Billed as the ‘Oscars’ of the Affiliate Marketing world, the UK Affiliate Marketing Awards event was originally launched as part of the a4uexpo last year. This year the awards ceremony has grown into it’s own and will be a stand-alone black tie event, instead of being part of the a4uexpo.

“This first annual summertime Affiliate Marketing Awards show will be held at the picturesque Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London. “The ‘best of the best’ within Affiliate Marketing will be recognized and awarded for their hard work, innovation and success.”

The 14 Affiliate Marketing Award categories are:

* Best Use of Creative
* Best Network Innovation
* Best Merchant Innovation
* Agency of the Year
* Publisher of the Year
* Best Use of AM as part of an Integrated Campaign
* Affiliates4u Award for Excellence
* Publishers’ Choice of Network
* Publishers’ Choice of Account Manager

Plus awards for innovative Affiliate Marketing activity in the following vertical sectors:

* Finance
* Retail
* Gaming
* Travel & Leisure
* Technology & Telecoms

If you’d like to enter to be considered for a UK Affiliate Marketing Award – submissions are now open and entries are free.

Matt Wood has more details here: Affiliate Marketing Sector Gets Own Prestigious Awards Ceremony