Bookmark Awards announces judges

14 Oct 2010

The judges for the third Bookmarks, described as South Africa's premier annual digital media and marketing awards, have been announced. Hosted by the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA), it recognises excellence in digital publishing, advertising and marketing.

Louise Marsland (Jury Chair) - editor AdVantage magazine
Suhela Gremmel, head of global CRM, Adtech Germany
JP Farinha, 24.com's outgoing CEO and GM designate for Property24
Chris Roper, editor of the Mail & Guardian Online
Matthew Buckland, the MD of Creative Spark
Timothy Spira, CEO of FinMedia24
Heléne Lindsay, marketing and more at Brite Blue

"This year, we have about a dozen awards for publishers, recognising excellence of teams, publications and individuals that have excelled in the online space," says Nikki Cockcroft, chairperson of the Bookmarks awards and deputy-chair of the DMMA. "We handpicked local and international industry figureheads from the digital publishing world with the necessary insight and understanding to evaluate the nominees against their peers and the best publishers in the world."

Entries for the awards close on Friday, 15 October 2010, and the awards will take place in Cape Town on 18 November. For more on awards ,entries and judges go to www.thebookmarks.co.za.

The premier sponsors of the awards are the BBC, Adtech and Facebook.

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