more reason to toast with friends and family. And that's the way it's going to be until someone prescribes me a good antacid.«

»Winning this pitch makes me feel good and gives me energy to keep on moving. This is the second time I've won and I am very proud of this.

Since I worked with OpenAd I had opportunity to meet a lot of people, people around the world, creatives, psychologists, students, inventors… lots of different people with a common thing: their creativity.

Many times Argentina is recognized by the talents of her creatives, but usually all the adverts come from Buenos Aires. OpenAd gave me the chance to show my ideas from a small city in Argentina, Córdoba. And if that is possible, imagine all the hidden talents from other parts of the world. I invite everyone who is interested in creativity and advertising to participate, to enjoy and to test their capability in the challenges provided by OpenAd. I assure you that you will enjoy and discover that winning is just a small circumstance in a big process full of passion.«

Ariel Molina, Argentina

»It is a big surprise to be a runner-up in this pitch as it the first time I participated in an OpenAd pitch. I am very proud of this award, and I feel that it is not only about the award itself; it is an incentive to go on submitting. It was probably just beginners luck.

Thank you OpenAd for giving me the opportunity to do what I love.«

Antonio Alfredo Passarell, Argentina

»Thumbs up for Openad.net and their incredible marketplace for ideas. When I first 'bumped into' the site on the Internet I was amused and couldn't wait to submit my first idea. I really enjoyed working on "Sell e-newspaper subscriptions to businessmen" and it was great to hear I made it as runner-up. This gives me the confidence to begin uploading other ideas to the Gallery.«

Andres Flores, Chile

»Working on Safeguard pitch was really interesting and challenging. Challenging because our ideas had to reach out to the household-mothers and convince them to buy this product. It's a combination of hard work and interest that helped us to come up with a simple idea.

I was on cloud nine when we were intimated that we won this pitch. It is always a great feeling when good work gets recognized and awarded, especially at an International level.

We are truly grateful to Openad.net for giving us this opportunity.«

Sunitha Nadig, India


»Winning a pitch on OpenAd was something that I always looked forward to.

It means more than just winning another award because the idea has to beat the best creatives from across the world. It's a great feeling to win and see your ideas published for International clients. I thank OpenAd for giving us this opportunity. This was our second entry and with this kill we're now hungry for more. Grrrr... «

Sridhar Maturbai, India

»Finding OpenAd was a great news, and I was seduced by the idea of creating with no barriers in between.

Thank you OpenAd for giving me a possibility that I would never have had otherwise, working for such a prestigious firm in the UK and USA, as Boden. And at the same time showing me that apart from having made a break in advertising, my creative capacity is intact and now I feel I want more, I want to start working again in what I enjoy the most: using the right hemisphere of my brain!«

Diego Castelli, Argentina

»I am very happy. I think winning an international contest is every designer's dream. I felt a fully realized person by winning the Grupo Union corporate identity pitch.«

Neus Fort, Spain

»I believe this will become the way advertising creative is done. Clients get a lot of variety to choose from. Agencies still contribute in all the other essential areas of the business. And someone like me can contribute ideas worldwide at the touch of a mouse and keyboard.«

George Walton, Canada

»A friend of my informed me about OpenAd. Nice idea and unluckely for my spare time, there are unsolved briefings on it. Okay, here we go again.«

Gertjan Kuijvenhoven, The Netherlands

»The beauty of Openad.net lies in its potential to chip away at the geographic, bureaucratic, and political boundaries between brands and creative ideas. Creativity can stem from a thousand sources - at OpenAd.net the idea is a king.

