Hosted in partnership with PubMatic, the event at Old Billingsgate in London honoured individuals, publishers, advertisers, agencies and suppliers who consistently deliver engaging, distinct and innovative digital content. Now in its 16th year, the awards are regarded as one of the industry’s most anticipated annual events and the benchmark for digital publishing excellence, says the AOP.
“Once again, the Digital Publishing Awards has proved an excellent opportunity to celebrate and showcase the talent within the ever-changing digital publishing industry,” commented Richard Reeves, Managing Director at AOP. “This year we were especially pleased to recognise the achievements of smaller publishers with the new Small Digital Publisher of the Year award won by Dezeen, and commemorate the achievements of young individuals in the Rising Star category, with Alex Crossley at Olive taking the win.
“The talent exhibited across all 22 categories this year has been exceptional, with all finalists showing a deep understanding of their audiences and the tools needed to engage users in this challenging landscape. We are delighted to give all winners and finalists the recognition they deserve.”
This year’s ceremony saw the Best Editorial Team of the Year – Consumer accolade awarded to The Independent, while Auto Trader picked up a double win in the Best Research and Best use of Data categories.
The full list of winners follows:
Editorial Excellence
BEST USE OF VIDEO
Sponsored by Unruly
carwow YouTube channel
DIGITAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Chorley, Red Box
Highly Commended: Lucinda Southern, Digiday
DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Judy Cooper, Community Care
Highly Commended: James Waldron, Chemist + Druggist
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: B2B
Sponsored by UKOM
Chemist + Druggist, UBM
DIGITAL EDITORIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: CONSUMER
The Independent, ESI Media
Partnerships Excellence
BEST MEDIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Sponsored by Lewis Silkin
LolaGrove for publishers, LolaGrove
Highly Commended: The Verified Marketplace – News UK, The Telegraph and Guardian News & Media with Unruly
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Sponsored by AppNexus
Ideal Home, Shop Direct and Time Inc. UK
BEST CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LED / CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Sponsored by Nativo
Food Sustainability Index, Barilla Foundation, The Economist Group
Commercial Excellence
DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
From Ad Ops to Rev Ops, Bauer Xcel
DIGITAL SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
Shinal Patel, The Times and Sunday Times, News UK
DIGITAL SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Global’s DAX, Global
Publishing Excellence
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bauer Xcel
BEST DIGITAL PUBLISHING LAUNCH
BBC Good Food companion app for IOS, Android and Windows, BBC Worldwide
BEST RESEARCH / INSIGHT PROJECT
Sponsored by Deloitte
Not new, not used, but next, Auto Trader
BEST USE OF DATA
Sponsored by LiveRamp
Snakes & Bubbles, Auto Trader
DIGITAL PUBLISHING RISING STAR 2018
Sponsored by Google
Alex Crossley, Olive
Highly Commended: Jo Carrigan, News UK
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Celtra
Future
Grand Prix
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND: B2B
Decanter, Time Inc. UK
Highly Commended: Dezeen
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND: CONSUMER
Den of Geek, Dennis
SMALL DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Dezeen
BEST DIGITAL B2B PUBLISHING COMPANY 2018
Sponsored by Pubmatic
Infopro Digital
BEST DIGITAL CONSUMER PUBLISHING COMPANY 2018
Sponsored by Pubmatic
Dennis
