The YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2026 – entries now closed

The YouTube NZ Marketing Awards 2026 entries have now officially closed.

Thank you to everyone who entered and shared the incredible work, creativity and results driving marketing excellence across Aotearoa and beyond.

Now the judging begins. Keep an eye out for the finalists, who will be announced on Tuesday, June 23.

Three key areas

The YouTube NZ Marketing Awards showcase the best examples of marketing excellence in New Zealand. They offer recognition over 34 awards in three key areas:

Marketing Excellence Awards
Marketing Campaign Awards and
Individual Awards.

Marketing Excellence Awards celebrate excellence in specific disciplines across different sectors, demonstrating how effective marketing strategy has led to measurable results for a business or brand.

The Marketing Campaign Awards recognise innovative and agile marketing initiatives that have identified short-term opportunities/challenges and delivered tangible results within 12 months or less.

Individual Awards honour marketing professionals who have contributed to a business or brand’s overall marketing success, both in the short and long term.

The Awards follow a robust judging process, led by the NZ Marketing Association .

Awards Night is an incredible event, where 1000 industry professionals gather to celebrate the pinnacle of marketing success in Aotearoa. Preparations are already under way for the 2026 event on 2 September at Spark Arena.

This year, the awards are again brought to you by our premier sponsor, YouTube.