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Customer Direct 2017 – shortlists

Earlier this month, the PPA announced the shortlists for its 2017 Customer Direct awards.

Customer Direct is the PPA’s event for direct and digital marketing professionals. The awards will be presented on Thursday 16 November at an event at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London.

The shortlists:

BEST SUBSCRIPTIONS PROMOTION ON A SMALL BUDGET

Summer Sale 2016, Hearst Magazines UK

The World of Cross Stitching: World Hits 250! Sampling A Stitch In Time, Immediate Media

Joint Subscription Package & #ReadEverywhere, London Review of Books

BEST USE OF DATA

Uplifting Revenue Through Email Automation Excellence, Future Publishing

Christmas Email Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Christmas Launch Email Campaign 2016, Hearst Magazines UK

Annual Bundle (App Portfolio), Immediate Media

CUSTOMER DIRECT MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Country Walking, Bauer Media

The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK

SUBSCRIPTIONS TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Hannah Manning-Swallow, Dennis Publishing

Ella McCarthy, Hearst Magazines UK

Natalie Lawrence, Immediate Media

Lily Nguyen, Immediate Media

SUBSCRIPTIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Archant Subscriptions Team, Archant

Hearst Magazines UK

Subscriptions Marketing Team, Immediate Media

Apps and Digital Editions Team, Immediate Media

Marketing Department, London Review of Books

CUSTOMER RETENTION STRATEGY OF THE YEAR

Christmas Renewals Campaign, Archant

Merging Magazines, Maintaining Subscribers, Bauer Media

Building A Smart And Stylish Loyal Subscriber Base, PORTER Magazine, The Net-a-Porter Group

BEST USE OF E-COMMERCE

Greatmagazines.co.uk: Optimisation Performance, Bauer Media

Goosebumps & Ninjas, Transforming Our Subscription Sites, Dennis Publishing

Christmas Launch Email Landing Pages CRO Tests, Hearst Magazines UK

Christmas Campaign CRO Strategy, Hearst Magazines UK

E-commerce Future, Motor Sport Magazine

EMAIL MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Targeted. Segmented. Automated. Data Driven. Brilliant, Dennis Publishing

Christmas Email Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Christmas Launch Email Campaign 2016, Hearst Magazines UK

IN-MAGAZINE PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

National Retail Inserts, Archant

Regional Retail Inserts, Archant

Airgun Shooter: Redesign & Subscriptions Campaign, Future Publishing

Cycling Plus: A Wheelie Good Birthday Celebrating 25 Years At No 1, Immediate Media

History Never Gets Old... BBC History Magazine Turns The BIG 200!, Immediate Media

Simply Crochet: Crochet-a-long: Hooked In For The Long Term, Immediate Media

INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

The Week Takes On TV, Dennis Publishing

Cyclist: Cobbles And Climbs: The Race For The Yellow Jersey, Dennis Publishing

World Craft Week: Crafting on 7 Continents – Introducing Craft to a New Audience on a Global Scale, Immediate Media

60 Day Trial, Immediate Media

OFFLINE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Air Gunner: Pellpax Gift Incentive, Archant

Today's Quilter: Squaring The Circle: The Fight For Revenue, Immediate Media

BBC Countryfile Magazine: BBC Countryfile Live - The Cream Of The Crop, Immediate Media

DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Grow Subs Without Compromising The CPA, Bauer Media

The Week Junior, Cyclist, Computer Active: The Social Network - Engaging And Converting An Existing Audience, Dennis Publishing

Black Friday 2016, Hearst Magazines UK

January Sale Campaign, Hearst Magazines UK

Annual Bundle (App Portfolio), Immediate Media

Mollie Makes, Love Patchwork & Quilting, Simply Sewing: Bigger Is Better: A Sewing Success Story, Immediate Media

January Sale, Immediate Media

Christmas '16 - 60-Day Trial, Immediate Media

PPC Marketing, London Review of Books

SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR (NEW CATEGORY)

Managing Overseas Subscriptions – The Introduction Of Continuous Credit Card Payments, Bauer Media

The Week: Adding Cash To The Stash: The Launch Of The Week Society, Dennis Publishing

The First News iHub, First News

Uplifting Revenue Through Email Automation Excellence, Future Publishing

Direct Debit - Hot Steppers, Immediate Media

Like, Share And Follow – Monetising Chat In The Crafting Community, Immediate Media

Apple News, Immediate Media

Links / further reading: Customer Direct 2017