This award is open to professionals with 8 to 10 years of experience in account servicing, with some flexibility only for those slightly above or below this range. The award recognizes individuals who excel in client account management and have demonstrated exceptional innovation, skills, and enthusiasm in leveraging advertising to enhance their clients’ businesses. Successful nominees will have fostered strong and productive business relationships. Please note: Individuals currently holding the position of Managing Director or CEO or a senior position are not eligible for this category.
Awards Category: Awards sea 2026 people
Southeast Asia Agency Growth Leader of the Year
This award recognizes individuals within a C-Suite leadership position who have done the most to advance the commercial growth of the agencies or networks.
Southeast Asia Agency Head of the Year
This award recognizes the heads of agencies nationally who have individually done the most to advance their agency/network in the industry.
Southeast Asia AI Person/Team of the Year
The AI Person/Team of the Year recognizes outstanding individuals or teams driving innovation, strategic leadership, and measurable impact with AI within the advertising and marketing communications industry. This award celebrates those transforming campaigns, consumer engagement, and industry standards through advanced AI technologies.
Southeast Asia Channel/Engagement Planner of the Year
This award is for the planning professionals who have made the biggest impact on their clients’ businesses through the development of innovative customer engagement strategies, the creative and effective use of media channels, and the creation, use, and leverage of digital and social programmes/platforms.
Southeast Asia Corporate Communications/Marketing Team of the Year
This award is open to the agency’s corporate communications/marketing team, which recognizes success in addressing issues related to management, corporate communications, reputation, brand-building, campaign execution, and media relations within their agency. *This category is not for brands.
Southeast Asia Creative Leader of the Year
This award recognizes top-level creative leaders with over 10 years of experience (Group Creative Directors/Executive Creative Directors/Chief Creative Officers or above) who have produced the best work for an individual office (or multiple offices in the same region) during the review period and have not only set the standard for creative excellence but have also raised the bar. The nominee will have demonstrated outstanding creative leadership in building and nurturing creativity across the creative team and the agency. Samples of the nominee’s work will be required as evidence of success.
Southeast Asia Most Innovative MarTech Team of the Year [NEW]
This award recognises agency teams that push the boundaries of innovation by seamlessly integrating technology and creativity to transform client marketing performance. It honours teams that lead with experimentation and data-driven thinking, leveraging MarTech, data, and emerging technologies to deliver measurable impact and advance industry best practice.
Southeast Asia New Business Development Person/Team of the Year
This award is for the new business development person/team that has proven to have built and developed a new account or grown the business and expanded the services of an established client relationship.
Southeast Asia Producer of the Year
This award is open to professionals who have brought out innovative insights with strategies throughout their work, managing creative campaigns to drive and meet business objectives.