And the final a4uAwards winner is…
Congratulations to Mark Batty from Woolworths who entered the business card draw at the end of the awards ceremony on Thursday.
Mark has won a pair of tickets to this year’s a4uexpo, held on the 14th & 15th October.
Well done!
a4uAwards, Blog, Press and News Roundup
A quick round-up of some of the blogs and press coverage from last weeks Affiliate Marketing Awards, we expect this will evolve over the coming days.
Press Coverage
Affiliate Window takes three prizes at a4uAwards - NMA
Affiliate Window and Prezzybox scoop gongs at affiliate awards night - e-consultancy
We are Family : Affiliate Marketers Come Together to Commend Achievers at 2008 a4uAwards - Nadeem Azam
Affiliate Marketing Awards 2008 - Wrapup and photos - here.org.uk
Kieron Takes Top Blog Prize… But Makes Me a Winner! - KirstyM
a4uAwards - Thank You! -Chris Clarkson
The Night Frostie Lost His Clicquot - Chris Frost
a4uAwards - Affiliate Window
Affiliate Awards and Kirstys Mini Moon - Linda Buquet
A4uAwards: A Big Thanks To A4U and Well Done To Affiliate Window - IWOOT
Virgin Games Wins ‘Best Gaming Affiliate Programme’ At Affiliate Marketing Industry Awards 2008
Affiliate Window scores trio of affiliate awards
If you have written or spotted a review or entry about the awards, comment below and we’ll add it to the list 
a4uAwards, Thank you for your support
The a4uAwards team would like to thank everyone for the great support received, ensuring the great success of the a4uAwards held last Thursday.
The evening went down a storm with an enjoyable three-course meal, flowing champagne & an excellent presenter, Michael McIntyre who captured the audience from start to finish.
We would especially like to thank our Main Sponsor Jackpotjoy, champagne reception sponsor affilinet, after party sponsor affiliate window & NMA for supporting the first Black Tie awards ceremony for the affiliate marketing industry, as well as our 16 award sponsors.
The feedback we have received from the event had been fantastic and the whole a4uAwards team are delighted at how much you all enjoyed the evening.
Well done to all the winners!
A few photos are available on flickr and more will up uploaded in the next couple of days.
Regarding the winners, this week we will be publishing a few of the judges comments on each winning entry giving everyone an insight into why they were given the top honour.
Roll on a4uAwards 2009….
a4uAwards Photos
a4uAwards photos from last night!
A huge congratulations to all the winners, we really enjoyed ourselves!
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Check those DJ’s, Dresses, Cufflinks and Shoes, its Awards Night!
The team here in Bristol are just about to set off to London to prepare for tonight’s prestigious black tie a4uAwards. With nearly 400 of the top figures within the Affiliate Marketing industry in attendance and tickets selling out six weeks prior to the event we are all getting very excited!
For those attending tonight don’t be late or you’ll miss the Champagne Reception at 7pm (please remember to enter through the ballroom entrance) The evening will close at 1am.
Tonight will very much be about celebrating how far we have all come, and rewarding those individuals and companies who have shown excellence within our industry, and we’re very thrilled that so many of you will be part of that tonight.
Look out for our a4uAwards booklet in today’s NMA for more more in-depth information about the awards.
It’s time to double check those DJs and dresses, cufflinks and shoes and prepare to be dazzled!
We’ll see you all there!
Win a4uAwards tickets from our sponsors
Looking for tickets to attend the a4uAwards but gutted the event has sold out?
Well… where there’s a will, there’s a way!
A number of the a4uAwards sponsors are running various competitions to provide those of you who are eager to attend the glitzy a4uAwards ceremony the chance to get your hands on some tickets - all of which we have congregated below;
DGM are giving away three tickets, between now and the 28th May. First price will also include a night stay for the evening of the awards at a top hotel. For full details, click here
Think you’re a good blagger? Well here is the perfect opportunity to show how good you are! DFDS are giving away tickets for the best blag…so get posting here
Affiliate Manager of 2008 nominee, Chris Bishop of House of Fraser is providing three affiliates the opportunity to attend “The Ball”. Full details are posted here
And last but not least my favourite, as I too get a warm fuzzy feeling at doing something for charity Sunshine.co.uk, shortlisted for an incredible 3 awards, are auctioning off two pairs of tickets for the awards on eBay, with all proceeds being donated to Cancer Research. Good work Sunshine, and get bidding those who want to attend while helping a charity. The affiliate ticket starts at just 99p!
a4uAwards - Judged entries shortlist announced!!
The shortlist for the 5th June’s judged awards have now been released. The entries for each award have been submitted over the past few months, and it is now time for the judges to decide on a winner and a highly commended place for each category.
