The 2023 Hollard Sport Industry Awards were held at the Turffontein Racecourse on the 23 November. The awards recognised the groundbreaking initiatives, visionary campaigns and innovative strategies within the business of sport.
The event was hosted by Swazi Ziqubu of SuperSport and Cindy Poluta of 94.7 FM, with Warick Bloom, Marketing General Manager of Hollard, providing the opening address.
The Winners of the Awards Were as Follows:
The Fan Engagement Award went to Dialogue Communications for #bokfriday.
The Social and Environmental Impact Award went to Levergy for Nedbank Runified for Mental Health.
The Leadership in Sport Business Award was Dave Sidenburg, CEO of SS Network and BMI Sport Info.
The Campaign of The Year went to Levergy for Telkom Stand Tall.
The African Excellence (Cross-Border) Award went to Playmakers for Sounds of the World Cup.
The Sport Lifetime Community Award went to Hannes van Niekerk, CEO of the Ernie Els Foundation (collected on his behalf).
The Event of the Year Award went to SS Network for the Netball World Cup 2023.
The Active and Wellbeing Award went to Playmakers Sponsorship for Absa Run Your City.
The Sport Industry Personality of the Year Award was Superfan, Mama Joy Chauke.
The Sports Broadcaster of the Year Award went to Motshidisi Mohono, Sports Anchor at Supersport.
The Audio Visual Content of The Year Award went to T+W for Down: A Comrades Story.
The Sports Promo or Advert of the Year Award went to T+W for RW 2023.
The Best on Socials Award went Levergy for the ICC Women’s T20World Cup Turn It Up.
The Communications Award went to Levergy for the ICC Women’s T20World Cup Turn It Up.
The Tech Innovation Award went to Levergy for Nedbank Golf Challenge Virtual Country Club.
The Event or Competition Sponsorship Award went to Levergy for Telkom Stand Tall Netball WC 2023.
The Team or Individual Sponsorship Award went to Levergy for Telkom Stand Tall Proteas.
The Experiential Marketing Award went to Playmakers for SuperSport – Sounds of the WC.
The Sports Organization of the Year Award went to Migration for Lions Cricket.
The Sports Lifetime Achievement Award went to Andy Scott, Paralympian and Former Chief of Sponsorships at Nedbank.
The Agency of the Year Award went to Levergy.
The Brand or Sponsor of the Year was Telkom Properties Netball & Gaming.
Whether agencies pioneered groundbreaking campaigns, drove impactful partnerships that have ignited fan engagement or used sport as a platform to drive social change, the awards celebrated the best of the best when it comes to business sports excellence.
HOLLARD SPORT INDUSTRY AWARDS
https://sportindustryawards.co.za/awards-2023/
