Ahead of tonight’s sixth annual Prolific North Awards, in association with Click Consult and Bing, here is a reminder of the full shortlist.
Following on from the huge success of the 2017 awards, the 2018 award ceremony will attract over 800 of the north’s leading creative and media professionals.
The award ceremony will take place at The Principal, Manchester.
Animation / Graphics Company
- Boardwalk Studio
- Carbon Digital
- Flipbook Studio
- Fuzzy Duck
- Periscope Studios
- Rabble
Digital Agency (10 and Under Employees)
- Applied Digital Marketing
- Clean Digital
- Content OD
- Don’t be Shy
- EY3 Media
- Impression
- Maxweb
- Noir Agency
Digital Agency (11-25 Employees)
- CandidSky
- Connect
- Evoluted
- Mabo Media
- Modern English Digital Ltd
- Parallax
- Platform81
- Venture Stream
Digital Agency (26+ Employees) – Sponsored by Bing
- Apadmi
- Bring Digital
- Cantarus
- Click Consult
- e3creative
- Fat Media
- IDHL Group
- Social Chain
Independent Production Company
- Anattic Limited
- Blakeway North
- Endemol Shine North
- Lizardfish TV
- True North Productions
- VTR North
- WhiteNoise Media
- Zut
Integrated Agency (Up to 29 Employees) – Sponsored by Lucas Fettes
- AKA North
- Born + Raised
- Bugler Smith Ltd
- Pace Communications
- Peppermint Soda
- Venture Stream
- Vivid
Integrated Agency (30+Employees) – Sponsored by Dock10
- Intermarketing Agency
- Jaywing
- MC2
- Media Agency Group
- Mediaworks
- Savvy Marketing
- Stein IAS
- We are Vista
Media Agency
- Periscope Studios
- Republic of Media
- Wavemaker
- Media Sales
- Channel 4
- Immediate Media
- More Media Sales
- Time Inc
PR Agency of the Year (Under 10 Employees)
- Catapult PR
- Chapman Poole
- Faith Public Relations
- No Brainer
- Rule 5
- Scriba PR
- Skout PR
- TheRetailRoom
PR Agency of the Year (Over 10 Employees)
- Acceleris
- Active Profile Ltd
- Brazen
- Havas PR
- Prohibition
- Roland Dransfield
SEO & PPC Agency
- CandidSky
- Click Consult
- Mabo Media
- Nothing But Epic Ltd
- The SEO Works
- Content Team
- BT
- Periscope Studios
- Shoot The Moon
- Swinton Insurance
- Trunk
- Wavemaker Content
News & Magazine (Printed or Online)
- AuKids magazine
- Best Western UK Postcard Magazine
- BusinessCloud – news & magazine
- Warrington Guardian
Broadcasting Programme – News and Factual
- Blakeway North – Kicked Out From Care To Chaos (BBC Three)
- Blakeway North – My Life Born To Vlog
- Endemol Shine North – Inside Bentley A Great British Motor Car
- Nine Lives Media – I’m Coming Out, Ross’s Story
- Nine Lives Media – My Life: Hike to Happiness
- Radio City Talk – Mental Health Monday
- True North Productions – A New Life In The Sun
- True North Productions – The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes
Broadcasting Programme – Commercial / Advertising – Sponsored by Group IMD
- ABF Pictures & soak.com – Elephant in the room
- Equinox Film and TV Productions & Oak Furniture Land – ‘Welcome Real Hardwood’
- Equinox Film and TV Productions & VictoriaPlum.com – FamilyMoments
- Glued Films & Garden Creative – Know for Sure: Patient Claim Line 2018 Adverts
- Zut & Betfred – Nostalgia campaign
Website of the Year – Sponsored by Knight Corporate Finance
- Born + Raised – Keep Britain Tidy Website
- Don’t be Shy – Putting people at the heart of business IT
- Kagool & Inchcape – New Inchcape website
- Modern English Digital & Sony Music Entertainment – Foo Fighters Mixtape Generator
- Music – Joe Coleman Website
- NetConstruct with Milwaukee Tools
- Outpost – Bear Grylls Website
- Pinpoint Designs with Custom Plugs
App of the Year
- Argos & Apadmi – Argos Card App
- Blue Chip Marketing & O2 – The Source App
- Mapway & Bus Times London
- Mediaworks & The Royal Mint – The Great British Coin Hunt
- Now Healthcare Group – Now Patient
- Our Studio 360 App for Herbal House on behalf of Allied London working with Design Agency 90Degrees
- The musicMagpie App
- Vita Student & Apposing – Student Companion & Intercom App
Video of the Year – Sponsored by 72Point
- Bauer Media for Key 103 – One Love Manchester Mash Up
- BBC North West Tonight – Up ‘Ere by Tony Walsh
- Born + Raised – HSBC Global Markets
- Cuckoo & Brickhouse Productions – Alliance
- Flipbook Studio – Relationship between Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Animations
- Social Chain – Through The Eyes Of The Fans
- Space Digital – ‘Slaughterbots’
- Trunk – Using the ‘C Word’ to save lives
B2B Marketing / Integrated Communications Campaign – Sponsored by Hiscox
- Freshfield – GrowingLancashire
- Havas PR UK – Armitage Shanks celebrate200
- Markettiers Manchester & Mercedes-Benz Vans – Giving The Van Driver A Voice
- Plinkfizz Ltd – Crystal Careers Recruitment Campaign
- Skout PR & Wax Digital – the four ‘Ps’ of procurement
- Splitpixel Creative Ltd – Sodexo Engage Launch Campaign
- Stein IAS – You Are How You Eat
- twentysix & Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance – SME spotlight campaign
B2C Marketing / Integrated Communications Campaign (Less than £50k) – Sponsored by CDi Yorkshire
- APS Group MMP Global & Merseyside Mounted Police Section Stand Tall Branding & Marketing Campaign
- Digitaloft & Missy Empire – You vs The Kardashians
- Domu Brands – VonShefMadeItGood
- Markettiers Manchester & United Utilities – Reservoir Safety Stay Safe Stay Out
- Mosquito & Basketball England – TogetherWeAreBasketball
- PHD Manchester & Leith – It’s Not Christmas without IRN-BRU
- Truth Creative & University Academy 92 – Brand Identity and Multi-Channel Launch Campaign
- Wavemaker – Cleaning up in the supermarkets
B2C Marketing / Integrated Communications Campaign (Over £50k)
- Channel 4 & Thomas Cook – The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds on Holiday
- Diva Creative & Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership – Stay Well This Winter Greater Manchester
- Everton Football Club 2017/18 Season Ticket Campaign – One For All All For One
- IF Agency & Knowsley Safari – Summer 2017 campaign
- Time Inc. & Thatchers Haze x NME Emerging Artists Project
- Vivid & Visit Guernsey – Guernsey Memories
- Wavemaker – Mid-week mission!
- We Influence Delivers Best Ever Trading Season For Christmas Tree World
Digital / Social Media Campaign of the Year
- Big Brand Ideas – Nextbase ‘Bad Drivers’
- Christy – NotJustATowel
- Citypress – A World Without Labels
- Click Consult & Kwik Fit – Know before you go
- Mosquito & Basketball England – TogetherWeAreBasketball
- One – Maxtop Tea-Break Tosser game
- Wavemaker – Cleaning up in the supermarkets
- Wavemaker – Rising to the social challenge
A judging panel of 29 of the region’s leading creative and media figures – see the full list of names here – has determined the shortlist below.
