Advertising Week Partners with HartBeat for Global Expansion of Startup Business Accelerator
Programme kicks off in Johannesburg as part of AWAfrica and HartBeat Experience; Applications now open.
NEW YORK/JOHANNESBURG/LONDON/TOKYO/MEXICO CITY/SYDNEY — 1 February 2023 – Advertising Week, the world’s largest annual gathering of marketing, media and technology leaders, announces the global expansion of its Startup Acceleration program in partnership with HartBeat. The startup program is the latest extension of Advertising Week’s global partnership with HartBeat, which already includes events, original content, podcasts and thought leadership.
Advertising Week’s Startup Accelerator identifies, educates and connects high-growth media, marketing and technology start-ups with the advertising, marketing and investment community. The program creates value for the entire ecosystem by helping marketers solve their biggest challenges with the latest and most relevant startup solutions.
Startups will have the opportunity to learn and network with the world’s top marketers, thought leaders and investment mentors. In addition, participants will have strategic amplification access to the Advertising Week Global platform, Startup Community and Extended HartBeat network. The innovation program will connect startups to AW constituents around the globe, including brands, agencies, media companies, investment and more.
The program will take place across five continents as part of the AW global event series:
- AWAfrica, Johannesburg: 16 February
- AWEurope, London: 16-18 May
- AWAsia, Tokyo: 6-8 June
- AWAPAC, Sydney: 1-2 August
- AWNewYork, NYC: 16-19 October
- AWLATAM, Mexico City: 14-16 November
In addition to the events, Advertising Week’s year-round startup content will include new audio, education, business development meetings and proof of concept tests.
“The Accelerator was a big smash in New York and London in 2022. We saw thirty-plus startups work closely with our panel of experts, and the founders were able to learn and build business connections through the program,” says Ruth Mortimer, Advertising Week’s Global President “Partnering with HartBeat allows us to expand our global footprint and discover amazing new innovation and talents across the world, starting in Africa next month.”
Applications are now open for the AWAfrica Accelerator in Johannesburg taking place on 16 February at Vodacom World.
For more information and to apply, please go to: https://advertisingweek.com/awaccelerate2023/
About Advertising Week:
Advertising Week (AW), an Emerald X company (https://www.emeraldx.com/), is the premier global event and thought leadership platform focused on marketing, media, technology, and culture. Founded in 2004 in New York, AW’s award-winning global event franchise includes: AWNewYork (NYC), AWEurope (London); AWAsia (Tokyo); AWLATAM (Mexico City); AWAPAC (Sydney); and AWAfrica (Johannesburg, coming 2023).
In addition to live and virtual events, the year-round global content platform also contains best-in-class e-learning from the world’s leading practitioners (AWLearn); original audio, video, and editorial content (AW360) and proprietary event technology (AWLabs). For more: https://advertisingweek.com
About HartBeat:
Founded by Kevin Hart, HartBeat is the global, multi-platform media company creating entertainment at the intersection of comedy and culture with a mission to keep the world laughing together. HARTBEAT delivers comedy through its three divisions: HartBeat Studios, which finances, develops and produces innovative content; HartBeat Media, which connects with consumers around the world through events and the company’s expansive distribution network; and PULSE, the company’s branded entertainment studio that serves as a creative and cultural consultancy to brand. HartBeat’s flagship consumer brand, the LOL! Network, reaches audiences across its O&O social media, audio, and OTT partners.
Led by an award-winning team, HartBeat is a valuable partner to the biggest entertainment companies, platforms and brands in the world, driving cultural currency and generating sales, subscriptions, buzz, and conversation with some of the most coveted audiences.
Advertising Week Media Contacts:
Andrew Stein, Sunshine Sachs Morgan Lylis, stein@sunshinesachs.com
HartBeat Media Contacts:
Laura Michael, Metro PR, laura@metropublicrelations.com
