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Tag: 'Awards and 2009'

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• BIMA Awards 2009 – Event and Results

  Posted by Chris Kempt on November 20, 2009

  And the award for biggest hangover goes to…
  Well, I doubt I’ll win that one, it’s sure to be a tough category with plenty of strong contenders, but I can tell you that today has been a little bit of a struggle to say the least…
  Through sheer force of will and due to popular demand we’ve
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• Announcing the Shortlist – BIMA Awards 2009

  Posted by Chris Kempt on October 15, 2009

  It’s with great pleasure that I can announce the shortlist for the 2009 BIMA awards.

  The standard this year was exceptionally high which is reflected in a 10% increase in average score and we’re also proud to have attracted entries from approximately 30% more agencies than last year so it was a tough field.

  I’d like to offer my congratulations to the shortlisted agencies and thank the many high quality entries that weren’t lucky enough to make it through. I think we can all be very proud of the incredibly high standard of work produced by the UK industry as a whole particularly in such difficult time for business. It’s a cliché, but clearly adversity breeds creativity…

• BIMA Awards Judging Day, Quick Report.

  Posted by Chris Kempt on September 25, 2009

  Hi All, well yesterday was the big day, the BIMA Awards judging day, which was (I think I can say) a triumph.
  I can’t tell you how proud I was to see so many top practitioners in one room at the same time. As i commented to one of the judging groups, with the collective gravitas
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• BIMA Deadline Extended to 24th August

  Posted by Chris Kempt on August 6, 2009

  Hi All, just a quick post to let you know that due to popular demand the entry deadline for the awards has been extended to midnight on Monday the 24th of August.
  It’s good to hear that business has picked up for so many of you, hopefully this extension will make your lives just that little
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• Judges Announced for the 2009 BIMA Awards

  Posted by Chris Kempt on July 23, 2009

  Today we’re announcing the judging panel for the 2009 BIMA Awards – its most prestigious line up ever.
  The panel includes industry gurus such as Alex Smith of Microsoft, Charles Cecil of Revolution Software, John Chasey – CEO at Finblade, Kate Keane of Johnson & Johnson, Kelly Bennett – Director of Digital at Warner Pictures, Gareth Jones
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• EPiServer and Ultraspeed Kick off Awards Sponsorship

  Posted by Chris Kempt on July 21, 2009

  I’m very pleased to announce that we’ve confirmed the first two sponsors for the awards, many thanks to our partners at EPiServer and Ultraspeed who have become the official sponsors of the Social Media and Online categories respectively. Talks are in progress with a number of other potential sponsors so if you happen to be
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• Awards ‘09 Now Open!

  Posted by Chris Kempt on July 8, 2009

  Hi All,
  It is with a great deal of pleasure (and a degree of relief!) that I can announce the opening of the BIMA Awards 2009.
  The site is now up and open for entries so head on over to the awards site at: bimaawards.com to check out all the changes. Once you’ve done that get entering!
  The observant
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• Awards Site Coming Really Soon, I Promise!

  Posted by Chris Kempt on July 7, 2009

  Okay, barring a very minor technical glitch we’re pretty much there on the awards site. With a bit of luck we’ll be able to launch it tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

• Revised Awards Timeline

  Posted by Chris Kempt on June 24, 2009

  Hi All!
  As per my previous post we’re aiming to have the awards site up and open to entries by the end of next week subject to some final technical work. In the mean time, do please get your comments in on the categories, I’m particularly interested in further input on the social media group, our
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• 2009 Awards – Update 2

  Posted by Chris Kempt on June 17, 2009

  Hi All, well I guess it’s like busses, you wait for ages and then two come along at once!
  Well we’ve had a busy few weeks on the awards and I’m pleased to say it’s all starting to come together. We’re running a little bit behind schedule but it’s nothing that we can’t handle! Here’s a
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