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THE WATCHLIST: THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRAND-SIDE EXPERIENTIAL MARKETERS OF THE YEAR

This fall, Event Marketer’s editors will unveil the Watchlist, an elite group of brand-side marketers taking the experiential marketing discipline to the next level. This editorial program is open to brand-side marketers (clients) only and is free (no charge to nominate).

  • WHAT IS THE WATCHLIST?
    It’s Event Marketer’s roster of the most influential experiential marketers of the year, unveiled in October with a feature story, digital all-star microsite—and promoted to our network of 100,000 marketers.

  • WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE WATCHLIST?
    The Watchlist doesn’t limit recognition by age or title or tenure or job focus. Instead, 10 categories recognize the people who are doing great things across different experiential areas, functions and departments.

  • WHO CAN MAKE THE WATCHLIST?
    This is open to brand marketers (clients) only. Agencies are not eligible but agencies are encouraged to nominate their clients.

  • IS THERE A COST?
    This is a free editorial program managed by the editors of Event Marketer.

  • WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO NOMINATE SOMEONE?
    Our nomination page will ask for the person’s name and ask why you are nominating them, what they do and where, any achievements they have accomplished for their brand, any industry trends or innovations they are leading, etc. It’s easy and we’re not asking for anything confidential.

  • CAN I NOMINATE A PERSON IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE?
    Of course! We want the Watchlist to be a big deal so we’ve made it free to enter lots of deserving brand marketers. You can nominate one person in multiple categories or multiple people in different categories.

  • CAN I NOMINATE MYSELF?
    Yes, and many do! Sometimes the best person to show off somebody’s accomplishments... is that person.

  • WILL THE PERSON I NOMINATE KNOW I NOMINATED THEM?
    If the person makes the list we will let them know who nominated them. (If they don’t make the list we won’t tell them they were nominated at all.)

Deadline: September 17 at 11:59 PM EST, 2025

START YOUR NOMINATION HERE

For additional questions, contact Lynne Schreur at LSchreur@accessintel.com