Anyone that wants to get themselves a little yellow pencil this year had better open their hearts and portfolios (and wallets?...kidding) to the following regional creative bigwigs.

Only the sharpest need apply

They are Ben Casey from The Chase, BJL's Marcus Leigh, Mark Lester from Mark, and Brendan Dawes of magenticNorth.

The quartet join fellow creative directors from nations as diverse as Sweden, Japan, the US and Singapore and will be wielding their specialist knowledge - respectively branding, radio, graphic design and websites - to pluck quite possibly the finest creative work in the world this year from the competing mass of would-be winners.

Judging takes place in London from 19-22 April, so there's plenty of time left for you to be very, very nice to them.

Winners will be announced in June.

http://awards.dandad.org/2010/

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