September 2018
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.
Contact Laura Gregson directly to organise your deadline extension today.
The Drum Social Purpose Awards DEADLINE EXTENSIONS
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.
Contact Katy Thomson today to organise your deadline extension for the Social Purpose Awards.
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.
The Drum Cook Off - AI
9.00-10.30
23 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3LT
The Drum plans to cook up a storm in the kitchen this Autumn, with our partners The Trade Desk, on 26 September.
What is The Drum Cook Off, I hear you say? Think Nigella Lawson coming down the stairs to prepare a midnight snack, Mary Berry (we miss you) on the Bake Off, and David Chang on Ugly Delicious.
Your friends at The Drum, in association with The Trade Desk, will teach you a few breakfast delights whilst we chat everything programmatic and AI and cook up some ideas that will aim to fix all that ills digital advertising.
Invite only, please email any questions.
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.
The Health Issue published
Our Health issue will focus on the marketing opportunities and conversations being had around health and medical advertising.
Join The Drum+ at thedrum.com/plus
Off Stone Briefing - Programmatic
Hackney House, 27 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3LT
Join us to discuss the new magazine as it comes fresh off the presses. You’ll be the first to hear about The Drum’s exciting plans from our chief exec.
The success in programmatic comes from a better understanding of what is impacting success for brands today. And moving on from Procter & Gamble’s Marc Pritchard scathing assessment of the “murky” and “fraudulent” ad tech supply chain, the industry has come down hard on its own media practices. So what next?
This panel will explore the future of programmatic. It will also look at how advertisers, publishers, and indeed the entire ecosystem is leveraging programmatic to work better together.
October 2018
Advertising Week - New York
We have the reputation to bring in the unexpected. That is exactly the plan, as The Drum returns to AdWeek New York presenting its own unique perspective of the industry.
You can find more information about our coverage of Advertising Week NY 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.
Advertising Week New York 2018
The Drum x TiVo: Transforming TV in the age of data
The Drum Arms @ McHale’s Pub, 251 W 51st St, New York, NY, 10019
10-11am
Join The Drum, in partnership with TiVo, as we explore the increasing demand for new sources of TV viewing data and the future of TV in a panel discussion with industry experts. The panel will look at next gen TV data and how it is realizing the promise of advanced audience targeting, closed-loop attribution and better post-campaign insights.
Panelists include:
- Evan Lewis, Founder/CTO, Viva Metrics
- Dave Nussbaum, SVP Business Intelligence, Publicis Health
- Walt Horstman, SVP, Advanced Media and Advertising, TiVo
- Sonoo Singh, Associate Editor, The Drum (moderator)
Advertising Week New York 2018
The Drum x Ogury: Metrics That Matter in Mobile
The Drum Arms @ McHale’s Pub, 251 W 51st St, New York, NY, 10019
3-4pm
Mobile has become a permanent appendage, and has the ability to impact on the customer journey across the entire purchase cycle. With AI and other technological advances, there are more mobile data analytics and measurement solutions available to marketers today than ever before. So how do you connect these dots?
Join The Drum and Ogury and a panel of industry experts to talk about metrics that matter in that journey.
Panelists include:
- Lisa Giacosa, Global Managing Director Analytics & Insights, Spark Foundry
- Mike Dolan, Senior Creative Director, Quartz Creative
- Kevin Fitzgerald, Director Client Strategy, Ogury
- Sonoo Singh, Associate Editor, The Drum (moderator)
Webinar: The CMO Challenge – does your marketing really work?
2.00 - 3.00
Faced with constant change and uncertainty, new rules, generations of consumers and tech, CMOs are facing the most challenging time in the history of the role. The Mad Men days of marketing are well and truly over. The CMO of today is dealing with massive changes in tech, data, and the complexity of agency land is becoming too much to handle. How can we make it easier for them? This autumn, The Drum has teamed up with Domo to present the CMO Challenge, and ask: does your marketing really work?
Fetch Unwired: The CMO Swap
08.30-10.30
Location TBC
Join Fetch Unwired and find out what happened when we swapped a senior marketer at a larger corporate with a start up founder.
Request your invite here.
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 - Social
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
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.
Join The Drum+ at thedrum.com/plus
November 2018
IAB Nonference
9.00-17.00
Tobacco Dock, Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2SF
The IAB's Nonference seeks to offer a counterpoint to the usual conference fare, where delegates can learn through doing - not just by watching someone else speak.
Register here.
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 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 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 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 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 - Video
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
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.
Join The Drum+ at thedrum.com/plus
Webinar: The CMO Challenge – does your marketing really work?
11.00 - 12.00
Faced with constant change and uncertainty, new rules, generations of consumers and tech, CMOs are facing the most challenging time in the history of the role. The Mad Men days of marketing are well and truly over. The CMO of today is dealing with massive changes in tech, data, and the complexity of agency land is becoming too much to handle. How can we make it easier for them? This autumn, The Drum has teamed up with Domo to present the CMO Challenge, and ask: does your marketing really work?
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
Webinar: The CMO Challenge – does your marketing really work?
11.00 - 12.00
Faced with constant change and uncertainty, new rules, generations of consumers and tech, CMOs are facing the most challenging time in the history of the role. The Mad Men days of marketing are well and truly over. The CMO of today is dealing with massive changes in tech, data, and the complexity of agency land is becoming too much to handle. How can we make it easier for them? This autumn, The Drum has teamed up with Domo to present the CMO Challenge, and ask: does your marketing really work?
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.
Off Stone Briefing - 2019 Predictions
The Drum Offices, 1st Floor, 23 Curtain Road
Swing by our London offices to welcome The Drum's latest magazine issue, which focuses on how children consume media.
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.
sam.bradley@thedrum.com
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.