The Real Media Awards Adds Signage Categories And Merges 2021/22 Entries For Major Event Return

The Real Media Collective’s Awards program, the Real Media Awards, have announced a return to their major Gala event and merger of 2021 and 2022 years into one.

Signage, in-store and point of sale is a new Award category for Retail and further across customer sectors – Fashion, Grocery, Shopping Centres, Department Stores, Liquor and Specialty Retail, Property, Home, Recreation and Leisure.

“Showcasing in partnership with your customer, the projects you have completed is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with your teams and your clients. We have seen some amazing in-store signage and point-of-sale excellence through the COVID period, from flooring and directional signage  to acquisitional pieces and stand sections. An Award program like no other across our industry – show your clients you are the best in and Awards they also enter to set themselves apart,” commented Kellie Northwood, Chief Executive Officer, The Real Media Collective.

The Real Media Awards celebrate all things print, marketing and brand. From brochureware to print collateral, catalogues to magazines, property portfolios to signage, point of sale to direct mail – the Real Media Awards are renowned for celebrating printers and customers together in partnership.

Effectiveness, craft, creativity and innovation are recognised in what is arguably, the industry’s most prestigious event of the year with some 700 Entries and over 600 Attendees at the Gala and 100 at the Auckland Industry Insights event.

“The Real Media Awards are a unique industry Awards program connecting our customers with our industry. More than an industry only event, the Real Media Awards, showcases our channel in celebration with our customer’s successes – not having the opportunity to do this together with our usual Gala event was something we felt wouldn’t provide the same opportunity for our customers, members or industry entrants. We did not want to cancel, nor run another virtual event, so we went to work on how to navigate with the best outcome for our industry,” furthered Northwood.

Support sponsors on board include Australia Post, IVE Group, Ovato, Ball & Doggett, Currie Group, HP, Media Super and Sierra Delta, with more to be announced as the new categories are attracting much interest.

“The Real Media Awards has grown year in year in both entries and sponsors, as an opportunity for our industry and their customer’s to be recognised for their campaigns and partnerships. The Design and Print industries bring our customer’s visions to life, what better way to celebrate our craft thanB with our customers. That is the uniqueness of the Real Media Awards from agencies to designers, printers to paper distributors, we are one Collective industry that is awarded and recognised for our individual roles. I love nothing better on the night than watching our members and their customers celebrate what they produced together,” concluded Northwood.

KEY DATES

Entries submission deadline – 31^st May 2022 Awards Judging – July 2022

Awards Gala Celebration - September 2022

New Zealand Awards and Insights Event – October 2022

For more information go to: Real Media Awards 2021/22