August 2018
The Drum Digital Trading Awards USA DEADLINE EXTENSIONS
Let’s remind the world that programmatic is a force for good. It is something we genuinely believe. People like you have transformed the economy, helped build amazing new business and opened up a sea of opportunities to entrepreneurs around the world.
You have created jobs, employment and improved the lives of millions. And that is the inspiration behind the Digital Trading Awards, in association with MiQ. It’s aim is to change the narrative around the sector by celebrating the success of people like you.
Click here to download your entry pack and contact Courtney Johnson directly to organise your deadline extension today.
The Drum Digital Trading Awards Apac deadline
Let’s remind the world that programmatic is a force for good. It is something we genuinely believe. People like you have transformed the economy, helped build amazing new business and opened up a sea of opportunities to entrepreneurs around the world.
You have created jobs, employment and improved the lives of millions. And that is the inspiration behind The Digital Trading Awards. Our aim is to change the narrative around the sector by celebrating the success of people like you.
The Drum Out Of Home Awards deadline
The Drum OOH Awards has launched its quest to remind the world of the power of this sector, and to find the very best in the business.
Winning one of these awards would guarantee you a huge profile. And our readers (I million unique visitors a month worldwide) are hungry to hear about best practice, as well as who are the best companies and people in the business. It helps them make better decisions - like who to work with.
The Drum Content Awards deadline
The Drum's mission is to shine a light on those individuals who create memorable and influential content marketing. With consumers being less interested in being sold to, content is becoming an essential part of a successful marketing plan.
These awards will recognise agencies, brands, publishers and platforms who are showing excellence and innovation. This is your opportunity to show the industry, your colleagues and your clients that your work is world class.
Entries are open for the 2018 awards. Click here to enter the awards.
The Video Issue published
Vol #39 Issue #10
Deadlines
Branded content: 20 August
Publication date: 19 September
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The Drum Agency Business Awards
The Drum Agency Business Awards (formerly The Drum Network Awards) aims to celebrate the very best run agencies.
Agencies are among the best run businesses in the industry. So, let us celebrate that fact and remind the world that your teams talent extends to running a great business as well as great marketing campaigns.
Download your entry pack here.
September 2018
The Drum Social Purpose Awards deadline
Details TBC.
At the The Drum Social Purpose Awards, we’ll be celebrating all organisations, whether Brand or Agencies, who are champions of change, and driving a more diverse, purposeful and socially responsible representation of marketing today.
The Drum Search Business Breakfast
London venue, TBC
8.30am – 10.00am
Join us for our latest installment of The Drum Breakfast where we expand on editorial features and give you the chance to ask our experts questions.
We invite you to a panel discussion with speakers who will share their insights within search marketing, current trends and all the latest developments in this sector.
Pitch Perfect 2018
Digitas, 146 Brick Lane, London
8:30am
Pitch Perfect is an event where The Drum focuses on helping agencies win new business. On 13 September, we dedicate the whole day to building on your current knowledge and skills and connect you with others who have great ideas on how to clinch that all-important client.
Early Bird tickets available here.
DMEXCO 2018
Cologne
12-13 September
As one of the world's largest expositions and conferences for the digital and tech industries, the eyes of the marketing world will be focused on DMEXCO in September. The Drum's editorial team will be in Cologne for the expo, reporting on the new tech on show as well as vital discussions on their impact.
Off Stone Briefing - Health
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
Details TBC.
Swing by our London offices to welcome The Drum's latest magazine issue.
The Health Issue published
Our Health issue will focus on the marketing opportunities and conversations being had around health and medical advertising.
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October 2018
Advertising Week - New York
Advertising Week New York is one of the biggest events in the advertising calendar. Our editorial team will be there, reporting on the most interesting debates, discussions and conversations coming out of the conference.
You can find more information about Advertising Week here.
ANA Masters of Marketing
27-27 October
One of the marketing industry's premier events, the ANA Masters of Marketing conference, held in Orlando, Florida, is a talking shop and gathering for advertisers, CMOs and digital innovators. Our editorial team will be reporting from the event.
The Drum Awards for the Digital Industries: Ceremony
Park Plaza Westminster, London
6.45pm - 1.00am
The DADIs (The Drum Awards for the Digital Industries) are open internationally to agencies and brands who are producing great digital work. From apps to consumer products, use of search to social media, paid media and VR, the DADIs have been recognising excellence for over 10 years.
Click here to enter the awards before the deadline on the 6 July.
