Golden Link Awards, Asia-Pacific 2023 Winners

This year, we closed DealMaker Australia in style at Luna Park’s glorious Crystal Ballroom with the Golden Link Awards, Asia-Pacific 2023. Hosted by the water with the sun setting in the background, against the iconic backdrop of Sydney Harbour Bridge and The Opera House, this year’s ceremony is the region’s biggest Golden Link Awards yet.

The 2023 awards spanned 12 categories, including new additions such as The Outthink and Outperform Award and Partnership of the Year. Nominations were open to all APAC advertisers, publishers and agencies and also included two peer-nominated categories, giving everyone on our network the chance to tell us who their affiliate champions are. The quality and quantity of entries certainly didn’t make it easy for our judges, so we’d like to extend a huge ‘thank you’ to our esteemed panel:

• Grant Arnott | Managing Director, Power Retail & Click Frenzy
• Jenn Thomas | Head of Marketing & Memberships, IAB Australia
• Matthew Wood | Founder, Hello Partner
• Rakhee Jogia | Managing Director, International, Rakuten Advertising

We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Golden Link Awards below.

The Golden Link Awards, Asia-Pacific 2023 Winners

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Publisher)

• Winner: Simone Tison, Cashrewards
• Highly commended: Belinda Barnes, Qantas Shopping

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Advertiser)

• Winner: Tamara Cole & Michaela Michaut, Cotton On Group
• Highly commended: Michelle Rando, Mosaic Brands

Best New Publisher

• Winner: Style DNA
• Highly commended: Blue Light Card

Best International Strategy

• Winner: GOXIP
• Highly commended: Honey PayPal

The Outthink & Outperform Award

• Winner: ShopBack Philippines
• Highly commended: Afterpay

Campaign of the Year

• Winner: H&M
• Highly commended: ShopBack Australia & Cotton On Group

Advertiser of the Year

• Winner: Dyson
• Highly commended: Princess Polly

Publisher of the Year

• Winner: Cashrewards
• Highly commended: Qantas Shopping

Partnership of the Year

• Winner: Microsoft & Cashrewards
• Highly commended: Shoplooks & 24S

Publisher of the Year (Advertisers’ Choice)

• Winner: Cashrewards

Advertiser of the Year (Publishers’ Choice)

• Winner: Dyson

Rakuten Advertising Rep of the Year

• Winner: Brodie Livingstone

Commenting on this year’s ceremony and entries, Stuart McLennan, Senior Vice President of APAC at Rakuten Advertising said: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered this year’s award – it was a real pleasure seeing the results of what can be achieved when our expertise and innovations are combined with the power of our partners’ forward-thinking and willingness to try new things. Congratulations to everyone who was highly commended and, of course, to all of our winners!”

Here’s to next year!