We are thankful for the service OpenAd.net provides to both creatives and advertisers.«

Lina Jennette Miranda and Giles Judd, USA

»This is only the second brief I've submitted to OpenAd so I'm very happy to have won the pitch. After reading this brief for the first time online I started to have ideas, so I knew that it would be a good brief to work on. One of the good things about OpenAd is that it gives you the opportunity to work on a wide range of different briefs, sometimes in areas that you wouldn't normally get to work on.«

Richard Pearson, UK

»I am very happy about winning this because it is the first time I have worked with OpenAd. From the beginning, the Sanchez brief drew my attention as it was a Spanish client. It was great to be able to communicate to the client directly in our language and that was the motive for me to develop the idea.«

Manuel Alejandro Vásquez Parodi, Venezuela

»OpenAd is a great platform for creative minds to express their ideas in an international forum.
We the team at Live1 entertainment, feel that the power of our ideas has been recognized and rewarded.«

Live 1 Entertainment, India

»I think that OpenAd is a great service especially for young creatives, providing interesting and varied briefs, and the opportunity for recognition within the industry.«

Victoria Mower, UK

»We've been working together as a creative team in the creative department of the Manchester advertising agency BJL for the past 3 years, where we've produced both above and through the line work that's been both effective on sales and in creative awards shows.

As this is the first brief we've submitted to OpenAd working as a team, we're very happy to have come runners-up. Once we'd downloaded the brief it seemed the best way to promote the healthy snack side of the crisps was to set them up against other things you would normally feel guilty doing.

The great thing about OpenAd is that it gives you the opportunity to do something for clients or products that are a bit different to the clients that we normally work on. And it's great getting to pit your wits against a worldwide group of creatives in competition.«

Richard Pearson and Harinder Bajwa, UK

»OpenAd.net is a good place for creatives to show and sell their ideas. I like OpenAd.net and I am very happy for being chosen as the runner-up in the 'new logo for OpenAd.net' pitch as this was the first time I participated in a competition at an international level.«

Pradeep Threppakulath, India/UAE

»To have won an OpenAd Talent brief is very pleasing, I think the idea behind the site has a lot of potential and it has been good to be involved at an early stage. It is apparent that the organisation is growing and it will be good to see how far it goes in terms of the clients it can attract. Hopefully as OpenAd becomes more popular more universities will join which will add to the reputation of the competition.«

Alan Richardson, UK

»We are delighted to have made it to the final five in the pitch for a new logo for OpenAd.net, and to come third out of that five is even better. To have the chance to work on a brand which is so well recognised within the creative and marketing industries was a real opportunity for fullfatmedia and we are happy we took that opportunity and ran with it.«

Claire Hindes, fullfatmedia, UK

»This is the first time I have participated in an OpenAd.net pitch and the news of coming third made me very happy. It is a great incentive.«

Gerardo Fiorito, Argentina

»I'm thrilled to have come third in this particular pitch. I was shocked to hear the news as I had been informed they had "received the highest number of ideas yet" for a pitch. I feel very honored to have come in the top five and it has given me a real confidence boost as far as my design work is concerned.«

Brett Mead, UK

»We think that OpenAd is an inventive organization, especially for those who are new in advertising and in search of work. Through your pitches, new and talented advertisers (like us), can get noticed or get some serious feedback about their work. Good work!«

Gal Kočar & Vlado Krašovec, Slovenia

»First of all, I want to thank OpenAd.net for doing such a great job in sustaining free creativity at a worldwide scale. If I could turn back time to when I freelanced for several AD agencies and clients, I surely would have missed such a powerful tool for professional and personal development. It's mind stimulating, acts like a huge advertising agency and also has the abilities to present the best choices to the clients. Good work, OpenAd! Don't ever stop doing this!«

Radu Bogdan Boeru, Romania

»OpenAd.net is simply brilliant. Usually working in agencies, you get the opportunity to bounce ideas around with the other half of your team, or with creative directors. However, the challenge I find with OpenAd.net is to see if you alone can crack a brief. This means that you alone are responsible for exploring insights, and developing concepts then whittling it down to the one(s) you think will work best and that will hopefully win the pitch.«

Steve Lopez, Australia

»Openad is a fantastic opportunity for young creatives like myself to get involved in live briefs and generate some attention for themselves. I am thrilled to have achieved second place in this competition and to have helped maintain our university's position in the OpenAd league tables. It is a great confidence boost and a pleasure to have participated alongside the globe's most creative individuals.«

