SHORTLIST 2025

Best capital markets communications

Imperial Brands capital markets day 
Imperial Brands

Shaping capital markets through digital leadership 
JLL 
Agency: One Fifty

Reframing capital markets communications through bold creative and digital precision 
Unilever 
Agency: That Lot

The global launch of UzNIF, the investment entry point into Uzbekistan 
UzNIF 
Agency: Hudson Sandler


Best community initiative

Just an hour
Northumbrian Water Group

Rediscovering the community power of the pub garden, with the Eden Project 
Punch Pubs & Co

Rentokil's Centenary: 100 Acts of Kindness 
Rentokil Initial


Best corporate campaign

Words to live by 
Admiral UK 
Agency: The Folk Group

Extreme weather risks: An analysis of England's vulnerability to flooding and heat
AXA 
Agencies: Hanbury, Public First

Currys make Black Friday the real deal 
Currys 
Agency: Red Consultancy

Our lives, our privacy: 40 years of Data Protection 
Information Commissioner’s Office

The fight for fairer ticketing 
Virgin Media O2
Agencies: Hope&Glory, Broadcast Revolution

Winning hearts, minds and regulatory approval for the UK's mega mobile merger 
Vodafone 
Agencies: Teneo, WPI


Best community partnership

Dulux & Community RePaint 
Akzo Nobel 
Agency: Cirkle

Lumo & Smart Outdoor 
The Great North Run Collaboration 
Lumo

Met Office & The Wildlife Trusts 
A collaboration for nature and society 
Met Office


Best corporate website

Delivering critical connections 
Volex 
Agency: Jones & Palmer

Delivering a strategic transformation to drive a memorable, meaningful and motivating digital presence 
Diageo 
Agency: IDX

Legal & General Group 
Agency: Radley Yeldar


Best digital or social media campaign

First time fans 
The FA
 Agency: Hope&Glory

The Burrito battle that put Harvester back on the menu 
Harvester 
Agency: OneFifty Consultancy

The canvas of your life: from conversation to conversion 
Mazda 
Agency: OneFifty Consultancy


Best embodiment of corporate purpose

School photo day 
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity 
Agency: Hope&Glory

A powerful choice for better living 
Norcros
Agency: Jones & Palmer

National Databank – Christmas campaign 
Virgin Media O2 
Agencies: Missive, Broadcast Revolution, Hope&Glory, VCCP, MG OMD


Best employment engagement strategy

Pathway by Bellway 
Bellway Group

Transforming employee engagement with BK Hub 
Burger King 
Agency: Oak Engage

A powerful choice for better living 
Norcros 
Agency: Jones & Palmer

Celebrating a centenary: Colleagues at the heart of Rentokil's success 
Rentokil Initial


Best in-house team – corporate communications

Hiscox

Imperial Brands

Information Commissioner’s Office

Virgin Media O2


Best in-house team – internal communications

To be announced


Best in-house team – media relations

AXA

Electricity Safety First

Evri

Virgin Money


Best integrated campaign

Nothing is truly lost, until it’s forgotten 
Bring Ukrainian children back 
Agency: FINN Partners

Break through and be heard 
Bupa Global, India & UK 
Agency: Team Spirit

Battery Breakdown – Scott’s story 
Electrical Safety First 
Agency: Seven Video Productions

Greggs X Nigella 
Greggs 
Agencies: Hope&Glory, Drummond Central


Best internal communications campaign

Internal strategy launch 
BT 
Agency: Emperor

Great Place to Work 
GSK 
Agency: Radley Yeldar

M&G’s Blueprint: Real people, real impact, made visible 
M&G

Guinea Week 
Rio Tinto

Transforming culture through strategic internal communications 
TransPennine Express 
Agency: This is Definition


Best international campaign

One size does not fit All 
Accenture’s European GenAI Studio launch 
Accenture

The Arton Capital Affluence and Elections Campaign 
Arton Capital 
Agency: The Agency Partnership

Rentokil's Centenary: A global celebration 
Rentokil Initial

SN10: Celebrating a decade of progress together at Springer Nature 
Springer Nature

Go anywhere 
Uber 
Agency: Hope&Glory


Best live event

Missed birthdays 
CALM 
Hope&Glory

The Fair Pour 
Oxfam 
Agency: Hope&Glory

Rio Tinto Leadership Connect Karratha 2025: leading with purpose 
Rio Tinto 
Agencies: Top Banana Communications, Wrapped Creations


Best low budget campaign

The Arton Capital Affluence and Elections Campaign 
Arton Capital 
Agency: The Agency Partnership

Electrical Fire Safety Week 
Electrical Safety First

Driving measurable brand awareness and customer demand with ‘Bodgeflation’ 
Fix My Car 
Agency: Hard Numbers

Ditch the draw: Exposing Britain's £4.35 billion blind spot 
Octopus Energy 
Agency: Headland


Best media relations campaign

Missed birthdays 
CALM 
Agency: Hope&Glory

Battery Breakdown – Scott’s story 
Electrical Safety First 
Agency: Seven Video Productions

12 months of disrupting personal finance 
Octopus Money 
Agency: Headland

Daisy versus the Spammers 
Virgin Media O2 
Agencies: VCCP faith, Broadcast Revolution


Best social purpose campaign

Missed birthdays 
CALM 
Agency: Hope&Glory

Battery Breakdown – Scott’s story
Electrical Safety First 
Agency: Seven Video Productions

School photo day 
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity 
Agency: Hope&Glory

I am not a typo 
Agency: Blurred

The Fair Pour 
Oxfam 
Agency: Hope&Glory

SPARk the BBQ, SPARk a conversation 
SPAR, AF Blakemore 
Agency: The Remarkables


Best use of artificial intelligence

To be announced


Best use of content

Words to live by 
Admiral UK 
Agency: The Folk Group

Harmless 
Electrical Safety First

The connection test 
Square Trade 
Agency: Golin


Best use of video

First time fans 
The FA 
Agency: Hope&Glory

Words to live by 
Admiral UK 
Agency: The Folk Group

Patient advocacy and engagement 
GSK Agency: Radley Yeldar

Harmless 
Electrical Safety First

English Tourism Week 
Hull Trains

A grand day out 
Lumo


Young achiever

Tom Williamson, digital communications and content manager, BT Group

Abigail Farrell, communications manager, Diageo

Zach Price, account supervisor, FINN Partners

Jack Colman, senior account director, The Romans


Strategic agency of the year

Blakeney

Blurred

FINN Partners

Sodali & Co