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Shortlist Announced for the 2025 APAC Golden Link Awards

We are honoured to announce the 2025 APAC Golden Link Award finalists! A huge congratulations to everyone nominated. We’re thrilled to celebrate our finalists at DealMaker Australia this August.

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The 2025 APAC Golden Link Awards celebrate and showcase our advertisers, publishers, and agencies that are outperforming their objectives to drive next-level performance.

This year, we had over 50 outstanding entries spanning our 12 categories, with brands, publishers, and agencies from across the Asia-Pacific region submitting entries to clinch their shot at winning a Golden Link Award.

The Golden Link Award Ceremony will take place in the afternoon of DealMaker Australia, and attending the celebration is already included in your ticket. It’s a win-win! If you’ve not registered yet, be sure to secure your place now!

This year, voting for the Advertisers’ Choice, Publishers’ Choice, and Rakuten Rep of the Year will take place LIVE at DealMaker Australia. More details will be announced shortly.

A big thank you to everyone who has participated in our awards, and huge congratulations to our finalists:

2025 APAC Golden Link Award Finalists:

Advertiser of the Year

  • Adairs
  • Bonds
  • Petbarn
  • Trip.com

Publisher of the Year

  • Furthr
  • Qantas Shopping
  • ShopBack

Agency of the Year

  • Navigate Digital
  • Periscope
  • The Thoughtful Agency

Advertiser of the Year (Self-Managed)

  • Baby Bunting
  • Clarins
  • Darveys

Partnership of the Year

  • Estee Lauder Companies (Estee Lauder & Mac) x Upsellit
  • ShopBack (Australia) x Chemist Warehouse
  • The Thoughtful Agency x American Express

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Advertiser)

  • Bellamieh Hansen (Sheike)
  • Sen Woo (Baby Bunting)
  • Kiran Flynn (Taking Shape)
  • Vanessa Tsang (APG & Co)

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Publisher)

  • Ciara Wynne (Cashrewards)
  • Belinda Barnes (Qantas Shopping)
  • Megan Griffin (ShopBack)

Best Content Partnership

  • Linkby x The Collagen Co.
  • Nike APAC & ShopBack
  • SPRNV SRL (Diesel x Duomai)

Best International Strategy

  • Chow Sang Sang
  • Olive Young
  • Shein

The Outperform and Outthink Award

  • Furthr
  • Chemist Warehouse & ShopBack
  • Nike APAC & ShopBack

 

A big thank you to everyone who entered the awards and all our finalists.

Your wins are our wins, and we look forward to celebrating with you at DealMaker Australia on the 7th of August! To see the full list of 2024 winners, check out last year’s winner post.

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