Today we can finally reveal all the finalists for this year’s Prolific North Champions Awards!
The prestigious Prolific North Champions Awards, which celebrates top talent across the North’s creative, digital, tech and marketing sectors, will be back with a live ceremony on 8 May 2025 at Emirates Old Trafford – Lancashire Cricket Club.
Early bird tickets are now on sale until 16 April, where hundreds of professionals will come together to see who’s a winner, network, and most importantly, celebrate! Make sure you take advantage of the early bird discount and book your tickets now!
A big thank you goes to our independent judging panel, which you can read more about here, who recently came together to judge and score all entries. Three categories are yet to be decided – Prolific Leader of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Prolific Rising Star of the Year.
The winners 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!
Now, it’s finally time to reveal the shortlist…
The Prolific North Champions Awards 2025: The Shortlist
Independent Agency of the Year – Medium
- Cornerstone DM
- Drummond Central
- Engage Interactive
- Evoluted
- Tangent
Independent Agency of the Year – Small
- Bonded Agency
- Bottled Imagination
- Edison Media
- List & Found
- OnyxPDA
- Unhooked Communications
Integrated Agency of the Year
- Bonded Agency
- Campfire
- Cock-a-doodle-doo Communications
- Cornerstone DM
- Evoluted
- Jaywing
- MadeBrave
PR Agency of the Year
- Agent42
- Bottled Imagination
- Brazen
- Smoking Gun
- Unhooked Communications
Digital Agency of the Year – Small
- List & Found
- Phantom Digital
- Pixelbuilders
- Quirky Digital
- Ryze Agency
Digital Agency of the Year – Medium
- Agent42
- Engage Interactive
- Evoluted
- House Digital
- Pharmacy Mentor
Digital Agency of the Year – Large
- Answer Digital
- CDS
- Tangent
Creative Studio of the Year
Sponsored by Creative Coalition
- Drummond Central
- TXTURED
Production Company of the Year
- MillK – The Film Content Company
- Propack Direct Mail Ltd
- Sam Teale Productions
New Agency to Watch
- adam+gary
- Beyond Echo PR
- Cairn
- Co-op Media Network
- EDGEY
- Oceros
- PEAK
- The Digital Lighthouse
- Yasper
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Bradford BID – Bradford Open for Business
- Calderdale College – Great Career, Right Here
- Calderdale College – Launching a game-changing campus
- Emporia Marketing & Bellissima – Celebrates Golden Campaign for Bellissima
- Evoluted & Puckstop – Pucking Great Results!
- First Internet & Black Brick – Prestige Relocation
- iMP & Grind – Cool & Canned
- Pharmacy Mentor & Raylane Pharmacy Group
- Sam Teale Productions – The Last Gift
- Spike & Quickline – Rethinking Lead Generation for Rural Broadband
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year – Medium
- Bottled Imagination & Protein Works – Facts, Flavour, and Fresh New Headlines
- Campfire & Quorn – Nacho Nuggets #CraveTheCrunch
- Edison Media & The University of Derby – Over 1400% ROI
- Modo25 & Natural Baby Shower – Double-digit growth over Peak 2024
- Live & Breathe & Real Techniques – Our Tools. Your Way
- Opera North – Opera that’s right up your street
- Powerhouse & Alchemy Media – Squeezing Success for Primula
- SpaMedica – The Choice is Clear
B2C Marketing Campaign of the Year – Large
- BIG Partnership & Morris Homes – Moving with Morris
- Bupa – Inside Health
- Bupa, Teamspirit & MillK – Break Through and Be Heard
- Channel 4, Carat UK & Co-op Funeralcare – The Ultimate Celebrity Send Off
- Channel 4, Mail Metro Media, EssenceMediacom & Skipton Building Society – Helping the Nation Make Their Move
- Drummond Central & Fentimans – Introducing ’Fentiman’
- Drummond Central & Greggs – Bag Some Joy
- Workhouse & Interfloor – The Tredaire-nauts
B2B Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Bubble Design & Marketing Ltd & Polypipe Building Products – PolyPlumb Enhanced Launch
- EXP & James Cropper – Sometimes It Is Black & White
- Lesniak Swann & JELD-WEN – Behind Every Doorset
- Lesniak Swann & KBR – CleanSPEND
- Lesniak Swann & Polypipe Building Services – MecFlow Toughen Up!
- The Spirit of Manchester Distillery – Actually Made In
B2B PR Campaign of the Year
- Lesniak Swann & Finning UK and Ireland – Rebuild
- Lesniak Swann & Reynaers Aluminium – While others talk, we helped Reynaers to Act on ESG
- Smoking Gun & ESP Play – Playvolution
- Unhooked Communications & Jewson – Making Better Homes Awards
- Yasper – Placing our brand at the heart of political debate
B2C PR Campaign of the Year
- Bottled Imagination & MedExpress UK – Come On You Blues
- Brazen & Manchester Airport – Holiday: Mode Activated
- Channel 4 – Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
- Drummond Central, Hope & Glory & Greggs – Nigella at Christmas
- Influential & Merlin Entertainments – Harry’s Home
- Smoking Gun & Alton Towers Resort – Nemesis Reborn: Back with a vengeance
- Unhooked Communications & Ultraframe – The only way is hup!
