The gaming industry has been a savior to many as the world went into a total lockdown in 2020. Right from kids to adults to students and professionals; it has been one of the best ways to communicate with the outer world and get entertained while staying at home. Since 2020, the gaming industry has grown exponentially. With a rising number of players and esports tournaments, it has led to an increase in consumption of gaming content and the overall industry numbers and revenue are touching the sky. Not only has the technological landscape changed, but it is also headed for the Web3 metamorphosis, of which the metaverse and NFTs will be key components. Today, everyone from esports competitors to organisations either published their NFTs or announced plans to do so. Going forward, it might also be feasible to conduct popular gamers’ NFT transactions to host tournaments or scrims could be possible on Metaverse.
Acknowledging that, Animation Xpress is launching The GEM Awards, to honor excellence throughout the gaming, esports and metaverse industry to celebrate the talents that influence and advance the medium and culture of gaming and technology. In addition to games and esports, The GEM Awards will also recognise the individuals and organisations that changed digital culture and had a positive social impact through the invention of ground-breaking Web3 applications, NFTs, and metaverses.
GEM Women awards in the realms of meta, esports, gaming, and NFTs in India are recognition platforms that honor and celebrate the achievements of women who have made significant contributions to these dynamic and evolving industries. These awards acknowledge the expertise, innovation, leadership, and talent demonstrated by women across various sectors within the broader landscape of meta (metaverse), esports, gaming, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Here's a brief description of each:
These awards not only shine a spotlight on individual accomplishments but also contribute to breaking gender barriers within these industries. By showcasing the diverse talents of women in meta, esports, gaming, and NFTs, these awards play a crucial role in fostering an inclusive and empowered community, inspiring the next generation of female talent in these exciting fields.
Any games which has been released, and made publicly available to consumers, between 1st Jan 2023 to 31st Dec 2023, is eligible for nomination under PC/Console Game of the Year, Mobile game of the Year, AR/VR Game of the Year, Indie Game of the Year and Student Game of the Year categories. Upgrades, expansions and mission packs are not eligible.
For the Upcoming Game of the Year category, only games that are scheduled to be released by Sept 2024 are recommended for submissions.
The game submitted should:
Any Tournament which has been organized, and played, between 1st Jan 2023 to 31st Dec 2023, is eligible for nomination under Esports categories
All game submissions will be reviewed for content and compliance with these Official Rules before being judged. Entries found to be in contravention of the Official Rules or otherwise deemed by the contest organizers, at their sole discretion, to be inappropriate will be disqualified. The organizers reserve the right to make the final determination as to what games are eligible to take part in this Contest.
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Honoring contributions in NFT creation, curation, blockchain technology, and promoting diversity in the NFT space.
Recognizing excellence in game development, design, streaming, content creation, and other gaming-related domains.
Recognizing achievements in various esports genres, including but not limited to gaming performance, team leadership, and community engagement.
Acknowledging achievements in metaverse development, virtual reality, augmented reality, and other meta-related fields.
An award category recognize the most innovative and impactful campaigns or strategies that have successfully utilized Instagram to engage and connect with their target audience. This could involve creative content, strategic use of hashtags, engaging Stories, influencer collaborations, and more.These awards acknowledge excellence in leveraging Instagram's features, tools, and capabilities to achieve specific marketing goals and objectives.
Refers to an award or recognition given to a digital marketing or advertising agency that is relatively new or recently established, and has demonstrated exceptional growth, innovation, and success in the digital marketing industry. Agency is still in its early stages or has recently gained prominence in the industry. The award acknowledges their achievements in utilizing digital platforms, technologies, and strategies to create effective marketing campaigns, drive brand awareness, engage audiences, and deliver measurable results for their clients.
Celebrates the strategic and engaging efforts of sports organizations, teams, athletes, and brands to effectively promote sports-related content, events, and products through online channels. It encompasses an interactive and fan-centric approach that focuses on enhancing fan experiences, driving engagement, and building brand loyalty within the dynamic and passionate world of sports.
Healthcare and pharma marketing refer to the strategies, activities, that pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, medical institutions, and related organizations undertake to promote and communicate their products, services, treatments, and healthcare solutions to target audiences. These marketing efforts are specifically tailored to the unique needs and regulations of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Effectively promote, market, and sell real estate properties, reaching a wider audience and enhancing the overall experience for both buyers and sellers in the real estate market.
