CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF MARKETING EXCELLENCE

Recognising the marketing that matters

Showcasing that marketing is the growth engine of business

Rewarding the marketers who drive business results

Celebrating the marketing driving the industry forward

THE 40th ANNUAL AWARDS


Recognising the best in marketing excellence, brand leadership and achievement across our industry that drives business forward. We set the standard for marketing excellence in the UK and have been widely recognised as the leading marketing awards since they were first launched.

Our Awards are judged by elite marketers who are all working at the leading edge of marketing. Together they represent a cross section of the most successful brands in the UK. The judging panel is led by our President Syl Saller, former Global CMO, Diageo. 

We are looking for the work of brands and agencies who can demonstrate the power of marketing excellence on their businesses enabling demonstratable growth and ROI. We will be looking not only for creativity and effectiveness, which is the essence of marketing excellence, but for marketing stories that can inspire us all and make us proud to represent the industry.

More info coming soon for the launch of The Marketing Society Awards for 2025, our 40th Anniversary

Our 2024 Partners
Accenture Song
Thinkbox

WHY ARE AWARDS IMPORTANT?

Peer recognition – Our awards are judged by an elite panel of marketers

Ammunition - Contribute to the wall of evidence of marketing's effectiveness

 

The Marketing Society Awards Quotes

 

Kudos - Help you retain top talent and recognise achievements

Inspiration – Drive the industry forward by sharing your success

 

The Marketing Society Awards Quotes

HOW TO ENTER

Entry Process

  • All entries must be submitted via our online portal before the deadline date 
  • All entries must be paid for at the time of submission
  • The Marketing Society Members receive a £100 discount on their entries
  • If you are an agency submitting on behalf of a client you must include your client contact details
  • All judges sign a confidentiality agreement
  • We do publish selected case studies in the Members-only area of our website, on selected partner sites and winners are included in our annual Transformation Report.  If you do have confidential information in your submission that is not suitable for publication you must indicate that clearly on the entry paper

 

ENTRY FEES

Entry Type Deadline Members Non-Members
Early Bird 30 Jan 2025 £395 + VAT £495 + VAT
Main Entry 19 Feb 2025 £454 + VAT £569 + VAT
First Extension 26 Feb 2025 £554 + VAT £669  + VAT
Final Extension 5 Mar 2025 £654 + VAT £769 + VAT

2025 ENTRY KIT COMING SOON

Want to talk through your submissions and best course of action?

You can let us know which categories you are thinking of entering and we can support you in the process - click the button below to fill out the form

JUDGES TOP TIPS

Top Tips from Chair of Judges, Syl Saller

The 5 R's

  1. Read. Winning is not a dark art - there’s lots of information to help you get this right.
  2. Regale. Tell your story in a captivating way. Think about judges reading through many, many entries that they diligently review– what’s going to stand out?
  3. Rigour. I can’t tell you how important this is. We have a group of judges who can see through the BS and who know what great results look like.
  4. Reuse. Yes, you can enter multiple categories because there may be many things that contribute to a success story – insight, media plans, creative work. But don’t just submit the same case – adapt it so meet the criteria of that particular category.
  5. Right team. It really is worth the small investment of time it takes to write an entry. Just put the right people on it and that is often client and agency working together.

 

 

 

From the mind of a judge

We caught up with some of the judges of The 38th Marketing Society Awards to find out why they were proud to be on the judging panel, their top tips for those entering and what they are looking for as a judge. 

Take a read here so you can get inside the mind of our typical judging panel.