The wait is over, today we can reveal all the finalists for the Prolific North Marketing Awards 2025.
As we celebrate the best marketing campaigns, teams and individuals across the North, all the winners will be revealed at a live awards ceremony in Leeds on 23 October.
The finalists have been whittled down by an independent panel of judges in a rigorous two-step process. A big thank you to all of our judges this year – you can find out more about them and the judging process here.
Early bird tickets are now on sale until midnight 2 October, where you will join hundreds of marketers for a drinks reception, three-course meal before the awards presentation, then an after-party to celebrate your successes once all the winners have been revealed!
Two categories are yet to be decided – these are Prolific Marketing Rising Star Award and Prolific Marketer of the Year.
The winner of these categories will be decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting. Scroll to the end of the shortlist to find out who has been nominated and cast your votes here by midnight on 03 October.
A big thanks also to the following sponsors for helping us make this year’s awards a reality: HUB, McCann Worldgroup, Sky History, Eastern Blok, Glaisyers, Colony, Tall, Waypoint, Access Industries, SBS, Agency by Agency, Cornerstone, BIG Partnership, YourFilm, NoDrama, Automated Analytics, Print.com and BuyMedia.
The Shortlist
‘First Shot’ competition by YourFilm – Winner to be announced at our awards ceremony on the 23rd October.
Full Service Agency of the Year – Sponsored by SBS
- Bonded Agency
- CNS Media
- Edison Media
- House Digital
- HUB
- One Agency Media
- Vivid Everywhere
- Wander
PR Agency of the Year – Sponsored by Colony
- Be Broadcast
- Smoking Gun
- Tangerine
Best In-House Marketing Team – sponsored by HUB
- Blended Products Ltd
- Explosive Marketing!
- Forbes Solicitors
- Halton Highlights (Programmes Team at Halton Borough Council)
- Lothian
- Mamma Social Co
- Select Property
- Story Homes
- The Beatles Story
- Woodlands Home & Garden Group Ltd (trading as Tiger Sheds)
Performance Marketing Agency of the Year – Sponsored by Waypoint
- Enjoy Digital
- House Digital
- Impression
- Mabo
- One-Two Digital
Best B2C Marketing Campaign – Products – Sponsored by Cornerstone
- Bonded Agency & Barker and Stonehouse – Opening new channels to an established retailer
- House Digital & Fothergill’s – Cultivating for Peak Performance
- Impression & Clarins – Beyond the Bottle: How we launched Clarins’ Double Serum Series 9 in the APAC region
- One Agency Media & HUDA Beauty’s – London Scavenger Hunt
- Powerhouse & Alchemy Media – Squeezing Success for Primula
- Tangerine & Specsavers – Best Worst Team
- Vega & Tom Howley Kitchens – Boxing Day Boost: Small Budget, Big Impact
- Very Media Group (Very) & SMG – Redefining wellness through rich customer insights and bold creativity
- ZEAL & Cheez-It, Kellanova – Cheez-It UK&I Launch
Best B2C Marketing Campaign – Services – Sponsored by Cornerstone
- Calderdale College – Great Career, Right Here
- DS.Emotion & DTZ Investors – King Street: Wine Mile
- Edison Media & Sandcastle Waterpark – Breaking records with Sandcastle Waterpark
- iMP & Life360 – Swear Therapy
- Liverpool BID Company – Liverpool Restaurant Week
- TransPennine Express – Together, we’re going places
Best B2B Marketing Campaign – sponsored by The Eastern Blok
- Fly High Media & WePrescribe – A Prescription for Growth
- NCUK & Waterfall – The world is waiting for you. #DareToDream
- noticed. – State of B2B Marketing Report
- SLG Agency & Quelfire – because its your job to know
