For over 12 years the AFFY’s have been awarded to individuals that have made a difference in their industry, that have positively impacted those around them, and that have set a high standard for performance marketing best practice.

In 2023 the AFFY Awards is raising the bar by solidifying the process of selecting winners, expanding the award categories, and hosting an unparalleled awards gala at the AFFY Expo. AFFY Award winners will now have to be nominated by their peers or colleagues and then be selected by the AFFY Awards Committee to win.

All AFFY Award winners will be announced at the annual AFFY Expo. Attendees of the AFFY Expo will be invited to the AFFY Awards Gala taking place the last night of the AFFY Expo. The Gala will include a formal sit-down dinner, world class entertainment, and the announcement of the AFFY Award winners.

How to nominate an individual or company for an award

To nominate an individual or company you must complete the AFFY Awards submission form, select which award the person or company is being nominated for, and provide a detailed description of why the person or company is being nominated.

What is the evaluation process for all nominations?

 All nominations must be submitted prior to August 31st. Once a nomination is received the AFFY Awards Committee will evaluate the merit of the nomination, vote on moving the nomination to the finalist category, and then select a winner from the group of finalists. The Committee may reach out to the person nominating the individual or company for added information or details.

Once a winner has been identified the committee will notify the top 5 finalists of their selection. Finalists must attend the AFFY Expo to accept their award.

AFFY Award Categories:

Call Marketing Company  of the Year

To determine the winner of this award judges will evaluate how well the company excels in generating calls for their clients. Companies must submit the reason why they believe the company is the leader in the call marketing industry as well as campaign examples.

Affiliate Manager of the Year

Do you know an Affiliate Manager that continually has an impact on their company, their clients, and the industry. The winner of this award is an individual that has gained influence in the industry for their amazing work around running and managing quality affiliate campaigns.

Super Affiliate of the Year 

The Super Affiliate of the Year award goes to the person that is successfully driving mass amounts of traffic and revenue for themself or their company. Nominees must submit campaign examples, general traffic volume details, and general conversion statistics.

Paid Search Marketer of the Year

Nominees will be evaluated  on their ability to manage paid search campaigns at scale, provide quality traffic to their campaigns or their clients campaigns. Nominees must submit reasons why they deserve the award and support it with campaign statistics

Media Buyer of the Year

Nominees will be evaluated on their ability to manage paid media campaigns at scale, provide quality traffic to their campaigns or their clients campaigns. Nominees must submit reasons why they deserve the award and support it with campaign statistics

Email Marketer of the Year

Nominees will be evaluated on their ability to create and manage email  campaigns at scale, provide quality traffic to their campaigns or their clients campaigns. Nominees must submit reasons why they deserve the award and support it with campaign statistics.

Social Media Marketer

Social Media Marketer of the Year award will evaluate nominees based on their ability to create and manage paid social media  campaigns at scale, provide quality traffic to their campaigns or their clients’ campaigns. Nominees must submit reasons why they deserve the award and support it with campaign statistics.

Affiliate Network of the Year

This award goes to the network that is providing superior value, customer service, and quality to their clients. Judges will evaluate nominations based on their ability to prove they are delivering superior service to both their campaigns and their affiliate marketers. We suggest including testimonials from your top affiliates and brands to support your assertions

Most Innovative Company

The winner of this award will be the company who has made the most innovative strides in the industry. Judges will evaluate the nominee’s product offering, its impact on its clients, and the overall performance of the company. Nominations should include testimonials from clients to support claims being provided in the submission.

SMS Company of the Year 

The winner of the SMS Company of the Year award goes to the nominee that excels in providing superior SMS services, client value, and overall performance from SMS campaigns. Judges will also consider account management satisfaction and platform innovations when evaluating nominees. Nominations should include testimonials to support claims presented in the submission.

Compliance Company of the Year

Compliance is a massive area of focus for all advertisers and having a partner that will ensure you are doing all you can to say complaint is of the most importance. The winner of the Compliance Company of the Year will show how they provide industry leading compliance services, industry education on compliance issues, and client support.

Call Center of the Year

The winner of the Call Center of the Year award will have shown exceptional performance and client satisfaction with inbound or outbound contact campaigns. The winner will provide testimonials from clients, examples of their campaigns exceptional performance, and high standards for employee satisfaction.

Agency of the Year

The winner of the Agency of the Year award will have shown superior account management, design work, and campaign performance for their clients. Nominees must provide campaign examples, performance statistics, and customer testimonials to be considered.

Data Provider of the Year

The Data Provider of the Year award goes to the company that has a proven track record for generating high quality compliant data to their clients. In addition to providing excellent data they also provide a high level of customer service that results in a superior level of customer satisfaction.

Technology Platform of the Year

This award goes to the company that provides a technology platform that is integral to the success of their clients. The winner must display how their platform is innovative, stands above all others, how it improves their clients company performance, and high level of client satisfaction.

The Heart Award 

The Heart Award goes to the individual that is going beyond their job duties to support the industry. Nominees must show examples of how they are going above and beyond their required duties to help and support other industry professionals through education, networking, leadership, or philanthropy.

Professional of the Year

This award goes to the individual who goes above and beyond to set an explanatory standard for leadership and performance in their company and the industry.

The Legend Award

This award goes to the individual that has spent over a decade in the performance marketing industry and that has made the greatest impact. This individual time over time has provided leadership, innovation, and performance to their company, those around them, and the industry as a whole.

Best Brand Campaign of the Year

This award goes to the brand that has created and maintained the opt performing campaign of the year. Nominees should provide supporting details that shows creative, overall traffic analytics, and general performance statistics to be considered for this a