Organised in association with PubMatic, the event champions talent and excellence across 24 categories. This year’s awards will also recognise the importance of regional digital journalism and employer excellence, following the introduction of The Local Hero Award for Regional Digital Journalism, supported by Google News Initiative, and the Digital Publishing Award for Employer Excellence.
Judged by a panel of industry experts and senior publishing executives, the winners will be announced at the awards dinner at Old Billingsgate, London on Thursday 27th June 2019.
“In today’s evolving landscape, it’s important we recognise the talent, creativity, and innovation that continues to prevail across our industry and take the time to thank every team member that contributes to the wider success of their organisation”, commented Richard Reeves, Managing Director at AOP. “Our newly created Local Hero award honours the work of local journalists, and recognises the value of the campaigns and investigative content they provide to the communities they serve. Also new for 2019, the Employer Excellence award celebrates those who promote talent, diversity, and employee wellbeing, and recognise those who consistently deliver in the face of continual change. As always I’m excited to applaud the hardworking, talented individuals and teams which make up this dynamic industry, and I look forward to rewarding their outstanding achievements at our awards ceremony in June.”
The shortlist:
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
DIGITAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Cat Harvey-Jenner, Cosmopolitan.com/UK, Hearst Magazines UK
Louise Donovan, ELLE.com/UK, Hearst Magazines UK
Rachael King, Infopro Digital
Amy Hunt, WomanandHome.com, TI Media UK
DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR
James Waldron, Chemist+Druggist, Informa
Emma-Louise Pritchard, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK
Richard Windsor, Cycling Weekly, TI Media UK
Natasha Bird, ELLE.com/UK, Hearst Magazines UK
Tim Glanfield, RadioTimes.com, Immediate Media Co
James Murray, BusinessGreen, Incisive Media
THE LOCAL HERO AWARD FOR REGIONAL DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Supported by Google News Initiative
Aaron Walawalkar, Ilford Recorder, Archant Community Media
Tom Pyman, Kent Messenger
Daniel Russell, Nottingham Post, Reach PLC
David Cohen & Matt Writtle, The Evening Standard
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: B2B
Chemist+Druggist, Informa
Digiday UK
The Architects' Journal, EMAP
edie, Faversham House
BusinessGreen, Incisive Media
AccountingWEB, Sift
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER
Beano Digital Network, Beano Studios
Golf Monthly, TI Media UK
Cosmopolitan.com/UK, Hearst Magazines UK
Digital Spy, Hearst Magazines UK
The Independent
VICE
BEST USE OF VIDEO OR AUDIO
The REV Test, Auto Trader
carwow
Renault Vans Triple Header, AutoExpress, Dennis Publishing
Rebels With A Cause: The All-Female Motorbike Squads Tackling India's Rape Problem, ELLE.com/UK, Hearst Magazines UK
The Smalls x BBC Storyworks: Find Your Dubai
On a Knife Edge, VICE
PARTNERSHIPS EXCELLENCE
BEST CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LED / CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Get Into Teaching, Department for Education
The Guide to Proper TV, ESI Media
VW Tiguan Allspace and Heart, Global Media & Entertainment
NEFF ‘Food Odyssey’, WomanandHome.com, TI Media UK
The ESPN Luck Index powered by Intel + ESPN, tpf
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
CBS Interactive, ZDNet & Google Cloud
Curfew; Race Your Way Free, Sky One, Den of Geek, Dennis Publishing
Drivingelectric in Association With Volkswagen, Dennis Publishing
What Car? True MPG in Partnership With Nissan LEAF, Haymarket Automotive Studio
#AskTwice With Time To Change and JOE Media
House Of Rugby, Together With GUINNESS and JOE Media
VICE Film School
BEST MEDIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Delivering Digital Transformation for Immediate Media, Google UK
Opinary
Revealing The Hidden Web to Deliver Actionable Insights, Permutive
Pugpig
Future & Sourcepoint: Delivering Content Compensation Through Choice, Sourcepoint
STAQ Enables Haymarket to Integrate Buyer Data in Real Time, STAQ & Haymarket
Oracle Data Cloud - Contextual Intelligence, Vice Media
COMMERCIAL EXCELLENCE
DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Audio Is The New Black, Bauer Xcel
The Bridge Digital Operations Team: Re-Imagining Digital Operations, News UK
The Sovrn Digital Advertising Operations Team, Sovrn
Universal Commercial Delivery Engine, The Telegraph
The Unruly Digital Advertising Operations Team, Unruly
DIGITAL SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
Dan Linton, Chemist+Druggist, Informa
Ben Cork, Dennis Publishing
Harpreet Kallah, The Times & Sunday Times, News UK
Alastair Green, Sovrn
DIGITAL SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Haymarket Automotive Studio
Applications Assured Team, Haymarket Media Group
Immediate Media Food Group
Investment Week, Incisive Media
The Bridge Digital Sales & Strategic Development Team, News UK
PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Dennis Publishing
Haymarket Business Media
Chemist+Druggist, Informa
The Sun, News UK
BEST DIGITAL PUBLISHING INNOVATION
The Ghostkeeper's Journal and Field Guide, Carlton Publishing Group
BBC Good Food Voice Skill, Immediate Media Co
Selling Engaged Time Or Cost Per Hour (CPH) To The Banking Industry, Risk.net, Infopro Digital
Independent Minds, The Independent
Clarity, The Telegraph
Decanter, Premium, TI Media UK
BEST RESEARCH / INSIGHT PROJECT
Sky Bet & Football Daily, Sky Media & Differentology
Value Ad: The Influence of Display Advertising Within the Car Buying Journey, Dennis Publishing, Bauer Media, Haymarket Media, and Autotrader, in association with Sophus3 and a Top 5 UK Car Brand, Dennis Publishing
Amplify: Planning For Attention By Inskin Media and Lumen Research, Inskin Media
Sun Savers Segmentation: How Developing an Audience Segmentation Model Transformed Everything We Do, News UK Insights Team
Audience Measurement for Publishers, PAMCo
Redefining The Value Of Native Advertising, Verizon Media
BEST USE OF DATA
Beano Studios
Applications Assured, Haymarket Media Group
(Project ABM) Enterprise Tech, Incisive Media
Delivering The Data That Matters, The Telegraph
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Dennis Digital
Immediate Media Co
Infopro Digital
DIGITAL PUBLISHING RISING STAR 2019
Amrit Baidwan, Dennis Publishing
Jonathan Whitehead, Haymarket Business Media, Haymarket Media Group
Maria Iordanou, Hearst Magazines UK
Tom McKay, News UK
THE DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARD FOR EMPLOYER EXCELLENCE
Content Consultants
Incisive Media
Raconteur
The Telegraph
GRAND PRIX
BEST ONLINE BRAND: B2B
edie, Faversham House
Investment Week, Incisive Media
Risk.net, Infopro Digital
AccountingWEB, Sift
BEST ONLINE BRAND: CONSUMER
Beano Studios
Digital Camera World, Future plc
Digital Spy, Hearst Magazines UK
bbcgoodfood.com, Immediate Media Co
Woman & Home, TI Media UK
SMALL DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
BusinessBecause
Faversham House
The Manufacturer
The shortlist for the invite only categories, Digital Publishing Company of the Year B2B and Digital Publishing Company of the Year Consumer will be announced on Thursday 23rd May.