The Drum Digital Trading Awards Apac: Ceremony
Singapore - Venue TBC
A must for your awards calendar in 2018. The second Digital Trading Awards APAC will bring together the elite of the industry to celebrate and reward their successes over the past year.
Off Stone Briefing - The Secret Life Of Kids
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
Details TBC.
Swing by our London offices to welcome The Drum's latest magazine issue, which focuses on how children consume media.
Secret Life Of Kids Issue published
As media continues to expand its reach into our lives, we look at how the next generation consumes content, and why marketers should care.
Send pitches to toyin.rodwell@thedrum.com.
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November 2018
The Drum Digital Trading Awards USA: Ceremony
Edison Ballroom, New York
6.30pm
A must for your awards calendar in 2018. The Digital Trading Awards USA will bring together the elite of the industry to celebrate and reward their successes over the past year
Register your interest to be the first to hear when we are open for entries.
The Drum Content Awards: Ceremony
London - Venue TBC
Time TBC
The Drum's mission is to shine a light on those individuals who create memorable and influential content marketing. With consumers being less interested in being sold to, content is becoming an essential part of a successful marketing plan.
These awards will recognise agencies, brands, publishers and platforms who are showing excellence and innovation. This is your opportunity to show the industry, your colleagues and your clients that your work is world class.
The Drum Search USA Awards: Ceremony
Edison Ballroom, New York
Time TBC
Register your interest to be the first to hear when we are open for entries.
The Drum B2B Brave Awards - Ceremony
Edison Ballroom, New York
6.30pm
Rewarding the best B2B marketing campaigns/strategies, these awards will accept from around the globe to find the best in terms of creativity, effectiveness, ROI and commercial results.
Register your interest to be the first to hear when we are open for entries.
The Drum Advertising Awards: Ceremony
Venue TBC
Time TBC
The Drum Advertising Awards are here to fly the flag for creativity in the midst of the digital revolution. We are swimming against the tide of popular opinion that it is in fact creativity, not tech, which is the true power behind the marketing industry.
Register your interest to be the first to hear more and when we are open for entries.
The Drum Social Purpose Awards
Details TBC.
At the The Drum Social Purpose Awards, we’ll be celebrating all organisations, whether brand or agencies, who are champions of change, and driving a more diverse, purposeful and socially responsible representation of marketing today.
Register your interest here.
The Drum Social Buzz Awards: Ceremony
London Marriot Hotel Grosvenor Square, London
6.45pm for 7.15pm - 1.00am
Join the elite of the UK's social media industry on Wednesday 29 November at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square to celebrate and reward your industry's success over the past year.
The Drum OOH Awards: Ceremony
London - Venue TBC
Time TBC
Out of home advertising is undoubtedly the most visual of all mediums, offering instant stand out and kudos for brands. The Drum OOH Awards mission is to make the marketers who create the work stand-out just as much as their campaigns.
By entering these awards you will help to demonstrate how -despite the increase of online opportunities- it has continued to deliver impressive results.
Register your interest to be the first to hear when we are open for entries.
Off Stone Briefing - Advertising is not a dirty word
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
Details TBC.
Swing by our London offices to welcome The Drum's latest magazine issue.
The 'Advertising is not a dirty word' Issue published
We’ll be celebrating great work, speaking to the industry’s greatest practitioners, and, most of all, restoring a sense of pride in the word ‘advertising’.
Send pitches to toyin.rodwell@thedrum.com.
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3% Conference
Navy Pier, Chicago
8 November
The annual 3% Conference, now in its seventh year, brings the industry together with the aim of eliminating gender discrimination in all its forms. The Drum's reporting team will be in attendance to cover the conversations and debates at this important conference.
The Drum Future of Marketing
The Crystal One, Siemens Brothers Way, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1GB
8.30am
The future of cities is also the future of marketing - as well as culture, commerce and everything else. This one day summit will look at the tech that is transforming our world now and the trends that will revolutionise it over the next few years.
Register your interest here.
The Drum Network Awards
The Drum Network Awards return for 2018 aiming to recognise not only brilliantly managed agency businesses, but also the fantastic marketing work that agencies like you create for their clients throughout the year.
These awards are a great way to raise your agency’s profile, reward the loyal staff that make your agency what it is and to put your clients in the spotlight for a night. So, grab your hat, throw it in the ring and enter The Drum Network Awards 2018.
Register your interest here.