- Zircom & Shell – Volvo Shell Accelerate 2024
Best PR Campaign
- Boutique & Neäl & Wølf – A Cut Above – A Glow-Up Consumer Strategy That Surged Revenue
- Catapult PR & Langley Castle – The Grand Backdrop Hotel
- Liverpool BID Company – Elf on the Shelf
- MediaCity – Content Studio Launch
- Smoking Gun & Philips – ‘Fry & Mighty: Taking back market share for Philips airfryer’
- Sway PR & Mitch Hutchcraft / Blue Door Productions – Project LIMITLESS, the longest ever climb of Everest
- Tangerine & Specsavers – Safety in Style
Best Small Budget Campaign
- Add People and SCS Chauffeurs – Driving Organic Independence with Digital PR
- Fifty2M & The Preston Weekender – Promotion
- Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity & Start Communication & Named Partners – 1,000 Beds for Christmas
- ilk Agency & White Cloth Hall – Where the City Gathers
- Mabo & Alan Wadkins – Breaking Records on a Budget: How an Agile Meta Campaign Drove Historic Sales
- NationWide Laboratories inhouse – Values in Action
- Priority Media Agency & The Anfield Wrap – 24/25 viral campaign
- Route Agency & Dance City – Dance For All
- Sway PR & Craig Wood – The world’s first triple amputee to sail across the Pacific solo and unsupported
- Two Stories & Lancaster Business Improvement District – Love Lancaster: A City with a Story
Best Medium Budget Campaign – Sponsored by Agency by Agency
- GOLD79 & Cloud Nine – Temperature Calculator
- GOLD79 & Pinter – Back Yard Bar Awards
- Hillsgreen & Datamars – Beyond Tags
- iMP & Life360 – Swear Therapy
- Route Agency & Darlington Building Society – Community Saving
Best Large Budget Campaign – Sponsored by BuyMedia
- Campfire & Vaseline – GlutaHya UK launch
- Edison Media & JD Sports x Nike – An International Takeover to Celebrate 30 Years of Air Max
- Embryo & Smart Search – From high risk, to high impact
- Powerhouse & Alchemy Media – Squeezing Success for Primula
- Space & Time & Holdens & Avant Homes – Less Moving, More Living: Redefining the Homebuying Journey’
- Tangerine & Specsavers – Best Worst Team
- Vega & Tiger Sheds – Roaring Results: Harnessing TV for Shedloads of Sales
- ZEAL & Cheez-It, Kellanova – Cheez-It UK&I Launch
Best Integrated Campaign
- Another Concept & RugbyPass – The Top 100 Men’s Rugby Players
- Click Consult & UEFA – Performance beyond the pitch
- JACK RYAN & First Bus – Driving Britain’s Buses
- Space & Time and Holdens & Avant Homes – Less Moving, More Living
- ZEAL & Cheez-It, Kellanova – Cheez-It UK&I Launch
Best PPC Campaign
- Circus PPC & Furniture.co.uk – From Browsers to Buyers: Elevating Homeware PPC to New Heights
- Edison Media & Sandcastle Waterpark – Setting new PPC records for Sandcastle Waterpark
- Enjoy Digital & Hunters Estate Agents – Local PPC Restructure Driving 70% More Valuations with 23% Lower CPV
- Hillsgreen & Datamars – Beyond Tags
- Holdens & Heritage Great Britain – Taking Snowdon Mountain Railway’s PPC Performance to New Heights
- Impression and Wizz Air – Taking Off with Performance
- One Agency Media & Kayali – Kayali Fleur Majesty
Best Brand Building Campaign – Services – Sponsored by Sky History
- NCUK & Waterfall – The world is waiting for you. #DareToDream
- One Agency Media – C4 Europe
- Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity – Brand Refresh
- The Broadway Bradford – The Broadway Brand Evolution for City of Culture
- TransPennine Express – Together, we’re going places
- University of Sunderland – We Make it Happen
- Bonded Agency & Primal Strength – Using data to ‘pump up’ B2B sales
Best Brand Building Campaign – Product – Sponsored by Sky History
- Campfire & Munchkin – Munchkin Weaning Range Campaign
