First Mumbrella Awards shortlists revealed

Tim Burrowes

August 22, 2012 9:05

The first shortlists can be revealed for this year’s Mumbrella Awards.

The process has undergone a major revamp this year with new categories, a rigorous, two-stage judging process and Telstra’s chief marketing officer Mark Buckman as independent chairman of the juries.

Among the most hotly contested categories are the new ones of The Mumbrella Award for Bravery, The Mumbrella Award for Culture, The Mumbrella Award for Innovation and The Mumbrella Award for Culture, which received more than 40 entries each.

The awards take place at Doltone House in Sydney on the evening of Thursday September 13.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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4 COMMENTS

DC 22 Aug 12

Media agency of the year finalists have been just about the same in every industry awards for the last 3 years. Is there seriously no one closing the gap?

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Jon 22 Aug 12

Well said DC.

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John C 22 Aug 12

I can understand Leos and Clemenger, but The Monkeys & WybinTBWA?

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Client 22 Aug 12

Prediction, Bohemia and potentially Mindshare to close gap and leapfrog within 12 months

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