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Returning to Hong Kong, the awards aim to recognize and honor those who want to showcase their brilliance in the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The Spark Awards celebrates top media owners and their groundbreaking work across various fields, including content creation, client engagement, research, events, new media, and programming initiatives. Spanning Hong Kong\u2019s entire media industry, these awards provide a platform for seasoned professionals, aspiring new media creators, and passionate media owners to explore a world of inspiration, creativity, and boundless possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Judged by an independent panel of senior client-side communications experts, the Spark Awards brings together top media owners and professionals to applaud the region\u2019s finest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Categories for 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting the ever-changing media industry, the Spark Awards have reformed and refreshed their categories, introducing 31 categories under two distinct areas: \u201cMedia Campaign\u201d and \u201cTalent.\u201d The \u201cMedia Campaign\u201d category recognizes the best works created by media owners, while the \u201cTalent\u201d category merits the best-performing Media Team of the Year, focusing on their influence on media owners.<\/p>\n<p>The best performer across all categories under each area will earn the coveted titles of \u201cMedia Campaign of the Year\u201d and \u201cMedia of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Awards Categories Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best Media Campaign<\/strong> \u2013 Corporate Social Responsibility<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Media Campaign<\/strong> \u2013 Omnichannel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Storytelling Campaign<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Media Team of the Year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Dates for The Spark Awards 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Submission Deadline:<\/strong> July 24, 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finalists Announcement:<\/strong> September 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Awards Presentation:<\/strong> October 17, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and to submit your entry, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/spark-awards-hk\/\">Spark Awards<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spark Awards is back for its 11th year and entries are now open! 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