The call for entries for the YouTube NZ Marketing Awards is now open!

In 2024, Aotearoa’s finest marketing achievements will be in the spotlight again with the return of the NZ Marketing Awards, which recognise exceptional strategies, campaigns, and individuals.

NZ Marketing magazine (owned by SCG) and the NZ Marketing Association (MA) are excited to have one of the world’s largest brands, YouTube, as the new naming partner for the Awards.

Now in its 33rd year, the Awards celebrate the collective excellence in strategic and creative thinking that goes into award-winning marketing. They recognise exceptional marketing and marketing professionals that shape successful businesses across all aspects of the discipline. They:

• set the standards for marketers and their service industries in a local context.
• provide examples of integrated marketing that have been rigorously judged by an independent panel of some of the country’s most respected marketers and business leaders.
• raise business and organisational awareness — both private and public sector — of the value of marketing, and understanding of the economic importance of marketing excellence.
• demonstrate the tangible (commercial and human) benefits that accrue from marketing excellence.

The 2024 YouTube NZ Marketing Awards spotlight the pinnacle of marketing excellence in New Zealand. 

This year three new awards have been added to reflect the constantly evolving nature of this dynamic industry: Best Use of Content Marketing Campaign Award, Best Use of Video Marketing Campaign Award and Brand of the Year (judged by the indomitable marketing professor Mark Ritson).

Key dates to be aware of include:

• 20 March - Call for Entries Open
• 26 March - Free Call for Entries Webinar
• 26 April, 5pm - Entries Close (no late fee applicable)
• 3 May, 5pm - Extended Deadline. (A late fee of $150 per entry will apply for any entries submitted after 5pm, April 26.)
• May - Round 1 judging
• June 18 - Finalists announced
• July - Round 2 judging
• 4 September - Awards Night, Spark Arena, Auckland.

For further information pertaining to the Awards, including a list of all the categories, the judging process and FAQs, visit the YouTube NZ Marketing Awards website.