The Awards aim to celebrate the best work off the field in the business of sport and showcase everything that is great about the South African sport industry and all the different sporting codes in the country. There is a shortlist that was sent out in November which had a lot of applicants because of the rapid growth in the industry
This year the awards will be held at Sandton Convention Centre on the 11th of February 2016, these awards show the constant development in the field of sports and every year the list of the businesses that are nominated increase because more companies are being involved with the relevant sporting codes This does not only show growth but the support behind sports in South Africa.
“The Discovery Sport Industry Awards showcase and reward the industry’s very best work, from a whole host of sports, brands, agencies and rights holders. Spanning marketing, PR, sponsorship, talent management, advertising, community investment, social media and branding, the industry will come together to reward and celebrate the very best”.
This is what the Sport Industry group is about, the focus to making South Africa sports great and known worldwide. The different categories of the awards consists of companies like Absa, Vodacom, Adidas and EXP just to mention a few with Adidas leading the pack with nine nominations across a variety of categories, closely followed by Nedbank with six, Vodacom with five, CSA with four while SARU, EFC, Absa, and Standard Bank secured three nominations each.
This year with the impressive growth of the awards, we are all undoubtedly looking forward to seeing which companies take the awards.
Good luck to all the nominees.
