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26 Digital Event Awards 2021 April 2021

BEST DIGITAL TRAINING SERIES
BEST DIGITAL PARTICIPATION EVENT
BEST DIGITAL PRODUCT LAUNCH
Winner : Lockdown Webinars
Company : The Square Metre Group
Judge ’ s comment : “ Incredible numbers and breadth of the reach - managing to engage with attendees on a truly international scale - really does speak to the power of digital events . I especially like the way these webinars tried to help people grow their networks . I ’ m sure this was a great benefit to attendees and as event organisers trying to replicate live experiences , it ’ s encouraging to see what ’ s possible in the digital environment .”
Winner : SIG 2020
Company : Esri France and Eventmaker
Judge ’ s comment : “ A great example of extending an event agenda for global audiences . It includes a wide mix of media types , engaging content and packaged in a consumable entertainment format - the interactive TV show .”
Winner : Life Unstoppable by Samsung
Company : Smyle
Judge ’ s comment : “ I really like the concept and creative inclusions , including the slam poetry , gamification and delivered boxes to really level-up the virtual experience and take it offline too . Considering the brand and event is about innovation , they certainly had many innovative and exciting concepts . The use of influencers and thoughtleaders is also really impressive .”
BEST LIVE STREAMING EXPERIENCE
Winner : New York Evening Auction by Sotheby ’ s
Company : Anna Valley
Judge ’ s comment : “ Amazing viewership statistics and good technical collaboration . Great use of audio and comms with a very nice casestudy video - this entry was innovative , awesome and cool ! I suspect that this will completely disrupt the existing Sotheby ’ s business model .”
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BEST SPONSORSHIP AND FULFILMENT MODEL
Winner : Finance in Sport Conference
Company : Premier Sports Network
Judge ’ s comment : “ Great initiative and gutsy re-modelling of an event concept as intimate roundtable sessions , offering more value in terms of meaningful networking to service providers . I love the scientific approach to evaluating the opportunity in the live setting compared to the virtual environment , showing a great understanding of what sponsors value and attempting to deliver more to them online . Impressive post event follow-up , going above and beyond to make personal introductions .”