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2019 IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards Finalists Announced!
Mon, 29 Jul 2019
The IAB New Zealand is delighted to announce the finalists of the 2019 IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards.
This is a record year for the IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards, with the number of categories increased from 17 to 23 and the number of entries more than doubled on last year. We are pleased to announce 59 finalists.
Winners in the Sales Excellence and Ad-Op’s categories will be considered for the Grand Prix Award. The Grand Prix winner will win a trip to Advertising Week APAC (Sydney, 2020), a prize worth almost $6,000 (includes airfare, accommodation, entry ticket and daily allowance).
IAB New Zealand CEO Gill Stewart said, ‘we are delighted with the number of entries this year which have doubled on last year, and we are particularly pleased with the level of support from agencies. We would like to extend our thanks to the panel of judges, which has increased from 11 to almost 50 this year, each of whom have generously provided their time. Thanks also to our sponsors, without whom these awards would not be possible. We are looking forward to celebrating the best talent in the industry at the Awards’.
The winners will be announced at the 2019 IAB New Zealand Digital Advertising Awards event on Thursday 29 August at The Auckland Museum.
SALES AND AD-OPERATIONS AWARDS
Display Sales Excellence Award
Direct Digital Sales Team, MediaWorks
Scroll Media (New Zealand)
Mobile Sales Excellence Award
James Cartwright, Big Mobile
Natasha Judson, Exponential
Search Sales Excellence Award
No Finalist
Video Sales Excellence Award
Laura Craig, MediaWorks
Matt Fussell, MediaWorks
Natasha Judson, Exponential
Junior Ad-Ops Person of the Year
Anjali Bhardwaj, Verizon Media
Garima Bajaj, Stuff
Maria Chan, Mi9 NZ
Tianze Yu, Big Mobile
Senior Ad-Ops Person of the Year
Jono Zhang, MediaWorks
Mel Evans, NZME
BEST USE OF MEDIA AWARDS
Best Use of Audio Award, sponsored by MediaWorks
Southern Cross Health Society, NZME
Spark - Project Laya, Digital Commons
Best Use of Mobile Award, sponsored by Stuff
Kauri Dieback, FCB
McDonalds - Best Month Ever! November Calendar, OMD New Zealand
Take a picture, learn a language, PHD Media
Best Use of Native Award, sponsored by Verizon Media
Deadpool NZ Style, TVNZ, 20th Century Fox, Mediacom
Southern Cross Health Society, NZME
The Little Christmas Nudge, FCB
Best Use of Social Award, sponsored by Facebook
Ethique #GiveUpTheBottle, MBM
Frucor: V - Black from the Dead, OMD New Zealand
Somersby - Turning a traditional summer drink into a winter favourite… and growing sales by 12%!, Socialites
Best Use of Video Award, sponsored by Taboola
Oat the Goat, TVNZ, Ministry of Education, FCB
The Warehouse - Kiwi Scrabble, OMD New Zealand
Who's on tonight?, MBM
Best Use of Multi-Channel Integration Award
Frucor: V Sugarfree - Restart Your Smarts, OMD New Zealand
Switch Stop, FCB
The Little Christmas Nudge, FCB
DATA AND EFFECTIVENESS AWARDS
Best Use of Data: Audience Modelling Award, sponsored by Trade Me
Air New Zealand: Your Perfect Island, Air New Zealand
Auckland Transport - Who’s Gonna Drive You Home, OMD New Zealand
Switch Stop, FCB
Best Use of Data: Measurement Solution Award, sponsored by Nielsen
Making Search More Profitable, PHD Media
Spending $38 less to make $5,500 every day, PHD Media
Switch Stop, FCB
Best Use of Programmatic Award, sponsored by The Trade Desk
Flexigroup, MBM
Latitude Financial Services (GEM) - The Betterers, OMD New Zealand
