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Smooch Bingo/Stash Bingo
iGB Affiliate Awards
iGB Affiliate Awards
Thanks for your interest in the iGB Affiliate Awards 2018. The awards took place during this year's London Affiliate Conference.
You can see the highlights from the London Affiliate Conference 2018 awards below.
The iGB Affiliate Awards are the most respected awards in the industry with a focus on transparency - the awards are designed to reward those who give their all for our industry. We are proud to continually deliver transparent and inclusive awards and look forward to hosting another fantastic event in 2018.
You can view the winners from the iGB Affiliate Awards 2018 by clicking here.
The theme for the iGB Affiliate Awards in 2018 was "Tenacity". The winners were those who embraced hard work, who were tenacious and determined day to day and who continually made a positive impact on our industry.
A reminder about some of the changes that we made to the iGB Affiliate Awards process in 2018, which will continue in 2018:
- Criteria: The criteria will be at the forefront of both the nomination and judging process. The criteria will also focus on the last 12 months and not before - the awards will be about momentum and not size.
- The categories: We have reduced the number of awards from 32 to 24.
- Nominations and voting: The nominations process will remain similar to previous years, however, the voting (which was open to abuse) has been dropped from the process. We now have a nominations board that will use the information supplied as well as their own industry knowledge to create a shortlist of no more than 7 candidates.
- Judging: For judging the focus will be on the criteria, with points allocated to each item to drive accountability and transparency. There is an increased number of judges and have created a head judge for each category who is accountable for the final decision collated with the fellow judges. The judge’s decision will be final but the head judge will get involved if it’s a tie. The judges will also hold a Q&A with each shortlisted candidate, which will be recorded and made available for you to view. The judges will also create a document for each award that clearly defines why each winner won.
- Free to attend: The iGB Affiliate Awards 2017 will be all inclusive! The event is free to attend for everyone registered to attend the London Affiliate Conference.
- VIP tables: If you want a little something extra, VIP tables will be available to book. These will include seating close to the stage and alcohol.
The iGB Affiliate Awards are hosted by iGB Affiliate; organisers of the iGB Affiliate event series and publishers of iGB Affiliate magazine.
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To register to attend the iGB Affiliate Awards for free, you have to be registered to attend the London Affiliate Conference 2018.
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The nominations for the iGB Affiliate Awards 2018 are now closed - we will release the shortlist soon.
The theme for the iGB Affiliate Awards in 2018 is "Tenacity". We're looking for those who have succeeded against the odds. We're looking for those who have embraced hard work, been tenacious and determined day to day and who continually make a positive impact on our industry.
If you have any questions or queries please contact Emma.Beal@ClarionGaming.com
Information
Please find information about the iGB Affiliate Awards 2018 below.
8.00pm: Doors open
9.00pm: Food served to the VIP tables
9.45pm: Band starts
10.25pm: iGB Affiliate Awards presentation
11.25pm: End of Awards
11.30pm: DJ and party
01.30am Carriages
Anyone working within the igaming affiliate industry can submit nominations to the iGB Affiliate Awards whether entering themselves, their organisation or nominating on behalf of an individual or organisation. Just visit the enter page to submit your entry. Please note that you will only be able to submit one entry per category, and you will only be able to submit the entire nominations form once.
1. Submit your entries (Monday 2nd October 2017 - Friday 20th October 2017)
Anyone working within the iGaming Affiliate industry can submit nominations to the iGB Affiliate Awards whether entering themselves, their organisation or nominating on behalf of an individual or organisation. Just visit the nominations page to submit your entry. Please note that you will only be able to submit one entry per category, and you will only be able to submit the entire nominations form once.
2. All nominations reviewed by nominations board (Friday 27th October 2017 - Wednesday 15th November 2017)
Upon the closing of nominations, all of the nominations received will be sent through to the nominations board. This board of specially selected of experts will assess each nominee against the category criteria and together will decide the final shortlist. You can view the nominations board on the judges page. The nominations board will complete forms on each nominee assessing how well they fit the category criteria. The nominations board record the points allocated for each item in the criteria to drive accountability and transparency, as well as any notes from the discussion. These forms will be made available on request.
