The MFA has completed category judging of the 2017 annual awards and today announced that 72 finalists have been recognised for their outstanding work.
Judging took place in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with more than 150 senior representatives involved.
“Our goal is to showcase great work that works, recognising the most innovative and effective work being produced by our industry," MFA CEO Sophie Madden says.
"This year doesn’t disappoint, the quality of entries was high and demonstrated innovation, imagination and the diverse nature of what constitutes the scope of a media agency today. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to celebrating your success on Thursday October 19 at the Royal Hall of Industries."
Earlier this year the MFA announced a revision to its awards, entrants now have the potential to win a Gold, Silver and/or Bronze trophy in each category. In addition, this year the MFA will be recognising great digital effectiveness through a partnership with the IAB.
A separate panel of judges will review the finalist entries and select the five best examples of great digital effectiveness. These entries will be identified at the 19th annual MFA Awards. Tickets to the event can be purchased via the MFA website.
The 2017 MFA Awards finalists are:
Automotive Vehicles, Product & Services
- Hyundai Motor Company Australia, Hyundai Dealer Stealer, Ansible and Initiative
Durable Consumer Goods
- Microsoft, Windows 10 Analyser: Doing More. Just like You, Carat Australia
- LEGO Australia, Build Australia, UM Sydney
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
- COTY, Best Kept Secret, HYLAND
- Unilever, Streets – How Hyper Relevance Put Streets Ice Cream Back On The Lips of Aussies, PHD
Financial Services
- Latitude Financial Services, You Can Do Better, CHE Proximity
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), Westpac Bump Launch Campaign, Media Lab
Food & Beverages – Sponsored by ASB
- Simplot Australia, Rolling Home With A Chiko - How We Put The Humble Chiko Roll Back In The Driver’s Seat By Owning The Customer Journey (Home), Cummins&Partners
- Unilever, Tapping Into The Tipping Point With Lipton Ice Tea, PHD Media
- Coca-Cola South Pacific, Fanta Relaunch, UM Sydney
- Meat & Livestock Australia, Spring Lamb, UM Sydney
Public Sector, Utilities & Charities
- Go Gentle Australia, Be The Bill - How We Harnessed The Power Of Personalization To Put Euthanasia On The Political Agenda, Cummins&Partners
- WWF Australia, Safe Passage For Sea Creatures, Starcom
- Transport for NSW, Wiggles, UM Sydney
Media & Entertainment – Sponsored by OzTAM
- Foxtel: Showcase, How A Prison Rat Made Wentworth No.1 On Foxtel, Mindshare
- Foxtel, Marketing At The Speed Of Sport: Foxtel's Next Generation Media Platform, Mindshare
- SBS, Deep Water, Zenith
Retail & eCommerce
- eHarmony, ‘Be My Valentine', OMD Australia
- Ancestry.com.au, Storytelling Is In Our DNA, OMD
Telco, Travel, Leisure & Other Services
- Tourism Western Australia, #JUSTANOTHERDAYINWA - How We Harnessed The Power Of Social Media To Enable A Few, To Get The Many, To Sell (to) The Lot, Cummins&Partners
- Vodafone, 30 Days Of Power, MEC
- Google, The Google app & The Voice, PHD Australia
Best Communications Strategy
- Flordis, Prospan 'Don't Ignore A Cough', AFFINITY
- Cochlear, The Hearing Test In Disguise, CHE Proximity
- Go Gentle Australia, Be The Bill - Harnessing The Power Of Personalization To Put Euthanasia On The Political Agenda, Cummins&Partners
- Coca-Cola South Pacific, Fanta Relaunch, UM Sydney
Best New Product Launch/Relaunch
- Microsoft, Forza Horizon 3: Leave Your Limits, Carat Australia
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), Westpac Bump Account Launch, Media Lab
- Coca-Cola South Pacific, Fanta Relaunch, UM Sydney
Best Integrated Campaign
- Cochlear, The Hearing Test In Disguise, CHE Proximity
- Google, The Google app & The Voice, PHD Australia
- Meat & Livestock Australia, Spring Lamb, UM Sydney
- Coca-Cola South Pacific, Fanta Relaunch, UM Sydney
Best Use of a Small Budget (Up to $300,000)
- Cochlear, The Hearing Test In Disguise, CHE Proximity
- DrinkWise, How To Date Properly, MediaCom
- WWF Australia, Safe Passage For Sea Creatures, Starcom
- Lion, The Chocolate Easter Keg, UM Sydney
Most Innovative Use of Media – Sponsored by Nine Entertainment Co.