Sonia Chury, UK

»OpenAd is an amazing place where I can put in practice what I learn in my studies and the comments of the judge are of great help, I recommend OpenAd to every person I meet!«

Valeria Loforte, Argentina

»It feels awesome to win. I had lost hope that I ever would after replying to a few pitches, some of the ideas for which were appreciated but did not win. But this should encourage me to respond to more pitches in the future. It doesn't take a lot of time and its fun.«

Siddharta Bajaj, India

»I am delighted to have come second in the first competition of this academic year. As student rep of MMU I am also proud that my university has done so well. It's early days yet, but all the tutors and students are excited about being top of the league.«

Mark Holland, UK

»I am thrilled at winning Openad, as it was my first attempt at one of your briefs and I really enjoyed doing it. It's great to do on the side, and keep your mind going when you don't have a job on. The cash will be very handy in time for Christmas!«

»I'm thrilled at winning a second time and love the diversity that openAd gives to creatives.«

Jo de Mornay Davies, UK

»Having just discovered Openad.net, we think it is a terrific platform to showcase our work and a really good opportunity to compete against the emerging creative talent out there. We literally got the brief on the morning of the deadline so to win is a great feeling especially as this is the first competition that we have entered as a team. Hopefully it will be the first of many more successes!«

Creative team Matthew Benjamin also known as Francky Maverick & Oliver Morgan, UK

»OpenAd is a really nice way to 'unlease' your creativity on various interesting cases. OpenAd is inspiring and keeps me focused. To be the runner-up in the DIY case motivates me even more.«

Gerjon Zomer, the Netherlands

»Working in this project showed us what we could do as a team and how we can get good ideas working hard, with good energy and above all willingness.

OpenAd gave us the chance to show who we are and what we can do, trusting our instinct and our experience as young creatives.

Having being runner-up is for us the best award ever for our work and the good energy that this team has. Working in OpenAd is a personal challenge, because most of the times thinking about an existent brand restricts the creativity to what is already done, or what we already know. With this structure, we have to think new paths that led us to a functional result and that for us, as a team, looks really interesting and fun.«

Advertising Plus, Colombia

»It feels even better than my first win for the Wayside Chapel. If you win two, you start to think that maybe it wasn't just a lucky shot. So it's a great confidence boost. I always try to think up ideas that work everywhere. And at OpenAd you're almost forced to think that way, which is good. What I also like about OpenAd is that there are new briefs every few weeks. That way you can pick and choose the briefs that you think are suitable for you. So I am very much looking forward to competing again and I hope I can keep up the good work. Both at OpenAd and at my new agency N=5 here in Holland.«

Donald Nolet, the Netherlands

»First of all, I want to thank OpenAd.net for doing such a great job in sustaining free creativity at a worldwide scale. If I could turn back time to when I freelanced for several AD agencies and clients, I surely would have missed such a powerful tool for professional and personal development. It's mind stimulating, acts like a huge advertising agency and also has the abilities to present the best choices to the clients. Good work, OpenAd! Don't ever stop doing this!«

Carlos Camacho - Young & Rubicam, Colombia / Argentina

»The experience of participating in the 'Break The Stereotype' brief organised by OpenAd was amazing, because we realised that we were free to create an out-of-the-ordinary ad.«

Juan Ignacio Marguiraut Saavedra and Mauricio Medel, Chile

»OpenAd.net is a fantastic opportunity to work on briefs that you may not normally get to work on. There's also something extremely gratifying about having an idea bought and receiving the money directly! It's refreshing to be able to sell ideas directly to a client. How many times have you heard "Great idea, but the client will never buy it?«

John-Paul Li, UK

»Long live OpenAd! Winning with both submitted ideas the first pitch of the new year, on the new site, surely gives us a kick-start (especially after winning the last pitch of the last year, on the old site).

