The winners were selected from 197 finalists in 32 categories<\/strong>. More than 800 submissions were received<\/strong>, narrowed down by an expert global judging panel of 200 judges from 20 countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Returning this year, the Excellence Awards were hosted by Cakewalk Entertainment founder and CEO George Leon and La Panader\u00eda President and CEO Maca Rotter. The awards were presented by sponsors Alifish, InSpirit Designs, Jazwares, SEGA, and Stumble Guys. <\/p>\n The Excellence Awards honor innovation and creativity in the licensing community<\/strong>. They spotlight the power of brands to connect with consumers and further a company\u2019s goals, celebrate how licensees develop and bring those products to market, and applaud how retailers highlight licenses on their shelves.<\/p>\n A new category was introduced this year for Best Advertising Campaign Featuring a Brand<\/strong>, which honors print, radio, TV, cinema, and outdoor media advertisements where a property is used to elevate and promote another brand. Also, for the first time, each individual member of Licensing International had the chance to vote for The Members\u2019 Choice Award, which celebrates licensed offerings that extend a brand in unexpected and innovative ways.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Licensing International Excellence Awards winners represent the boundless creativity, ingenuity, and talent of the global brand licensing industry<\/em>,\u201d said Maura Regan, President of Licensing International<\/strong>. \u201cWe congratulate this year\u2019s winners on their adeptness in bringing the world\u2019s most beloved brands, characters, and properties to consumers in exciting and unique ways<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are the 2024 Licensing International Excellence Awards winners<\/strong>:<\/p>\n BEST LICENSED BRANDS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BEST LICENSED PRODUCTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n OTHER AWARDS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The winners of the 2024 Licensing International Excellence Awards were unveiled last night in a ceremony that brought together industry executives from around the world to celebrate the best of the global brand licensing community. The winners were selected from 197 finalists in 32 categories. More than 800 submissions were received, narrowed down by an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":38274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[408],"tags":[1326],"class_list":["post-38273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-licensing-international-excellence-awards-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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