ExchangeWire's awards programme, The Wires, is now open for entry and accepting submissions.

Following a hugely successful launch last year, The Wires will return in 2018, with submissions now being accepted across 13 categories within the ad tech, martech, and programmatic sectors.

The awards are open to everyone in ad tech, martech, and programmatic, globally, including advertising and marketing technology vendors, advertisers, agencies, trading desks, and publishers.

Last year's awards ceremony saw some very worthy winners, including The Telegraph for 'Best New Product or Service'; Qriously and Vodafone for 'Best Data Activation'; GroundTruth, with Zenith and Costa for 'Best Mobile Campaign'; Confused.com for 'Best In-house Programmatic Team'; and Teads with O2 for 'Best Video Campaign'.

Infectious Media scooped up the 'Grand Prix' award, having already won the 'Best B2C Campaign' category, for their work with John Lewis, as well as the 'Best Agency Ad Ops Team' award.

At The Wires 2018, our team of expert judges, which will be announced shortly, will be looking for innovation, clear strategic vision, strong performance, and exemplary use of technology. Our judges want to feel engaged and inspired, and are excited to discover the best of the best in ad tech, martech, and programmatic.

The Wires 2018 will also see the return of the prestigious 'Ad Tech Personality of the Year' award, deservedly won last year by Joanna Burton, VP European Strategy, SpotX, for her dedication and continued contribution to the ad tech industry. Free to enter, the 'Ad Tech Personality of the Year' category gives you the chance to nominate the person who you think has shown a notable contribution to the industry. The winner of this award will then be selected by popular vote at the awards ceremony, held on 22 November in London. For a taster of what you can expect at the ceremony, check out the video below from The Wires 2017.

All details on the award categories and entry guidelines can be found here. The deadline for submissions is 31 May 2018, with discounts available for multiple entries. If you have any further questions, send us an email!