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….
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
Just 24 Hours to go to!
You have just 24 hours to both nominate in the first round of voting for the community choice awards and to submit your entries to our judged awards.
Remember the vertical awards can be entered by BOTH affiliates and merchants - so what are you waiting for
Entries are free and if you need any guidance give me a call on +44(0) 1179 723998.
A4uAwards - more tables released due to early sell out!
Tables at this year’s a4uAwards sold out six weeks prior to the event!
With 320 guest’s attending this year’s black tie awards ceremony at the Sheraton Park Lane, we are all very excited about the response this year’s event has received.
Due to early sell out, we are releasing a few tables on the second level of the Ballroom, overlooking the stage.
These last few tables will be assigned on a first come first served basis so we recommending booking soon!
ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR A4UAWARDS ENTRIES!
And the a4uAwards winner is..
Congratulations to Mainlime, the winner of our “Guess the a4uAwards Presenter” competition.
We are pleased to announce that this years a4uAwards will be presented by a chap hailed as “the most gifted young comedian round” Mr Michael McIntyre.
To provide you with a preview of Michaels work we have posted a couple of videos for you to take a look, along with details of Michaels biography.
Remember: Only 10 days left to submit entries to this years awards.
Guess the a4uAwards presenter - Clue No. 2
We have received many entries into the “Guess the a4uAwards Presenter” competition providing affiliates with the chance to win a place, as a guest of Existem at the awards, but we have not yet had the correct answer!
Clue No. 2 is:
This comedian presenter was previously short listed for a Perrier Comedy award.
For your chance to win, simply comment on this blog or email Claire (at) existem.com
Good Luck
Who can guess the a4uAwards presenter?
For this years a4uAwards we have booked a great comedian presenter, and yes he is the real thing!
To add some excitement to the announcement of our presenter we decided to run a small competition.
Every day this week, we will provide you with a clue. The first affiliate to guess the presenter will win a place as our guest at the a4uAwards!
Clue No.1
Our guest presenter has had many TV appearances, one of which includes - Have I got news for you
Who is he?
To submit your answers simply comment on this blog or send an email to Claire (at) existem.com
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