IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024 Early Bird Opens Today
(Cape Town, 19 February 2024): The IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards Early Bird entries open today, 19 February.
Early entrants receive a 10% discount on their entry fee while IAB South Africa Members receive a further 25% discount. Entering early will allow entrants to incorporate all the tips and tricks provided in this year’s Bookmarks Masterclass webinar and the new Bookmarks Masterclass Email Series.
SNAG YOUR EARLY BIRD ENTRY HERE.
Early Bird Entries close at midnight on 1 March 2024. Thereafter, normal entry fees apply.
NEED TIPS ON PERFECTING THAT BOOKMARKS ENTRY?
Alex Goldberg, Creative Partner at Ogilvy South Africa, who has been behind multiple award-winning entries in the past, dishes out some golden tips on how to perfect your Bookmark Awards entry. We’ve also introduced the Bookmarks Masterclass Email Series that further unpacks each stage of creating and submitting an entry. Both the webinar and email series provide a detailed overview to complete an entry, including choosing the correct category, creating a case study, compiling results and using the entry portal.
WATCH THE FULL BOOKMARKS MASTERCLASS HERE.
SIGN UP HERE FOR THE BOOKMARK AWARDS MASTERCLASS EMAIL SERIES.
JURY NOMINATIONS CLOSING SOON
Nominations for the Bookmarks 2024 Jury Panels will close on Friday, 23 February. Successful candidates will assess award-winning work across eight categories and can be nominated for one of nine panels: Marketers; Social, Community & Influencer Marketing; Builders; Performance Marketing; Publishers; Innovative Engineers; Youth Action; Marketing Craft; and Special Honours.
CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR 2024 BOOKMARKS JURY.
Nominations close on Friday, 23 February at midnight.
NOTABLE CHANGES TO IAB BOOKMARKS CATEGORIES
The Bookmarks have also announced significant changes to its Categories & Criteria that highlight the evolving digital landscape and provide entrants with the best possible opportunity for their work to shine. Two noteworthy changes include broadening the Publishing category to provide opportunities to Publishers who are not part of the Press Code and adding a ninth Jury Panel — the Marketing Craft Panel.
Two new award subcategories, the Lifetime Achievement Award and Best Creative Award, have also been added. Neither of these subcategories can be entered. The winner of the former will be selected from a shortlist compiled by the Bookmarks Committee and IAB South Africa executive team while the latter will be awarded based on points earned in the awards.
PARTNER OR SPONSOR THE BOOKMARKS
In its quest to drive digital forward, the Bookmarks has been honoured to partner with the most esteemed organisations over the years. There are many opportunities to partner with the 2024 Bookmark Awards season and we invite companies interested in sponsoring or partnering with the Awards to contact Razia Pillay at razia@iabsa.net or on WhatsApp at 071-394-4928.
IAB SUPPORTING PARTNERS
IAB South Africa is proud to be supported by various industry bodies and organisations. The Loerie Awards team assists in governing the Bookmark Awards, ensuring a fair and accurate entry and judging process. The IAB South Africa further partners with the Advertising Media Forum (AMF), the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), the Press Council of South Africa, the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA), the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), and the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC), amongst others, to drive digital forward.
For more information on the Bookmark Awards 2024, visit thebookmarks.co.za.
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Issued by Chimera Creative on behalf of IAB South Africa and The Bookmark Awards
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About The Bookmark Awards
The Bookmark Awards is an IAB South Africa initiative that celebrates your innovation, creativity and effectiveness within the media and marketing industry. It is the unrivalled benchmark of local advertising excellence. While The Bookmarks have always stood for prestige digital work, it also aims to drive digital change. Winning a Bookmark Award is a recognition of work that helps move the industry forward. thebookmarks.co.za
About the IAB South Africa
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa, formerly known as the DMMA, is an independent, voluntary, non-profit association focused on growing and sustaining a vibrant and profitable digital industry within South Africa. The IAB South Africa enables growth for our people, brands, agencies, publishers, and platforms through education, measurement and acknowledgement. IAB South Africa empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy and comprises 150 leading media companies, brands and technology firms working in digital marketing and media. Become an active member to thrive in a digital economy by signing up on iabsa.net.