Our proposals wanted to prove that "corporate advertising for a management of investments holding", even though it may sound scary, does not have to be conventional and plain. Businessmen are people just like everybody else, and have the right to enjoy inspiring ads.

As always – a big thank you to the OpenAd team for their last minute support!«

»What we definitely love at OpenAd (not including the fact that we can really work in pyjamas) is the quality of the work you are all doing there – from the well written and concise briefs, to the last minute adjustments. You are the skilled-and-efficient-yet-never-arrogant colleagues we never had :-)

Cheers for everyone we met until now at OpenAd and cheers for everyone we didn't met yet.«

Tudor and Daria Brândusoiu, sohografica.com, Romania

»I am happy to be the winner of the OpenAd.net pitch "Any Car At All" Competition.

Thanks to all at OpenAd for serious and professional service regarding the contest.

Good luck to all participants in future Pitches!«

Bent Lomholt, Denmark

»Taking part in OpenAd has been a fun and challenging experience for us. We're very pleased to be named as a runner up in the Lottery pitch and it's an encouragement to enter the future briefs.«

Amy Hornett, Chris Coulson, UK

»I love the concept of OpenAd.net and this was a fantastic brief. I asked my much younger brother Jake what would make him eat healthier food - he said with conviction that bribery always works. I wanted something that let kids make a healthy choice on their own terms rather than being patronised and dictated to. Parents have been bribing kids for years and the thought of switching roles with the kid being in charge was very strong.«

Sebastian Hill, Chemistry Communications, UK

»OpenAd is a great way for advertising agencies to see the work of young creatives who hope to become part of the industry in the future. I'm looking for work during the summer and would welcome any offers to gain more experience and to help pay off the student loan.«

David Roberts, UK

»I started F1 Advertising 3 years back. Prior to this I was with Team Saatchi, a division of Saatchi & Saatchi India. As a creative hotshop (based in Bangalore, the hub of IT and BPO in India), F1 Advertising gets to do some interesting work for local and MNC clients in India. However, my mission has always been to prove our abilities on a global platform. OpenAd.net is indeed the stepping stone to this and gives small agencies like mine a global exposure. I hope our success gives other agencies in India the impetus to participate and win at OpenAd pitches.«

Dinesh G, F1 Advertising, India

»OpenAd provides a brilliant way for creatives to get their teeth into really tasty briefs. And it allows clients access to a range of ideas that they could never get from a single agency. So everyone wins.«

Dom Nash, Ogilvy Warsaw, Poland

»I'm really happy to win this pitch because from the beginning I considered Open.Ad.net as a great opportunity for talented and unknown young creatives to show up. Though, some of my friends, also young creatives were seriously doubting their chances to win. I believed in this idea from the moment when one of my friends, seeing the print ad, said: "Wow, why didn't I upload any ideas before?"«

Elena Negrescu and Alexandra Toma, Romania

»OpenAd.net allows me to fulfill my dream - creative directing - without quitting my current job. Being awarded runner-up twice within a month showed me that my good ideas are recognised. The only problem is, I've yet to win some cash. Hope to win some soon :)«

Eugene Seah, Singapore

»OpenAd is very appealing to me because I can be involved in the advertising process without having direct contact with other human beings or the microscopic organisms they inevitably harbour.

Researching teenage girls and getting into their state of mind is also something I take great pleasure from and I was naturally delighted to come runner-up. Ever since I was declared 2nd fastest in the infants I have always been more comfortable with being a runner-up than the unnecessary stress and attention that inevitably comes to the winner.«

Graeme Bowman, UK

»OpenAd is an efficient additional new business channel for us. It creates a perfect market in the sense that clients are presented with ideas which could be from a global agency or a one man band. They make their decision based on the quality of the idea rather than the reputation of the agency so it's a level playing field for all contributors. Success will lead to a stream of passive income from licencing the idea, at the very least, plus possible involvement in its development and production.«

