Digiday Media Awards
The Digiday Media Awards, formerly the Digiday Publishing Awards, recognize the companies working to modernize digital media. Over the years, the awards have honored industry-leading work from The New York Times, Dotdash Meredith, PopSugar and more.
To access everything you’ll need to join the ranks of our past winners including our entry kit, expert tips on crafting a winning entry and past coverage of this program, click here.
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Key Dates
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Early Deadline: Jan 05, 2024$499 per entry
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Regular Deadline: Feb 02, 2024$599 per entry
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Last Chance Deadline: Mar 15, 2024$729 per entry
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Categories
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Best use of Emerging Tech
Awarding the best use of immersive technology in a campaign, including but not limited to, AR, VR, Metaverse, or NFT.
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Best Commerce Strategy
Awarding the commerce strategy that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Editorial Video Series
Awarding the editorial video series that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Story
Awarding the best single editorial article created by a newsroom for the reader.
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Best Ad Tech Platform
Awarding the ad tech platform that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Editorial Package
Awarding the best editorial package created by a newsroom.
Last Winner:Insider Staff - Insider Inc. -
Best Newsletter
Awarding the newsletter that has been most successful in achieving set goals.
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Best Brand Partnership - B2B
Awarding a B2B brand/publisher partnership that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
Last Winner:WP Creative Group and AT&T Business - 5G Partnership -
Best Brand Partnership - B2C
Awarding a B2C brand/publisher partnership that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Content Program - B2B
Awarding the most outstanding B2B branded content program created by a publisher.
Last Winner:Billboard & Samsung -
Best Branded Content Program - B2C
Awarding the most outstanding B2C branded content program created by a publisher.
Last Winner:BDG Studios & Aussie Kids - "BeYOUtiful Hair" -
Best Event
Awarding the virtual, hybrid and/or live event that most successfully achieved set goals.
Last Winner:Apartment Therapy’s Small/Cool Experience 2021 -
Best Video Platform
Awarding the video platform that has most successfully helped publishers achieve set goals.
Last Winner:STN Video, Inc. -
Best use of Social
Awarding a social media strategy that has most successfully achieved set goals.
Last Winner:Billboard & Samsung -
Best use of Video
Awarding the video strategy that most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Podcast
Awarding a podcast that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Publisher Platform
Awarding a technology that is most successful in helping publishers achieve set goals.
Last Winner:DoubleVerify -
Best use of Audience Insights
Awarding a strategy that has successfully deployed audience insights to grow set KPIs.
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Best Custom Advertising
Awarding non-standard advertising options that best serve user experience and commercial goals.
Last Winner:Forbes & Webex by Cisco - Work Reimagined -
Best First-Party Data Strategy
Awarding the best strategy for collecting and organizing first-party data.
Last Winner:ActionIQ -
Best Subscription or Membership Product
Awarding a paid subscription/membership product that has most successfully achieved set goals.
Last Winner:The Economist Group -
Best Digital Product Innovation
Awarding the digital product innovation that best enhanced user experience and improved content or ad delivery.
Last Winner:First Media -
Best Video Distribution and Programming Strategy
Awarding the video distribution and programming strategy that has most successfully achieved set goals.
Last Winner:Digiday Media & Loop Media, Inc. - Digital OOH -
Editorial Team of the Year
Awarding the editorial team that has delivered the highest quality reporting.
Last Winner:In The Know by Yahoo -
Video Team of the Year
Awarding the video team that has produced the highest quality video and visual journalism.
Last Winner:PinkNews -
Content Studio of the Year
Awarding the in-house content team that has successfully achieved set goals via innovative and engaging production and distribution.
Last Winner:Vox Creative -
Most Engaged Community
Awarding the publisher that has consistently achieved high audience engagement and a strong sense of community.
Last Winner:Refinery29's Unbothered -
Best Contextual Targeting Offering
Awarding the contextual advertising offering that is most effective in helping clients achieve business objectives.