3. Shortlists announced (Thursday 23rd November 2017)
Following the closing of voting, the top 7 entrants in each category, as deemed by the nominations board, will be shortlisted and announced. This highly commended list will be announced at the awards evening and the winners presented with their trophies.
4. Submit your criteria forms (Thursday 23rd November 2017 - Wednesday 6th December 2017)
Those shortlisted (the top entrants per category) will be sent a submission form for completion to explain how they meet the criteria for each award. These completed forms will then be submitted to the judging panel.The criteria will focus on the last 12 months and not before – the awards will be about momentum and not size.
5. Judging Panel (Friday 15th December 2017 - Friday 12th January 2018)
Once submission forms are received, our judging panel, which consists of independent experts to ensure that the integrity of the awards are upheld, will evaluate each short listed nomination against the judging criteria in order to select the final winners.The judging process is a rigorous and thorough procedure; each nomination will be considered upon their form submission entry and evaluated against the judging criteria. As well as considering the criteria form, each shortlisted candidate will be invited to a Q&A by the judging panel (which will be filmed and made available to view).
The judging panel will discuss all applicants in relation to their award category criteria. There will also be a head judge for each category who is accountable for the final decision collated with his fellow judges. The judge’s decision will be final but the head judge will get involved if it’s a tie.
The judging panel will complete a document for each award that clearly defines why each winner won. These will be made available for you to view.
The 2018 iGB Affiliate Awards will have 24 awards in total:
- Best website: Poker, casino, sports betting, bingo, lottery and financial
- Best affiliate manager: Poker, casino, sports betting, bingo, lottery and financial
- Best affiliate program: Poker, casino, sports betting, bingo, lottery and financial
- Best newcomer: Affiliate program and affiliate
- Best innovation
- Best non-English language: Website and affiliate program
- Best use of social media by an affiliate
For further details about the judging criteria for both please go to the categories criteria page.
Anyone working within the igaming affiliate industry can submit nominations to the iGB Affiliate Awards whether nominating themselves, their organisation or on behalf of an individual or organisation.
However, please only submit one entry per category and only for those categories relevant to the individual or company. Any applications received for a non-relevant category or any duplicated applications will be void. If you have any questions, please contact Emma.Beal@ClarionGaming.com
The iGB Affiliate Awards is the UK's premier recognition platform for businesses of all sizes in the online gaming affiliate industry. The benefits of entering The iGB Affiliate Awards extend far beyond just picking up one of the prestigious trophies in February. Here are the reasons why your organisation should take part in the awards this year:
- An opportunity to differentiate your business and stand out from competitors
- Greater recognition for you and your organisation within the industry perhaps leading to additional business as a result
- Improved business relationships
- Good marketing and PR opportunities
- Enhanced motivation
- Demonstrates to current and future staff that you're a leading company plus the added bonus of attracting excellent and talented employees
- Publicises your personal credentials to your clients, existing employer and future employers
- A good opportunity to measure your current performance, consider what has contributed to your success and to look at where you can go from there
- The motivation to sustain this performance in order to retain/ beat your competitor for the award for the following year!
Each iGB Affiliate Award has their own category criteria - please read the requirements for each award category carefully in order to fully understand what is required to get through to the shortlist. The judges and the criteria will focus on the last 12 months and not before. The theme for the iGB Affiliate Awards in 2018 is "Tenacity". We're looking for those who have succeeded against the odds. We're looking for those who have embraced hard work, been tenacious and determined day to day and who continually make a positive impact on our industry. You can enter the iGB Affiliate Awards by visiting the "Enter" page, you will need to register with our voting platform in order to nominate.
The iGB Affiliate Awards will be free to attend to everyone that is registered to attend the London Affiliate Conference. Once you have registered for the London Affiliate Conference, and selected that you are attending the iGB Affiliate Awards, you will receive an eticket that you can bring with you on the night to confirm your entry.
