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Join the most ambitious innovators in the country and meet the vibrant Aussie tech ecosystem.

Experience an evening with ambitious innovators, exclusive networking, vibrant celebrations, and a touch of glamour. 

The upcoming Pause Awards Night & Afterparty promises to be a premium, must-attend event. Here are the key highlights of the program for the night:

6pm – 7pm
Red Carpet, Profile Photos and Jazz
Start the evening with a stylish red carpet and networking session, where you can mingle with industry leaders and take professional portraits with Mod Creativ in front of the media wall or try 360 video experience. Premium canapés will be served from 6:30 to 9:30, and there will be bottomless spirits available all night.

7pm – 7:12pm
Night’s Overview & Ecosystem Insights
We are delighted to introduce our new host, Megan Flamer, who will be joining George Hedon. They will share insights into the Australian ecosystem for 2023, award news and provide a brief overview of what you can expect for the rest of the night. Get ready for non-stop fun!

7pm – 7:12pm
Speaking Sponsors on the Night
Hear from influential figures like Jaffa McKenzie, Director of the Digital Economy at VicGov, and Mel Atherton from Blackmagic Design, offering their insights into the business and creative industries.

7:19pm – 8:09pm
Storytelling, Pause & Play
Hear an engaging story from Dom Pym’s entrepreneurial journey, engage in a short mindfulness exercise and participate in ‘Pause Terra’ – a fun and thrilling game with a chance to win exclusive prizes including Melbourne GP F1 2024 tickets courtesy of Quad Lock and Nura buds.

8:09pm – 9:31pm
Ceremony Begins: Walking-Dance & 10-Words-Speech
Unlike anything you’ve seen before, dancing down the red carpet to receive the Pause Award is a viral sensation of our ceremony. The winners in order of: Hall of Fame, followed by Category Tracks: Culture, Excellence, Good, Growth, Operators. The best is left for the last: People’s Choice, Grand Prix and two new award levels Champion and Diamond. Best Walking-Dance also gets a chance to win exclusive Melbourne GP F1 2024 tickets and Nura buds.

9:36pm – 9:48pm
Professional Group Photography with Everyone
For the memory books, this year we want to take a few more shots than just with winners. Extensive number of judges will be in the room, so we’re planning a small production set to manage and take all necessary shots with winners, judges and all of you.

9:48pm – 11:00pm
Afterparty begins with DJ Hijack
To kick off the Afterparty, everyone will get an opportunity to do the Walking-Dance on the red carpet as a group, finishing off with a limbo on the dancefloor. This was a request that we’re trilling first time! DJ Hijack will be dropping beats from R’n’B to House and whatever your dancing feet desire, ensuring an unforgettable end to a spectacular night.

11:00pm – Onwards
The End, and Something More
The Pause Awards Night & Afterparty will officially end at 11pm, but we understand that some of you may not be ready to go home right away. Therefore, we are exploring options for a nearby venue where you can continue to unwind.

This Pause Awards Night & Afterparty is not just an event; it’s an experience. Prepare to be dazzled, inspired and supatertained in a night that celebrates excellence, creativity and unforgettable moments.

Don’t miss out on this signature occasion – secure your tickets now for a night to remember!

Date and time: Monday 4th December from 6pm to 11pm
Venue: BOND Melbourne
Format: Cocktail and canapé
Dress code: Black tie / Cocktail

This is your moment to shine amidst the stars of Australian innovation and let’s raise a glass to the brilliance that is our ecosystem. Don’t let this chance slip away.

Here’s to a night of grandeur, inspiration and community.

P.S. Remember to dress in your best Black Tie/Cocktail attire and let us know of any dietary requirements. This isn’t just an event; it’s a memory in the making. See you at the red carpet!

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Congratulations on winning Pause Awards! Now you should tell the world about it. This is definitely a career-defying milestone as you were one among the 30% or less that won and if you hold a Grand Prix that’s less than 10% of all winners. Definitely enough to brag shamesly about it!

Here are few tips that you can do to maximise your promotions:

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  Launch a campaign

  Nothing should stop you now. We recommend shooting from all tops, but it’s essential to prepare a good strategic campaign first. Winning a Pause Award is kind of a big deal, big enough to take your business leap to the next level.

  But don’t just take our word for it: past winners said, winning has put them on the map, gave them meaning, feel they are on the right track, belong to the ecosystem and help them drive new business and partnerships post awards.

  We’ve prepared some ammo for you.

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  Create a media plan

  Being a winner at Pause Awards is a good reason to garner some serious press in the broadcast, print, radio, online, podcast, media, and blogs. It’s a good time to share your business success story and of course that you won the Pause Award for it.

  We’ve created a simple Press Release here to download. If the media need official photos and videos, you’ll find those in the Pause Awards media room.

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  Make content

  These days it is so easy to just pick up the phone and shoot a short video or take a photo. Think about writing a blog post or even run a Facebook ad, but don’t forget to tag us.

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  Put it on the website

  Download our official winner logo and badge and post it to your homepage. Here is the link.

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  Thank the support network

  Send the email to your best and closest friends, family, colleagues and clients to let them know of great news.

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  Go to socials

  If you don’t say it, it didn’t happen. Don’t forget to post about it on you preferred social media channels by using our hashtag #PauseAwards and tagging us with @PauseAwards. It’s the best way to get some instant kudos.

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  In the packaging

  If you have a physical product, and it makes sense, you can include a special packaging Pause Awards Winner logo on your product packaging as well.