December 2018
Programmatic Punch
The Brewery 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SD
The Drum’s Programmatic Punch event will aim to serve as a wake-up call about the revolution this industry is now going through. And it will knock out any remaining preconceptions that the status quo is still an option.
Register your interest here.
The Drum Experience Awards: Ceremony
London - Venue TBC
Time TBC
The Drum Experience Awards recognise and reward those often behind the scenes within the industry. Whether you are an event organiser, promoter, supplier, in-house team or venue, the Experience Awards are your platform to shine.
Register your interest to be the first to hear when we are open for entries.
January 2019
CES 2019
The Drum will be reporting from one of the world's largest consumer tech conferences. Our editorial team will be reporting on the biggest trends and debates at the conference, providing essential intel for marketers.
The Big Won published
The Drum’s Big Won report reveals the most successful creatives and companies working in advertising according to their awards wins from the last 12 months.
Get the 2018 report here.
February 2019
The Drum Recommended Agency Awards deadline
The Drum Recommended Agency Awards are unique in the industry - since winning can only be achieved through the high regard of clients, demonstrated with ratings on recommendedagencies.com.
Find out more information here.
Mobile World Congress 2019
Our editorial team will be present at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, reporting on the biggest trends and news from the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry.
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March 2019
Agency Acceleration Day
Venue TBC
This essential industry event is for all marketing communication agencies, big and small. This one-day event will give you insightful, actionable and practical advice on all you need to know on how to reach the next level of success.
Register your interest here.
Programmatic Punch 2019
New York, venue TBC.
As a famous boxer once said ‘Everyone has a plan until they get a punch in the face.’
Well, a combination of innovation and regulation in adtech could – metaphorically speaking- add up to such a punch. The Drum’s Programmatic Punch is designed to help you duck and dive to ensure you exploit the opportunities of this new age, as opposed to succumb to its threats.
Register your interest here.
Advertising Week Europe 2019
18-22 March, London
The Drum's editorial team will be reporting from Advertising Week Europe, held in London every year.
April 2019
Upfronts/Newfronts
The Upfronts Newfronts season will see media outlets from across traditional and digital media world pitch their content to media buyers across the industry. The Drum's editorial team will keep you up to date with the latest news and trends during this important period.
The Drum Search Awards Europe
Each year, The Drum Search Awards sees the elite of the Search industry gather together to praise the best of their sector.
Learn more about the awards here.
The Drum Recommended Digital Awards deadline
The RAR Digital Awards are unique in the industry - since winning can only be achieved through the high regard of clients, demonstrated with ratings on recommendedagencies.com.
Find out more information here.
The Drum Recommended Agency Awards
The RAR Awards are unique in the industry - since winning can only be achieved through the high regard of clients, demonstrated with ratings on recommendedagencies.com.
Find out more information here.
May 2019
The Drum Mobile Awards
The Mobile Awards return to celebrate another fantastic year in mobile marketing.
Find out more information here.
The Drum Digital Trading Awards Europe
Details TBC.
A must for your awards calendar in 2019. The Digital Trading Awards will bring together the elite of the industry to celebrate and reward their success over the past year.
Learn more information here.
The Drum Marketing Awards
The Drum Marketing Awards celebrate the best marketers and campaigns internationally.
Register your interest here.
The Drum Roses Awards
The Drum Roses Awards strive to find the hidden gems in advertising, design and digital. We celebrate exceptional creative talent providing a platform to shine outside of London.
Register your interest here.
June 2019
The Drum Recommended Digital Agency Awards deadline
The Drum Recommended Digital Agency Awards are unique in the industry - since winning can only be achieved through the high regard of clients, demonstrated with ratings on recommendedagencies.com.
Find out more information here.
The Chip Shop Awards
The Chip Shop Awards celebrate pure, unadulterated creativity. It's a platform where anything and everything is allowed, an awards with no rules and no boundaries meaning the possibilities are endless!
Register your interest here.
The Drum Design Awards
The Drum Design Awards exclusively recognise great design being produced by agencies globally and give you an opportunity to see your best design work rewarded.
Register your interest here.
Cannes 2019
As the biggest advertising festival in the world, The Drum will be at Cannes in full force, with our own events, parties and editorial staff at La Croisette.
See 2018's reporting here.
September 2019
DMEXCO 2019
As one of the world's largest expositions and conferences for the digital and tech industries, the eyes of the marketing world will be focused on Dmexco. The Drum's editorial team will be in Cologne for the expo, reporting on the new tech on show as well as vital discussions on their impact.