Digital creative competition

How to enter in 2025

All you need is an idea 

For the chance to bring your idea to life on the most socially amplified communication channel, look no further than our Digital Creative Competition. Running since the start of Ocean Outdoor, it has challenged, inspired and focused the creative industry to put Digital Out of Home front and centre for brands, with many winners going on to achieve global recognition.

Step 1

Create your concept

Develop an idea for your Not for profit or Commercial brand that best uses the Digital Out of Home medium.

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Step 2

Identify your locations

Design your concept for any of Ocean’s cities and locations.*

Top tip

Try to network your idea – think about how it can roll out across multiple locations, or even own a destination. Plus, think about what will make your campaign ultimately shareable, so it lives on – and beyond- our screens along with the very best of DOOH.

*Excluding Piccadilly Lights

The Loop and The Grid – movement gives 2.5x more memory encoding

Our DeepScreen® templates enable stunning 3D anamorphic effects, with no need for glasses.

The Ocean Collections – Stand out emotional impact on UK’s busiest roads

Westfield – London’s real city centres

Ocean Brand Experience in the UK’s top cities – Amplification of your screen activity

Ocean Vehicle React – un-paralled roadside targeting technology

Whether it’s triggering Ocean Mobile AR or presenting and Ocean Mixed Reality our “mirror” experience, Augmented Reality and DOOH work brilliantly together.

Both Ocean React and Video Streaming networks – Live across the UK

Step 3

Submit your entry

Bring your concept to life for the judges by submitting accompanying visuals. We will accept anything
from a sketch through to a fully animated video, and you can use the Photoshop templates below.

Enter by 5pm on the 29th August 2025 using the entry form and be sure to read the Terms & Conditions.

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Deadline

Friday 29th August 2025 

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The versatility of Digital Out of Home allows for inspiring creativity every time

The evolution of DOOH facilitates use of both full motion imagery and integrated technology.

It has also taken a fundamental leap forward in its fame potential and social shareability. This means the point of influence for brand messaging is not just people in front of the screen; it extends to global eyeballs.

This is our next challenge as a medium, and this year’s competition challenge.

 

2022 winner, EE by Saatchi & Saatchi

AGCS and Plastic Soup Foundation, 2019 winner

Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, 2023 winner

Trussel Trust and TMW unlimited, 2022 winner

Prizes

Gold prizes

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  • Commercial category
    £100,000 media space on chosen location(s)*
  • Non-Profit category
    £100,000 media space on chosen location(s)*

Silver prizes

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  • Commercial category
    £75,000 media space on chosen location(s)*
  • Non-Profit category
    £75,000 media space on chosen location(s)*

Bronze prizes

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  • Commercial category
    £50,000 media space on chosen location(s)*
  • Non-Profit category
    £50,000 media space on chosen location(s)

*Excluding Piccadilly Lights 

7 countries, 7 competitions, 1 Grand Prix

The Gold prize winners from all competitions will also have the chance to appear on the best screens across Northern Europe and the global icon, The Piccadilly Lights**. The Grand Prix will be judged later this year. 

**Terms and conditions apply.

Location templates

To help you visualise your concept we’ve put together a pack of Photoshop files (with smart objects) and a collect of footage (with easily “key-able” green screens) for several of our locations. If you need any help using these files or need anything else please get in touch.

Ocean Networks

The location is available as part of a network, please see below for details.

Please contact us on sales@oceanoutdoor.com to find out more.