Celebrates efforts of companies in the travel and hospitality industry to effectively promote travel destinations, accommodations, experiences, and services through online channels. It encompasses a customer-centric and engaging approach that focuses on inspiring travelers, enhancing guest experiences, and delivering value in the dynamic and competitive travel and hospitality sector.
Celebrates customer-centric efforts of companies in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sector to effectively promote and provide financial solutions through online channels. It encompasses a digital approach that focuses on building trust, educating customers, and delivering value in the dynamic and competitive BFSI industry.
Celebrates efforts of companies in the consumer goods industry to effectively promote and sell their products. It encompasses a customer-centric approach that focuses on building strong brands, engaging consumers, and delivering value through innovative and impactful marketing strategies.
Celebrates the strategic and creative efforts of e-commerce businesses that effectively leverage digital marketing strategies to attract, engage, and convert customers in the competitive online retail landscape. It encompasses a holistic approach to online promotion and customer engagement that drives sales and enhances the overall online shopping experience.
Honors presented to media and entertainment companies, streaming platforms, and content creators to promote and market their video content and streaming services through over-the-top (OTT) platforms. OTT streaming marketing encompasses a range of tactics aimed at attracting and engaging audiences, driving subscriptions or viewership, and building brand awareness in the context of online streaming.
Honors presented to digital wallet providers or platforms that excel in delivering outstanding services, innovations, and user experiences within the digital payments and financial technology (FinTech) industry.
Refers to a recognition or accolade given to outstanding and exceptional food and beverage products, brands, or initiatives within the edibles and beverages industry through an online platform. Excellence in the culinary world with the convenience, reach, and engagement opportunities provided by online platforms, fostering a digital celebration of exceptional food services and beverage offerings.
Awards acknowledge excellence in creating compelling, original, and creative media content across various formats, such as films, television shows, music albums, digital media, literature, and more. This includes virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive experiences, immersive storytelling, and more.
Recognize and honor exceptional achievements in the field of online education. These awards acknowledge individuals, institutions, platforms, programs, or initiatives that have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and positive impact within the realm of online learning and educational technology
Presented to exceptional digital marketing campaigns, strategies, or initiatives within specific industries or sectors. These awards recognize and celebrate the efforts and achievements of marketing professionals who have demonstrated excellence in promoting products, services, or brands within the context of a specific industry or sector.
Signifies that the marketing effort has stood out as the best among its peers, demonstrating excellence and contributing significantly to the organization's goals and objectives during that particular year.
Team is recognized as the most exceptional, skilled, and successful in their field over a specific time period, usually a year. The recognition highlights their remarkable achievements, innovative approaches, and effective campaigns that have significantly contributed to the organization's social media presence and success. It signifies that the team has demonstrated exceptional skills, expertise, and accomplishments in leveraging social media platforms throughout that particular year.
Team is recognized as the most exceptional, skilled, and high-performing among its peers during a specific timeframe, often a year. The designation highlights the team's remarkable achievements, innovative solutions, successful projects, and collaborative efforts that have contributed significantly to the organization's digital growth and success.
Agency that specializes in digital marketing, technology, and online services, and has been acknowledged as the most exceptional, effective, and innovative among its peers within a specific timeframe, often a year. This recognition typically indicates that the agency has demonstrated excellence in delivering digital solutions, creative campaigns, and effective strategies for its clients.
Focuses on delivering news and information about a specific niche, topic, or industry rather than covering general or broad news subjects. These sites cater to a particular audience that has a specific interest or expertise in the specialized area they cover. For example, a specialty news site might focus exclusively on topics like technology, healthcare, finance, entertainment, sports, fashion, or any other subject matter that is distinct from general news. For example ( site focusing on one category - Entertainment only site, politics only site etc, Realestate only site
News website that has been recognized as the most outstanding, high-quality, and impactful among all the news-related websites within a specific year. This accolade is typically awarded based on criteria such as journalistic integrity, accuracy, breadth and depth of coverage, timeliness, user experience, multimedia integration, and overall influence on readers or viewers. It signifies acknowledgment for the exceptional standards and contributions of the news site in delivering relevant and reliable news content during that particular year.
