DMN Awards 2020: Announcing the Finalists

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  • Tension: In an era of rapid digital transformation, marketers grapple with identifying strategies that truly resonate and drive meaningful engagement.
  • Noise: The industry often equates success with flashy campaigns and the latest tech trends, overlooking the foundational elements of effective marketing.
  • Direct Message: Authentic, customer-centric strategies that prioritize genuine connection over gimmicks are what set leading marketers apart in today’s landscape.

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live.

Our panel of independent judges got to work before the holidays, reviewing the submissions for 2020’s Campaign, Marketing Tech Company, and Personality Awards. From their work, we’ve generated a list of finalists. We’ll be announcing the winners at the Awards ceremony at the Dream Midtown on Thursday, February 20. We’ll also be announcing overall winners for Campaign of the Year and Marketing Tech Company of the Year.

Tickets will be on sale next week: watch this space.

 

Campaigns

Retail:

Selligent*

Healthcare:

Pathway

Ogury and AdCouncil

Consumer:

Conversant

Acquia and VMLY&R (Nashville)

Sports & Entertainment:

AdColony*

B2B:

StoneTurn

ON24

Companies

AdTech/Programmatic:

Conversant

MRP

Analytics/Data Platform:

LeanData

Invoca

Content Marketing:

Sitecore

Vennli

Email Marketing:

MessageGears

Phrasee

Marketing Automation:

Acquia

Bluecore

Marketing Cloud:

Selligent

Sprinklr

Mobile Marketing:

CleverTap

Simpli.fi

Personalities

Marketing Tech Executive of the Year:

Cynthia Sener

Grad Conn

Marketer of the Year:

Jennifer Wong

Valerie Jennings

*Outright winner.

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Abby Miller

Abby Miller is the editor of DMNews.

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