Last Winner:AccuWeather -
Media Brand of the Year
Awarding the media brand that has been most strategic, knowledgeable and effective in achieving their goals.
Last Winner:Apartment Therapy -
Media Company of the Year
Awarding a media holding company that best displays original thinking, creativity and overall excellence in its approach to media.
Last Winner:The Atlantic
Judges
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Ara KurnitVP, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY, ADVERTISINGTHE NEW YORK TIMES
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Nicholas StoeckleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STRATEGY + INNOVATIONPPK
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Jon WildeSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EDITORIAL, CULTURE & INNOVATIONBDG
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Drew ElliotSVP, GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTORMAC COSMETICS
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Aaron EdwardsCEOTHE CHARLES NYC
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Brad BossermanCHIEF REVENUE OFFICERGRID
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Sharona MeusharHEAD OF MARKETINGCODEFUEL, A PERION COMPANY
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Jon Lindsay PhillipsCEOPHILLCOMM GLOBAL
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Justis KaoCHIEF OF STAFFLOOP MEDIA, INC.
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Chris HunterVP, MEDIATHE ARENA GROUP
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Melissa ConnerPARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTORJENNIFER BETT COMMUNICATIONS
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Bess BrowningMEDIA DIRECTORECHOPOINT MEDIA
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Anna HoffmanEXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTORAPARTMENT THERAPY MEDIA
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Sandro BelliniDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & INSIGHTSYAHOO
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Erika BennettCHIEF MARKETING OFFICERESSENCE VENTURES
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James AllenCO-FOUNDER & CEOMEDIA DISCO
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Maya WassermanDIRECTOR OF MARKETING –TELEVISION AND VIDEO & SOUNDSONY ELECTRONICS
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Claire RussellHEAD OF MEDIAFITZCO
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Ryan GilbertVP, DIGITAL MEDIARAIN THE GROWTH AGENCY
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Lina RenzinaMEDIA PARTNERSHIPS LEAD, LIFESTYLE AND EDUCATIONTIKTOK
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Rich GuestSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BRAND AND DIGITAL MARKETINGIMAX
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Shruti SamantDIGITAL MARKETING LEADER, CPG, BANKING AND TECHPROCTER & GAMBLE
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Krystle KopaczCEOREVMADE
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Ally HoltDIRECTOR, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & MONETIZATIONE! NEWS
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Jason JahnEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSHEARTS & SCIENCE
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Andrew HerreraFOUNDER & CEOREMEZCLA
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Alyson WilliamsSVP, DIGITAL OPERATIONS & STRATEGYFORBES
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Lindsay GarfinkleVP, STRATEGYMEDIA EXPERTS
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Zachary ErdmannVP OF CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION, TATCHAUNILEVER
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Hasan RamadanGLOBAL HEAD OF DIGITAL ADVERTISINGEURONEWS
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Kasha CacyCHIEF MEDIA OFFICERKNOWN
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Jen SimondsVP, BRAND STRATEGY AND CONTENTNASDAQ
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Ryan BuckleyHEAD OF DIGITALHEARST UK
Judging Criteria
Judges will be looking for companies or campaigns that can clearly demonstrate success over the past 12 months. Judges are seeking companies or campaigns that have seized challenges and created opportunities and will evaluate entries based on the following criteria: Innovation, Creativity, Consumer Value, Results and Overall.
Judges will require evidence to substantiate all entries. This can include details of financial performance, specific KPIs, creative evidence in the form of a sizzle reel, campaign images, or links to the final project or related sites. The judges will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry.
Judging Process
Judges will score each entry prompt and consider any supporting materials submitted. After each judge submits their score for the above criteria, the scores of each criteria will then be averaged and then combined to determine an overall score for each entry. The highest scoring entries will appear on the shortlist and winner lists.
Confidentiality
All material will remain confidential to the judges. Only the 'Credits' section of an entry will be made public via the shortlist/winners announcement. If you win a particular category, our team may summarize the entry for shortlist/winner announcements and winners guides.
Partnership opportunities
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