The very best in the business of sport were rewarded for their work in 2012 on Thursday night at the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards.
The Award winners:
DHL – Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual (Stormers)
DHL – Best Use of Digital Communications (Stormers)
Absa – Best TV Sport Commercial (John Smit t-shirt ad, as voted by the SA public)
Nike – Sport Brand of the Year
Proteas – Outstanding Contribution to SA Sport.
Orlando Pirates – Best Business Performance by a Sport Team.
Jomo Sono – Lifetime Achievement Award.
Absa – Best Sponsorship of a Sport Event or Competition for the Cape Epic.
Kevin Vermaak – Business Achievement of the Year.
Nike Run Free – Sport Participation Event of the Year
Nike Run Free – Best Use of PR in a Sport Campaign.
Playmakers Sponsorship – Sport Agency of the Year
Thackwell & Whittaker and Ogilvy – Best Integrated Marketing Campaign ( Olympics)
MTN Qhubeka – Community Programme Award.
The winners were selected from a record breaking number of entries, following a rigorous two-stage judging process scrutineered by the Official Independent Adjudicators, Deloitte, with some of the most respected names in sport involved as Judges.
