The Jersey branch of The Chartered Institute of Marketing has announced the shortlisted nominees for its prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards 2013, which is being held at the Hotel de France on Friday the 15^th November.

Judging took place on 21st October and the panel this year included Hayley Webb, Marketing Manager at Blue Islands, Lynda Relph-Knight who is an Independent Design Writer and Consultant, and Lavinia Culverhouse, who is the Managing Director at Designhouse.

The judges stated that: “The quality of this year’s entries were extremely high and certainly we felt that Jersey marketers have demonstrated strong technical understanding of marketing principles, coupled with practical application. We thank all those who entered and offer our congratulations to the shortlisted nominees.”

The shortlisted companies include:

The winners of the Awards will be announced at a Gala Dinner held on Friday 15th November at the Hotel de France, where over 400 of the Island’s marketers and business professionals will gather to celebrate local marketing excellence. As a result of feedback from a number of organisations, we are now able to accommodate larger table sizes should the need arise, please contact Alexandra Liptrot at alexandraliptrot@hsbc.com for more information.This year in particular, demand has been overwhelming and tables are selling fast, so to avoid disappointment, please contact Alexandra to confirm you booking.

The Chairman of the CIM Jersey Branch Steve Cartwright Said; “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our production sponsors Delta Production Services, The Beach Communication, Spike Productions and our production partner, Gallery, and to our individual Award category sponsors, for their continued support in making this event such as great success year after year.”