Introducing the Performance Marketing Awards
EST 2007.Your Brand In The Spotlight
The 15th annual Performance Marketing Awards will once again showcase the industry’s most innovative and groundbreaking campaigns, companies and individuals.
With in-person events just out of scope for this year’s awards, once again we will be running a virtual ceremony, but this year it will be presented in the most interactive way possible. On 22 June, the best from the performance marketing world, will gather for a night of networking and celebration, eager to see who walks away with the awards in a year like no other.
The 2021 programme will see the introduction of new awards including, but not limited to, Best Affiliate Partnership, Best Agency-Led Account, Best Wellbeing Initiative and Best use of Performance during the pandemic. Despite the challenges that COVID has given us all, more than ever awards can positively challenge, motivate, bring together teams, strengthen and even solidify client relationships.
“The PMAs are an integral part of the performance marketing industry and provide a stage for companies excelling in affiliate and performance sectors to receive reward for their hard work and innovation. As the headline sponsor, Impact was proud to support the PMAs as it is 100% dedicated to celebrating the success of a sector which continues to exceed expectations in terms of both revenue and results for marketers.”
Julia Smith, Director of Communications EMEA – Impact
PM AWARDS 2019
The 13th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the most competitive year yet with 27 hotly contested awards. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan provided an opening set for the ages and launched prize-giving segment of the show, which saw Awin pick up an exception 6 awards. The evening closed with the return of Performance Marketing Awards favourite, Beat a Maxx.
PRESENTED BY
ROMESH RANGANATHAN
PM AWARDS 2018
The 12th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the theme, our three dimensional visual sensation, bring the party to life. The night started with a bang thanks to our host, comedy legend, Sean Lock. With dinner entertainment from our magician and pickpocket, it was a perfect launch in to dishing out our 28 awards to some of the industry’s best. Ending on a high with Video DJ Beat a Maxx.
PRESENTED BY
SEAN LOCK
PM AWARDS 2017
The 11th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the theme neon and glow bring a shine to the night, quite literally. With spectacular entertainment from pole hoop dancers and our ‘mouth of the south’ comedian Rob Beckett, the cheers started from the beginning of the night and carried on throughout the 25 awards that were on offer.
PRESENTED BY
ROB BECKETT
PM AWARDS 2016
The extra special tenth anniversary of Performance Marketing Awards saw a record breaking number of guests. The night saw an incredible 3 course dinner being put on by the Grosvenor House hotel chefs’, followed by awards being given out to the leading names in the industry, and ending with networking and shimmying on the dancefloor.
PRESENTED BY
KATHERINE RYAN
PM AWARDS 2015
Over 900 of the leading names in performance marketing filled The Great Room at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House, with winners crowned across twenty-six fiercely competitive categories – recognising the companies, campaigns and individuals that stood out amongst a roster of exceptional talent.
PRESENTED BY
BEARDYMAN
PM AWARDS 2014
April 2014 saw the performance marketing elite gather under one roof, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, for the Performance Marketing Awards. PerformanceIN welcomed over 800 advertisers, publishers, agencies, networks and technology providers who celebrated the achievements of our roaring industry.
PRESENTED BY
HAL CRUTTENDEN
PM AWARDS 2013
We hit record numbers again as guests joined Josh Widdicombe, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, to celebrate the sheer ‘Brilliance’ of the Performance Marketing industry. Five new categories were introduced including Best Brand Engagement Campaign, Best Agency-led Performance Marketing Campaign, Most Incremental Performance Marketing Campaign, Grand Prix Award and Best Account Manager at an Agency or Network.
PRESENTED BY
JOSH WIDDICOMBE
PM AWARDS 2012
Alongside a record number of award entries, our biggest crowd to date joined Miles Jupp for the all new Performance Marketing Awards in 2012. New categories of Best use of Data, Best Consumer Targeting Campaign and Best use of Email showed the movement of the industry into a new arena of Performance Marketing.
