Affiliate Window scores trio of affiliate awards

Edited by the Marketingservicestalk editorial team Jun 11, 2008

Affiliate Window, one of the leading affiliate networks in the UK, has won a clutch of prestigious a4uAwards in recognition of its outstanding affiliate marketing activity.

The UK-centric network picked up Best Network Innovation, Publisher's Choice of Network and Publisher's Choice of Account Manager, with a further contribution to its client Travelodge winning the Travel and Leisure Vertical category.

Online gift retailer Prezzybox.com also shared the spotlight with two a4uAwards for Best Use of Creative and Best Merchant Innovation, while its Managing Director, Zak Edward, also took Highly Commended in the Affiliate Manager of the Year category.

Elsewhere, luxury chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat picked up Best Use of Affiliate Marketing as part of an Integrated Campaign; leading online consumer credit monitoring company, CreditExert from Experian, won the Finance Vertical award; leading online gift experience company, buyagift.com, walked away with the Retail Vertical Award; leading digital TV, broadband and talk provider, SKY, was presented with the Technology and Telecoms award; and Virgin's online games promoter, Virgin Games, won the Gaming and Casino award.

The a4uAwards, which celebrate the very best affiliate marketing specialists and businesses currently operating in the GBP3bn online marketing sector, also include a collection of awards which are driven by and voted for purely by the affiliate marketing community.

This year's highly-coveted Affiliate Manager of the Year award went to Chris Clarkson at sunshine.co.uk, with Existem Affiliate Management picking up Agency of the Year and eConversions being presented with Publisher of the Year.

The Affiliate Marketing Blog of the Year was a close-run contest, but Kieron Donoghue's www.here.org.uk scooped the top prize.

Finally, joining the a4uAwards 'Hall of Fame', AdLINK Group UK's Managing Director, Nicky Iapino, was presented with the affiliates4u Award for Excellence in recognition of all of her commitment and support for the affiliate marketing sector over the past 10 years.

Matthew Wood, Organiser of the a4uAwards, said: "This year's award winners represent the cream of affiliate marketing expertise.

"Each category achieved record levels of entries with some awesome nominations, which just goes to show the diversity as well as innovativeness found within this dynamic online sector at present".

The a4uAwards are organised by affiliates4u, the organisation behind the widely-respected affiliates4u.com, the UK's No1 portal for affiliate marketing, and co-ordinator of the highly successful a4uexpo affiliate marketing conference and exhibition event, held in London each October.