There will also be VIP tables on sale. These will include alcohol and will be placed around the stage where the awards will be presented. To find out more about VIP tables please email James.Harrison@ClarionGaming.com
The dress code for the iGB Affiliate Awards is smart casual.
Criteria
Please see below for the list of award categories and their criteria for the 2018 iGB Affiliate Awards.
- Best poker website
- Best casino website
- Best sports betting website
- Best bingo website
- Best lottery website
- Best financial website
Affiliates are the engines of the igaming industry driving huge levels of traffic to operators, however as the sector has grown so has the competition so its more important than ever for affiliates to drive their business forward through strategic innovation, planning and implementation. In this category we recognise the websites that have managed to do this at an exceptional level over the last 12 months.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
- How has your business grown over the last 12 months?
- What positive changes have you implemented and how has this changed your business?
- How have you increased the volume and quality of your traffic?
- How have you innovated in the last 12 months?
- How has your rankings changed over the last 12 months?
- How have you increased your brand power over the last 12 months?
- How have you improved your relationships with your affiliate programs in the last 12 months?
- Best poker Affiliate Manager
- Best casino Affiliate Manager
- Best sports betting Affiliate Manager
- Best bingo Affiliate Manager
- Best lottery Affiliate Manager
- Best financial Affiliate Manager
A high performing affiliate manager is one of the most critical influencers on the success of an affiliate program, they are the face of the business and are key to driving that program forward through hard work, industry expertise and integrity. This award rewards the individuals in this sector that stood out from the crowd in the last 12 months.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
- What have you done differently in the last 12 months to make a positive difference to your affiliate program?
- How have you maintained and grown relationships with your current affiliates?
- How have you attracted new affiliates to the program in the last 12 months?
- What examples do you have of helping to grow your affiliates businesses in the last 12 months?
- How have you maintained or increased your communication and responsiveness with affiliates?
- How have you increased your presence in the affiliate community in the last 12 months?
- How have you increased your industry and technical knowledge in the last 12 months?
- Best poker affiliate program
- Best casino affiliate program
- Best sports betting affiliate program
- Best bingo affiliate program
- Best lottery affiliate program
- Best finance affiliate program
You only have to look at the list of exhibitors at the iGB Affiliate events to see that competition between affiliate programs its at an all time high so its more important than ever to both stand out from the crowd and continually invest in your program and partners. This award will reward the affiliate programs that have done just this in the last 12 months; it is not about being the biggest, but about driving momentum in the last 12 months.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
- How has your program changed in the last 12 months?
- How have you innovated in the last 12 months?
- What have you done to improve your relationship with your affiliates?
- What have you done to increase market share?
- What have you done to increase player conversion and retention?
- How have you helped your current affiliate base grow their earnings and business?
- How have you improved how you support affiliates?
- What have you done to attract and retain new affiliates?
- Best affiliate program newcomer
- Best affiliate newcomer
Since we launched the iGB Affiliate events 11 years ago we have continually heard “the market is full and there is no space for newcomers” but this is evidently wrong. Whether it’s through innovation, new niches, geography or simply hard work we constantly see successful new entrants from both the affiliate and operator side launch and grow to take market share which is what makes our sector so exciting and dynamic. This award is there to congratulate those newcomers and recognise that they are the best of the best of that year.
All newcomers must be a new launch to the igaming affiliate market from Oct 1st 2015 to Nov 1st 2016, unfortunately a redesign or re-launch will not be accepted in this category.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
Affiliates
- What differentiates you from the “crowd”?
- What growth have you seen since launch in terms of traffic and revenue?
- How have you innovated?
- How are you generating traffic and how does this compare to your competitors?
- What are your business objectives for year 1 and 2 and how are you doing against these?
- How do you see the business scaling?
Affiliate programs
- What differentiates you from the “crowd”?
- What growth have you seen since launch in terms of affiliate signups and players generated from this source?
- How have you innovated?
- What do you do differently to manage and grow both your affiliate and player database?
- What are your business objectives for year 1 and 2 and how are you doing against these?
- How do you see the business scaling?