Practise What You Programmatic, Acquire Online NZ
Best Use of Search Engine Marketing and/or Search Engine Optimisation Award, sponsored by Google
Creating a competitive advantage leveraging AI & Google Ads Smart Bidding Strategies, Harmoney, First Digital
MyTax - Breaking records and becoming the industry #1 in 2018, Uprise Digital
STEDI, This Side Up
GRAND AWARDS
Digital Product of the Year Award
ACast Podcasting, Digital Commons
Driving online conversion on a pay for performance basis, S.L.I.C.E Digital
Digital Start-up of the Year Award
OneRoof - disrupting the traditional property model in NZ, NZME
Scroll Media, Scroll Media (New Zealand)
Emerging Talent Award, sponsored by Marsden Inch
Campbell Jarvis, MBM
Chloe Masters, Stuff
George Coslett, Mindshare World
Jack Manning, Acquire Online
Council Member of the Year Award
Michael Buhagiar, Big Mobile
Roger Shakes, Media Tech Partners
Sarah Kavanagh, Sense Data
Stephen Old, MediaWorks
Service to the Industry Award
Alysha Delany, MBM
Andy Wylie, NZME
Agency of the Year Award, sponsored by Google
MBM
OMD New Zealand
This Side Up
2019 IAB NEW ZEALAND DIGITAL ADVERTISING AWARDS JUDGING PANEL |
Alex Radford, Partner, Future State Consulting, D3
Anne Chen, GM Digital & New Ventures, Bauer Media Group Anthony Ord, Programmatic Media Director, Acquire Online Andy Wylie, Head of Data and Analytics, NZME Barry Williamson, Media Recruitment Consultant, Marsden Inch Recruitment Caroline Rainsford, Country Director, New Zealand, Google Charlotte Startin, Senior Digital Campaign Specialist, NZME Craig Delany, General Manager Interactive, MetService Dylan Robinson, Australia and New Zealand Country Manager, Taboola Emily Isle, Head of Digital Media, MBM Gai Le Roy, CEO, IAB Australia Gavin Male, Founder and Managing Director, S.L.I.C.E Digital Gill Stewart, CEO, IAB New Zealand Ivan Fuyala, Head of Audience, Trade Me James Diamond, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, Integral Ad Science John Buckley, Market Development Media Manager, Air New Zealand John Schofield, Managing Partner, Tilt Digital Josh Borthwick, Commercial Director - Direct & Agency, Stuff Laura Maxwell, Chief Digital Officer, NZME Louis Niven, GM Online, TVNZ Lucy Moon, Digital Performance Analyst, Vodafone Michael Buhagiar, Country Sales Director, Big Mobile Michael Fuyala, Founder, Rewardhub & Linkshop Michael Te Young, Founder, FutureYou Mitch Waters, SVP - Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand, The Trade Desk Nick Boulstridge, Head of Digital and Media Effectiveness, Kiwibank Nick Whitehead, Senior Manager, Nielsen Parris Downey, Former GM, Yango NZ Paul Webster, Managing Director, New Zealand, 90 Seconds Peter Henning, Principle Consultant, Traffic Software Rhys Heron, Managing Director, Mi9 NZ Richard Thompson, Partner, Future State Consulting, D3 Roger Shakes, Founding Partner, Media Tech Partners Russell Charman, Head of Digital Commerce, Noel Leeming & Torpedo 7, The Warehouse Group Ryan Mudie, Digital Sales Manager, Bauer Media Group NZ Sarah Kavanagh, Founder & Managing Director, Sense Data NZ Sarah Walden, Digital Brand Specialist, BurgerFuel Simon Billings, Digital Marketing Manager, Farmers Trading Company Stephen Old, Digital Commercial Manager, MediaWorks NZ Steven Brown, SEO Lead, Vodafone Susan Carlton, Marketing Manager, Google Tony Boyte, Director, Media, New Zealand, Nielsen Yael Milbank, General Manager, NZ, Telaria
Ends, For further information contact: Gill Stewart, CEO, IABNZ M: 021 278 9199
WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS |