Don’t Forget: People’s Choice Nominations For B&T’s Best Of The Best Awards Close Today!
Know someone who didn’t make the Best of the Best awards shortlist, but still deserves to be recognised for their unmatched brilliance?
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Well, why not put them forward for the coveted People’s Choice gong? Nominations close today (Tuesday 17 August), so you’ve still got a few hours to have your say!
Hit us up in the comments section at the bottom of this article with your People’s Choice nom for the Best of the Best awards, presented by Finecast (you’ll need to sign in to LinkedIn first though). All we need is their name and the company they work for.
It will then be time for us to go away and put together a final list of candidates for the coveted People’s Choice honour, before we open the voting lines on Wednesday 18 August. Voting for the Best of the Best People’s Choice category will close on Monday 30 August.
Then, it’s the big reveal of B&T’s Best of the Best, which will take place virtually Friday 10 September at 4pm (AEST). Register HERE now to secure your free spot!
We’ve included all the Best of the Best finalists on the growing list of People’s Choice candidates below, but remember to add any others who are not already on the list below (we are asking for nominations, not votes) in the comments section at the bottom of this article!
Best of the Best People’s Choice Nominees
Name | Company |
Lisa Squillace | 10 ViacomCBS |
Gareth Tomlin | 10 ViacomCBS |
Beverley McGarvey | 10 ViacomCBS |
Hugh Riminton | 10 ViacomCBS |
Anthony Murdoch | 10 ViacomCBS |
Vanessa Arden Wood | 10 ViacomCBS |
Sandra Sully | 10 ViacomCBS |
John Jee | 10 ViacomCBS |
Sonia Majkic | 3 Phase Marketing |
Tamara Alaveras | 3 Phase Marketing |
Liam Daly | Acast |
Stu Carr | Adgile Media |
Anna O’Dea | Agency Iceberg |
Tobey Bower | Alpha Digital |
Farzeen Quadir-Hegde | Asus |
Andy Procopis | ARN |
Bryan Amos | ARN |
Azadeh Williams | AZK Media |
Leigh Morrison | be. Transition Coaching |
Adam Crow | Blended Digital |
Ant Schillaci | BlueScope |
Aisling Colley | BMF |
Pia Chaudhuri | BMF |
Bethanie Blanchard | Carat |
Linda Fagerlund | Carat |
Jemma Downey | Carlton & United Breweries |
Alison Fowler | Chicken and Chips Casting |
Stephanie Pringle | Chicken and Chips Casting |
Alex Hayes | Clear Hayes Consulting |
Esther Clerehan | CLEREHAN Pty Ltd |
Lisa Ronson | Coles Group |
Kirsty Muddle | Cummins&Partners |
Paul Murphy | Cummins&Partners |
Ben Welsh | DDB |
Marilla Akkermans | Equality Media |
Jamarr Mills | Essence |
Justin Drape | Exceptional Alien |
Greg Dawidko | Finder |
Taylor Blackburn | Finder |
Joe Waller | Finder |
Dylan Dharmadasa | Finecast |
Pedro Maceratta | Finecast |
Jeremy Garling | Fourth Wall |
Oliver Oxenham | Foxtel Media (Fox Sports) |
Ashley Diamond | George P. Johnson |
Jessica Quiney | George P. Johnson |
Dr Juan Franco | GroupM |
Claire Butterworth | GroupM |
Ryan Menezes | GroupM |
Louise Cummins | H&R Block |
Lisa Lie | Half Dome |
Emma-Jane Granleese | History Will Be Kind |
Adam Furness | Impact |
Charles Pham | Impact |
Chris Colter | Initiative |
Jessica Miles | Integral Ad Science |
Emma Davis | JCDecaux |
Tess Phillips | JCDecaux |
Cristina Smart | JCDecaux |
Laura Prael | LEP Digital |
Lisa Lewers | Lewers Research |
Mandie van der Merwe | M&C Saatchi |
Michael McEwan | M&C Saatchi |
Melinda Lofts | M&C Saatchi Group |
Tim Fernandes | Man of Many |
Nick Hall | Man of Many |
Tash Menon | MASH Brands |
Stevie Ray | McGregor Casting |
Ayesha Kiely | MediaCom |
Nicola Jenkins | MediaCom |
Sophie Price | MediaCom |
Joe Lunn | Mindshare |
Melissa Rodrigues | Minor Hotels |
Nishtha Risbud | News Corp |
Mette Breith | OMD |
Aimee Buchanan | OMD |
Bel Harper | oOh!media |
Daniel Ricciardo | Optus |
Angela Greenwood | Optus |
Jesse Whitmore | Playground XYZ |
Graham Burton | Playground XYZ |
Puravin Sivaganam | Playground XYZ |
Steve Nash | Playground XYZ |
Alexandra Gannon | Reload Media |
Paris Thomson | SIRAP |
Imogen Hewitt | Spark |
Sophie Langton | Spark Foundry |
Anna Cherry | Spark Foundry |
Cameron Bryant | Sparro |
Hannah Jones | Sparro |
Karla Henwood | Squeak E. Clean Studios |
Kate Toon | Stay Tooned |
Anne Miles | Suits&Sneakers |
Kruti Patel | Super Rewards |
Regina Rauch | The Lumery |
Tara Ford | The Monkeys |
Greg Graham | The Nest Consultancy |
Lisa Allan | The Smith Family |
Jesse McLallen | The Spec Sheet |
Sharon Gray | The Spec Sheet |
Kate Smither | The Tall Planner |
James Bayes | The Trade Desk |
Kristie Thistlethwaite | The Works |
Douglas Nicol | The Works |
Rob Dougan | Tourism Australia |
Sarah Gallon | Tourism Australia |
Paul Bailey | Tourism Australia |
Sharice Bellantonio | Usual Suspects |
Shani Langi | Usual Suspects |
Jeremy Yang | Veridooh |
Mo Moubayed | Veridooh |
Rachel Page | Verizon Media |
Garry Major | Verizon Media |
Dan Richardson | Verizon Media |
Paul Sigaloff | Verizon Media |
Sarah O’Carroll | Verizon Media/Yahoo Finance |
Philippa Noilea-Tani | Wavemaker |
James Boardman | Wavemaker |
Alex Cleanthous | Webprofits |
Gary Head | XPO Brands |
Jade Alyward | XPO Brands |
Alina Gozin’a |
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