Refers to the website that has been deemed the most exceptional, remarkable, or impressive among all the websites developed or existing within a particular year. This designation is typically determined based on criteria such as design aesthetics, user experience, content quality, functionality, innovation, and overall impact. It signifies recognition for the website's excellence and its ability to stand out in its category during that specific year.
Refers to the application (software program) that has been judged or recognized as the most outstanding, innovative, or impressive among all the apps released or available during a specific year. This recognition is often based on factors such as user experience, functionality, design, impact, and overall performance.
Refers to prestigious recognitions or awards that are granted to individuals, groups, or entities in acknowledgment of outstanding achievements, remarkable qualities, or exceptional contributions that stand out from the ordinary. These honors are typically reserved for those who have demonstrated a level of excellence and accomplishment that goes beyond what is commonly expected.
Category that acknowledges and celebrates an exceptional and highly effective marketing campaign that revolves around the creation, distribution, and promotion of valuable and relevant content. Content marketing campaigns focus on providing valuable information, entertainment, or insights to a target audience with the goal of building brand awareness, engaging the audience, and ultimately driving desired actions.
Recognize successful mobile marketing campaigns that have effectively engaged users, driven conversions, and achieved measurable results.
Programmatic Marketing Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements in the field of programmatic marketing. These awards highlight campaigns, technologies, and individuals that have demonstrated innovation, creativity, and effectiveness in leveraging programmatic advertising techniques. Performance Marketing Awards celebrate excellence in performance-driven marketing campaigns and initiatives. These awards recognize companies and individuals who have excelled in creating measurable and impactful marketing strategies that directly contribute to business growth.
Refers to that businesses or organizations undertake to manage and enhance their online reputation, visibility, and relationships through digital channels. various digital communication tools and platforms, such as social media, influencer collaborations, online press releases, content marketing, and other digital channels, to create and distribute content that promotes the brand's values, messages, and news.
Recognizes businesses or organizations, join forces to create and execute marketing initiatives together. This collaboration involves sharing resources, expertise, and efforts to achieve mutually beneficial goals and leverage each other's strengths. Exchange for visibility, branding opportunities, and access to the sponsored entity's audience.ombining their unique offerings, skills, or audiences to create a more compelling and impactful campaign than they could achieve individually.
A website or online content to improve its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs) through Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. The goal of online SEO marketing is to enhance the online presence of a website, increase organic (non-paid) traffic from search engines, and ultimately drive more relevant and valuable visitors to the site.
It involves leveraging the latest technological tools, platforms, and solutions to create novel and impactful marketing strategies that engage and resonate with the online audience. Incorporating new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual
It involves gathering and analyzing data from various online sources and marketing activities to gain valuable insights that inform decision-making, enhance campaign effectiveness, and optimize overall marketing strategies.online utilization of data analytics in marketing empowers organizations to refine their digital marketing efforts, connect with their target audience more effectively, and drive better results by harnessing the insights derived from analyzing online data.
Category that recognizes and celebrates exhibits exceptional design, user interface (UI), and user experience (UX) qualities. UI refers to the visual elements and layout of a website, while UX encompasses the overall experience and ease of use for visitors. involves the strategic integration of visual design, usability, and user satisfaction to create a compelling and enjoyable digital interaction for users when engaging with websites, applications, or other online platforms.
Category that acknowledges and celebrates an exceptional marketing that effectively utilizes various social media platforms to achieve its objectives. This type of campaign showcases how social media channels are strategically leveraged to engage, connect with, and influence the target audience. The campaign encourages active engagement, interaction, and participation from the audience through likes, comments, shares, polls, contests, and other interactive elements.The campaign features engaging and creative content formats, such as videos, visuals, infographics, stories, live streams, and user-generated content.
Category that acknowledges and celebrates an exceptional and highly effective marketing campaign that revolves around the creation, distribution, and promotion of valuable and relevant content. Content marketing campaigns focus on providing valuable information, entertainment, or insights to a target audience with the goal of building brand awareness, engaging the audience, and ultimately driving desired actions.
