Media i today announced that the 2017 Media i Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday November 15 at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney.
This year’s program sees a full slate of sponsors including the principle sponsor MFA (Media Federation of Australia), along with category sponsors:
• Carat
• Initiative Media
• IPG Mediabrands
• OMD
• PHD
• Posterscope
• Starcom
• The Media Store
• UM
• Vizeum
The Media i Awards acknowledge the important role media sales representatives play in the continual pursuit of media excellence.
Chris Winterburn, MD of Media i, commented:
“The Media i Awards are the original, and still the biggest, awards program celebrating excellence in media sales. Voted on by near 80% of [media owner facing] media agency professionals they provide unprecedented recognition of the best in the business and the role they play in delivering outstanding results for their clients. We thank the MFA and our returning agency sponsors who continue to highlight their appreciation and support of their media owner partners.”
Sophie Madden, CEO of the MFA, said:
“Media sales is a dynamic and fast-moving career and the Media iAwards provides the opportunity for our industry to pause and acknowledge the outstanding contributions of teams and individuals. We are delighted to continue as the principal sponsor.”