Forbes Africa AdAwards 2012 extends deadline

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Forbes Africa AdAwards 2012 extends deadline

The Forbes Africa AdAwards, which aim to celebrate the excellence of agency networks and individuals across the continent, has extended it's deadline for nominations, as well as postponing the awards ceremony.

The deadline for entries is now Friday, 14 September 2012 and the awards ceremony will take place at the Urban Tree in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 November 2012.

These awards will acknowledge agencies across Africa to encourage and drive them to new levels of performance with the goal of being ranked amongst the top listed in Africa.

Categories include:

Forbes Africa Network Agency of the Year
Forbes Africa Advertising Leader of the Year
Africa Agency of the Year
Campaign of the Year, Africa
Brand of the Year, Africa
Celebrity of the Year, Africa
Sustainable Brand of the Year, Africa

The judging panel consists of some of the country's industry experts, including Happy Ntshingila, Yusuf Abramjee, Harry Herber, Andy Rice, Chris Bishop and Odette van der Haar.

Forbes Africa will also publish a Forbes Africa AdAwards special publication which will be distributed with the November 2012 edition of the magazine. This edition is expected to be the ultimate guide of the top ranked agencies in Africa for 2012.

For more, go to www.adawardsafrica.com.