{"id":457,"date":"2026-05-13T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/hashtagaustralia\/?p=457"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:54:48","slug":"erica-valenti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/hashtagaustralia\/erica-valenti\/","title":{"rendered":"Erica Valenti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Speakers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;2026 Judges&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;218&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"h2\" style=\"text-align: center\">2026 Judge&#8217;s Profile<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;members-full-description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mark-box&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Erica Valenti<\/h3>\n<h4>Integrated Marketing Director<\/h4>\n<h5>Live Nation Australia and New Zealand<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185672801 BCX8\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185672801 BCX8\">Erica Valenti is an<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW185672801 BCX8\">award<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NoBreakHyphenBlob BlobObject DragDrop SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW185672801 BCX8\">\u2011<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185672801 BCX8\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW185672801 BCX8\">winning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185672801 BCX8\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>Music and Culture creative, who has extensive experience shaping how brands show up in the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW185672801 BCX8\">moments<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185672801 BCX8\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>fans care about most. 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