2025 winners
Congratulations to all the 2025 winners and highly commended.
Audio Content of the Year
Winner
The Campaign Podcast, Haymarket Media Group
Description
<p>The judges for this category agreed that the winner made bold moves in refreshing it’s content and were impressed with the results and engagement stats.<br></p>
Best Digital Product or Service - new for 2025
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CN Intelligence, Construction News, emap
Description
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Judges were impressed with innovative solutions used to improve customer experience and reven<span style="font-size: 14px;">u</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">e.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><p><span class="color-primary">Sponsored by</span>
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Brand Logo
Winner
WINNER: Radio Times App, Immediate
Description
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Judges commented that this winner had "an extremely intelligent product development, and the ability to bring their audience along with them to create something new and innovative".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><p><span class="color-primary">Sponsored by </span><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/ProRata_logo_Medium.png" style="width: 184.448px; height: 30.7413px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span><br></p>
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Best use of AI - new for 2025
Winner
From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: AI Email Marketing Success, William Reed
Description
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">The winner stood out for their use of a bespoke product which provides a creative solution to a common issue, utilising tech to boost engagement.</span></p>
Campaign for Good
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Access for All, Country Living, Hearst
Description
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">The judges wanted to spotlight this campaign for their incredibly thoughtful, well executed, and purposeful campaign.</span><br></p>
Winner
WINNER: Targeting Health Inequalities, MIMS Learning, Haymarket Media Group
Description
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">An impressive campaign with real substance, integrity, intelligence, and deep respect for its audi</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">ence.</span> <br></p>
Commercial Partnership of the Year (Business)
Winner
Ford Pro and What Car? Vans, Haymarket Media Group
Description
<p>Judges awarded the winner for their clear audience and client understanding, strong campaign objectives, impressive creative activations, and engagement levels that significantly exceeded industry benchmarks.</p><p><br></p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by </span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/CLA_Logo_-_White_Medium.png" style="width: 140.448px; height: 85.8293px;"><br></p>
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Commercial Partnership of the Year (Consumer)
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Stylist & Pandora, Love the Journey: It's time to celebrate Me-Stones, not Milestones, The Stylist Group
Description
<p>This entry was praised by judges for brilliant execution of a campaign built on audience insight.</p><p><br></p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by </span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/PPA_Magnetic_RGB_Current_TURQUOISE_Medium.png" style="width: 221.448px; height: 44.2896px;"><br></p>
Winner
WINNER: Good Food & Morrisons, Immediate
Description
<p>This winning entry was praised for having a genuine and strategic partnership with strong editorial collaboration, which helped reshape a future brand strategy and exceed benchmarks.<br></p>
Community Engagement Award
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: MadeForMums Top Testers Club, Immediate
Description
<p>The judges noted the incredible engagement boosted by very smart connection with their community.</p>
Winner
WINNER: C+D Community, Citeline
Description
<p>C+D Community impressed judges with the real value and connection they brought to their community and their ability to give a platform to talk about important issues<br></p>
Content Marketing Agency of the Year
Winner
Think
Description
<p>The winning entry stood out for their impressive commercial wins, and ability to balance deep sector expertise with continuous innovation, diversification, and client-first thinking.<br></p>
Cover of the Year
Gold
GOLD: Stylist, The Stylist Group
Silver
SILVER: New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Bronze
BRONZE: National Trust Magazine
Data Initiative of the Year
Winner
The inSight accelerator, Infopro Digital Services
Description
<p>The judges were thoroughly impressed with this initiative that delivers unique, high-ROI insights, saving time and improving retention. It seamlessly integrates data, enhances user experience, solves pain points, and drives long-term value.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by </span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/PLS-logo-RGB_-_Copy_Medium.png" style="width: 154.448px; height: 67.768px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span></p>
Designer of the Year
Winner
Jessica Lockett, Stylist, The Stylist Group
Description
<p>Judges praised the winning designer for their creative, non-stop ideas and ability to make their work consistently relevant and perfectly tailored to the brand and its audience.<br></p>
Digital Changemaker(s) of the Year - new for 2025
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Darcy Giles & Ben Rayner, Radio Times, Immediate
Description
<p>judges were impressed with their social strategies, training programmes, and cross-platform collaboration.<br></p>
Winner
WINNER: Nathan Bamsey, William Reed
Description
<p>Nathan impressed judges by highlighting the impact that implementing tech, tools, and best practices can have on revenue, bottlenecks, and company-wide workflows.<br></p>
Digital Publisher of the Year - new for 2025
Winner
CONSUMER WINNER: SheerLuxe
Description
<p>Sheerluxe seriously impressed judges with their well-defined strategy, impressive growth, meaningful innovation, and a fresh approach to delivering content to their audiences.</p><p><span class="color-primary">Sponsored by </span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/WP_engine_Medium.png" style="width: 184.448px; height: 58.6134px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span></p>