Refer to recognition presented to individuals, agencies, or organizations that have demonstrated exceptional achievements in both the realms of performance marketing and innovation within the marketing field. These awards acknowledge excellence in driving measurable results, optimizing campaigns, and achieving specific marketing objectives through data-driven strategies. Additionally, they highlight innovative approaches that set new standards, leverage emerging technologies, or creatively disrupt traditional marketing practices. Performance & Innovation Marketing Awards celebrate the synergy between delivering tangible outcomes and embracing inventive methods in the ever-evolving landscape of marketing.
Online platforms to promote and communicate a company's socially responsible efforts, aiming to create awareness, engagement, and support for the company's commitment to making a positive contribution to society and the environment.
Refers to various online media channels and platforms to deliver a unified message or promotional campaign. The goal of such a campaign is to reach a target audience effectively and efficiently across different digital channels while maintaining consistent branding and messaging. a comprehensive approach to online marketing that combines different digital channels to create a seamless and impactful experience for the target audience, resulting in increased brand visibility, engagement, and desired outcomes.
Recognizes a marketing initiative that effectively introduces a new product to the market, generates buzz, and drives significant positive outcomes in terms of awareness, engagement, and sales. It highlights the strategic and creative efforts involved in orchestrating a successful product launch.
Recognizes a marketing initiative that has successfully harnessed the power of a viral video to captivate a wide audience, generate significant online buzz, and achieve extraordinary levels of engagement and brand exposure.
Category that acknowledges and celebrates an exceptional and highly successful marketing campaign that leverages digital influencers to promote a brand, product, or service. Influencer marketing involves collaborating with individuals who have a substantial and engaged online following, using their influence to reach and engage with a specific target audience.
Refer to recognition programs that specifically focus on acknowledging excellence, creativity, and effectiveness in Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brand marketing campaigns. These awards celebrate companies, campaigns, strategies, and individuals that have demonstrated exceptional achievements and innovation in promoting and selling products or services directly to consumers, without relying on traditional retail intermediaries.
celebrate and honor excellence, innovation, and achievement within the realm of B2B industries and interactions. B2B refers to transactions and interactions between businesses, where one business provides products or services to another business, rather than to individual consumers
Recognizes and honors a marketing or promotional effort that effectively incorporates hashtags as a central element. Hashtags are keywords or phrases preceded by the '#' symbol, commonly used on social media platforms to categorize and group content. This type of campaign showcases a strategic and creative utilization of hashtags to achieve specific objectives and engage a target audience.
A digital marketing initiative that excels in strategic planning, creative execution, audience engagement, measurable results, and overall impact. It showcases how a well-designed and skillfully executed digital strategy can drive remarkable outcomes for a brand or organization.Strategic Planning: The campaign is meticulously planned to align with overarching business goals and objectives. It demonstrates a deep understanding of the target audience, market trends, and competitive landscape. The campaign seamlessly integrates across various digital channels such as social media, email marketing, content marketing, search engine optimization, paid advertising, and more.
Recognizes and honors a highly successful and exemplary marketing campaign in the field of publishing. This campaign stands out for its effectiveness in promoting books, magazines, articles, or other written content to a target audience. The campaign maintains consistency in branding and messaging to ensure a unified identity across various promotional materials and platforms.
The award highlights campaigns that have effectively leveraged programmatic techniques buying, placement, and optimization of ads across various online channels and platforms. create compelling and impactful banner,videos, or interactive content advertisements. The winning campaign demonstrates innovation in targeting, creative design, and optimization, leading to significant positive outcomes such as increased brand visibility, user engagement, click-through rates, or conversions throughout the year.
An award category that recognizes and celebrates an exceptional advertising campaign conducted on digital platforms. This campaign should prominently feature and promote a specific brand or product. The award highlights campaigns that effectively leverage the online environment to create a strong brand presence, connect with the target audience, and achieve notable marketing results.
Refers to a set of accolades or recognition presented to exceptional marketing campaigns conducted in the digital realm. These awards are typically granted to campaigns that demonstrate innovation, creativity, effectiveness, and impact within the online space. Such campaigns utilize various online platforms and strategies to achieve their marketing objectives and engage with their target audience.