Michael Slack, UK

»OpenAd has brilliantly managed to make the advertising world a smaller place. It has OpenAd doors for creatives everywhere to do what sometime back was unthinkable: to present their work to clients all over the world. And it has put at the client's disposal, the world's largest creative team. It feels great to be able to do work on some of the best known brands in the world.«

Parveez Shaikh, Creative Director, India

»We're over the moon about winning, however we won't let it change us.«

»People talk about advertising going through a massive period of change. If that means more ventures like OpenAd, then it can only be a good thing.«

David Dearlove and Paul Rizzello, ThirtyThree, UK

»Working on OpenAd.net has opened up our creativity. You can do anything because there is no-one looking over your shoulder telling you that you can't. And the fact that work is submitted anonymously means you will be judged on merit and have as much chance as anyone else.«

Ruth Henderson and Hannah Gregg, UK

»OpenAd has single handedly opened up the floodgates of creative talent across the world.

I am absolutely thrilled to be a runner up for the 'Bring people back to the bookstore' pitch, and am happy that India is increasingly being recognized as a creative force to reckon with.«

Sanjeev Saikia, Interact Vision, India

»Honestly this is the second time we are runners-up, we are a bit disappointed... but happy to have participated because OpenAd is a great idea, it has a very promising future. The competition and the pitch process is very exciting for us. We will do better next time.«

Marco Eychenne, Australia

»This was our first attempt at an OpenAd brief so we are thrilled to have done so well. We'll definitely be sending in more entries in between our other projects.«

Steve Jenkinson, UK

»I was not really surprised, but cheered and excited.«

Alexey Pelevin, Design Park, Russia

»It is our great honor to be the winners of the OpenAd print award. We find the OpenAd category a most welcome initiative since it allows great creative work to be seen regardless of it being published.

Thank you very much for this honor.«

Rona Yakobi and Ad Noy, McCann Erickson Israel

»Our production budget for this TVC was zero. Our pleasure now is priceless.«

Nenad Vujadinović, Media House, Macedonia

»I'm happy this project is given a chance at last.«

Katarzyna Wolska, Publicis, Poland

»Awards make working people feel good.«

Paweł Merecz, Publicis, Poland

»OpenAd.net was mentioned to me by a friend as one of those sites that 'you should have a look at some time'. I did indeed have a look at it and I'm very glad I did. I am incredibly pleased and excited by my win, and it's very nice to find that people are willing to look outside of the usual channels for a good idea. I hope that however my idea is developed it encourages other companies to take the chance and see what they could find.«

»I am incredibly pleased and excited by my win, and it's very nice to find that people are willing to look outside of the usual channels for a good idea. I hope that however my idea is developed it encourages other companies to take the chance and see what they could find on OpenAd.net.«

Hywel Berry, UK

»I feel really happy about having taken a part in this pitch in OpenAd.net, the first time I saw it I thought it was interesting and I decided to participate immediately. It was worth staying up all night because I can see the results now. Winning this international pitch is great and also competing among other 140 ideas sent by creatives from all over the world. Thanks OpenAd.net for giving me and all students the opportunity to work in the creative world.

I am making a 'clamor for' all students of the world that visit this website for them to motivate themselves and participate.

Who persevere, no doubt, will succeed.«

Michael Burgos, Chile

»Aaaaaah! I am overwhelmed to be the winner of the 'Teen Magazine Goes Online' pitch. It was one I was excited about from the start and the concept was influenced by the infamous peer pressure of my schoolgirl days. Winning has given me the self-belief that “yes I can do this!” and OpenAd.net pitches provide these opportunities. Here is another one for the Advertising & Brand Management Students at UCCA – guys we're on the move!«

Joyce Amaning, UK

»Jo is currently working at London integrated agency Miller Bainbridge. Pia is freelancing at some top creative agencies around London. We met as freelancers at sbg&finex a couple of years ago and we've wanted to collaborate again ever since. OpenAd gave us a chance to do that, and our plan is to work together whenever we can.«

