This year’s awards, organised in association with PubMatic, have attracted entries from across the industry – from specialist B2B brands, consumer titles and news media. They have been reviewed by a panel “of all talents” – including representatives from digital publishing specialists, media agency leaders and advertisers to ensure each award is judged on a holistic level, says the AOP.
Dilip Shukla, Head of Content Strategy, AOP, and chair of the judges, commented: “The AOP Awards’ entries consistently demonstrate innovation and ever higher standards. To see the entries is to know that Premium Publishers are in excellent health with a bright future. Events such as the Digital Publishing Awards are an opportunity to showcase and celebrate those who are breaking new ground and leading the way forward in the industry.”
The winners will be announced at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards dinner on 28th June at its new Thames-side location, Old Billingsgate.
The full shortlist:
EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE
DIGITAL JOURNALIST/CONTENT PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Harris, BT
Shaun Lintern, EMAP
Jack Moore, International Business Times
Stephanie Jones-Berry, RCNi
Seb Joseph, The Drum
Oliver Bridgewood, Time Inc.
Zahra Mulroy, Trinity Mirror plc
DIGITAL EDITOR/CONTENT STRATEGIST OF THE YEAR
Steve Walker, Site Editor autoepxress.co.uk, Dennis Publishing
Simon Brew, Dennis Publishing
Alastair McLellan, EMAP
Christian Broughton, Editor of the Independent, ESI Media
Evan Kypreos, Time Inc.
Nicola Oakley, Trinity Mirror plc
EDITORIAL/CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR: B2B
Dezeen
Team B2B - HSJ, EMAP
RCNi
The Drum
Chemist and Druggist, UBM
DIGITAL EDITORIAL/CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER
Alphr.com, Dennis Publishing
autoexpress.co.uk and carbuyer.co.uk, Dennis Publishing
TrustedReviews Team, Time Inc.
PARTNERSHIPS EXCELLENCE
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNER
Fiat Tipo brand partnership, Auto Trader
EA and Gamespot partnership: Launch of Battlefields 1, CBS Interactive
Age of Design, Centaur Media
Global & Airheads, Global
Lonely Planet & Samsung Best in Travel partnership 2017
Respect the Water, LADbible Group
The Telegraph helping Kia achieve their Euro 2016 goals
BEST NATIVE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Michelin Car Connections, AOL
Oracle HCM partnership campaign, Business Insider
Nissan ‘Think’, Haymarket
SEAT Ateca Launch, Haymarket
Channelnomics.com Samsung Mobility Solutions native campaign, Incisive Media
Lonely Planet & Samsung Best in Travel partnership 2017
BEST MEDIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Online Classroom, Centaur Media
Sailthru
Converting Ad Blockers to Monetisable Users, Sourcepoint & Dennis Publishing
SpotX
SSP: Built with publishers, for publishers, Tremor Video
COMMERCIAL EXCELLENCE
DIGITAL SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
Adam Chorley, Condé Nast
Vikki Lands, Dennis Publishing
Finn Russell-Cobb, Dennis Publishing
Rebecca Reeve-Kendall, News UK
DIGITAL SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
British GQ, Condé Nast
HSJ Corporate Subscriptions, EMAP
ESI Digital Sales Team, ESI Media
Global Digital Sales Team, Global
The Bridge, News UK’s Commercial Division
Reuters EMEA, Thomson Reuters
Time Inc. UK
DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Digital Ad Ops Team, Global
Leading the Way for Viewability, The Telegraph
Unruly Operations, Unruly Group
BEST USE OF DATA
Project Synergy – Auto Trader Programmatic and Auto Trader Marketing Collaboration
DAX & Haymarket’s Data Partnership, Global
Secret Garden, Immediate Media
Tracking Energy Demand Trends, The Economist
AdReach, ZPG
PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE
BEST RESEARCH / INSIGHT PROJECT
Dezeen Hot List, Dezeen
Community Care, RBI
Thought Leadership Disrupted, The Economist
Using Research to Establish the Optimal Subscription Pricing Strategy, Wall Street Journal & House of Kaizen
BEST USE OF MOBILE
WSJ City by The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones
Hacksaw Ridge, ESI Media
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The Independent and i100, ESI Media
Climate Change, LADbible Group
Grazia, Bauer Xcel
Woman’s Own, Time Inc.
BEST USE OF VIDEO
The Late Late Show, CBS Interactive
British GQ (Haig Club Partnership), Condé Nast
Dezeen
Heart & Planter’s Nuts, Global
GoodtoKnow, Time Inc.
VICE UK, Vice
BEST DIGITAL PUBLISHING LAUNCH
BTSport.com, BT
The Lawyer Digital Subscription Launch, Centaur Media
Dezeen Hot List, Dezeen
HSJ Solutions, EMAP
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Audience Development Team, Bauer Xcel
Becky Lucas, British GQ, Condé Nast
Audience Development Team, Dennis Publishing
Data Insight Team, Incisive Media
Understanding the Audience – the Digital Journey of a Legacy Publisher, DC Thomson
DIGITAL DESIGN / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Huffington Post UK Projects, AOL
Product Development Team, Dennis Publishing
GRAND PRIX AWARDS
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND: B2B
Dezeen
HSJ, EMAP
Campaign, Haymarket
Risk.net, Incisive Media
The Drum
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND: CONSUMER
British Vogue, Condé Nast
BuyaCar, Dennis Publishing
TheWeek.co.uk, Dennis Publishing
www.bbcgoodfood.com, Immediate Media
Readly, Readly UK
DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR: B2B
Campaign
Dezeen
Digiday
Incisive Media
DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER
Dennis Publishing
Future PLC
Immediate Media