Reality shows, Awards, live news events & sports activities are famous for getting top tier ratings. This award honours the best use of televised events by brands achieving maximum reach and establishing brand viewer connect.
Ritu has been with Dell Technologies since 2011 and has been instrumental in establishing Dell's consumer PC brand presence in India. Under her leadership, Dell has grown into a brand of choice across its consumer PC portfolio including sub brands of Inspiron, XPS and Alienware; targeted at a broad spectrum of consumer segments.
In her current capacity as Marketing Director, Ritu is responsible to drive both brand, customer engagement & marketing driven business growth across Consumer, Small Business, Commercial & Enterprise segments for Dell Technologies' range of end to end products & solutions for both personal consumers & business customers.
A strong believer in gender equality and diversity holding a keen interest in mentoring women at workplaces, Ritu also leads the Dell Women Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) India Chapter.
Under her leadership, Dell has emerged as the Most Trusted Brand in India for 2 consecutive years in addition to featuring as a "Superbrand" in 2018. During her tenure at Dell Technologies Ritu was featured in the "LinkedIn Power Profile 2015" in the field of Marketing & Advertising & was named among Top 100 Marketing leaders listed by Impact Digital, 2020.
She has held numerous leadership roles over her 25 year career in marketing at reputed companies including AC Nielson, Whirlpool, Dabur and ICICI Bank in the past. Her interests include insight & data driven marketing and studying consumer psychology & behavior especially in an evolving digital commerce environment.
Ritu has a Post Graduate master's in management studies from Mumbai University & is an Economics Graduate from Delhi University.
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through FTA Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through GEC Channel
Campaign must have a progressive nature over the decade and also be innovative & effective on television in nature.
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Infotainment Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Kids Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Movie Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Music Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through News Channel
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Sports Channel
Saakshi who has 18 years of experience across several global brands like Colgate Palmolive, Coca-Cola and Uber, has recently joined Kimberly-Clark to lead marketing for their iconic brands in India. In her current role, she leads the brand, digital, research, analytics & product innovation teams.
She is part of the company's senior leadership on the journey of transformational acceleration. Additionally, she is also responsible for shaping and building a world class brand building organisation in a digital first world.
Binda has over 17 years of experience in Marketing, Brand Management, and Content Development. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Kolkata Knight Riders, responsible for all aspects of Marketing - Brand, Content, Digital, Licensing & Merchandising, for all Knight Rider Group's initiatives in Indian Premier League, Caribbean Premier League & USA Major League Cricket.
Previously, she worked with Red Chillies Entertainment, Disney - Star India, Starcom Mediavest Group, and DDB Mudra.
BBC Knowledge had accorded her as the 'Greatest Marketing Influencers of 2017'. Adgully announced her as the 'Women Disruptor Marketing Head of 2020'. Google India has identified her as part of the 'Leading Women in New Media.'
This award honors the best use of Television Media by Brands or Organizations to maximising the reach and visibilty among viewer and establishing brand connect through Youth Channel
Ramalingam Subramanian (Ram) is the Head of Brand, Marketing & Communications at CoinDCX. His primary focus has been to streamline the company's marketing and branding efforts to ensure business growth for CoinDCX. Ram has also been instrumental in driving crypto awareness campaigns such as #TryCrypto and #BitcoinLiyaKya across the country.
With more than 12 years of experience working across brands like Coca-Cola, TCS, Cipla, and now CoinDCX, Ram also ran a brand & marketing agency for 4 years. Besides his work accolades, he has been regularly on the jury of various Indian & International awards, and a part of panels at national events and forums. Ram enjoys teaching and is a guest lecturer at various top B Schools in India. Ram holds an undergraduate degree in Information Technology and a Master's Degree in Management from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Apart from work, he loves spending time working on his poetry and writing as a hobby.Marketing professional with 10 years of experience in Brand marketing in Nestle, Taco Bell and Honasa. Has led brand strategy & communication, new product development, and accelerated business growths for new brands (Mamaearth, The DermaCo) as well as global brands (NESTEA, Taco Bell, NESCAFE). An alumni of IIMA, he has conducted sessions on Market Research, media planning, digital marketing and Consumer Insight in top MBA schools, and likes to coach young marketing enthusiasts.