Gambling or gaming can be traced back thousands of years and many of the most popular games are the oldest however there is still huge opportunity for innovation in this sector whether this is a completely new game or technical innovation to increase player retention. In this category we want to find the most innovative product or solution created since 1st October 2015.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
- What makes this innovation a game changer – How is it different?
- What are the key benefits of this innovation?
- What evidence do you have of how this innovation has provided positive ROI or had a significant business impact
- How do you expect to further develop this piece of innovation over 1, 3 and 5 years?
- Best non-English affliate website
- Best non-English affiliate program
This is a new award introduced in 2016 to recognise the affiliates and affiliate programs that operate outside of the English speaking markets. This was a direct result of industry feedback that felt it was difficult for specific country focused businesses to compete in some of the other categories that are at times very English language focused due to the nature of the industry and our community.
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
Affiliates
- How has your business grown over the last 12 months?
- What positive changes have you implemented and how has this changed your business?
- How have you increased the volume and quality of your traffic?
- How have you innovated in the last 12 months?
- How has your rankings changed over the last 12 months?
- How have you increased your brand power over the last 12 months?
- How have you improved your relationships with your affiliate programs in the last 12 months?
Affiliate programs
- How has your program changed in the last 12 months?
- How have you innovated in the last 12 months?
- What have you done to improve your relationship with your affiliates?
- What have you done to increase market share?
- What have you done to increase player conversion and retention?
- How have you helped your current affiliate base grow their earnings and business?
- How have you improved how you support affiliates?
- What have you done to attract and retain new affiliates?
One of the biggest game changers in marketing has been the proliferation of social media and therefore the ability for brands to influence and lead conversations. As result established affiliates have utilised this channel to drive additional traffic, connect with their community and raise their brand whilst at the same time new affiliates have emerged that in some cases only use this channel to drive traffic. This new award has been created to reward affiliates that are utilising this channel in the best way possible with specific focus on what they have done over the last 12 months?
The judges will be marking against example criteria such as the below:
- How are you using social media in your business and how has this improved over the last 12 months?
- What makes what you do with social media different from your competitors?
- Please provide your key performance indicators in social media and how these have changed over the last 12 months.
- How do you integrate social media into other marketing activity you carry out?
- How does your use of social media support your overall business objectives?
Process
The theme for the iGB Affiliate Awards in 2018 is "Tenacity". We're looking for those who have succeeded against the odds. We're looking for those who have embraced hard work, been tenacious and determined day to day and who continually make a positive impact on our industry.
The 2018 iGB Affiliate Awards nominations and judging process will be as follows:
Anyone working within the iGaming Affiliate industry can submit nominations to the iGB Affiliate Awards whether entering themselves, their organisation or nominating on behalf of an individual or organisation. Just visit the "Enter" page to submit your entry. Please note that you will only be able to submit one entry per category.
Upon the closing of nominations, all of the nominations received will be sent through to the nominations board. This board of specially selected experts will assess each nominee against the category criteria and together will decide the final shortlist.
On the day that the shortlist is announced the top 7 entrants in each category, as deemed by the nominations board, will be shortlisted and announced. This highly commended list will be announced at the awards evening and the winners presented with their trophies.
Those shortlisted (the top entrants per category) will be sent a submission form for completion to explain how they meet the criteria for each award. These completed forms will then be submitted to the judging panel.The criteria will focus on the last 12 months and not before. This year the theme and main judging focus will be "Tenacity".
Once submission forms are received, our judging panel, which consists of independent experts to ensure that the integrity of the awards are upheld, will evaluate each short listed nomination against the judging criteria in order to select the final winners.The judging process is a rigorous and thorough procedure; each nomination will be considered upon their form submission entry and evaluated against the judging criteria.
The judging panel will analyse and assess all applicant submissions against specific award category criteria where there will assign defined marks against each criteria point providing an overall total. There will also be a head judge for each category who is accountable for the final decision collated with his fellow judges. The judge’s decision will be final but the head judge will only get involved if it’s a tie.
The judging panel will complete a document for each award that clearly defines why each winner won. These will be made available for you to view.