- Vega & Rank Interactive – Strictly First to Market
Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year – in house
- Aberfield Communications & Wakefield Council – Making 2024 Our Year for Wakefield
- Bradford BID – Bradford Open for Business
- North West Cancer Research & Influential – Block the sun, not the fun
- North West Cancer Research & Influential – Remember when…
- TfGM – Say Yellow Tranche Three
Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year – Agency
- Bonded Agency, Story & Fresh – Smoking Survivors
- Cause UK & New Writing North – Talent is Classless
- Channel 4, EssenceMediaCom, McCann Leeds & Benenden Health – Time for Another Check-In
- Health Innovation Manchester & AgencyGMR – Early Detection of Heart Failure in Greater Manchester
- Hitch Marketing & Wirral Council – Breathe Better
- MadeBrave & Catherine McEwan Foundation – Shooting the Sh*t for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Start Communication & Fourth Day – The Ethical Supply Chain Program: A 20-Year Brand Evolution
E-commerce/retail campaign of the year
- B2 Agency’s & TJ Hughes – Specialised Strategy Fuels a 73.2% Revenue Surge
- Bonded Agency & Primal Strength – Supercharging Retail Growth with Data-Driven Innovation
- Drummond Central & Greggs – Bag Some Joy the Gameshow
- Evoluted & Puckstop – Pucking Great Results!
- LS Eleven & AB InBev, Budweiser – Bringing it home for Asda customers at the 2024 Euros
- Superfly Marketing & Surprise Shirts
Social Impact Campaign of the Year
- Bubble Design & Marketing Ltd & Polypipe Building Products – Education Campaign
- Fishtank Agency & Stripes, The West Yorkshire ADHD Charity – Purpose Over Profit
- Maxwellia & Evana – Not all periods are equal
- Sam Teale Productions – Knives Claim Lives
- The Cumberland Building Society & Intro PR – Kinder Kind Of Kitchen
- Transport for Greater Manchester – It’s Your Move
Web Development Project of the Year
- Evoluted & Bauer
- First Internet & iHasco
- Fly High Media & WePrescribe
- IDHL & Hachette Learning
- Pixelbuilders & The QHotels Collection
- Ryze Agency & Ford M-Sport Raptor
- Skipton Building Society
Best Brand Activation
- Channel 4 – The Piano’s Big Piano
- Edison Media & Under Armour & JD Sports – Here to Win with Paddy the Baddy
- Emporia Marketing & Bellissima – Emporia Celebrates Golden Campaign for Bellissima
- Influential & Merlin Entertainments – Harry’s Home
- MadeBrave & First Bus – Fare’s Fair
- Propel PR & The Ivy Liverpool Brasserie – The Opening
- Smoking Gun & Alton Towers Resort – Nemesis Reborn: Back with a vengeance
- You Platforms Ltd & First Bus West Yorkshire – TOTO Games
Best Use of Emerging Technologies
- Jaywing – Leading the way in AI-driven marketing innovation
- Picture Lock Films Ltd & Edmundson Electrical
Tech for Good
- Boshhh Mobile – Driving financial equality for those who need it most
- Connect Internet Solutions Ltd & Homes England – Intranet
- ExR Education – Accessible VR Training to Support the NHS
- Lhasa Limited – Advancing chemical safety assessments through non-animal testing
- Numodo – Raising a Dram to Sustainability
- Pharmacy2U & PocDoc – Healthy Heart Study
- SimAnalytica Ltd & West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Transforming Bus Performance with Data and AI
Tech Platform of the Year
- ASK BOSCO® – AI reporting, forecasting and benchmarking
- Campfire – SPARK
- Salesfire – Salesfire AI
Innovation Champion
- Jaywing – Leading the way in AI-driven marketing innovation
- Maxwellia – Not all periods are equal
- Pharmacy Mentor – The Ultimate Pharmacy Website (UPW)
Workplace Culture Champion
- CRAFTD
- Edison Media
- Lhasa Limited
- Superfly Marketing Ltd
International Success Award
- Edison Media
- Fishtank Agency & Magnera
- Sun Branding
- Tangent
Best Client Services Team
- Agent42
- Cast Can
- LS Eleven Media Services
- Real Return Marketing
- Sun Branding
Best In-House Marketing Team
- Leasing.com
- Polypipe Building Products
- The Cumberland Building Society
- The Spirit of Manchester Distillery
- Transport for Greater Manchester
Prolific Leader of the Year
The winner of this category is decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting – CAST YOUR VOTE HERE. You have until Friday 11 April to vote.
- Aaron Saxton – UA92
- Anna Maxwell – Maxwellia Limited
- Bethan Vincent – Open Velocity
- Damien Fisher – Fishtank Agency
- David Wadsworth – Cornerstone DM
- Lewis Norwood – Pharmacy Mentor
- Nicola Orrell – Edison Media
- Nina Webb – Brazen
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The winner of this category is decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting – CAST YOUR VOTE HERE. You have until Friday 11 April to vote.
- Matt Pyke – Fly High Media
- Oliver Hodgson – Platinum Live
- Olivia Mae Hanlon – Girls in Marketing
- Sam Teale – Sam Teale Productions
- Tom Chandler – The Digital Lighthouse
Prolific Rising Star of the Year (under 30)
The winner of this category is decided by a combination of judges scores and public voting – CAST YOUR VOTE HERE. You have until Friday 11 April to vote.
- Calum Higginbottom – Cast Can
- Chukwuebuka Ihueze – Podfather
- Ellice Eadie – AO Arena
- Hattie Gibson – Fearless Adventures Academy Ltd
- Katy Emmett – Mighty Dub Fest
- Meg Lowery – Havas Lynx
- Oliver Hodgson – Platinum Live
- Olivia Mae Hanlon – Girls in Marketing
- Rebecca Downey – Robinsons Brewery
- Tom Chandler – The Digital Lighthouse
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