From recognising effective digital marketing campaigns to the top social media campaigns, there are plenty of categories for B2B marketers to celebrate their achievements at the STEM Marketing Awards 2025.
Brought to you by Prolific North and awards partner Lesniak Swann, the STEM Marketing Awards will be hosted on May 22 2025 for the first time to celebrate and showcase the national marketing achievements for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics industries.
Early bird entries are now open for these awards until 20 January 2025 and by entering, the STEM Marketing Awards are a perfect opportunity to raise your profile, receive national recognition and celebrate your team achievements.
Whether you’ve helped drive an effective digital marketing campaign that’s helped to engage, inspire and educate the STEM sector or perhaps you might be part of a winning team that consistently achieves results, there are plenty of categories below that recognise marketing campaigns, teams and rising stars.
Awards that recognise overall excellence:
- Chairman’s Award / Best in Show – All finalists will automatically be entered into the coveted Chairman’s Award – and judged on outstanding creativity, impact and results.
- Marketing Team of the Year – This category recognises the most effective marketing team in a STEM organisation for their collective efforts.
- Best In-House Marketing Team – If you’re part of an internal marketing team that has consistently achieved remarkable results in the STEM world, this is the category for you.
- Best PR Team – This category recognises internal and external PR teams that have consistently achieved remarkable results for a STEM organisation.
All the categories recognising socially conscious marketing:
- Best Social Impact Campaign (FREE TO ENTER) – Recognising campaigns that have improved access to STEM subjects by raising awareness, promoting action, and enhancing young people’s lives through the power of STEM.
- Best Not-for-Profit Campaign (FREE TO ENTER) – Celebrating a campaign that has made a significant difference in advancing a cause, raised awareness, and driven positive change.
- Best Sustainable / Green Campaign – Honouring marketing campaigns that effectively promote sustainability in STEM industries.
- Best Educational Campaign (FREE TO ENTER) – Recognising campaigns that effectively educate the public or specific demographics about STEM subjects.
The categories that recognise strategic brilliance:
- Best Use of Research & Insight – This award celebrates outstanding use of research and data analysis in marketing campaigns for STEM products or services.
- Best Branding & Positioning – Have you created an effective branding strategy that has enhanced the public image and market position of a STEM organisation or product? Then this category is for you.
- Best Product Launch Campaign – This award recognises the most effective marketing campaign for launching a new STEM product or technology.
- Best Use of Content Marketing – Sponsored by AZoNetwork – The judges will be looking for content marketing activity that has effectively communicated complex STEM products or services.
- Best Use of Events & Live Marketing – Awarding creative and impactful use of events, webinars, or live demonstrations to market STEM products or services.
- Best Use of Video Marketing – This award honours the creative use of video in marketing STEM subjects, products, or services.
- Most Innovative Campaign – Tapped into innovative and memorable tactics to get impressive results for a STEM marketing campaign? The judges will want to hear from you for this category.
- Best International Campaign – Sponsored by MOVE Marketing – This category awards campaigns that have effectively reached global audiences in the STEM sector.
Recognising excellent campaign execution:
- Best Low Budget Marketing Campaign – This award is for marketing campaigns across all disciplines, with a budget under £25,000.
- Best Medium Budget Marketing Campaign – For marketing campaigns across all disciplines, with a budget between £25,000 and £70,000.
- Best Large Budget Marketing Campaign – Sponsored by AZoNetwork – This is for marketing campaigns across all disciplines, with a budget over £70,000.
- Best Internal Communications Campaign – This award recognises effective internal marketing strategies that promote STEM initiatives within an organisation.
- Best PR Campaign – This award celebrates outstanding PR campaigns that have helped raise awareness or shaped public perception of STEM products or services.
- Best Social Media Campaign – Awarding the most effective use of social media platforms to engage audiences with STEM content.
- Best Digital Marketing Campaign – This award is for the most impactful use of digital marketing channels to engage, inspire and educate the STEM sector.
- Best Emerging Technology in Marketing – This category recognises innovative use of emerging technologies such as AI, VR or AR in marketing STEM products or services.
And there are two dedicated categories recognising ‘bright sparks and industry icons’:
- Young Marketer of the Year (FREE TO ENTER) – This award celebrates a young marketing professional who has made a significant contribution to the marketing of STEM products or services.
- Lifetime Achievement in STEM Marketing (FREE TO ENTER) – This award honours an individual who has made a significant, long-term contribution to marketing in the STEM sectors.
The awards will be judged by an independent panel of STEM experts, who will assess the creativity, innovation, and effectiveness of marketing strategies and campaigns in the dynamic and rapidly evolving STEM sector. Find out more about them here.
So if you’re a marketer working across the STEM industries, don’t forget to enter before 20 January 2025 – good luck!
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