We caught up with some of the finalists for this year’s Awards to find out a little more about the people behind the great stories of digital publishing success.
Individual Excellence Awards
Local Hero Award: Charles Thomson, Archant
Rising Star: Chloe Ash, Hello
Journalist of the Year: Karl Flinders, Computer Weekly
Sales Person of the Year: Lorenzo Del Seppia, Magnite
Sales Person of the Year: Matt Slade, Outfit7 Group
Rising Star: Mayowa Quadri, VERSUS
Rising Star: Natasa Christofidou, Autovia
Team Excellence Awards
Product Development Team of the Year: Infopro Digital
Advertising Operations Team of the Year: The Ozone Project
Sales Team & Product Development Team of the Year: Foundry
Editorial Team of the Year - Consumer: PinkNews
Advertising Operations Team of the Year: Telegraph Media Group
Publishing Excellence
Best Media Technology Partner: James Milne, Outbrain
Best Media Technology Partner: Joanna Burton, ID5
Best Media Technology Partner: Lorenzo Del Seppia, Magnite
Best Creative Solutions Led / Content Marketing Campaign: Matt Slade, Outfit7 Group
Best Use of Data: Elliot Donnelly, Bauer Media Group
Best Media Technology Partner: Josie Fenwicke, Sourcepoint
Best Use of Video: Juliet Walsh, PinkNews
Best Media Technology Partner: Bryan Scott, The Ozone Project
Best Use of Audio: Daniela Grey, DC Thomson
Best Publisher-Led Social Good Initiative or Campaign: Pat Anderson, MIMS Learning, Haymarket
Best Publisher-led Social Good Initiative or Campaign: Will Hurst, The Architects' Journal, EMAP
Best Diversification of Commercial Strategy Category: Anna Priest, bbcgoodfood.com, Immediate Media
Best Research / Insight Project: John Webb, Autovia Ltd
Best Diversification of Commercial Strategy: John Webb, Autovia Ltd
The AOP Employer Excellence Award: Blandine Kouyate, Ogury
Best Online Brand: Consumer: Anna Priest, Immediate Media
Best Online Brand: Consumer: Benjamin Cohen, PinkNews
Best Online Brand: B2B: Chloe Mcculloch, Assemble Media Group
Small Digital Publisher of the Year: Corey Pellatt, VERSUS