PRESENTED BY
MILES JUPP
A4UAWARDS 2011
A record breaking crowd joined Rufus Hound for our 5th Awards. The introduction of a number of new award categories including ‘Best use of Mobile’, ‘Best use of Social Media’ and the ‘Hot Shot Rising Star’ award were scheduled to match the evolution of the industry.
PRESENTED BY
RUFUS HOUND
A4UAWARDS 2010
After reaching capacity at the Hilton Park Lane we moved to Europe’s largest ballroom at the Grosvenor House Hotel. 2010 was a year for vouchercodes.co.uk as they scooped three major categories. New ones included ‘Best Lead Generation Campaign’ and ‘Best Paid Search Partnership’.
PRESENTED BY
KEVIN BRIDGES
A4UAWARDS 2009
Jason Manford took to the stage in 2009 as we once again reached the venue capacity. A year of innovation from Skimlinks secured the team three awards including Innovative Publisher, Best New Entrant and Best use of Technology.
PRESENTED BY
JASON MANFORD
A4UAWARDS 2008
Firmly supported by the industry and Hosted by no other than Michael McIntyre our first black tie awards were a sell out and firmly put Affiliate Marketing into the well deserved spotlight.
PRESENTED BY
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
A4UAWARDS 2007
Our inaugural awards were co-located with a4uexpo, Europe’s largest Performance Marketing Conference. The first awards were a laid back affair with traditional Fish and Chips and a networking vibe. A fantastic year for Affiliate Window as they secure three major awards including Publisher’s Choice of Network.
PRESENTED BY
‘DAVID BRENT’
Our 2021 Sponsors
Founded in 1993 to specialise in car insurance, over the years Admiral has responded to customer trends by diversifying its product offering. In 2005, it launched MultiCar, a product designed to help people with two or more cars get a better deal and in 2013, it launched its telematics product LittleBox which helps safe drivers receive discounts based on their driving style. Admiral also offers other insurance products including home insurance, travel insurance, pet insurance, van insurance, learner driver insurance and MultiCover, enabling customers to insure their cars and home on one policy. In 2019 Admiral launched Admiral Rewards, helping customers to earn cash rewards which accumulate in a digital wallet, these rewards can then be redeemed as cash into the customers bank account once a policy renews or a new Admiral policy is purchased. Not only does Admiral offer competitive and comprehensive insurance, it now also helps customers to pay for it too. Rewardingly Simple.
Aira grows businesses using multi-channel digital marketing strategies that are measured in sales and revenue – we bring you the fresh eyes of a multidisciplinary team for objective advice, creative solutions, and an infectious dose of enthusiasm.
At Aklamio, we believe that a company’s best assets are its customers, their networks, and the power of incentive marketing. Our mission is to empower brands to succeed in a customer-centric world by building the world’s #1 platform for customer incentivization.
Founded in 2011, Aklamio has become Europe’s most successful referral marketing solution, trusted by companies such as Virgin Media, Three, Vodafone, PayPal, Endesa, o2, and over 300 international brands.
Our 100+ employees work in our HQ in Berlin and London, with teams in Madrid and Paris. Aklamio was ranked 2nd fastest growing technology startup in Germany (Financial Times, Europe’s 1000 Fastest Growing Companies, 2019) and continues to expand internationally.
Branch provides the leading cross-platform linking and attribution platform, offering solutions that unify user experience and measurement across devices and channels. Branch powers mobile links and cross-platform measurement to more than 3 billion monthly users across the globe, and has been selected by over 75,000 apps since 2014 — including Adobe, BuzzFeed, Yelp, and many more.
CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction) is the leading global performance marketing platform, specializing in affiliate programs that drive scalable, profitable growth for businesses around the world. CJ is the platform of choice for over 3,800 global advertiser brands across all verticals including retail, travel, finance & technology, and network & home services. CJ facilitates partnerships with over 80,000 publishers that allow brands to engage billions of consumers worldwide. As part of Publicis Groupe, aligned with Publicis Media, CJ leverages unparalleled data, technology, and expertise to power a truly customer-centric approach to performance marketing. Dare to think big and expect even bigger results with CJ.
