This award spans all specialities from copywriting, design, social media or even photography. You will need to have delivered outstanding work in your field and have worked as a successful freelancer for at least a year.

This category will award the best copy from a copywriter in any format that includes; print or TV ads, web copy, DM or packaging. The judges will be looking for clarity of communication, great craft and execution based on the target audience and context of the brief. If possible, the entry should also show the results from the work or campaign.

We are looking for an individual who has displayed innovation and outstanding concepts across a range of media. It could be a piece of work or a full-scale campaign. This is where you’ll find a number of crafts merging into one ‘creative’ award. We’re looking for breakthrough work in any form of media that displays creativity.

This category is based on the best contribution of an individual or team to their business in the form of traditional comms, digital media or a campaign that was innovative. The judges will be looking for originality and creativity in your work.

This is open to any level marketer as an individual or team/group effort. The entry will reward an outstanding marketing project or campaign that has delivered innovation, influence and effectiveness.

The award is for an individual or agency that has made positive steps in challenging the status quo and has really championed diversity in the creative industries.

A new category this year for those that work tirelessly to generate new opportunities for their business. The judges will be looking at creativity, techniques and results of a crucial role in any business.

This award is for the best industry agency within any creative specialism. We are looking for an agency that has had a significant year and is clearly setting the bar for others. You should demonstrate innovations, great service, evidence of significant client wins, internal growth/reconfiguring investment and performance information and expertise in multi-discipline experience.

We are putting this one out to the public! We will shortlist a list of the most prolific brands that have been in the headlines in the past year and will ask you to vote for your favourite.

This will be determined through a public poll.

This award is for the best social media campaign from the last 12 months. The judges are looking for a campaign that showed innovation and influence. One that had a large impact across multiple social channels and produced significant engagement. The visual aspect of the campaign is also very important for this category.

We’re looking for an influencer campaign that has been attached to a significant influencer. They will have shared content or advocated the brand or product publicly. Ideally it would have been connected to large social networks and been able to expand the reach in a credible way. The campaign should feel authentic and genuine, and have the potential to go viral.

We are looking for start-ups that are making waves through innovation but also growth. Ideally you should be approaching or past 2nd stage investment.

This is open to any team or agency in a creative, marketing and digital discipline that has shown outstanding innovation in their work or campaign