Adam Kalmanson
Co-Founder
Bookee
Adam Bielinski
Head of Casino Sites
Better Collective
About
Adam Bielinski
Adnan Maslo
Blue Orange
About
Adnan Maslo
Alex Carr
Affiliate Program Manager
Pinnacle
Alex Harrison
Affiliate manager
Play Attack
About
Alex Harrison
Alexander Belfermann
CEO
Traffimedia GmbH
Ali Atam
Head of Acquisition
Videoslots
Alina Muresan
Head of Branding
Fable Affiliates
Antonluca Braghin
Sales and Marketing
Across Srl
Ariel Reem
CEO & Co-Founder
Genesis Global Ltd
Armen Ghazaryan
CEO
Fairsportbet and Eurobetratings
Asbjørn Bieling-Hansen
Head of Paid Media
GiG Media
About
Asbjørn Bieling-Hansen
Bertan Baytekin
Co-founder and CEO
Protipster Ltd
Boaz Brindt
Head of Acquisition
TheLotter Enterprises Limited
Claire Tribert
Head Of Affiliates
Betsson Group
About
Claire Tribert
Anneli Nilsson
Consultant
GivenSolution
About
Anneli Nilsson
Claire Wellard
COO
Ihre Consulting
Colin Anderson
Head of Group Acquisition
PlayerServ Marketing Limited
About
Colin Anderson
David Plumi
Co-Founder
LarryCasino
Dobromir Mitev
CEO & Co-Founder
Dench eGaming Solutions
Edoardo Marrone
Head of Sales
Across srl
Ellen Learmonth
Director
Triple Hat Media Ltd.
Fergus Clawson
CEO
Blueclaw Media Ltd
James Garmston
CEO
Easyodds
James Hardwick
Solution Consultant | Industry Specialist Gaming
Oracle
John Wright
CEO
StatsDrone
Jonas Warrer
General Manager GiG Copenhagen
Gaming Innovation Group
Justyna Majcher
Casino Manager
SKS365
Karl Dukes
Sales and Marketing Director
Mediahut
Kevin Reid
Commercial and Marketing Director
1X2 NETWORK
About
Kevin Reid
Kristian Towell
Head of Content
Digital Fuel Marketing Limited
Kristian Sturt
Head of Influencer and Affiliate Marketing
Colossal Influence
Kriton Kounelakis
Head of Affiliate Marketing
mybet Holdings SE
Lee Gwilliam
Commercial Manager
Blexr Ltd
About
Lee Gwilliam
Levon Nikoghosyan
CEO of PartnerMatrix
EveryMatrix
Luke Cotton
Head of Analytics, Data & Insights
Digital Fuel Marketing
Magnus Hall
SEO Expert
Marcos Oliveira
Head of Business Development
Clever Advertising Group
Maria Petkovic
Project Manager
KaFe Rocks
Marius Filip
CEO/Co-founder
Betzest
Mark Thorne
Chief Marketing Officer
Twin
About
Mark Thorne
Martyn Beacon
Affiliate Director
Legend Affiliates
About
Martyn Beacon
Maurizio Gigante
Marketing and Affiliates
Match Gaming
Maxime Combarieu
Sales Director
Skores
Meir Deutsch
Head of Marketing Planning, Operations and CRM
William Hill Online
Michal Kopec
Head of M&A
Better Collective
Michael Stadler
CEO & Co-Founder
Scaleo Group Ltd
Monica Rangel
CBDO
GameSoft
Natasha Goffman
Head of Affiliates
Merkur Interactive Services GmbH
About
Natasha Goffman
Neil Roarty
Head of Betting Publishing
Catena Media
About
Neil Roarty
Nick Kowalski
Analytics Manager
Little Star Media
About
Nick Kowalski
Nick Garner
Entrepreneur
Oshi.io / PRble.com
Nick Wilby
Head Of Sports Publishing
Catena Media
About
Nick Wilby
Nik Rudenko
Managing Director
8lab
About
Nik Rudenko
Nikita Plohhotnitšenko
Webmaster/owner
Mvideoslots.com/Atikin OÜ
About
Nikita Plohhotnitšenko
Nikola Teofilovic
General Manager
Catena Media Serbia/AskGamblers
Nikolas Manoutsopoulos
Co-Founder | Marketing Director
WBS P.C.