Millions of people globally trust Finder to help them make better decisions. We understand that making everyday life decisions such as finding a credit card, buying a home or choosing the right insurance can be daunting! That’s why we’re here. Our goal is to help people navigate those complex decisions by making them less of a chore (and hopefully less of a bore, too!).
In the UK we now help a million people each month learn how to get a better deal across hundreds of categories from financial services to travel and shopping. Our content experts create in-depth guides, reviews and comparison tools to meet the needs of our wide range of users.
Genie Ventures is a fast growing digital marketing and publishing company which owns and operates four successful brands: Genie Goals, Broadband Genie, Genie Shopping and Office Genie.
We’re based in Cambridge with a staff of more than 60 fantastic people and operate principally in the UK, European and US markets. We are a tech-focused company and work directly with some of the biggest global brands including Google, Amazon, Karl Lagerfeld and Sky.
Global Savings Group is a tech-driven rewards company empowering millions of people to make better purchase decisions.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Munich, Global Savings Group is Europe’s largest shopping rewards company with an existing international footprint in more than twenty markets. We provide people with access to exclusive savings, deals, product information & reviews and discovery from their favourite stores and brands.
Through its successful acquisitions of IGraal, Pouch, and Shoop, GSG consolidates the industry and manages to establish a comprehensive portfolio of leading consumer brands and solutions.
In addition, we have built outstanding partnerships with the largest news publishers worldwide, such as Daily Mail, Metro, CNN, El Pais, Le Monde, Focus among many others. We are committed to connecting brands and customers worldwide, building strong partnerships, and helping shoppers make smarter decisions.
Impact is the global leader in Partnership Automation and catalyst for the new Partnership Economy. Impact accelerates enterprise growth by automating the full partnership lifecycle, including: discovery, recruitment, contracting, engagement, fraud protection, optimisation and payment processing for enterprise partnerships. Impact’s Partnership Cloud™manages over £50B in e-commerce sales and processes over £2B per year in payments to partners. Impact drives revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as TUI, Ticketmaster, SecretEscapes, Treatwell, KwikFit, Virgin Experience Days and HelloFresh. Founded in Santa Barbara, CA in 2008, Impact has grown to over 500 employees and twelve offices worldwide. To learn more visit www.impact.com.
IMS London is a hybrid conference which educates brands, agencies, tech platforms and content creators, enabling them to make smarter decisions on their influencer marketing campaigns. Our events are carefully curated and designed with both influencers and brands in mind giving access to great content, networking opportunities and potential partnerships all in one action-packed day.
Love Savings Group is a PubTech Company operating in the performance marketing space helping advertisers drive sales and consumers save money through a portfolio of over 40 owned international coupon websites.
With over 10,000 advertisers and white label partnerships with The Irish Times in Ireland, Stuff in New Zealand, 7 News, ACM and Now to Love all in Australia Love Savings Group provide a truly global reach for advertisers.
MCG Digital Media is a high-performance digital marketing company with national clients across the UK delivering well thought-out paid search marketing campaigns. With a focus towards lead generation we integrate AI and machine learning into our campaign delivery allowing us to surpass our clients’ expectations to deliver highly valuable campaigns.
We are recognised by Google as a Premier Partner and we have worked with clients including Virgin Care and Bollington Insurance.
Partnerize is the leader in partnership automation. The Partnerize platform is the only of its kind to deliver a fully integrated, comprehensive suite of discovery, recruitment, optimization, payment, brand safety and fraud prevention capabilities for marketers seeking a high transparency, scalable subsidy to alleviate pressure on their unit economics as a result of over dependence on primary sales and marketing channels. Supported by unrivaled service including the category’s only in-housing support program, with Partnerize, you’re in control of the entire partnership marketing lifecycle—all on a single platform. Partnerize has a global footprint, retaining offices in Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. For more information on how Partnerize helps turn your partnerships into a profit center, please visit https://partnerize.com/en.
We’re PerformanceIN, we connect and engage with the performance marketing community whilst facilitating industry debate, education and rewarding innovation, success and best practice. With its roots way back to 2001, PerformanceIN is the leading global performance marketing publication, shedding light on the most important matters and trends in the measurable side of marketing.
