WINNERS
The prolific north champions awards recognise the organisations, teams and individuals putting the north on the map in the creative and digital sectors.
The 2025 winners were revealed at our live ceremony on 8 May at The Point, Emirates Old Trafford. Scroll down for the full list!
Congratulations to all our shortlisted and winning entries!
Recognising Agencies, Production & Creatives
INDEPENDENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR: Small - Sponsored by Glaisyers
WINNER: Bonded Agency
Independent Agency of the year: Medium - Sponsored by Glaisyers
WINNER: Engage Interactive
Integrated Agency of the Year - Sponsored by Paprika Software
WINNER: Bonded Agency
PR Agency of the Year
WINNER: Bottled Imagination
Digital Agency of the year: Small - sponsored by Colony
WINNER: List & Found
Digital Agency of the year: Medium - sponsored by SBS
WINNER: Engage Interactive
Digital Agency of the year: Large - sponsored by SBS
WINNER: Answer Digital
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Smoking Gun
Creative Studio of the Year
WINNER: Drummond Central
Production Company of the year - Sponsored by Access Industry
WINNER: MillK – The Film Content Company
Recognising Campaigns & Innovations
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year - Sponsored by Buymedia
WINNER: Evoluted & Puckstop – Pucking Great Results!
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year: medium - Sponsored by Buymedia
WINNER: Opera North – Opera that’s right up your street
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year: large - Sponsored by Buymedia
WINNER: Drummond Central & Fentimans – Introducing ’Fentiman’
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Workhouse & Interfloor – The Tredaire-nauts
B2B Marketing Campaign of the Year - Sponsored by The Easten Blok
WINNER: Bubble Design & Marketing Ltd & Polypipe Building Products- Launch
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Lesniak Swann & Polypipe Building Services – MecFlow Toughen Up!
B2B PR Campaign of the Year
WINNER: Unhooked Communications & Jewson – Making Better Homes Awards
B2C PR Campaign of the Year
WINNER: Bottled Imagination & MedExpress UK – Come On You Blues
Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year: In-House
WINNER: TfGM – Say Yellow Tranche Three
Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year: Agency
WINNER: Bonded Agency, Story & Fresh – Smoking Survivors
HIGHLY COMMENDED: MadeBrave & Catherine McEwan Foundation – Shooting the Sh*t for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
E-commerce / retail campaign of the year
WINNER: Bonded Agency & Primal Strength – Supercharging Retail Growth with Data-Driven Innovation
Social impact campaign of the year - Sponsored by Edison Media
WINNER: Maxwellia & Evana – Not all periods are equal
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sam Teale Productions – Knives Claim Lives
Web Development project of the year
WINNER: Evoluted & Bauer
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ryze Agency & Ford M-Sport Raptor
Best brand activation
WINNER: Edison Media Ltd & Under Armour & JD Sports – Here to Win with Paddy the Baddy
Best use of emerging technologies
WINNER: Jaywing – Leading the way in AI-driven marketing innovation
Recognising Tech Driven Companies or Work
Tech for Good Award
WINNER: Pharmacy2U & PocDoc – Healthy Heart Study
HIGHLY COMMENDED: SimAnalytica Ltd & West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Transforming Bus Performance with Data and AI
Tech Platform of the Year
WINNER: Salesfire – AI
Recognising Initiatives
Innovation Champion
WINNER: Maxwellia – Not all periods are equal
Workplace Culture Champion
WINNER: Lhasa Limited
Recognising Organisations and Teams
International success award - Sponsored by Embryo
WINNER: Sun Branding
Best Client Services Team
WINNER: Cast Can
Best In-house Marketing Team - sponsored by hub
WINNER: The Cumberland Building Society
Recognising Individuals
Prolific Leader of the Year
WINNER: Anna Maxwell – Maxwellia
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
WINNER: Matt Pyke – Fly High Media
Prolific Rising Star of the Year - Sponsored by Sun Branding
WINNER: Olivia Mae Hanlon – Girls in Marketing
Headline partner
our 2025 sponsors
BuyMedia
Access Industry
SBS
Automated Analytics
Edison Media
Colony
Paprika Software
Glaisyers
Embryo
Sun Branding
The Eastern Blok