- Creative Coalition & Bluesoup & Stannah – ‘Enjoy The Life Upstairs’
- Edison Media & Regatta – Using data to change perception and build a brand
- Parker Design & Robert Andrew Bakery – Join the low-carb sourdough revolution
- Powerhouse & Alchemy Media – Squeezing Success for Primula
- Tangerine & Specsavers – Best Worst Team
- Vega & Tiger Sheds – Roaring Recognition: How TV Put Tiger Top of Mind
- ZEAL & Cheez-It, Kellanova – Cheez-It UK&I Launch
Best Search Marketing Campaign
- Another Concept & RugbyPass – The Top 100 Men’s Rugby Players
- Click Consult & UEFA – Performance beyond the pitch
- Evoluted & Supplement Hub – Supplementing Success, Sustaining Growth
- House Digital & EGO – A Co-ordinated Approach
- Wolfenden & Tiger – From Shed Loads of Keywords to Market Leader
Best Social Media Campaign
- AO.com – AO Christmas Saved Campaign
- Carousel & Renaker – Building Community for Manchester’s Leading Property Developer
- Edison Media Ltd & Sandcastle Waterpark – Making waves with Sandcastle Waterpark
- Principles & C.K Tools – Social-first product launch powered by community
Best Out of Home Advertising Campaign
- Clay Creative & Global Brands Ltd. – Hooch 30th Anniversary
- Edison Media Ltd & JD Sport x Nike – An International Takeover
Best Social Purpose Campaign
- 3manfactory & Merseyside Waste and Recycling Authority – Helping the Liverpool City Region Recycle Right
- Be Broadcast & On The Tools – The Lost City
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority – Nature Needs Your Help
- The Broadway Bradford – Bradford’s Largest Sensory Room
Best Tourism & Leisure Campaign
- Boutique & Exodus – Building brand through smart targeting and media buying
- Catapult PR & Langley Castle – The Grand Backdrop Hotel
- Dead Pixel & Marketing Manchester – Visit Manchester TVC
- Destination North East England, VisitBritain & Sony Pictures – #VisitIfYouDare Tourism Campaign with 28 Years Later
- Effect Digital & The Savoy – Transforming Timeless Legacy into High Performance
- Holdens & Heritage Great Britain – Taking Snowdon Mountain Railway’s PPC Performance to New Heights
- The Avenue Agency & Saint Lucia Tourism Authority – Saint Lucia Stories
- Vivid Everywhere & Visit Peak District & Derbyshire, Visit Derby – Summer is a Big Deal
Best Health Campaign
- Be Broadcast, Weber Shandwick & Movember – Driving the UK’s First Men’s Health Strategy
- Dinosaur & Bupa – Knowledge Is Power
- JACK RYAN & NHS – Catch Feelings, Not HPV
- JACK RYAN & NHS – Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
- Vivid Everywhere & Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance – Two Minutes of Chat
Best Education Campaign
- Calderdale College – Unleash your full potential
- JACK RYAN & Robert Gordon University – Undiscovered Aberdeen
- University of Sunderland – We Make it Happen
- Waterfall & Aston University – University Will Never Be The Same Again
- Waterfall & The University of Manchester – Do Things Differently
Best Professional & Financial Services Campaign
- Embryo & Dental Law – From Clinic to Claimant
- JBH & Better.co.uk – Category Page Links Drive 60% Revenue Uplift
- Route Agency & Darlington Building Society – Community Saving
Best Property & Construction Campaign – Sponsored by BIG Partnership
- Be Broadcast & On The Tools – The Lost City: Silent Suicide Crisis
- Bewonder* & Caledonia Park Designer Outlet – Never Grow Up
- Bonded Agency & The Arch Company – From property agents to paid search ads
- Cast Can & Gecko Homes – Lasting Roots, Local Impact. Redefining Shared Ownership Through Community-First Marketing