Jo Ring and Pia Chaudhuri, UK

»OpenAd is great because it puts all creatives on the same level and gives people just starting out the opportunity to get noticed.«

Ross Cockrill, UK

»This is the second pitch I have entered, the first one was commended, which made me more determined to get something even better this time! I have worked with a few fashion retail clients, many of whom don't see the great opportunity they have for some really strong branding and messaging around a big central idea – they are much more concerned with price messaging. This was my chance to try something different out…

I like Openad because it gives you a great chance to try your hand at campaigns you might not get the chance to work on otherwise, and with a much freer rein!«

Sarah-Jane Threipland, UK

»Who would have thought that a writer sitting in the middle of a 50-degree desert might have his work, on a continuously rained on billboard, in London. Undoubtedly, OpenAd.net is here to revolutionise the way advertising's done!«

Avinash Sampath (Saatchi & Saatchi) and Mary Isaacs (Freelance Designer), United Arab Emirates

»OpenAd.net is the best free website on the Internet for creatives around the world to pitch or sell their old and new ideas to 'big players'. I feel great about winning this pitch and I'm looking forward to push the creative envelope to its limits once again. Thank you OpenAd.«

Karlo Galeta, Croatia

»There is only one word that can describe my feeling of winning the competition - AWESOME!!!

OpenAd.net is what creatives worldwide have been waiting for. The perfect place to not only make an extra buck, but also an avenue to put up ideas that might never see the light of day otherwise.«

Sachit Sadanandan and Sumanth Mani, India

»I think OpenAd is nothing more than a very good idea. It helps lots of students to get into the real advertising that is far different from what you learn in ad schools and it keeps creative people sharp. I do like OpenAd.«

Mariano Legname, Argentina

»I am grateful to OpenAd.net for the opportunity to access such a global market place for creative ideas and I invite the world's creative community to join!«

Luciano Contigli, Argentina

»I think the service is great. It's a great opportunity to work on live briefs with the added bonus of financial reward. It's like welcome to the real world!

Respective of being the winner and best pitch of the month, it's great. I'm 'over the moon!'. It's confirmation of the importance of having faith in your ideas. Especially when working against the clock timewise, generating ideas over a timespan of less than 48 hours whilst working with a creative partner residing in another country in another time zone. I guess that's the power of communication and collaboration, being able to get it right with distance being no obstacle.«

Darrell Chandler, UK

»I think OpenAd is a great opportunity for people like myself to share their ideas with others, as it gives us the chance to experience real briefs and clients. I'm really excited to be chosen as the winner, especially on such a difficult brief, and I hope it encourages more people to submit to OpenAd in the future.«

Chloe Slade, UK

»By the way, I think OpenAd.net is a terrific idea, because, on the sellers' side, it lets us submit many great ideas that never saw the light because almost always they were considered too bold for the local market audience. Now, with OpenAd's global scope, the possibilities are endless. And on the buyers' side, the scope is ever greater, because OpenAd lets them get original, unexpected creative solutions to their communications needs, via the contribution of some of the world's best creative minds. They get creative approaches that are fresh and surprising, not constrained to local (and mental) boundaries.

Finally, during my long career in advertising, I have won many creative awards in important advertising festivals, including Cannes, The New York Festivals, The OpenShow and FIAP (the IberoAmerican Advertising Festival), among others.«

Faruck Cassis, Venezuela

»I think OpenAd.net is great! It's a great place to share ideas; our university is top of the table (23.03.06) and I am proud to be involved with my friends on my course is maintaining our position. Well-done guys!«

Ian Cussons, UK

»Having just met, the OpenAd.net brief was a great opportunity to see if we worked well together. I guess this means we do.«

Simon Briscoe and Orlando Warner, UK

»I have been waiting for something like OpenAd to happen, and now it's here.

I love the design and I find myself mostly attracted by branding and corporate identity creation. I also work in interior decoration, given the possibilities and the social situation we are in.«

Catalin David, Romania