Here are the YouTube-NZ Marketing Awards 2026 finalists in the Individual Awards section. The call for entries for the 2026 Awards have now closed, with a record number of entrants keen to celebrate their work.
The Individual Awards recognise marketing professionals who have been instrumental in the overall marketing success of a business/brand, both in the short and long-term.
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Individual Awards 2026 finalists
Marketer of the Future 2026 finalists
Nominee
Nominee company
Alice Sproat
Zuru Group
Charlotte “Chazz” Colgan
MediaWorks
Emi Cross
Maverick Tourism Marketing
Marketer of the Year 2026 finalists
Nominee
Nominee company
Anna Lawrence
Auckland Transport
Emily Findlay
Honeysticks
Mitch Grant
Harrisons NZ and AU
Nathalie Moolenschot
Animates
Sean Wiggans
Turners Auto Retail
Shannon Watts
Samsung New Zealand
Marketing Team of the Year 2026 finalists
Nominee
Animates
Asahi Beverages
Auckland Transport
ChristchurchNZ
Goodman Fielder
Lion NZ
Samsung New Zealand
Trade Me
Whittaker’s
Brand of the Year 2026 finalists
Nominee
Marketing partners
2degrees
TBWA, OMD, FiftyFive5, One Plus, OneEleven PR
Abe’s Bagels
David (DT) Thomason
New World
McCann, PHD
New Zealand Police
EightyOne Media, EightyOne Creative, Frank Productions
Pak’nSave
McCann (FCB), PHD
Trade Me Property
MBM, TRA, Special, Curious Nation
Whittaker’s
Bastion, MBM, Goodeye, Sweeney Vesty, Special PR, AKQA, Twin Agencies
These were the YouTube-NZ Marketing Awards 2026 finalists in the Individual Awards section.
