Excellence in Marketing Innovation

For fresh thinking, bold ideas, or creative risks that push marketing forward

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For fresh thinking, bold ideas, or creative risks that push marketing forward. This category celebrates innovation in strategy, execution, or use of technology that challenges conventions and sets new standards.

What the judges are looking for:

  • What challenge or opportunity led to the innovative approach taken in this work?
  • What made this idea, method, or technology innovative compared to standard practice?

  • What impact did this innovation have on results, audience experience, or the wider marketing approach?
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    Nominations are now open

    The nomination form is at the bottom of this page. You have until 23:59 on Wednesday, 6th May to submit your entry.

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    Entry Details

    To be eligible, nominees should:

    • Open to agencies, in-house teams, freelancers, or partnerships.
    • Work must demonstrate innovation in approach, tools, channels, or creative ideas.
    • Eligible campaigns must have been delivered within the last 18 months.

    • Entrants must be based in or have delivered the work for a client in East Anglia.

    The judges will be presented with the shortlist of nominees and will mark each nomination out of 25.

    There are 3 key questions in stage 3 of the nomination form; each of these hold equal weighting and will be marked out of 7 points.

    Each nomination form offers the chance to add testimonials or additional evidence – there are 4 extra points that can be awarded for these, based on the individual judge’s discretion.

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    Excellence in Innovation

    Dates For Your Diary

    04.03.26

    Nominations Open

    06.05.26

    Nominations Close

    01.07.26

    Shortlists Announced

    05.08.26

    Finalists Announced

    11.09.26

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