Held in partnership with PubMatic, the awards aim to recognise true enterprise and innovation from publishers, advertisers, agencies, and suppliers. The awards were judged by a panel of industry experts including digital publishing specialists, media agency leaders, and advertisers.
“The industry has had to face some challenging issues in the last few years, yet our members maintain their roles as creators of original, premium content – which, in a world where everyone publishes an opinion, is more important today than it ever has been,” commented Richard Reeves, Managing Director at the AOP. “The winners and finalists have shown a deep understanding of their audiences and the tools needed to engage users in the most brand-safe, premium environments.”
The award for Digital Publisher of the Year – Business to Business was scooped by Incisive Media for the second year running and Digital Publisher of the Year – Consumer was picked up by Immediate Media. The award for Best Digital Publishing Launch went to HSJ Solutions and Best Use of Video was awarded to Dezeen.
The full lists of winners are as follows:
Editorial Excellence
DIGITAL JOURNALIST / CONTENT PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Zahra Mulroy, Trinity Mirror
DIGITAL EDITOR / CONTENT STRATEGIST OF THE YEAR
Christian Broughton, The Independent, entered by ESI Media
DIGITAL EDITOR / CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR, B2B
Dezeen
DIGITAL EDITORIAL / CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR, CONSUMER
Autoexpress.co.uk & Carbuyer.co.uk, entered by Dennis Publishing
Partnerships Excellence
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Helping Kia Achieve their Euro 2016 Goals, entered by The Telegraph
BEST MEDIA TECH PARTNER
Online Classroom, entered by Centaur Media & MMT Digital
BEST NATIVE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Michelin Car Connections, entered by Oath
Commercial Excellence
BEST USE OF DATA
DAX & Haymarket’s Data Partnership, entered by Global
DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Telegraph
DIGITAL SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Reeve-Kendall, News UK
DIGITAL SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Time Inc. UK
Publishing Excellence
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Bauer Xcel
BEST DIGITAL PUBLISHING LAUNCH
HSJ Solutions, entered by Wilmington Healthcare
BEST RESEARCH AND INSIGHT PROJECT
Community Care, entered by RBI
BEST USE OF MOBILE
WSJ City by The Wall Street Journal
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The Independent and i100, entered by ESI Media
BEST USE OF VIDEO
Dezeen
DIGITAL DESIGN / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Huffington Post UK Media Product Team
Grand Prix
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND, B2B
HSJ, Wilmington Healthcare
BEST ONLINE MEDIA PROPERTY OR BRAND, CONSUMER
bbcgoodfood.com, entered by BBC Worldwide
DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR, B2B
Incisive Media
DIGITAL PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR, CONSUMER
Immediate Media
