And the 2018 winners are…


        • audience planning manager, Manning Gottlieb OMD 


        • head of campaigns Cabinet Office

        • strategy director
          IPG Mediabrands


        • associate director
          MediaCom


        • associate creative director, Buzzfeed UK


        • associate director
          MediaCom 


        • partner
          Gain Theory


        • ecommerce and emerging platforms manager
          Wavemaker Global


        • publishing group head
          Reach


        • head of performance Oath, UK 


        • director, brand partnerships, Fuse


        • search director
          Mindshare UK


        • client director
          Talon Outdoor


        • head of account management
          Hearst 

        • Daniella Murphy
          creative lead
          Wavemaker

        • creative solutions director
          Hearst


        • international creative & marketing head, Hearst


        • planning director
          Wavemaker


        • digital manager
          MediaCom


        • strategy director
          Initiative


        • managing director
          Guerillascope


        • accout manager
          MediaCom North


        • digital director
          Wavemaker 


        • paid search lead 
          Omnicom Media Group


        • group account head, digital, Hearst 


        • digital partnerships and agency manager, Hearst


        • client director
          Wavemaker


        • senior creative strategist Shortlist Media


        • production director, George


        • creative solutions exec, 
          The Telegraph

What the judges said…

"The standard of entries was especially high, with some exceptional content and a real awareness of driving social responsibility." Jane Wolfson, chief agency officer, Hearst UK

"It was incredibly tough judging, and that was a good thing. With so much change in the industry, it is reassuring to see that the best talent is still being lured in rather than lured out" Dino Myers-Lamptey, UK managing director, MullenLowe Mediahub

“The applications were strikingly candid and thoughtful, showing integrity to their craft and their teams, and an appetite to keep advancing the media industry. Their commerical accomplishments, skills and EQ should give us enormous hope for the future" Zoe Clapp, chief marketing officer, UKTV

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