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Creative Power List Methodology 2024

Creative Power List Methodology 2024

The ICA’s Creative Power Advisory Group, met in March 2023 to decide on the methodology that will be used to create the Creative Power List 2024 based on performance in 2023.  Supported by leading audit, tax, and consulting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, the ICA will publish the 2024 rankings in January 2024.

Creative Power List Methodology 2024 pdf

The international awards that count:

  1. Cannes Lions
  2. CLIO
  3. D&AD
  4. Effie Awards (Global and non-Canadian national schemes)
  5. Immortal Awards
  6. The One Show

Then the national shows:

  1. ADCC Awards
  2. CMA Awards
  3. Effie Awards Canada
  4. Marketing Awards

Building the national weighting

In 2022 the following number of awards were issued by the national programs:

  1. ADCC Awards - 319
  2. CMA Awards - 136
  3. Effie Awards Canada - 28
  4. Marketing Awards – 64

Therefore, a scoring multiple is applied to bring impact balance:

  1. ADCC = x1
  2. CMA = x2.3
  3. Effie Awards Canada = x11.4
  4. Marketing = x5.0

The weighting value being created as follows:

  1. ADCC = 319 or 24.6%
  2. CMA = 312.8 or 24.6%
  3. Effie Awards Canada = 319.2 or 25.1%
  4. Marketing = 320 or 25.2%

This delivered a scoring mechanic as follows:


ADCCCMAEffie Awards CanadaMarketing
Best/Grand Effie3580.5399.0175.0
Gold2557.5285.0125.0
Silver1534.5171.075.0
Bronze1023114.050.0
Shortlist / Finalist12.311.410.0


The international scoring across the selected awards is:

Cannes LionsPoints
Titanium and Creative Effectiveness Grand Effie1000
Grand Effie, including Grand Effie for Good700
Titanium Lion600
Gold Lion500
Silver Lion300
Bronze Lion200
Shortlist20

ClioPoints
Grand Effie350
Gold250
Silver150
Bronze100
Shortlist10

D&ADPoints
White Pencil1000
Yellow Pencil500
Graphite Pencil300
Wood Pencil200
Shortlist20

Effie Awards (non-Canada)Points
Global Best of the Best - winner1000
Global Best of the Best - contender100
Grand Effie - National399
Gold - National285
Silver - National171
Bronze - National114
Shortlist - National11.4

ImmortalPoints
Winner300
Commendation100
Finalist10

The One ShowPoints
Best of Show1000
Best of Discipline800
Gold Pencil500
Silver Pencil300
Bronze Pencil200
Shortlist20


This scoring mechanic will now be in place for 2023, so that the industry can transparently see what is on offer for their overall ranking from each award show.  The Creative Power Advisory Group will take feedback and review this scoring rubric at the end of 2023 and set out the scoring system for the 2025 Creative Power List.

Co / Joint Entries

Sometimes entries to award shows are made as co / joint-submissions either by multiple agencies or by the same agency but multiple offices.  The points allocated will be divided equally between each entrant in the creation of the Creative Power List.

The Creative Power Advisory Group welcomes feedback on this initiative and its methodology.  It is created by the industry for the industry.  Please email any feedback and nominations for the Creative Power Group to scott@theica.ca.

Creative Power List Methodology 2024 pdf