Insights from the 2012 Warc Prize for Innovation

Carlos Grande describes the lessons to be learned from the Warc Prize for Innovation - Warc's international competition looking for innovative communication strategies.

Insights from the 2012 Warc Prize for Innovation

Carlos GrandeWarc

The Warc Prize for Innovation was a free to enter global contest to find examples of effective innovation in communications across any marketing discipline. Below, Warc's Editor discusses some key themes that emerged from the Prize.

You can browse entries from the 2012 Prize here.

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