Champions Awards

The Prolific North Champions Awards Recognise the Organisations, Teams and Individuals Putting the North on the Map in the Creative, Digital, Marketing and tech Sectors.

The wait is over, the Prolific North Champions Awards 2026 are back!

For over a decade, this landmark event has celebrated the people and companies driving progress across the North’s creative, digital, marketing and tech sectors. The 2026 awards promise to shine an even brighter spotlight on the rising stars and game-changing organisations defining our region’s future.

Join us as we kick off a new year of recognising outstanding achievement across the North.

Shortlist
Winners

#PNChampionsAwards #CelebrateTheNorth

Key Dates for your Diary

Early Bird Deadline

CLOSED

Extended Deadline

Closed

Tickets deadline

30 April 2026

Live Ceremony

14 May 2026

2026 judges

Laura Kenny
Marketing Director,
KNY
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Amy Jones
Marketing Communications Manager,
Warburtons
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Jason Neale
Managing Director,
Agency Works
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Dom Dwight
Strategy Advisor / Marketing Ronin,
Ex-Yorkshire Tea & Taylors of Harrogate
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Jamie Learmont
Associate Director,
Waypoint
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Mark Camp
CEO & Founder,
Propello Cloud
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Jodie Howe
Managing Partner,
Edison Media
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Joel Bransfield
Commercial Operations Director,
BIG Partnership
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Emma Hughes
Marketing Operations Lead,
Pharmacy2U
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Nickii Gray
Former CEO/ Director,
IMA/ The Midnight Club
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Caroline Anderson
Head of Marketing,
Virgin Red
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Helen Potter
Head of Marketing Kelloggs Cereal UKI,
Kelloggs
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Holly Davies
Director of Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions,
Access Creative
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Naomi Horan
Head of Social & Partnerships,
CLOUD NINE
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Fergal O'Connor
CEO/Founder,
Buymedia
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Data Adamia
Digital Inclusion Policy and Projects Officer,
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
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Mark Kuhillow
Founder,
Trimontium
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Richard Walker
Director,
Mustard Research
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Kirsty Fairclough
Professor of Screen Studies,
SODA at Manchester Metropolitan University
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Arafa Heneghan
Brand Director,
AO Retail Ltd
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Marianna Kritikos
Vice President of Commercial Advertising and Partnerships,
Hearst Networks EMEA
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Mirage Islam
Lecturer in Digital Marketing & Innovation Lead,
University of Salford
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Mike Jeffs
Chief Commercial Officer,
Hark by SolarEdge
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Ben Davies
Marketing Director,
PXN Ventures
Twitter
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Andrew Diggle
Head of Digital Content,
Formula 1
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The Countdown Is on for the Prolific North Champions Awards 2026...

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"there's so many different awards in the pr industry now, we've become very selective over which we go for. The prolific north awards are an exception, partly down to the quality of entries and their broad geographical focus."

Will Ockenden, Director/Owner, Prohibition

2026 sponsors

Brand XYZ

Synergist

BIG Partnership

Slater Heelis

Edison Media

Colony

Glaisyers

HUB

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