Nominations now open for Brands Untapped 100: 2023 Edition

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Edition of the Brands Untapped 100 – a publication celebrating designers, studios and creative leaders and that have done great work in the licensing space over the past 12 months.

The Brands Untapped 100: 2023 Edition launches on October 4th where it will be available to pick up as a physical publication at Brand Licensing Europe. A digital version will also be available to download.

‘The 100’ is divided into five categories:

Brand Owners & Licensing Agents: Celebrating those working in product development within licensors, including PD leaders, creative directors, designers, and design-led licensing execs, as well as creative leaders within licensing agencies.

Licensee: For designers, product developers and creative directors at licensees responsible for creating some of the year’s best licensed products and experiences.

Design Studios & Creative Agencies: Know a design agency or creative studio that deserves attention for outstanding work over the past year? Nominate them here.

Rising Stars: This category celebrates fresh creative talent working in the areas of design and product development, across licensors, licensees, creative studios and agencies.

Design Champions: For individuals who may not be designers themselves, but who deserve credit for promoting design-thinking – or whose work benefits and celebrates designers and creatives in the licensing industry.

To nominate, send the name of the individual or team, along with their job title and a few reasons as to why they belong in this year’s Brands Untapped 100 to [email protected].

Reasons should be relevant to work from the past 12 months. A panel of judges will narrow those nominated down to the final 100.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 28th.

There are also a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for the Brands Untapped 100. For more information on these, email [email protected].