'Dream team' of judges secured for 2010 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards

The 2010 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards call for entries has opened and the count down to the judging process has begun. The New Zealand Marketing Association (NZMA) and NZ Marketing magazine are delighted to announce that they have secured an enviable line-up of business and marketing leaders for the judging panel.

“The line-up of judges is exceptional, we have a few returning judges and quite a few new names, resulting in the ultimate ‘dream team’ of judges. With a focus on the science of marketing this year, the judging panel will be looking for innovation in marketing based on best practice with clear business outcomes, such as long and short term brand value and accountability for business growth,” says Sue McCarty, Chief Executive, NZMA.

The judging will take place in two rounds this year, with some round one judges continuing through to round two, ensuring consistency in the approach. Both rounds are being convened by Professor Roger Marshall of AUT University Business School. A full list of judges is below.

Vincent Heeringa, publisher of NZ Marketing magazine says “It’s great to have a judging panel made up of such high calibre business and marketing leaders.”
The 2010 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Award judges include:

Round One Judging

• Natasha Urlich, Global Marketing Manager, Framecad Solutions
• Natalie Innes, Marketing Director, Goodman Fielder
• Ian Sutcliffe (Previously MacDonalds and Westpac)
• Michael Friedberg, Marketing/Communication Manager, IBM
• Paul Muckleston, Director - Business, Marketing and Operations, Microsoft
• Jude Mannion, CEO, Robin Hood Foundation
• Vaughan Schwass, Marketing Director, Les Mills International
• Marnie Brannigan, Senior Account Manager, Rapport Marketing and Advertising
• Craig Herbison, GM Marketing and Brand – Consumer, Telecom
• Sue McCarty, Chief Executive, New Zealand Marketing Association

Round Two Judging

• Barbara Chapman, Group Executive – Human Resources, Commercial Bank of Australia
• Todd McLeay, Chief Executive, NZ Lotteries
• Tim Deane, General Manager – Milk Supply, Fonterra
• Natalie Innes, Marketing Director, Goodman Fielder
• Natasha Urlich, Global Marketing Manager, Framecad Solutions
• Sue McCarty, Chief Executive, New Zealand Marketing Association
•  

In addition to the new Export category, four new judges’ choice awards have been introduced this year; Most Authentic Brand, Sustainability, Innovation in Marketing and Transformational Marketing, ensuring more opportunities for marketers to demonstrate their excellence and celebrate their success.
The TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards are run as a joint venture between the New Zealand Marketing Association (NZMA) and NZ Marketing magazine, published by HB Media (soon to become Tangible Media).

The awards evening will be held on 26 August at the Langham Hotel, Auckland.

Entry forms and a full list of categories is available on the TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards website. Entries close 5pm Friday 18 June 2010.

http://www.nzmarketingawards.co.nz






About HB Media
HB Media is an award-winning publishing company producing much-loved and critically acclaimed magazines such as Idealog and Good, as well as blogs including Stoppress.co.nz and Celsias.co.nz.

It also creates custom editorial products for clients such as IBM, IRL, ASB and TelstraClear and manages AUT Media, the publishing arm of AUT University.
HB Media was founded by Vincent Heeringa and Martin Bell in August 2004. In 2009 it purchased NZ Marketing magazine from the receivers of 3Media and relaunched it along with an online news service Stoppress.co.nz.




About the New Zealand Marketing Association


Our Vision and Mission

The New Zealand Marketing Association (NZMA) is the hub of New Zealand’s marketing industry, the heart of our marketing community and a centre of excellence for all things marketing.

Our mission is to facilitate a vibrant community of engaged marketing and business professionals who together foster the evolution of successful, market-led New Zealand businesses making a positive contribution to the New Zealand economy.
Our Purpose
The NZMA’s purpose, on behalf of the business community in New Zealand, is to facilitate and promote best practice, responsible marketing and champion self- regulation over government legislation so that:

Businesses can continue to freely and creatively take their brands, products and services to market without undue restrictions or unnecessary compliance costs
The marketing profession and those representing it (marketers and business leaders) deliver the best return on marketing spend to achieve real business results
Marketing remains a key economic enabler in New Zealand

The Marketing Association acknowledges TVNZ and New Zealand Post as Principal Business Partners