The IAB Bookmark Awards Calls for 2024 Jurors
Cape Town, 25 January 2024): As the first month of the new year comes to an end, the most anticipated awards showcase for the digital media and marketing industry is calling for nominations to its Jury Panels.
The IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards, recognised for setting the benchmark in digital media, marketing and technology, is gearing up for another round of digital excellence. Get ready to be part of a journey that applauds the influential impact of digital within the dynamic marketing sector.
Successful candidates will assess award-winning work across eight categories. Winning work encompasses creative digital executions that build brands, deliver measurable results and reflect audiences and societies.
Khensani Nobanda, Bookmarks Jury President, says: “Over the last decade, there has been a massive shift from traditional to digital marketing, with the latter becoming a real contender for audience attention. To reflect this positive sentiment, the 2023 Bookmarks introduced new spaces for industry professionals to exchange insights and perspectives.
“This year, the Awards will be even more ambitious and we look forward to receiving entries that challenge norms and break boundaries. Winning a Bookmark Award is a recognition of work that helps move the industry forward — and our Jury is key to ensuring that winning work sets the benchmark for digital excellence.”
GET YOUR NOMINATIONS IN
The following criteria are key factors during the Jury selection process and should be considered when submitting nominations:
Gender and race as well as diversity across companies, taking into account size, skillset and expertise;
Candidates with the most relevant expertise for each chosen panel;
No more than 1 (one) person per company for each panel;
No more than 1 (one) Bookmarks panel per person; and
Jurors will need to be made available for both rounds of judging: Round 1 from 7 June – 2 July and Round 2 from 18-19 July.
Jurors can be nominated for one of eight panels:
Marketers — judges Campaigns, Content Marketing, Interactive Mixed Media and more
Social, Community & Influencer Marketing — judges Social Campaigns, Social Communities, Influencers and more
Builders — judges Websites, Mobile Applications, Customer Experience Design and more
Performance Marketing — judges Native & Display, Paid Search and Other Performance Marketing campaigns
Publishers — judges Publisher Sites, Emails and Newsletters and other Publisher Content
Innovative Engineers — judges Interactive Design, Web Applications, Games, VR & AR, AI and Bots, and more
Youth Action — judges Student of the Year and Digital Youngster of the Year
Special Honours — judges Pixel for Purpose, Best Marketer, Lifetime Achievement and more
CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR 2024 BOOKMARKS JURY.
Nominations close on Friday, 23 February at midnight.
For more information on the Bookmark Awards 2024, visit thebookmarks.co.za. Companies interested in sponsoring the Bookmark Awards 2024 categories, can email razia@iabsa.net.
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Issued by Chimera Creative on behalf of IAB South Africa and The Bookmark Awards
2024. For media enquiries, contact zainab@chimeracreative.co.za.
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 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 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