The Industry Choice of Partner award, sponsored by 7thingsmedia, allows companies of all demographics to show appreciation and support for an advertiser, network, tech solution or publisher that has been integral to the success of their campaigns.

This category will include three winners announced at the awards on April 28 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Those who are successful will be presented with an Industry Choice of Advertiser, Industry Choice of Network/Tech Solution or Industry Choice of Publisher award.

Over the next few weeks, PerformanceIN will provide a summary of those nominated in each category. This week, we take a look at the companies competing for the coveted award of Industry Choice of Publisher.

“We are delighted to be sponsoring Industry Choice of Partner at the Performance Marketing Awards for the second year running,” said Fiona Gandy, International Account Director at 7thingsmedia.

“As advocates of the performance marketing industry, we’re keen to recognise the integral advertisers, publishers and networks that help drive strong results for brands and partners. We wish all those nominated the best of luck and I look forward to celebrating at the award ceremony.”

Formidable competition

Last year’s prize went to advertising agency GDM Digital, which has since been acquired by Ve Interactive.

“I was delighted that GDM won the “Industry Choice of Publisher” award at last year’s award ceremony,” said Ed Stevens, former CEO of GDM Digital and current commercial director at Ve Interactive.

“We were up against some formidable competition including the likes of Quidco, Yieldify, and TopCashBack.co.uk and were so proud to have been recognized for all of our hard work. The win helped further cement our position in the performance marketing industry.”

Below is a round-up of those nominated for this year’s Publisher award and details of how you can place your vote.

Incentive Networks
Incentive Networks provides private-label, merchant-funded loyalty programs for affinity and membership organisations to enable their customers to shop securely at more than 5000 retailers worldwide. The company operates in 14 different countries and is planning further expansion into Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Lux Fix
Lux Fix showcases an array of designer collections from current-season collections at special prices for its members.

Monitise
Monitise helps businesses profit from mobile money by simplifying its complexity and providing a single point of connection to an ecosystem of partners.

Next Jump
Headquartered in New York City, Next Jump is an e-commerce company with over 28,000 merchant partners, made up of both retailers and manufacturers. The company handles loyalty programs for Dell, Intel and Hilton Hotels among others.

Quidco
Cashback site Quidco aims to help people save money on a range of items via online offers and in-store cashback, its cashback comparison tool and mobile app.

RetailMeNot
RetailMeNot enables consumers across the globe to save money via digital coupons and offers from brands. The company operates in the UK and US, in addition to Germany, France and the Netherlands.

Savoo
Savoo is an international group of voucher code and deal-finder sites present in the UK, mainland Europe, India, Australia and Brazil.

Skimlinks
Skimlinks is a content monetisation platform for online publishers, specialising in contextual advertising, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Tokyo.

TopCashback.co.uk
TopCashBack.co.uk is a UK-based cashback publisher which passes on commission usually paid to third-party referrers directly to its members, in addition to listing voucher codes and providing product comparison tools.

uSwitch.com
USwitch.com is a price comparison service and switching website which allows consumers to compare prices for a range of energy, personal finance, insurance and communications services.

Ve Interactive
Ve Interactive is a London-based company which provides e-commerce solutions to clients, in addition to tracking online shopping statistics in some of its markets of operation.

Voucherbox.co.uk
Voucherbox.co.uk is the UK expansion of German voucher site Gutscheinsammler.de, providing voucher codes and promotional deals for a variety of popular brands.

vouchercloud
Europe’s first mobile voucher app, vouchercloud began its global expansion following investment from Vodafone and now operates in 16 countries including the UK, US, Germany and South Africa.

Weather2Travel.com
Weather2Travel.com is a provider of weather and climate content to online and offline travel companies. The site publishes detailed weather information specifically designed to help people decide the best time to visit a destination.

Yieldify
An e-commerce solution that converts visitors into customers, Yieldify manages and measures tailored on-site and email campaigns across every channel. Optimising online conversion rates and driving lead generation, Yieldify has offices in London, New York, Berlin and Sydney.  

Getting involved

The voting period for this category is already underway and will continue until April 12. Have your say here.

To secure your position alongside the leading names in performance marketing, book a table online or contact us directly on +44 (0)117 203 3010.

You can also view the full shortlist of nominations here.