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IABNZ Awards 2017 Finalists Announced
Fri, 05 May 2017
IAB NZ is delighted to announce the finalists of the inaugural IABNZ Awards.
From over 60 entries in 11 categories, 31 finalists have been named, with winners set to be recognised across the categories including Digital Media Sales Excellence, Ad-Operations Excellence, Digital Product of the Year and Creative Facing categories among others.
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 New York to attend the ad:tech conference in November this year.
IABNZ CEO Adrian Pickstock said ‘we were blown away by the levels of interest shown in the inaugural IABNZ Awards programme and impressed by the quality of the submissions received. We now have a short list of some of the best operators in the country and we can’t wait to applaud these champions of our industry at the Awards night’
The winners will be announced at a Gala dinner in Auckland on 25 May.
The finalists are:
Digital Media Sales Excellence Award – Mobile:
Adam Booth, NZME
Stephen Old, Pandora
Stephanie Tucker, 1st Screen
Digital Media Sales Excellence Award – Display:
Qassem Naim, FCB
Sarah O’Carroll, Exponential
Stephen Old, Pandora
Digital Media Sales Excellence Award – Video
Jacquie Fraser, Exponential
Adam Lafon-Larrue, VeNA
Sophia Quillian, Starcom
Digital Media Sales Excellence Award – Search
Winner to be announced on the night
Ad-Operations Excellence Award – Junior Ad-Ops Person of the Year
Glen Meltzer, Pandora
Ashwin Sundaram, Acquire Online
Jude Martinez, 1st Screen
Ad-Operations Excellence Award – Senior Ad-Ops Person of the Year
Joseph Pattchet, TVNZ
Christine Jones, Fairfax
Zane Furtado, Acquire Online
Digital Product of the Year:
Nativform, Fairfax
Near Allspark Platform, MADE Media
Gemini, Yahoo
Best Digital Led Campaign - Use of Mobile
‘Using Mobile to own a Moment Campaign’, Steph Pearson, FCB
‘Andrew Simms – Mobile Blast Showcase Campaign’, Adam Booth, NZME
‘Frucor V Pure i-Vid Campaign’, 1st Screen/OMD
Best Digital Led Campaign – Use of Data
‘Mitre 10 DIY Projects Campaign’, Emily Isle, FCB
‘Gifts That Go Places Campaign’, Qassem Naim, FCB
‘SkyCity Data Partnerships Campaign’, Scott Hughes, GrabOne (NZME)
Best Digital Led Campaign – Use of Native
‘ASB Farmsmarts Campaign’, Chris Rudd, NZME
‘Xero – Life Over Business Campaign’, Jaimee Kivell, Bauer Media
‘Qantas – Sydneysiders Campaign’, Sarah Walden, Yahoo
Best Digital Led Campaign by an Advertiser
‘The Many Faces of Tiguan Campaign’, Kate Grigg, FCB
‘Bayleys Property Carousel Campaign’, Sarah Dyer, NZME
‘FCM Travel Focus Campaign’, Angie Russell, NZME