2023 Winners

The PPA Awards are all about recognising and rewarding the talented people, the innovative work, and the dynamic media publishers, suppliers, and partners that make up our vibrant industry. Entries for 2024 are now open, and the shortlist will be revealed in the spring. Until then, see below to find out who took home a coveted award last year.

Campaign of the Year
Winner

Not4Sale
Broadcast
Media Business Insight

Judges' comments

This entry showed unrivalled dedication to a campaign that delivered impressive and impactful results leading to industry wide praise and a fantastic financial growth.

Category sponsor
Children's Brand of the Year
Winner

The Week Junior
Future

Judges' comments

The judges admired this magazine which plays an incredibly important role in children’s publishing, offering informative, engaging and accessible content in creative ways.

Columnist / Expert Contributor of the Year
Winner

Ingrid Fuchs
Nursing Times
emap

Judges' comments

Ingrid's writing as incredibly honest, powerful and moving. She charted her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as both a healthcare professional themselves and as a patient, using their own experience and industry title to provide a truly authentic and informative account.

Sadly Ingrid Fuchs passed away last September, but with the permission of her family, Nursing Times wanted to share her columns with as wide an audience as possible.

Commercial Partnership of the Year (Business)
Winner

24 Hours in Farming, #Farm24
Farmers Guardian
Arc

Judges' comments

This entry wowed judges with their ability to go beyond a traditional partnership to engage an entire industry, linking passion and commercial results to deliver an impactful partnership with wide reach.

Commercial Partnership of the Year (Consumer)
Winner

Everyone's Game
ELLE & Nike
Hearst UK

Judges' comments

This entry impressed with a multi-platform campaign that had huge impact and resonated with both the audience and the brand. This was a perfect example of a great match providing fantastic results.

Category sponsor
Content Marketing Agency of the Year
Winner

Sunday

Judges' comments

Sunday delivered strong evidence of collaboration, creativity and commercial performance across a varied portfolio of work delivered for their clients.

Cover of the Year
Gold

Country Life
Future

Judges' comments

This cover was crucial in setting the tone and becoming the centre piece for what became the fasting selling issue in Country Life's history. Not only did the cover help sell more magazines, boost engagement on social media and clicks to the website, it’s a perfect snapshot of what was a in fact a compelling and gritty issue.

Category sponsor
Silver

Lifestyle Magazine
Motability
Wonderly
Haymarket Media Group

Judges' comments

This cover carefully considers its audience, is accessible to its readers and has driven engagement across the brand.

Bronze

Campaign
Haymarket Media Group

Judges' comments

Our judges agreed that this magazine had a fantastic cover strategy and a clear understanding of its audience.

Data Initiative of the Year
Winner

Christmas renewals subscriptions campaign
Our Media

Judges' comments

The judges were thoroughly impressed with this initiative that used data insight and customer understanding to deliver impressive results using a well developed and thought out campaign.

Category sponsor
Designer of the Year
Winner

Jess Hibbert
Saga Magazine
Saga

Judges' comments

Jess demonstrated fantastic creative styling and knowledge of the target audience which enhanced the brands overall business strategy.

Category sponsor
Diversity & Inclusion Award
Winner

Diversity and Inclusion at Reach

Judges' comments

Reach is a business not only dedicated to driving ED&I work but also ensuring accountability for those implementing the strategies. Their initiatives are both internally and externally focussed giving an effective and wide reaching campaign.

Editor of the Year (Business Media)
Winner

Chloe McCulloch
Building
Assemble Media Group

Judges' comments

Under their editorship, Building yielded excellent results formed from a well thought out strategy delivering high quality journalism across a variety of initiatives and content streams.

Editor of the Year (Consumer Media)
Winner

Lewis Corner
GAY TIMES
GT Group

Judges' comments

Lewis wowed our judges with evidence of extraordinary brand transformation using a bold, modern and informative strategy. The reach of the brand under their leadership has grown astronomically.

Special Mention

George Kipouros
Wanderlust
Wanderlust Travel Media

Judges' comments

The judges were keen to give a shout out to George, who is committed to diversifying his product by including more voices, developing digital strategy through immersive experience and is consistently providing impressive results.