- Effect Digital & Way of Life – Breaking the Lease-ing Ceiling: How Way of Life Redefined BTR Marketing
- Enjoy Digital & Hunters Estate Agents – Local PPC Restructure Driving 70% More Valuations with 23% Lower CPV
- Freshfield & Breck Homes – Trust Breck campaign
- SLG Agency & Quelfire – Because its your job to know 2
- Space & Time and Holdens & Avant Homes – Less Moving, More Living: Redefining the Homebuying Journey
- Tangerine & Wavin – Made for the Trade: Hep2O Keyless
Best Ecommerce/Retail Campaign
- Bonded Agency & Primal Strength – Using data to ‘pump up’ B2B sales
- Evoluted & Supplement Hub – Supplementing Success, Sustaining Growth
- House Digital & EGO – PDPs on Point
- HUB & CareCo Life – A lifestyle-first magazine to break stigma and push sector boundaries
- HUB & Jorvik Tricycles – Putting the wheels in motion for a tricycle revolution
- JBH & Cosmetify – 421% ROI with a Digital PR Glow Up
Best FMCG Campaign – Sponsored by Tall
- Boutique & Astonish – Cleaning Up In A Crowded Category
- Campfire & Vimto – Love the Taste
- CNS Media & Applewood Cheese – Every Slice Tells a Story
- iMP & Tofoo – Tofoo Summer Tour
- ZEAL & Cheez-It, Kellanova – Cheez-It UK&I Launch
Best Not-For-Profit Campaign – Purpose-Driven – Sponsored by Colony
- Be Broadcast and Weber Shandwick & Movember – Driving the UK’s First Men’s Health Strategy
- Hydra Creative & St Luke’s Hospice – Strength in our Numbers
- Marriott Communications & Firefly International – Brighter Futures Appeal
- Novi Digital & Re-engage – Driving Sign-Ups and Building Trust Through the Empathy-Efficiency Model
- Royal Armouries Museum – Slaying on TikTok
- Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity – Christmas Campaign
- Sway PR & Mitch Hutchcraft – Project LIMITLESS, the longest ever climb of Everest
- Sway PR & SSAFA (The Armed Forces Charity) – Shining a light on Project Fire and Ice
- Vivid Everywhere & Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance – Two Minutes of Chat
- Yorkshire Agricultural Society – The Great Yorkshire Show
Best Not-For-Profit Campaign – Non-Charity – Sponsored by Colony
- Bonded Agency, Story & Fresh – Smoking Survivors Speak Out: Helping Our Region Quit Smoking
- Hitch Marketing & Wirral Council – ‘Breathe Better’ air pollution education and awareness campaign
- Route Agency & Dance City – Dance For All
- Socialike Media Limited & Merseyside Police – Dear Merseyside
- TMC Strategic Communications & Thames Valley Police – It Does Matter
- Together an Active Future & Blackburn with Darwen Council – We Are Undefeatable
Prolific Marketing Rising Star Award – Sponsored by Access Industry
The winner of this category will be decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting. Cast your vote here by midnight on 03 October!
- Ausrine ‘Inny’ Vaiciute – Circus PPC Agency
- Ben Ashcroft – Edison Media
- Emma Tarleton – We Are Boutique
- Eve Munro – PureGym
- Haris Shahzad – One Agency Media
- Megan Daniels – Hydra Creative
- Suzie Heylings – Vivid Everywhere
- Wiktoria Sobczyk – Yellow Cherry
Prolific Marketer of the Year – Sponsored by Glaisyers
The winner of this category will be decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting. Cast your vote here by midnight on 03 October!
- Alina Zheleznyakova – NationWide Laboratories
- Andy Howells – NCUK
- Craig Hannan – The Anfield Wrap
- Daniel Coole – Liverpool Cathedral / Diocese of Liverpool
- James Hamer – Cast Can
- Nick James – Vega
- Rebecca Beck – Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity
- Rui Frias – Kellanova
Tickets are now available – but hurry, you’ve only got one week to secure the early bird price!
