Media i Awards finalists announced

Finalists for the 2016 Media i Awards have been announced.

The Media i Awards, scheduled to be held in Sydney on 9 November, are the culmination of 2,004 media agency peers voting for the individuals and teams they believe achieved excellence in media sales.

Each agency respondent voted for its best media sales teams and representative in the respective channels they engaged in during 2016.

This year’s Media i Awards finalists will compete in the following categories:

• National Sales Team of the Year
• Sales Team of the Year by Market (NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia & South Australia); and
• Sales Person of the Year – by Market, by Category (Television, Digital, Outdoor, Magazines, Newspaper, Radio)

The full list of this year’s nominees can be viewed here.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. For further information on the awards night, go to mediaiawards.com.au.

Charles Parry-Okeden, CEO Media i, commented, “The Media i Awards not only recognise the professionalism and excellence of sales teams and individuals, but the success they achieved for clients in collaboration with media agencies."

“The popularity and importance of the Media i Awards have been proven once again with this year’s voting up significantly on last year and reflecting over 80% of the media owner facing agency fraternity. Finalists should feel immensely proud of their nomination," said Chris Winterburn, managing director, Media i.

This year’s Media i Awards have once again been well supported by the media industry including the Media Federation of Australia, Carat, Initiative, IPG Mediabrands, Match, OMD, PHD, Posterscope, The Media Store, UM, Starcom, The Media Store, and Vizeum.