First Group Of Judges Revealed For B&T’s Best Of The Best Awards

With on-time entries to B&T’s inaugural Best of the Best awards closing THIS FRIDAY, we thought we’d start sharing which industry luminaries will be judging all the submissions.

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Presented by Finecast, Best of the Best will bring something unique to this year’s awards season.

While most awards focus on the work of an agency or company as a whole, Best of the Best will celebrate the immense individual talent on show in every area of advertising, marketing and media.

From casting agents to content producers, finance to film directors and project managers to PRs, we want to showcase the brightest talents across the whole industry.

Our Best of the Best awards will also be celebrating the people who continue to do the most, with categories for mentors and social change-makers.

You can find a breakdown of all the different categories here, along with a downloadable file outlining the full submission criteria.

Head on over HERE and start your submission. On-time entries for Best of the Best will be accepted until 5pm (AEST) on Friday 25 June.

The awards will be judged by an exclusive panel of the industry’s most esteemed execs, some of whom are listed below:

NAME	JOB TITLE	COMPANY
Ben Balestrieri	Head of shopper marketing	Diageo
Ben Lawless-Jennings	Director of sponsorship and retail marketing	Optus
Brian Piantadosi	Head of SMB, Australia	Pinterest
Brittany Kury	Senior brand and marketing manager	BPAY
Christina Erskine	General manager of marketing	Sydney Opera House
Darren Wright	Global head of brand and marketing	Flight Centre
Dean Norbiato	General manager of marketing	Kia Motors Australia
Essie Wake	Chief marketing officer	JCDecaux
Fabian Marrone	Chief marketing officer	Monash University
Geraldine Davys	Marketing director	Nissan Motor Corporation
Hayley Peacock-Gower	Global head of marketing	Aurora Expeditions
Jemma Downey	Head of integrated marketing	CUB
Jessica Richmond	General manager of marketing	Officeworks
Joachim Holte	Chief marketing officer	Youi
Kate Leplaw	GM of Marketing	AIA
Keith Murray	General manager of marketing	Bunnings
Leanne Cartwright-Bradford	Country manager, Australia and NZ	Audible
Liana Lorenzato	Chief marketing officer	Modibodi
Louise Laing	General manager of marketing, Asia Pacific	Intrepid Group
Manelle Merhi	General manager of marketing and customer experience	Kennards Hire
Matt Fletcher	Head of marketing	Fitness First Australia
Mim Haysom	Chief marketing officer	Suncorp
Nicole McInnes	Director of marketing and commercial, Australia and NZ	WW
Olga Specjalska	Marketing director, Australia and NZ	VMWare
Rene Rached	Head of marketing	Medibank
Sarah Tucker	Head of marketing, APAC	LinkedIn
Nik Weber	Commercial director, Australia and NZ	Disney

Here are the key dates for Best of the Best, just in case you don’t already have them in your diary:

Entries close: Friday 25 June 2021 at 5pm AEST (on-time entry fee is $299 plus GST/entry)

Late entries close: Friday 2 July 2021 at 5pm AEST (late entry fee is $399 plus GST/entry)

Judging period (case studies and examples of work must have been active in the market during this period): 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021

Shortlist announced: Monday 9 August 2021

Awards night: Friday 10 September at White Bay Cruise Terminal

Time is ticking, so make sure to start your submission now HERE.

If you’d like more information about Best of the Best, head to the website.

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