Winners of the AOP Digital Publishing Awards will be announced at the AOP Awards Dinner on 27th June 2018, at Old Billingsgate.
Bauer Xcel, Dennis, ESI Media, News UK, and Time Inc lead the way in terms of the number of entries shortlisted. The diversity of digital media brands demonstrating best practice and innovation is also highlighted, says AOP, by the number of smaller companies who have impressed the judges at the shortlisting stage – and the number of companies appearing in the shortlist for the first time, including Community Care (published by Mark Allen Group), LoveInc and Refinery29.
The shortlist:
Editorial Excellence
BEST USE OF VIDEO
BT Sport’s enhanced player, BT
The carwow YouTube channel, carwow
Stacey Dooley investigates: kids selling drugs online, Time Inc.
How to become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant, Vice
DIGITAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Chorley, Red Box
Joe Holding, Auto Express
Andrew Griffin, The Independent
Lucinda Southern, Digiday
Dale Walker, Dennis
DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Christian Broughton, The Independent
Judy Cooper, Community Care
Rob Jones, BT Sport
James Waldron, Chemist & Druggist
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: B2B
Chemist & Druggist, UBM
Community Care, Mark Allen Group
Decanter, Time Inc.
Nursing Times, EMAP
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER
BT Sport Digital, BT
The Independent, ESI Media
Refinery29 UK, Refinery29
Whatcar.com, Haymarket
Partnership Excellence
BEST MEDIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
DoubleClick Exchange Bidding, Google
LolaGrove for publishers, LolaGrove
The Verified Marketplace - Unruly, News UK, The Telegraph & Guardian News & Media
Rubicon Project – introspection and transformation, Rubicon
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Mother & Baby & Asda partnership, Bauer Xcel
Popbuzz and Impulse’s instant crush by Global
What Car? True MPG in partnership with Nissan LEAF, Haymarket
Ocado, Immediate Media
Ideal Home + Shop Direct, Time Inc.
BEST CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LED / CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Instagram stories with Fiat 500X and Auto Trader, Auto Trader
Food Sustainability Index, Barilla Foundation, The Economist
Birds Eye Petits Pois, Immediate Media
News UK & Dominos - the perfect companion to transfer deadline day, News UK
UBS: impact investing and innovative China, The Wall Street Journal [WSJ Custom Studios]
Commercial Excellence
DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
From Ad Ops to Rev Ops, Bauer Xcel
News UK Advertising Operations Team of the Year, News UK
Unruly Ad Ops delivers WOW, Unruly
DIGITAL SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
Dan Linton, Chemist & Druggist, UBM
Shina Patel, The Times & Sunday Times, News UK
Yessica Tauta, Sun Digital, News UK
DIGITAL SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Global’s DAX sales team of the year, Global
Investment Week commercial team, Incisive Media
The Bridge, News UK’s digital commercial team, News UK
Publishing Excellence
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bauer Xcel
Dennis
Topgear.com, BBC Worldwide
Chemist & Druggist, UBM
BEST DIGITAL PUBLISHING LAUNCH
Digital Camera World, Future
BBC Good Food companion app for IOS, Android and Windows, Immediate Media
loveEXPLORING.com, LoveInc
PA Explore and a new generation of news products, Press Association
The Ambient, Wareable Media Group
BEST RESEARCH / INSIGHT PROJECT
Not new, not used, but next, Auto Trader
(In)famous by association – understanding media context effects, Inskin
Community Care, Mark Allen Group
BEST USE OF DATA
“Snakes & Bubbles” – proactive insights toolkit powered by Auto Trader first party data, ent Auto Trader
ESI REALTIME and Kronenbourg, ESI Media
DAX’s Listener Insight ID, Global
Northern & Shell Audience Platform, Northern & Shell
DIGITAL PUBLISHING RISING STAR 2018
Jo Carrigan, News UK
Alex Crossley, Olive, entered by Immediate Media
Lottie Gross, LoveInc
Bethan McKernan, The Independent
Nicola Oakley, Trinity Mirror
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Insight, Incisive Media
Future
Bauer Xcel
Dennis
Grand Prix
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY / BRAND B2B
CRN, Incisive Media
Decanter, Time Inc
Dezeen
Digiday.com
Mortgage Strategy, Centaur
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY / BRAND CONSUMER
bbcgoodfood.com, BBC Worldwide
Den of Geek, Dennis
Lonely Planet
Trusted Reviews, Time Inc.
SMALL DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Country & Town House
Dezeen
LoveInc
Wareable Media Group
BEST DIGITAL B2B PUBLISHING COMPANY 2018
Dezeen
Digiday
Estates Gazette
Infopro Digital
BEST DIGITAL CONSUMER PUBLISHING COMPANY 2018
Dennis
Oath UK
Time Inc. UK