Employer of the Year
Winner

Immediate Media

Judges' comments

The judges all agreed that Immediate Media shows a fantastic demonstration of not only having a powerful plan, but putting it into action. The dedication to supporting staff through a number of initiatives is commendable and it’s clear their employees feel the benefit of their strategies, creating an environment to thrive.

Event of the Year (Business Media)
Winner

Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards
emap

Judges' comments

The judges were very impressed with this event as it considered the audience journey, offered multiple points for engagement and showed strong commercial performance.

Event of the Year (Consumer Media)
Winner

New Scientist Live
Harmsworth Media

Judges' comments

New Scientist Live delivered lasting impact and provided impressive financial and engagement results.

Category sponsor
Industry Partner of the Year
Winner

Marketforce

Judges' comments

Marketforce showed total commitment to the success of the industry as a whole, made efforts to tackle sustainability issues and evidenced exceptional client confidence.

Innovation of the Year
Winner

Propolis
B2B Marketing

Judges' comments

This entry impressed with their ability to create pivotal change within the brand by turning challenges into new opportunities.

Magazine Retailer of the Year
Winner

M&S

Judges' comments

The judges were impressed with how M&S produced market-beating sales and are committed to ensuring magazines have a place in stores.

Media Brand of the Year (Business Media)
Winner

Campaign
Haymarket

Judges' comments

Campaign's brand has a clearly thought-out strategy and true understanding of their audience which in turn provides insight to fuel impressive business growth.

Special Mention

Fire Safety Matters
Western Business Media

Judges' comments

Fire Safety Matter is a brand that builds a fantastic relationship with their customers to gain insight and deliver valuable content which has fuelled financial growth.

Category sponsor
Media Brand of the Year (Consumer Media)
Winner

Good Housekeeping
Hearst UK

Judges' comments

Good Housekeeping has shown innovation and consistently impressive new ideas to keep a brand at the forefront of the market. Their multi-channel approach and fresh campaigns lead to impressive profitability and customer satisfaction.

Category sponsor
Newsletter of the Year
Winner

SheerLuxe Daily Newsletter
SheerLuxe

Judges' comments

The judges were impressed by the SheerLuxe Daily Newsletter's overall look, strong content, engagement figures and financial performance.

Podcast of the Year
Winner

Room 106
Planning
Haymarket Media Group

Judges' comments

Room 106's use of innovative format adds value to an existing brand, produces original and exciting content that drives impressive levels of engagement.

Special Interest Magazine/Brand of the Year
Winner

WIRED
Condé Nast

Judges' comments

The judges agreed that WIRED displayed outstanding commercial performance, impressed with a thought-out long term digital strategy and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Category sponsor

Subscriptions Initiative of the Year
Winner

The Grocer – Going for Growth
William Reed

Judges' comments

The Grocer produced an impressive and comprehensive 360 strategy that tackled all areas of growth leading to fantastic commercial results.

Category sponsor
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Winner

TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes
TTG Media

Judges' comments

The judges admired TTG's clear objectives, ability to influence on such a large scale and the impressive results which are driving much needed change towards sustainability in their industry.

Team of the Year
Winner – B2B

Editorial team
Dezeen

Judges' comments

Dezeen's editorial team produces highly creative content, displays superb team work in and the face of the most trying of circumstances pulled together to produce record-breaking traffic and revenue growth.

Winner – B2C

RadioTimes.com
Immediate Media

Judges' comments

The RadioTimes.com team recognises those producing remarkable audience growth, consistently implementing innovative and fresh ideas and through internal changes and development, have created a really effective team structure.

Writer of the Year
Winner

Graham Lawton
New Scientist
Harmsworth Media

Judges' comments

Graham wowed judges with his amazingly consistent standard of work, dedication to his job through the hardest of times, and ability to deliver best-selling features.

Special Mention

William Cash
The Catholic Herald

Judges' comments

The judges found it impossible not to give a shout out to a William, who went above and beyond to deliver incredibly important pieces directly from the frontline in Ukraine.