DMA Announces 240 Judges for 2017 International ECHO® Awards
There are few things more rewarding than earning a living pursuing a passion. For marketers, that passion is sparking interest and igniting inspiration. It’s spreading the word and ensuring the message is received. It’s telling a story that increases traffic and all-important conversions. It’s communicating why, how, and when, doing so to as diverse an audience as possible, and doing it repeatedly. In a nutshell, it’s reinventing the wheel day after day that gets us all enthusiastic about our work, and it’s why we all would be honored to judge the DMA ECHO Awards. After all, if reinvention is the name of the game, then there’s no better arena than the ECHO Awards.
This year, I’m honored to be judging Rounds 1 & 3 of the DMA ECHO Awards. Round 1 has come and gone and was full of innovative, outside-the-box creativity. The campaigns and strategies were as original and effective as I had hoped and even exceeded the high expectations I had coming in. There’s no shortage of excellence in marketing today, as evidenced by the submissions, and I eagerly await the opportunity to cast my votes for the best and brightest. It’s an exciting time and entry is open to all who feel their efforts have eclipsed the norms and brought their clients’ offerings into sharper focus. All it takes is a submission fee and your absolute best.
ECHO Round 3 Judges
- Hans Joergen Albertsen, Executive Director, NetBooster Nordic
- Clifton Alexander, Creative Chuck Norris/Owner, REACTOR
- Tina Allan, EVP Data Solutions, BBDO
- Kim Jong Andersen, Chairman, Danish Digital Award
- Wendy Arnon, President, Pathway
- Vatsal Asher, DMA Asia
- James Barrett, President, Resonant Analytics
- Rosann Bartle, EVP Creative Director, UMarketing
- Hakarl Bee, GCD, RAPP
- Jeppe Berggreen, CEO, Director A/S
- Paul Bigham, CEO, Bigham Digital and Direct
- Josh Blacksmith, SVP, Group Management Director, FCB
- Lizzie Bontrager, Brand Manager, Capital One
- Scott Bowdouris, Vice President, Targetbase
- Adam Bravo, VP of Direct Marketing Strategy, MGM Resorts International
- Lois Brayfield, CEO, J. Schmid
- Donnie Broxson, EVP, Client Leadership, Acento Advertising
- Robert Burgess, Chief Marketing Officer, Your Home 1 Source
- Martha Bush, President, Chief Strategy Officer, SIGMA Marketing Insights
- Joe Butch, Director of Marketing, J.G. WENTWORTH
- Jonathan Butts, Executive Creative Director, BlackWing Creative
- Fabienne Callu, V.P. Relationship Marketing, Cossette
- Jennifer Campbell, Marketing Executive, Punchbuggy Consulting
- Rolf Carlsen, CEO, btb.agency
- Brian Carlson, Partner & Client Service Director, Klausen + Partners A/S
- Siobhan Chretien, CEO, ME Inc
- Luís Coelho, Creative Director, Wunderman Portugal
- Tracy Coen, Associate Creative Director, Publicis Hawkeye
- Christopher Combemale, CEO, DMA UK
- Matt Conner, Managing Partner, MRM Meteorite
- Christel Conrad, Global CCO & Founder, FlowStack ApS
- Liam Copeland, VP, Intelligence, MRY – Publicis Media
- Alfred Corchia, President, Maetva
- Chase Cornett, SVP, Strategic Planning Director, FCB Chicago
- Michael Cruz, CCO, Hiccup, NY
- Chet Dalzell, Senior Director, Comms & Industry Rels, Digital Advertising Alliance
- Alejandro Della-Torre, Direct Marketing & Communications Manager, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
- Megan Devine, Partner, d.trio marketing group
- Stefanie DiGianvincenzo, Creative Director, Clemenger BBDO
- Brooke Dovenbarger, Vice President, Creative + UX, Healthgrades
- Dennis Estevez, VP, ACD of Engagement, Concentric Health Experience
- René Eugster, ECD/Founder, Agentur am Flughafen AG
- Jill Fecher, Vice President, Client Services, FARM
- Miguel Ferry, Managing Partner, ECD, TPG Direct
- Dan Forsberg, Executive Group Director, Ogilvy
- Karen Rice Gardiner, GM, Marketing, Retail Division, Smithsonian Enterprises
