The shortlist for the 2012 Effective Mobile Marketing Awards,  sponsored by OpenMarket, 7Digital, Propel and Celtra, will be announced next week. As some readers will realise, this is a tad behind schedule, for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the amount of work involved in whittling down over 200 entries to the final shortlist. Particularly when the entries are of such a consistently high standard.

To those companies who have been chasing us to check on the progress of the judging, we ask for your patience for a few more days. All will be revealed next week.

The awards ceremony will be taking place at the London Film Museum on 29 November 2012 – and its already starting to fill up. The number of seats is strictly limited to 270 people – so we recommend making sure youve secured your seats. Tickets are £250 per person – or £2,050 for a table of 10 – including a three-course dinner, leading entertainment and unlimited drinks for the evening.

To find out more about how to get your business or brand involved, contact John Owen by email or telephone on +44 (0) 207 183 2920. To book your place at the Awards Ceremony, contact Lisa Slavin by email or telephone on +44 (0) 207 183 5285.