The Mobile Marketing Association of South Africa has announced the 2015 South African MMA Standard Bank Smarties winners to a packed audience at the MMA Standard Bank Smarties function, hosted at the Southern Sun Elangeni in Durban on Thursday, 13 August...
The Smarties are part of the only global awards programme created specifically to recognise best-in-class mobile marketing campaigns from around the world.
"It is encouraging to see more brands shifting their budgets to mobile marketing and making use of the highly personalised and interactive channel with the highest reach in South Africa. These awards truly reflect the creativity of our industry, its so inspirational to see the great that we had the pleasure of judging," said Yaron Assabi, Founder of Digital Solutions Group and Chair of MMA SA.
AWARDS
1. Marketing Strategy
Brand Awareness
Gold
Hungry Lion Lucky Bucket Campaign
Hungry Lion
Yonder Media in partnership with MediaShop
Silver
Red Bull Kas'Lami Festival
Red Bull
Mobitainment
Bronze
Connect with Shield
Unilever - Shield
Gorilla Creative Media
Lead Generation
Silver
#TweetDreams
SA Home Loans
Liquorice
Bronze
Isolezwe Asidlale
Isolezwe
Always Active Technologies (AAT)
Relationship Building / CRM
Gold
OMO Fast Kids Maths
Unilever - OMO
Liquorice
Silver
Unilever Deals
Unilever
Thumbtribe
2. Media Strategy
Cross Media / Cross-Mobile Integration
Gold
Red Bull Kas'Lami Festival
Red Bull
Mobitainment
Silver
Isolezwe Asidlale
Isolezwe
Always Active Technologies (AAT)
Bronze
Shield Mission Call
Unilever - Shield
Gorilla Creative Media
Messaging
Gold
whatsfordinner Chef Wendy
Unilever - Knorr
Liquorice
Mobile App
Silver
TransUnion 1Check
TransUnion
Digital Solutions Group
Bronze
PPC Builder's App
PPC
Digital Solutions Group
Mobile Website
Gold
OMO Fast Kids Maths
Unilever - OMO
Liquorice
Silver
Unilever Deals
Unilever
Thumbtribe
Mobile Social
Gold
AXECESS on Mxit
Unilever - AXE
Gorilla Creative Media
Bronze
Shield Mission Call
Unilever - Shield
Gorilla Creative Media
3. Enabling Technology
Innovation
Gold
Instant Inspiration
Unilever - Knorr
Liquorice
Silver
Amarula 25th Birthday
Amarula
Liquorice
Bronze
Shazam - Custom Charts Smirnoff
Smirnoff - Brand
Opera Mediaworks & MEC
Mobile Video
Bronze
Smart Video
Smirnoff - Brand
Opera MediaWorks & MEC
4. Special industry awards
Agency of the Year: Liquorice
Operator of the Year: Vodacom
Best in Class: Unilever's Knorr Instant Inspiration (by Liquorice)
