AMI announces 2021 award winners
By Jonas Lopez in Marcoms News on Tuesday, 30th November 2021 at 2:09pm
The Australian Marketing Institute (AIM) has recognised a new batch of honourees at this year’s national Awards for Marketing Excellence.In the special categories, the Certified Practicing Marketer of the Year title went to Kristie Atkins, managing partner of Wink, and Jane Hillsdon of Dragonfly Marketing.
Tom Woodward of Crimsafe Security Systems earned the honours for chief marketing officer of the year.
The Life Member awards went to SGS Australia GM for sales and marketing Lynda Cavalera and TM Clark and Associates director Trevor Clark.
Meanwhile, for the campaign category, the Claire Bennett agency’s Original Tasmanian Timber campaign stood tall for best in brand revitalisation, integrated marketing communications program, product/service revitalisation, and insight-dri...
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