Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to rumble! It’s here, the nominees for the second Ministry of Sports Marketing Awards. The awards celebrate the amazing achievements of brands and agencies working in the sporting sector.

The awards and the conference will be held on Tuesday 18 July at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney. Make sure you grab tickets to the conference and awards here.

Thanks to the judges – Ana Bacic, Ryan Bodger , Toby Duffin, Guy Dobson, Jamie Gilbert-Smith, Tony Gordon, Peter Jarmain, Stuart Leo, Matt Porm, Sam Squiers – for putting in the hours to make this event happen.

The Ministry of Sports Marketing conference will feature both international and local marketers excelling in the sporting field. Speakers include: Sheila Rasu, vice president of marketing and communications for NBA Asia; Jemma Wong, head of brand strategy at the AFL; Anthony Everard, head of the Big Bash League at Cricket Australia; and many more.

And lastly, a big congratulations to all the nominees below:

 

Category	Campaign	Entrant/company
Best Content Coverage for Sport	Intel Extreme Masters	TEG Live & ESL
Best Content Coverage for Sport	Triple M Rocks Test Cricket	Southern Cross Austereo
Best Content Coverage for Sport	Youve Gotta Have a Team	BMF & Frank PR For Football Federation Australia
Best Content Coverage for Sport	AFL Media	AFL Media
Best Digital Sports Marketing Campaign	Mad Panda Media	Mad Panda Media
Best Digital Sports Marketing Campaign	Australian Rugby Union  NRC	HooZu
Best Digital Sports Marketing Campaign	Youve Gotta Have a Team	BMF
Best Digital Sports Marketing Campaign	Sting Album Campaign	Universal Music Australia
Best Sports Digital Platform	AFL Media	AFL Media
Best Sports Digital Platform	Draftstars	Draftstars
Best Sports Digital Platform	Supercars Official App	Adrenalin
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	The Full On Footy Pass	News Corp Australia
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	ISC Marvel Heroes NRL Program	ISC
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	Youve Gotta Have a Team	BMF
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	Pool Deck at the Gabba	TLA Worldwide for Cricket Australia
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	Mastercard Happy Slam	Octagon
Best Sports Marketing Campaign	Introducing the NAB Mini Legends	Clemenger BBDO Melbourne & NAB
Best Sports Marketing Customer Experience (CX) Strategy	Larissa Paegle Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Eels
Best Sports Marketing Customer Experience (CX) Strategy	The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Marketo tackle fan engagement head on	Marketo
Best Use of Social Media in Sport	Short  sharp	Fox Sports
Best Use of Social Media in Sport	Girls Make Your Move	MKTG
Best Use of Social Media in Sport	AFL Womens	AFL
Best Use of Social Media in Sport	Youve Gotta Have a Team	BMF
Best Use of Social Media in Sport	GATORADE AND THE AFL GRAND FINAL	Gatorade, Red Engine, Total Sports and Entertainment
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	WeetBix King of the Six	Gemba
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	Foxtel Tim Cahill Ambitions Tour	Gemba
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	Mastercard The Happy Slam	Octagon
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	StGeorge Queensland Reds You Play We will Pay campaign	St.George
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	Dove Strength to Care with David Pocock	Octagon
Best Use of Sponsorship in Sport	NAB supporting every footballers dreams	Clemenger BBDO Melbourne & NAB
Innovation in Sports Marketing	Blackmores Well Bot	Bastion EBA
Innovation in Sports Marketing	CA Big Bash League Stadium Content	KOJO
Innovation in Sports Marketing	Cricket Australia and TLA Pool Deck at The Gabba	Cricket Australia & TLA Worldwide
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	Rexona Pressure Series	Octagon
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	AFL Womens Id Like To See That	AFL
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	Brumbies Brand Film	Screencraft Media Pty Ltd
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	Weet Bix King of the Six	Gemba
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	Introducing the NAB Mini Legends	Clemenger BBDO Melbourne / National Australia Bank
Sport Advertising Campaign of the Year	Youve Gotta Have a Team	BMF