- University of Melbourne, Made Possible By Melbourne, McCann Melbourne
- Foxtel, Marketing At The Speed Of Sport: Foxtel’s Next Generation Media
- Platform, Mindshare
- Qantas, Out Of Office, The Monkeys
Best Collaboration
- FremantleMedia Australia, Family Feud Disney Edition, FremantleMedia Australia
- University of Melbourne, Made Possible By Melbourne, McCann Melbourne
- Google, The Google app & The Voice, PHD Australia
Best Use of Technology
- Foxtel: Showcase, How A Prison Rat Made Wentworth No.1 On Foxtel, Mindshare
- Foxtel, Marketing At The Speed Of Sport: Foxtel's Next Generation Media Platform, Mindshare
- Unilever, Streets – How Hyper Relevance Put Streets Ice Cream Back On The Lips Of Aussies, PHD
Best Demonstration of Short-Term Results – Sponsored by Facebook
- Flordis, Prospan 'Don't Ignore A Cough', AFFINITY
- Go Gentle Australia, Be The Bill - Harnessing The Power Of Personalization To Put Euthanasia On The Political Agenda, Cummins&Partners
- Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Gets Short Term Results From Long Lost Family, OMD
- Hanes / BONDS, BONDS Comfytails - "Reaching Only Those That Have Outgrown Uncomfortable”, OMD
- Asahi Premium Beverages, VCTV By Vodka Cruiser, Vizeum / The Story Lab
Best Demonstration of Long-Term Results – Sponsored by MOVE
- Ford Motor Company Australia, Tough Done Smarter, GTB Australia
- ANZ, ‘Buy Ready', PHD Melbourne
Best Use of Data, Adtech, Analytics or Research
- Flordis, Prospan 'Don't Ignore A Cough', AFFINITY
- Cochlear, The Hearing Test In Disguise, CHE Proximity
- Flight Centre Travel Group, Building The Flight Centre Travel Group Co-op, Ikon Communications
- The University of Sydney, Dynamic Recruitment, The Monkeys
Best Use of Real-Time Marketing
- Foxtel, How Foxtel Gave Every Aussie Fan A Pocket NBA Analyst, Mindshare
- Unilever, Streets – How Hyper Relevance Put Streets Ice Cream Back On The Lips Of Aussies, PHD
- Google, The Google app & The Voice, PHD Australia
- The University of Sydney, Dynamic Recruitment, The Monkeys
People & Culture Award
- The Maxus PACEMAKER Committee, Maxus Communications Australia
- Conquering Churn With Life/Work Blend, OMD
- Behind PHD's Transformation, A Journey Of 180 People, PHD Media
Marketing Team of the Year – Sponsored by the AANA
- Meat & Livestock Australia
- NAB
- Westpac Group
Media Partner of the Year
- Adshel Street Furniture
- Nova Entertainment
- Val Morgan
Pro Bono/Cause Marketing Initiative - In recognition of Pam Lane
- Foodbank, Foodbank Food Fight 2016, Maxus
- The Pyjama Foundation, OMD & The Pyjama Foundation, OMD Sydney
In order to determine the coveted Grand Prix Award sponsored by RED, the gold trophy category winners will be reviewed again by a separate panel of senior industry representatives.
Finalists in the NGEN category will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 2017 MFA Awards sponsors are:
Grand Prix – RED
Major Sponsors – AANA, ASB, facebook, MOVE, Nine Entertainment Co. & OzTAM
Supporting Sponsor - IAB
Distinguished Sponsors – ARN, Lion, Media I, MPA, Nielsen Media, SMI & Val
Morgan
Media Partner – AdNews
Charity Partner – UnLtd
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