PI LIVE London is an annual gathering of the brightest minds in e-commerce, affiliate and performance marketing. Our events are carefully curated and designed with both retailers and publishers in mind giving access to great content, leading technologies and potential partners across two action-packed days.
Our last two events have grown 25% YOY and we invite you to join us once more at Old Billingsgate on 19-20 October 2021.
JoinPiggy is an International money saving destination that allows its users to acquire incentives when shopping online, in the form of cashback and/or Discount codes. We offer our users our services via a browser extension, localised websites, email and social marketing.
Publisher Discovery gives you unique insight and analysis on your competitor’s affiliate programmes, to help you identify and engage with new affiliates. Using AI we rank and match these affiliates to your specific needs.
The platform and data help affiliate managers find:
- See which affiliates your competitior’s use
- See all websites an affiliate owns across every network
- AI intelligence ranks each affiliate to show the best ones for you
- Reach out via email or social media and recruit your new affiliates
Rakuten Advertising connects leading agencies, brands and publishers to active and engaged consumers around the world. With access to Rakuten’s diverse media properties and audiences, combined with an award-winning performance network and proprietary consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty. Its foundation of advanced technology, data and strategic services positions Rakuten Advertising to offer a differentiated suite of marketing and advertising solutions, while constantly pushing the industry forward. It is a division of Rakuten Inc. (4755: TOKYO), one of the world’s leading Internet service companies. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices throughout EMEA, APAC, LATAM and North America. Learn more at www.RakutenAdvertising.com.
Making Incremental Sales Your Competitive Advantage.
Redbrain is a strategic online shopping partner that uses AI, enhanced with great human thinking to bring you additional sales without interfering with your in-house efforts. Last year our retailers made over £528 million in additional sales using Redbrain’s incremental sales engine.
RevLifter is on a mission to make every eCommerce deal intelligent across the entire customer journey.
Its market-leading platform enables brands across all verticals to launch real-time hyper-personalized offers that exceed goals for revenue, sales, conversions, acquisition, retention, and more. RevLifter’s cutting-edge solutions are rapid to implement, paid on performance, and consistently deliver the best possible outcome for brands and their customers.
Taboola powers recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like. The company’s platform, powered by artificial intelligence, is used by digital properties, including websites, devices and mobile apps, to drive monetization and user engagement. Taboola has long-term partnerships with some of the top digital properties in the world, including CNBC, NBC News, Business Insider, The Independent and El Mundo. More than 13,000 advertisers use Taboola to reach over 500 million daily active users in a brand-safe environment. The company has offices in 18 cities worldwide, including New York and Tel Aviv.
Taboola is going public via a merger with ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd. (NYSE: IACA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. For more information visit: https://www.taboola.com/press-release/taboola-goes-public.
Learn more at www.taboola.com and follow @taboola on Twitter.
Talking Influence is brought to you by the team behind PerformanceIN, who are specialists in curating great content, research, communities, and events. Our mission is to help support the influencer marketing industry by showcasing the very latest case studies, news and stats to support everyone’s growth within the eco-system.
The Groupon Reach Network is the collaboration of vouchercloud and Groupon along with our whitelabel partners. Supported by The Mirror, Mumsnet, and the Irish Independent, the Groupon Reach Network is the ultimate shopper destination
As one of the industry’s largest players, the Reach Network gives you access to more customers, unrivalled reach, streamlined account management, and improved campaign performance – all through a single, unified approach.
At VoucherCodes our mission is simple: to connect our 8.9 million smart shoppers with more than 5,000 restaurant, retail, and leisure brands across the UK.
Via our site, mobile app, and browser extension we’re able to create highly-tailored and innovative campaigns to deliver on a range of business objectives. Our Partnerships team is dedicated to understanding your specific needs and will work with you to create campaigns that support your strategic goals.
So whether you’re looking to attract new customers, communicate a fresh brand image, drive in-store footfall, or increase basket value, we’ll be there side-by-side with your team to provide the best possible solutions.