Winning an Effie is a global benchmark of marketing excellence. It can bolster budgets, attract new business and turbo-charge careers. It’s important that Effie represents the modern marketing landscape; while traditional advertising still has an important role to play, we welcome entries from all marketing disciplines, and our categories reflect this.
We open for entries for 2026’s Awards programme on 1 April 2026. Please note that all prices are excluding VAT
Early Bird 1-30 April Member Fee: R 9464 | Non-Member Fee: R10 400
Standard 1-14 May Member Fee: R11856 | Non-Member Fee: R13 104
Late Entries 15-29 May Member Fee: R17784 | Non-Member Fee: R19 552
Extended To be announced Member Fee: R26 624 | Non-Member Fee: R22 276
‘NEED TO KNOW’ PRACTICAL INFOTHE PRACTICAL STUFF
All the factual information you need for your entry in one place.
Effie SA Entry Kit – The best place to start. Includes information about eligibility, categories, fees, sourcing data, how to fill in the Entry Forms…in fact everything you need to know to write and submit your Effie entry.
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Entry Form Templates
Templates to help you write your entry before submitting it on Effie’s online Entry Portal. Please use the Standard Template for all categories except Performance Marketing and Sustained Success categories. You can download the templates below:
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2026_Effie Awards SA_Performance Marketing Entry Form Template_final
2026_Effie Awards SA_Sustained Success Entry Form Template_final
Category Definitions
Download the Category Definitions doc below:
2026_Effie Awards SA_Category Definitions