2010 IAB Awards Finalists Announced
Record number of entries and dramatic shift towards brand advertising campaigns
17 June 2010: IAB Australia today announced the 2010 IAB Australia Awards finalists, noting a significant increase in the number of agencies and brands submitting entries, as well as an overall increase in entry numbers. Twenty one agencies were selected as finalists across the Awards’ 11 categories, with Mediacom and Publicis Mojo-Melbourne securing the lion’s share, taking six and four nominations respectively.
In total, 182 entries were submitted and reviewed by a panel of more than 60 industry-respected judges who were looking for the most innovative and effective online advertising and marketing campaigns run in Australia over the last twelve months. These entries were submitted by 47 agencies, representing 91 organisations and over 130 brands.
This year’s awards has also seen a dramatic increase in entries for the brand related categories, highlighting the strong shift towards brand advertising online with FMCG and finance industries in particular.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Sydney on Thursday 22 July 2010 at the Hordern Pavilion. Tickets are expected to sell out as in previous years and are now available for purchase from the Awards website – www.iabawards.com.au
“The finalists for the 2010 IAB Australia awards clearly demonstrate the growth of online advertising across a broad range of industry sectors,” said Paul Fisher, IAB Australia’s CEO. “Once again the FMCG sector has dominated the finalists list, highlighting both the exceptional quality and effectiveness of well executed online strategies and campaigns and also the disparity between this quality and the investment by the FMCG sector in online advertising, accounting for a mere five per cent of the $500m annual general display category. I’m hopeful that the Awards will continue to showcase to FMCG marketers the incredible benefits that online can bring to their marketing campaigns.”
According to Mr Fisher the 2010 Awards judges have lauded the entries as the highest quality work they have ever seen submitted for online campaigns.
“Creative campaigns with well targeted execution and clearly documented results created a smooth judging process for all concerned. This general improvement, combined with the sheer number of entries demonstrates the growing commitment by advertisers and their agencies to investing their valuable marketing budgets where they get the best results – online,” said Mr Fisher.
The entry judged as Best of Show Award will gain entry into the IAB’s U.S. MIXX Awards in September 2010. Previous entries have achieved great success at the MIXX Awards with last year’s entry winning the coveted Best in Show in New York. In addition to this, the Creative Showcase quarterly winners will vie for Creative Showcase Grand Prix Award also to be announced at this year’s IAB Awards.
IAB Australia Awards 2010 Finalists (listed by entry number)
Category: Brand Awareness and Positioning
Droga5 - 4320LA & 4320SYD; V Australia
Mediacom - Alienware Clan Challenge; Dell
Ikon Communications - Commonwealth Bank & Domain Partnership; Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Category: Direct Response and Lead Generation
WHYBIN/TBWA/TEQUILA - Take the Wheel; Nissan Australia
Ikon Communications - Commonwealth Bank Continuous Online Marketing Programme; Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Mediacom - SMB Campaign Nov09-Jan10; Dell
Category: Product Launch
Emitch - iPhone Application Launch; Domino's Pizza
Mediacom - Avril Lavigne Black Star; Procter & Gamble
OMD Australia - Brave Wave!; Neutrogena Wave
ZenithOptimedia - 5 Seeds; Lion Nathan
Category: Brand Loyalty and Retention
Publicis Mojo - Members' Lounge; Virgin Mobile
Bullseye - B Your Best - The Wellbeing Revolution; Blackmores Limited
BMF - The Hit List; Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Category: Brand Destination Site
Colman Rasic - You Know Who You Are; Premium Beverages – Coopers
Publicis Mojo – Melbourne - The Adventures of Freddo; Cadbury
Leo Burnett - Canon EOS Photochains; Canon
Category: Cross-Platform Integration
WHYBIN/TBWA/TEQUILA -Take the Wheel; Nissan Australia
Publicis Mojo – Melbourne - The Art of Walking; Tourism Victoria
Mediacom - Alienware Clan Challenge; Dell
Category: Branded Content
ZenithOptimedia - 6 Beers of Separation; Lion Nathan
Publicis Mojo – Melbourne - The Art of Walking; Tourism Victoria
Publicis Mojo – Melbourne - The Adventures of Freddo; Cadbury
Category: Search Marketing
Dgm - Allianz Search Campaign; Allianz
e-channel Online - Flight Centre Paid Search Marketing Campaign; Flight Centre Limited
Experian Hitwise - SCTI Online Offline Integration; Experian Hitwise
Category: Social Media Marketing:
Mediacom - Spring Racing Carnival; Yellowglen
Mediacom - Pringles King Can; Procter & Gamble
Leo Burnett - Canon EOS Photochains; Canon
Category: Rich Media and Digital Video
Longtail Communications - Zoom; Dale Alcock Homes
Mindshare – Sydney - Land Rover Defender 90 - Content Distribution; Land Rover
OMD Australia - $1 Board Game; McDonalds
Category: Not-for-Profit / Public Service
FNUKY – Censordyne; GetUp!
Starcom - Pedigree Dog Adoption; Mars Petcare
303 - Jesus. All About Life; The Bible Society, NSW
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