The shortlists can be viewed below;
Best Use of Creative (sponsored by eBay Partner Network)
• Jackpotjoy
• Net-a-porter.com
• PrezzyBox
• Webgains
Best Network Innovation (sponsored by alpharooms.com)
• Affiliate Window
• Paid on Results
• TradeDoubler
• Webgains
Best Merchant Innovation (sponsored by affilinet)
• Calls You Control
• Experian (credit expert)
• Firebox
• Play.com
• PrezzyBox
• Sunshine.co.uk
Best Use of AM as part of an Integrated Campaign (sponsored by Jackpotjoy)
• Hotel Chocolat
• SKY
• Woolworths
Vertical Awards
Finance (sponsored by SmartQuotes)
• Capital One
• Dot Zinc
• Experian (credit expert)
• Leadbay
• Net Media Planet
Retail (sponsored by LinkShare)
• Buyagift
• Debenhams
• eBay
• Equator
• iTunes
• PrezzyBox
Gaming & Casino (sponsored by paddypower.com)
• Income Access
• Jackpotjoy.com
• Loquax
• Virgin Games
Travel & Leisure (sponsored by Affiliate Future)
• DFDS Seaways
• Sunshine.co.uk
• Travelodge
• Virgin Holidays
Technology & Telecoms (sponsored by SKY)
• Talk Talk
• T-Mobile
• SKY
• UK Web Media
• Vodafone
Congratulations to those who made it onto the shortlist.
The judging panel will now get to work by rewarding innovation, creativeness, fulfilment of objectives, commercial impact and overall effectiveness, using a scoring system with a maximum of 200 points available against set criteria.
The winners will be announced at the a4uAwards ceremony on the 5th June at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, London. Tables are now full, however we do have a waitlist open if you would still like to be able to attend.
For more information please contact Claire Hoyland, on +44(0) 1179723 269, or via email on Claire@existem.com
A4uAwards now Sold Out - Waitlist Open
Even after increasing capacity, the a4uAwards are now Sold Out!
June 5th will see the UK’s leading affiliate marketers in the space coming together to celebrate the innovation and excellence within the flourishing channel.
As this is our first black tie awards ceremony we have been really pleased with the support from the community and the quality of the entries received– it really does show how Affiliate Marketing is now a central channel of the online marketing mix - we raised a few eyebrows when we announced the format of the awards, but deep down we knew the time was right to shout out how great we all are!
If you’ve not already booked a table or place then we are opening a waitlist. Contact Claire Hoyland at Existem, and if any places or tables become available we will let you know.
We look forward to seeing you in early June!
LinkShare Supports Retail
We are pleased to announce that LinkShare are supporting the upcoming a4uAwards by sponsoring the retail vertical award.
LinkShare whose UK clients include House of Fraser, Lego, Figleaves, Goldsmiths and more recently British Airways will be taking a table of 10 to the awards ceremony on 5th June 2008.
The Retail category proved to be one of the most contested categories and the judges have a difficult decision ahead rattling the entries down to a shortlist of just five in the coming days.
Don’t forget to play your part with the final round of voting for the Publisher’s and Community Choice awards - vote now before it’s too late.
a4uAwards - 2008 Community Choice Shortlist
The first round of results are in for the highly anticipated Affiliate Marketing Awards taking place on the 5th June 2008 at the Sheraton Park Lane, London.
We have compiled the nominations from affiliates4u members and would like to congratulate the following publishers, bloggers, account managers, affiliate networks, and agencies for getting through to the shortlist for the final round of voting for our Publisher and Community Choice awards.
Affiliate Manager of 2008
• Chris Bishop (Hotel Chocolat now House of Fraser)
• Chris Clarkson (Sunshine.co.uk)
• Daniel Morley (Alpha Rooms)
• Graham Keen (Buy a Gift)
• Jasper Van Der Bliek (Jackpot Joy)
• Zak Edwards (Prezzy Box)
Affiliate Marketing Agency of 2008
• Equator
• Existem AM
• Media Vest
• Quantum BLM
• R.O.EYE
Affiliate Marketing Blog of 2008
• Jason Dale (www.onelittleduck.co.uk)
• Kieron Donoghue (www.here.org.uk)
• Kirsty McCubbin (www.affiliatestuff.co.uk)
• Lee McCoy (www.leemccoy.co.uk)
• Paul Wheatley (www.mooseontheloose.co.uk)
Publisher’s Account Manager of 2008
• Jonathan Erwin (OMG)
• Julie Wood (AW)
• Kier Marston (Webgains)
• Thuy Pham (AW)
• Vicky Long (OMG)
Publisher (affiliate) of 2008
• ClickAngel
• Net Media Planet
• Quidco
• Spear
• UK Web Media
• eConversions
Publisher’s Choice Of Network 2008
• Affiliate Future
• Affiliate Window
• Buy.at
• OMG
• Paid On Results
• Webgains
Members of affiliates4u can now cast their vote in the final round by visiting www.affiliates4u.com/awards - Voting closes at 3.00pm on Wednesday 28th May, and the winners will be announced on the evening of the Awards.
We are busy compiling together our judged awards for which we had well over 100 entries.
The judges will be considering these over the coming weeks and a shortlist will be announced a week before the event. For more information on attending this prestigious networking event, please visit www.a4uawards.com or give Claire Hoyland a call on 0117 972 3269 as places are now very limited and are expected to sell out shortly.
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