The Media i Awards, recognising media sales excellence, were announced last night at a sold-out awards ceremony in Sydney.
Voted by peers, the Media i Awards acknowledge the important role media sales representatives play in the continual pursuit of media advertising excellence.
Introduced in 2011, the Media i Awards are the only awards dedicated to recognising the contribution of media owners.
This year more than 2100 media agency professionals voted across three categories:
• National Sales Team of the Year
• Sales Team of the Year by Market (NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia & South Australia)
• Sales Person of the Year by Category by Market (NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia & South Australia)
Media i’s Chris Winterburn
Charles Parry-Okeden, CEO Media i, spoke at the ceremony of the importance of collaboration between media agencies and media partners.
“These awards not only recognise the professionalism and excellence of sales individuals and teams, but the success they achieved for clients in collaboration with media agencies.
“We are extremely proud of tonight’s event. The response from our finalists has been overwhelming reinforcing the significance of this initiative to sales teams and individuals across the country. We would like to congratulate all of tonight’s winners on their fantastic achievement,” said Chris Winterburn, managing director Media i.
Winning Newspaper Sales individuals
Sales Representative of the Year Magazines
NSW Olivia Simons Bauer
VIC Demi Martello Bauer
QLD Giulianna Stead Bauer
SA Georgia Matthews Russell Media [Pacific]
WA Martin Atanassov Nine
Sales Representative of the Year Newspapers
NSW Alastair Forbes News Corp Australia
VIC Ben Walton News Corp Australia
QLD Tenielle Jordan News Corp Australia
SA Dipti Trivedi News Corp Australia
WA Kelly Trepkowski West Australian Newspapers
Sales Representative of the Year Outdoor/Cinema
NSW Tom Bonnell QMS
VIC Tom Zavecz Shopper Media Group
QLD Renee Jonsen JCDecaux
SA Lucy Carey JCDecaux
WA Damien Bodestyne JCDecaux
Sales Representative of the Year Radio
NSW Sandy Rogers Southern Cross Austereo
VIC Denis Donati ARN
QLD Lauren Everist ARN
SA Jenna Hawkins ARN
SA Thea Petros Southern Cross Austereo
WA Aaron Bryant ARN
Sales Representative of the Year Digital
NSW Hayley Treasure Spotify
VIC Luke Burr Verizon Media
QLD Alison Powell Verizon Media
SA Imran Khalil Nine
WA Tom Bajrovic Nine
Sales Representative of the Year Television
NSW Luke Duignan Seven
VIC Georgia Ratcliffe Network Ten
QLD Dave Box Southern Cross Austereo
SA Adele Gibb Network Ten
WA Natasha Twentyman Nine
2019 Teams Winners List
NSW ARN
VIC Nine
QLD Verizon Media
SA Network Ten
WA Nine
2019 National Sales Team of the Year
National Nine
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Top Photo: Nine’s winning National Sales Team – chief sales officer Michael Stephenson is somewhere in the middle