APG announces 15 finalists for 2015 Planning Idol Awards; to be held at Sydney’s Bar 100, Nov 12
The Communications Council’s Account Planning Group (APG) today announces a 15 strong list will progress to the final round of the 2015 Planning Idol awards, which will be held at Sydney’s Bar 100 in The Rocks on Thursday 12 November.
54 submissions were accepted and reviewed by the APG Committee, responding to a fundraising brief set by ReachOut.com. Entries are accepted in a general student category, with one finalist set to be crowned the next APG Planning Idol.
The successful 15 will now present their strategies to a panel of APG Judges and ReachOut representatives in the final day of judging.
The shortlist:
Molly Blacker – UM
Laura Brown – AJF Partnership
Zoe Bruce – M&C Saatchi
Sam Geer – UM
Sarah Hood – BMF
Eloise Lilley – Blue Hive
Craig McLeod – GPY&R
Scott Moore – VML
Kate Murphy – AJF Partnership
Shannon O’Brien – Initiative
Alexi Papanikitas – UM
Georgia Patch – Host Sydney
Hayley Read – Meerkats
Livia Stefanini – VCCP
Alistair Stephenson – M&C Saatchi
The standard of entries has once again impressed this year’s judges with a standout selection making the shortlist.
Says Brigitte Bayard, the most recent APG Planning Idol of AJF Partnership: “Winning Idol has been a very rewarding and valuable experience. I am grateful for the support of my agency, AJF Partnership, and wish this year’s entrants the best of luck for what will be an intense but stimulating judging day.”
APG Planning Idol is a unique competition designed to raise the profile of planning and foster new creative professionals into the discipline. Idol is part of The Communications Council overall program to support agency investment in talent.
This year’s judging panel includes:
Angela Morris, Executive Planning Director, J Walter Thompson Australia
Jason Lonsdale, Executive Planning Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Matt Scotten, National Strategy Director, UM
Carl Moggridge, Head of Strategy, Edelman Australia
Hugh Munro, Planning Director, BMF
Vanessa Morrison, Head of Qualitative Research & Strategy, Pollinate
Ashley de Silva, Director Marketing & Communications, ReachOut Australia
Naomi Buck, Head of Mentoring, UnLtd
Pieter-Paul von Weiler, Head of Strategy, AJF Partnership
Tickets for the award presentation are now on sale, with discounted prices for members.
For event details, please see here.
Finalist Judging & Presentation: Thursday 12 November 2015
Location: Level 4, Bar 100, 100 George St The Rocks
Tickets
APG & Communications Council members – $45
Non Members – $65
5 Comments
Congrats Scott!
Alistair and Zoe you bloody legends, making the M&C team proud!
Are members of the judging panel permitted to judge employees of the agencies they belong to? Just noticed a number of the finalists come from the same agencies as the judges.
Matt Scotten!
Pieter-Paul von Weiler