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  Thank the support network

  Send the email to your best and closest friends, family, colleagues and clients to let them know of great news.

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  Grace your email signature

  It’s one of the easiest things to do in the world, and still very impactful. Make it a highlight in your email signature.

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Essential downloads for winners

Here are few promo tips you can use.

Industry peer acknowledgement is all it matters, right! Being the finalist at Pause Awards is a significant achievement granted to only 40% of the entries in this year’s competition. It’s worth tweeting about!

Here are few tips of what you can do to maximise your promotions:

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  Promote being a finalist

  You’re not the winner yet, but being a finalist is one step closer to the win. Take this opportunity to show the world why your business is awesome and why you’re selected. We’ve prepared some ammo for you below.

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  Put it on the website

  Get our official finalist logo and badge from Downloads and post it to your homepage. Download links are below.

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  Go to socials

  If you don’t say it, it didn’t happen. Don’t forget to post about it on you preferred social media channels by using our hashtag #PauseAwards and by tagging us with @PauseAwards. It’s the best way to get some instant kudos.

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  Grace your email signature

  It’s one of the easiest things to do in the world, and still very impactful. Make it a highlight in your email signature for everyone to see.

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  Thank the support network

  Send the email to your best and closest friends, family, colleagues and clients to let them know of great news.

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  Make content

  These days, it is so easy to just pick up the phone and shoot a short video or take a photo. Think about writing a blog post or even run a Facebook ad, but don’t forget to tag us. Promote yourself and your business.

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  Create a media plan

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Essential downloads for finalists

If you’re a judge, here you can find specific promo material to use in your promotions.

There are two folders for download, one general about Pause Awards and other for Judges. Each Judge has it’s own folder with personalised ready to post written copy, and five branded images. If you can’t find yours, chances are it’s not ready yet or your high quality photos are missing. For other questions, get in touch.

One of the best things about Pause Awards is that we give free personal profiles and landing business pages to our champions. We’ve decided to do this because we thought no awards are doing it, and we’re into building better ecosystems so people and businesses need to be highlighted.

We’ve created the most beautiful awards website on the market with great functionalities so we think you’re going to love coming back, using and sharing it. It’s like a curated version of your LinkedIn profile. Once you set it up, your profile doesn’t need much updating, unless you get new professional photos or want to update your bio.

You don’t need much to create your profile, just a professional photo, short bio and couple of other answers. Please make sure you have a good quality profile photo at the right resolution. We understand that some people don’t understand what’s the right resolution and what pixel sizes mean, but if your photo is pixelated, it’s not good.

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  Preparing your images for website

  Used on your index profile within a large image carousel. These images should be business or product shots that look great. Do not include your logo. Can include only 1, but preferable to have 2-4.

  Used on your index profile within a large image carousel. These images should be business or product shots that look great. Do not include your logo. Can include only 1, but preferable to have 2-4.

  Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (Landscape)
  Resolution: 3000 x 1687px
  File Size: max. 600kb
  Format: .jpeg

  Used as a tile image wherever your business profile is displayed on the site in a grid, list or carousel. This image is the one that will be shown wherever your business is displayed on the website as a tile, so make it your best one. Do not include your logo.

  Aspect Ratio: 1:1 (Square)
  Resolution: 1600 x 1600px
  File Size: max. 300kb
  Format: .jpeg

  Use www.tinypng.com to compress images before uploading.

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  Writing your bio

  Your bio is capped at 50 words so you’ll have to be short, punchy and only put the summary of your best achievements. Please stay away from buzz terms such as Innovation Guru or Self Evangelist etc. Other professionals will read and it just never resonates well.

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  Pause Index profile

  These are created as you enter Pause Awards, there will be a segment which will ask you to enter three pieces of information, once you’ve done that and uploaded images you are done. It should not take more than 15 minutes to complete the profile.

  Please make sure that you have high quality images that represent your business, they can be anything but we suggest having a photo of the Founder/ CEO, product and people in the office. You can upload up to four images.

  Just keep in mind that the Business Index on Pause Awards is an editorial style of content and we want to make sure that everything looks classy and it’s up to date.

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  Judges, Mentor and Ambassador profile

Got a tech breakthrough that’s not a million-dollar headline yet? We want it.

If you’re part of the Pause Awards Alumni family, we’re your megaphone. No sales fluff – just pure innovation, wisdom and visionary opinions. Get featured. Get heard. Get writing. Your voice is our next big story!

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Hey Boss, we need to be at the Pause Awards Night ’23!

We’ve talked about elevating our game, and the Pause Awards Night & Afterparty is our golden ticket. Imagine us, not just attending but absorbing the ethos of “Only for the Most Ambitious.” This event is the epicenter of brave ideas where ambition turns into reality.

Let’s not do what we’ve always done – for once! By connecting with industry titans, we can spark transformative business opportunities. It’s a unique platform where networking transcends mere exchanges – it’s about forging lasting legacies.

We risk missing out on unparalleled opportunities and partnerships. Our presence there could mean tapping into a diverse spectrum of business mastery, positioning ourselves at the forefront of innovation.

This isn’t just another night; it’s a catalyst for our growth and team building. I know we haven’t entered, but they have opened a limited number of tickets for us to join in. Let’s not just watch the future unfold; let’s be a part of shaping it.

Sending a small team could mean bringing back a wealth of knowledge and connections. The potential ROI is enormous.

Let’s seize this moment, Boss. It’s an investment in our future.

Various downloads to help you enter Pause Awards or promote it.

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Company entry template