Msizi James, 'Togetherness' And More Expected at This Year's Bookmark Awards Event
(Cape Town, 20 July 2022): There’s only one week to go until the most-anticipated event of the year – IAB South Africa’s 2022 Bookmark Awards, in partnership with DStv Media Sales.
After two years of virtual awards, this year’s ceremony will take place in-person on Thursday, 28 July at Summer Place in Sandton, Johannesburg, with a cocktail event.
Taking the helm as emcee of Bookmarks 2022 is 947 radio presenter Msizi James. The easygoing, adventurous guy-next-door – affectionately nicknamed ‘King of Commercial’ by his peers – will bring all the personality we’ve come to expect from his weekday radio show to the awards ceremony. “I’m so thrilled to be part of this year’s awards ceremony,” he says. “As someone fascinated by the ever-changing digital space, I am excited to help celebrate those who have excelled in navigating digital marketing challenges and continue to pave the way for what is possible in the space.”
With a smart-casual dress code for the evening, guests will be treated to canapès and a welcome drink on arrival before the award announcements.
Beyond celebrating excellence in digital work, the Bookmark Awards sets the benchmark for technology, digital and leading-edge innovation, specialist sectors and disciplines, and having the awards take place in-person aims to bring back a sense of ‘togetherness’ to the industry.
“We are delighted that the 2022 Bookmark Awards ceremony will be one of the first events for the local industry to come together in a physical space,” says Haydn Townsend, Chairman at IAB South Africa. “The Bookmark Awards is not only a celebration of innovative and world-class work but shows the power of togetherness that underpins many of the entries received this year. To be able to honour in person these achievements and successes, as well as the lives of the many colleagues who have passed away during the last two years of the pandemic, is a great privilege.”
ALL THE DETAILS…
6 – 6.30 pm: Guest arrivals with welcome drink and canapès
7 – 8:30 pm: Awards showcase
8:30 pm till late: Cash bar, media interviews and afterparty
Tickets are selling out fast!
BOOK YOUR 2022 BOOKMARK AWARDS TICKETS HERE.
For more information about the 2022 Bookmark Awards, visit thebookmarks.co.za. For the fifth year, the 2022 Bookmark Awards are proudly supported by DStv Media Sales as its naming rights partner
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About The Bookmark Awards
The Bookmark Awards is an IAB South Africa initiative that celebrates 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 recognition of work that helps move the industry forward. thebookmarks.co.za
About the IAB SA
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 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. The non-profit, non-government trade group fields critical research on interactive advertising while also educating brands, agencies, publishers and the wider business community on the importance of digital marketing. iabsa.net