- Sheri Gilchrist, Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing Services, BNY Mellon
- Jeannie Green, SVP, Data Solutions, Epsilon
- Alessandro Guidini, CCO, Urban Summer
- Ajay Gupta, CEO, Stirista
- Summer Hahnlen, Marketing Manager, DISH Network
- Tom Harding, CEO, Infinity Direct
- Mary Hennen, Chief Marketing Officer/VP Ecommerce, The Tile Shop
- Gustavo Koblinc, Digital Channels Manager, Cablevision
- Christina Komporlis, General Manager, Membership, Dow Jones
- Chuck La Tournous, Director, Marketing Strategy & Business Development, Prudential
- Gretchen Largoza, Managing Director, OgilvyOne
- Pepe Larsson, Founder, Chairman & Senior Strategy, Smicker
- Adam LeFebvre, President, SPC
- Paul Lewis, CMO, Valtech
- Dr. Edward Lisi, President, Directly Relevant Strategic Marketing
- Michael Lombardi, Director Engagement Strategy, CRM, Ogilvy
- Gary Lubarsky, Marketing Manager, IBM
- Archie Lyons, Creative Director, Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael Maher, Adjunct Professor, Digital Marketing, Syracuse University
- Andrew Majewski, Principal, AdSpace Communications
- Néstor Márquez, CEO, Grupouno
- Joseph McCambley, SVP Enterprise Content Marketing, POP
- Jennifer Monaghan, Chief Marketing Officer, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
- Patrick Murphy, Creative Director, Chemistryinteraction
- Timothy Oleary, CEO, Next Generation Fundraising, Inc.
- Simmy Owens, Director, Business Development and Marketing, Pathway, Omnicom Media Group
- Dina Pappas, Senior Manager, Upgrade Marketing, COMCAST
- Chris Paradysz, CEO, PMX Agency
- Susan Parker, Group Creative Director, W2O Group
- Joao Passarinho Netto, Digital Strategy VP Jotacom
- Steven Penn, Creative Director, PENN
- Robin Perry, Director, Creative Services and Marketing, Lautman Maska Neill & Company
- Scott Pinkney, VP, Executive Creative Director, Publicis Hawkeye
- Urvashi Pitre, President, Tasseologic
- Tina Posey, President, Javelin
- Maggie Pycherek, Associate Creative Director, Publicis Hawkeye
- Sean Reardon, CEO, Zenith, Moxie, ROAR
- Robert Reger, SVP, Data Solutions, Epsilon
- Scott Remy, Former Chief Communications Officer, Nestle/DineEquity
- Patsy Rey, Loyalty Program Director, Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Robin Riggs, Chief Creative Officer, RobbinsKersten Direct
- Jan Ringsø, CEO, Reaktion i Sverige AB
- Debbie Roth, VP – Sales & Marketing, Japs-Olson Company
- Andrea Rubin, CEO, Andrea Rubin Marketing
- Mike Rude, Managing Director – Marketing, FedEx
- Bradley Rukstales, CEO, Cogensia
- Roehl Sanchez, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, BIMM
- Dave Scott, Group Creative Director, RAPP LA
- Juan Pablo Serrano, Executive VP, BRM S.A.
- Rodrigo Sillano, CEO, BOND
- Rob Simone, Chief Development Officer, unified.agency
- Shelly Singh, Founder, DMA Asia
- Robert Snow, Creative Director, RSMC
- Rafael Soberal, EVP, Executive Creative Director, RICG
- Bill Spink, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, DMW Direct
- Christian Strand, Nordic Managing Director, MARVELOUS
- Mary Teahan, President, Qendar
- Becky Terhaar, Director of Marketing Communications, Alliant
- Trent Thompson, VP, Creative Director, BBDO Toronto
- Juan Pablo Tricarico, International CRM, CX, BPO & BI Consultant
- David Trim, Executive Creative Director, VP, Russ Reid
- Gavin Twigger, Executive Creative Director, Javelin Agency
- Mike Vasavada, Director, Mobiddiction
- Gonzalo Vergara, CEO, La Q
- *Spencer Wade, Chief Executive Officer, Lift Conversions*
- David Whittaker, Managing Director, Marketdata
- Alicia Wiedemann, Chief Client Officer, unified.agency
- James Wintraub, Creative Director, Express Scripts
- Rick Witsell, SVP Corporate Communications, Alliant
- Tracy YoungLincoln, EVP, Intelligence, Moxie
- Chuck McLeester, Principal, Measured Marketing LLC
- William Burkart, President, Wunderman Data Management
Congrats to all the selections, see you in New York!