Each of 2022's eight panels will be headed up by a jury chair, selected for their experience and expertise in their respective fields.
Entries for the 14
th annual
Bookmark Awards are open until Monday, 9 May at midnight.
2022's eight categories consist of:
- Marketing
- Publishing
- Performance Marketing
- Social, Community and Influencer Marketing
- Builders
- Innovative Engineers
- Youth Action, and
- Special Honours.
This is with the aim to place users first, create and maintain a consistent approach to measurement, transform the industry from within and provide trustworthy digital supply chains.
In keeping with IAB South Africa's mandate to transform the industry from within, the
Bookmarks panels are comprised of a diverse group of South Africans from within the digital and marketing industries.
All of the panel members are nominated by their peers to ensure that the judging panel is not only indicative of and endorsed by the larger industry, but that all work submitted for the awards is judged fairly by those with relevant expertise.
Marketing panel
- Kabelo Moshapalo, chief creative officer at Ogilvy Johannesburg (chairperson)
- Jerusha Raath, head of Adspace Studio at Media24
- Thami Majola, head of brand at Vodacom
- Jamaine Chiwaye, integrated brand strategist at MediaCom
- Matthew Van der Walk, executive creative director at VMLY&R
- Ray Langa, managing director at Levergy
- Nthabiseng Matshekga, executive head of group marketing at Nedbank
- Bruno Bertrand, digital commerce and marketing director at Esteé Lauder Companies
- Jabulani Sigege, executive creative director at Machine_
- Melissa Raath, senior art director at Ogilvy, and
- Artwell Nwaila, head of creative at Google.
Publisher panel
- Lebogang Boshomane, SowetanLIVE online editor at Arena Holdings (chairperson)
- JD Engelbrecht, managing director at Everlytic
- Joanne Hope, co-founder and chief operating officer at 2Stories
- Zainab Slemang van Rijmenant, managing partner at Chimera Creative
- Jon Savage, director at in_Broadcasting
- Nidha Narrandes, creative director at Reel Stories
- Carla Bernardo, communication and engagement manager at DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security
- Anton Marsh, managing director at Now Media
- Naeem Imam, founder of IMAMEDIA, and
- Rikashni Rangasamy, senior manager of digital at SuperSport.
Performance Marketing panel
- Audrey Naidoo, head of digital marketing at ABSA (chairperson)
- Sue Disler, head of digital at Have You Heard
- Nivasha Pillay, head of digital and systems acceleration at MediaCom
- Wayne Tigere, strategic performance lead at Dentsu
- Jade Arenstein, global service lead of analytics, data and BI at Incubeta
- Simone Frost, head of digital marketing at Telesure Investment Holdings
- Lerato Modisakeng, head of platforms and performance media at Wavemaker
- Andreas Shifotoka, digital marketing specialist for customer experience and product communications at WesBank
- Maude Korte, head of commercialisation at Nedbank
- Vuyisile Kubeka, digital strategist at Roast, and
- Ashleigh Brooker, head of digital at Philip Morris International.
Social Community and Influencer Marketing panel
- Zahira Kharsany, head of social and digital strategist at Gorilla Creative Media (chairperson)
- Mongezi Mtati, brand strategist at Rogerwilco
- Lebo Moerane, social and digital lead at VMLY&R
- Janine Jellars, author and social media strategist at The Big SA Hair Book
- Nosipho Ginindza, managing director at SoulProviders Collective
- Jonathan Lavender, creative director at Hellosquare
- Theodora Lee, creative group head at King James Group / Accenture Interactive
- Maxinne Mboweni, copywriter at Ogilvy
- Clinton Myeni, senior graphic designer at Oliver Africa (U-Studio)
- Muchaneta Madavo, social lead at Dentsu, and
- MJ Khan, head of group digital communications at Sasol.
Builders panel
- Jessica van der Westhuyzen, digital marketer at 10X Investments (chairperson)
- Genie Botha, head of product design at MakeReign
- Charles Lee Matthews, publisher and CEO of Inc.Africa
- Tracy Lindner, digital strategist at Creativly
- Charne Munien, strategy director at VMLY&R
- Emily Shaw, strategy partner at Machine_
- Jason Stewart, co-founder and managing partner of Have You Heard
- Lara Pietersen, experience consultant at Equal Experts, and
- Mapule Bodibe, chief consumer officer at MTN.
Innovative Engineers panel
- Walter Madzonga, programme manager of digital strategy and innovation at ShopriteX (chairperson)
- Vusi Khosa, head of UX and UI design at Hellocomputer
- Tilesh Bhaga, creative technologist at Grey Johannesburg
- Greg Davies, chief design officer at PlusNarrative
- Nazareen Ebrahim, CEO of Naz Consulting International
- Tebogo Maleka, business director at Fuelcontent (part of HelloFCB+)
- Mandisa Bohlela, senior marketing manager of digital at Nedbank
- Johan Walters, lead consultant at Incubeta
- Lindsay Johnson, customer experience head of awareness at Philip Morris International
- Adrian Naidoo, managing partner strategy and consulting at Mindshare South Africa, and
- Lesley-Anne van der Nest, deputy managing director at HelloFCB+.
Youth Action panel
- Luzuko Tena, social media director at MediaCom (chairperson)
- Lineo Msimka, digital trends analyst at Draftline
- Lerato Dumisa, senior brand manager of Sunlight at Unilever
- Su Little, manager of online education at Red & Yellow School
- Aasiyah Adams, founder of Abaguquli
- Skhumbuzo Tuswa, creative group head at King James Group / Accenture Interactive
- Lesego Ngcamu, executive head of digital and interactive marketing at Standard Bank
- Insaaf Khan, chief growth officer at VMLY&R
- Lethu Zimu, creative group head at Think Creative Africa, and
- Nazeema Mia, media ops director at Hello FCB+.
Special Honours panel
- Ryan McManus, chief creative officer at VMLY&R South Africa (chairperson)
- Niamh NicLiam, head of business partnerships at Incubeta
- Darren Mansour, owner and managing director at So Interactive
- Dineo Mofokeng, manager of digital, direct and social media marketing at Standard Bank
- Dan Berkowitz, group executive creative director at Have You Heard
- Stephane Rogovsky, CEO of R-Squared Agency
- Elizabeth Mokwena, marketing director at Unilever
- Hayley Doron-Weil, executive creative partner of FCB Joburg
- Danni Pinch, executive creative director at King James Group / Accenture Interactive, and
- Ashleigh Burton, digital marketing director at NS Group.
The 2022
Bookmark Awards are supported by DStv Media Sales as its naming rights partner.
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