This award will commend an outstanding woman who is working in a marketing or PR role in the industry; either in-house or for an agency or as a freelancer. We are looking to celebrate the achievements of a strategic thinker, who consistently shows astuteness, professionalism and creativity, as well as a desire to learn and innovate.

What the judges are looking for

• The individual’s contribution to their organisation or wider industry so far and success across a variety of marketing or PR challenges. Their on-going desire to learn and innovate. Their understanding of the ever-growing array of tools and channels at their disposal.
• A supporting letter from their line manager or superior or client, highlighting their achievements to date and explaining why they are a worthy winner.
• Demonstration of strategic-thinking, ROI astuteness, professionalism and creativity.

***Please include in your answers, details of a campaign, project or a sustained marketing effort, which includes the following information;

• Objectives
• Summary of action taken on campaign/project/sustained effort
• The impact and results
• Links to supporting materials e.g. web pages, PDFs, PR coverage etc

Key Dates

• Nominations Open – Monday 10th July 2023
• Nominations Closing Date – Friday 1st September 2023*
• Shortlist Announced – At IBC Show 2023
• Awards  Ceremony – Tuesday 7th November 2023

*Extended deadline

When applying

Please note – there is no save option on the form, so we would recommend drafting your longer answers on Word/Notes and copying/pasting onto the form. There is a minimum and maximum word count on applications – we encourage you to keep to these else the submission will be void.

Terms and conditions can be viewed here. For any further questions, please contact Rise on awards@risewib.com.