Paruyr Shahbazyan
Founder
Bookmaker Ratings
About
Paruyr Shahbazyan
Paul Puolakka
Marketing Manager
Chanz Affiliates
Phil Fraser
Owner
WhichBingo Ltd
Phil Parry
Iforium
About
Phil Parry
Philip Kellin
Director of Business Development
LeoVegas.com
Raad Aswani
CEO & Founder
White Tech Solutions Ltd
Rene Gabriel
Sales Manager/Consultant
LiveSport Media Ltd (FlashScore.com)
About
Rene Gabriel
Renee Mate
Affiliate Director
Rewards Affiliates
About
Renee Mate
Richard Gale
UK General Manager
Catena Media
Richard Moffat
CEO
OLBG.com
Ron Segev
Partner
Segev LLP
Rubén Iglesias
CEO
Deportes Online Media
Santosh Jain
Director
Mediacle Limited
About
Santosh Jain
Shahar Attias
CEO
Hybrid Interaction Ltd
Sharon McFarlane
Managing Director
Crystal Content
Shay Zelmanovitch
Co founder and CEO
Clickiri group
Simona Bostan
Founder and Director
SimKa Consulting
About
Simona Bostan
Steph Robinson
Affiliate Acquisition Manager
Winning Poker Network
Tal Itzhak Ron
Chairman & CEO
Tal Ron, Drihem and Co.
Thomas Rhys Jones
Commercial Director
XCaliber
Tobias Regnestam
COO
Cashmio
Tom Galanis
Director
TAG Media
Tom Light
Tomas Larsson
CEO and Co-founder
Pondemand AB
About
Tomas Larsson
Tony Plaskow
Commercial Director
Black Cow Technology
About
Tony Plaskow
Tue Lumbye
Brand Director
RakeTech Group Ltd
Vangelis Dedoulis
CEO
Velpa Malta Trading Ltd
Vardan Meliksetyan
CEO
EYE MOTION
Varun Mathure
Head of Marketing
Catena Media
Yoni Sidi
MarketBoxMedia
Venue for iGB Affiliate Awards: The Brewery
The full address for the venue is: 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SD
Floorplan
The floorplan for the VIP table layout at the iGB Affiliate Awards 2018 will be available soon. For further information, please contact James.Harrison@ClarionGaming.com.
Winners Revealed
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 iGB Affiliate Awards, who we are proud to announce below.
Best Bingo Affiliate Manager
Patrick O Keeffe - Broadway Gaming
Best Casino Affiliate Manager
Laura O’Brien – Mr Green
Best Financial Affiliate Manager
Liora Edelstein Hakak – eToro
Best Lottery Affiliate Manager
Vivien Zsiga – Lottoland
Best Poker Affiliate Manager
Regina Kirpitsova – PokerStars Partners
Best Sport Betting Affiliate Manager
Eoin Findlay – Mr Green
Best Bingo Affiliate Program
Broadway Gaming
Best Casino Affiliate Program
LeoVegas
Best Financial Affiliate Program
Plus500
Best Lottery Affiliate Program
Lottoland Affiliates
Best Poker Affiliate Program
WPN Affiliates
Best Sports Betting Affiliate Program
bet365
Best Non-English Affiliate Program
LV BET Zakłady Bukmacherskie/ lvbet.pl
Best Affiliate Program Newcomer
Twin Affiliates
Best Bingo Website
Which Bingo
Best Casino Website
Gambling.com Group
Best Financial Website
Lånapengar.com
Best Lottery Website
LotteryUSA.com
Best Poker Website
Poker News
Best Sports Betting Website
Skores
Best Non-English Website
Skores
Best Affiliate Newcomer
Casino Professor
Best Use Of Social Media By An Affiliate
WantMyBet
Best Innovation
AskFans – Catena Media