BUSINESS WINNER: William Reed
Description
<p>Judges commended our second winner in this category for their inspiring tech-led transformation story, and impressive digital strategy which has had a huge impact on results across the business.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/WP_engine_Medium.png" style="width: 208.448px; height: 65.8887px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span>
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Diversity & Inclusion Award
Winner
TTG Media
Description
<p>Judges commended the winning entry for launching initiatives that are embedded throughout the whole business, delivering a culture that everyone believes in, whilst also raising awareness across the industry they represent.<br></p>
Editor of the Year (Business Media)
Winner
Colin Marrs, Construction News, emap
Description
<p>The judges were blown away by Colin's extensive knowledge of the market, commitment to obtaining exclusive content, and spearheading digital innovations within their department.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span>
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Editor of the Year (Consumer Media)
Winner
Daniel Bennett, BBC Science Focus, Our Media
Description
<p>Judges awarded this winner for their true understanding of their readers, and ability to create interesting stories with fresh angles – seeing huge audience growth for the magazine.<br></p>
Employer of the Year
Winner
Bauer Media Group
Description
<p>The winning business wowed our judges with their commitment for developing and retaining their staff, embedding inclusion and diversity practices, and their commitment to sustainability. <br></p>
Event of the Year (Business Media)
Winner
LegalTechTalk
Description
<p>The winner impressed judges by producing an event that delivered exceptional audience and sponsor value, ongoing content post-event, and commitment to diversity and sustainability throughout.</p><p>sponsored by
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Event of the Year (Consumer Media)
Winner
New Scientist Live, Harmsworth Media
Description
<p>Judges felt the winning entry provided an outstanding example of how to deliver a large-scale, content-rich event that’s both commercially successful and deeply impactful.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span>
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Industry Partner of the Year
Winner
Marketforce
Description
<p>The judges loved how this company has a great partnership approach with clients. They are commercially sharp, collaborative, innovative, and environmentally responsible<br></p>
Media Brand of the Year (Business Media)
Winner
Haymarket, Campaign
Description
<p>They blew judges away with their display of strong commercial success on all metrics, their work to expand multiple revenue streams, focus on growing globally, all whilst delivering a incredibly successful and well-received product.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/evessio_new_WO_Medium.png" style="width: 142.448px; height: 33.7593px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span>
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Media Brand of the Year (Consumer Media)
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Radio Times, Immediate
Description
<p>Radio Times has successfully launched new products, adapted to meet the needs of its changing audience, and displayed impressive results.<br></p>
Winner
WINNER: Stylist, The Stylist Group
Description
<p>The winner of this category stood out to judges for their adaptable approach and new initiatives, how they leaned into their community to find niche audiences all whilst delivering thoughtful journalism in compelling and attractive ways.<br></p>
Newsletter of the Year
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Pension Power-up, Times Money Mentor, News UK
Description
<p>The judges wanted to recognise this company for their ability to transform a complex topic into accessible, engaging content with strong reach, trust, and innovative multimedia.</p>
Winner
WINNER: New Scientist Book Club, Harmsworth Media
Description
<p>This entry wowed judges by demonstrating strong brand extension and attracting new audiences with trusted, community-driven content. They garnered positive reader feedback and impressive growth and insight.<br></p>
Special Interest Brand of the Year
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Future, The Week Junior
Description
<p>The judges wanted to spotlight this brand for their creative activations, dedication to delivering for its audience, and innovative ideas that continually evolve the brand and maintain their readers.<br></p>
Winner
WINNER: BBC History Magazine / HistoryExtra, Immediate
Description
<p>The judges recognised this brand for their confidence to push boundaries, impressive revenue streams, and ability to resonate with their community through a number of channels.<br></p>
Subscriptions/ Marketing Initiative of the Year
Winner
Customer-First Subscriptions Strategy, Nat Geo Kids and Nat Geo Little Kids Magazine, Creature & Co.
Description
<p>The judges were impressed by the winner’s holistic strategy which used creativity, data, audience targeting, and integrated teams to deliver a seamless subscriptions journey and great commercial performance.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/cropped_DSB_SPONSOR_LOGO_4_Medium_Medium.png" style="width: 282.76px; height: 56.5521px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span>
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Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Winner
From Couch to Carbon Zero: Climate Action at Immediate
Description
<p>Judges picked this winner because of their ability to ingrain such broad and clear objectives across the whole business, providing really impressive and measurable results.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span>
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Team of the Year
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Peppa Pig Magazine Portfolio: Relaunch Team, Story House Egmont
Description
<p>This team had a great success story in completely turning around a product whilst streamlining a business, providing strong commercial results.</p><p><span class="color-primary">sponsored by</span></p><p><img src="https://evessio.s3.amazonaws.com/customer/32fd9a0f-b982-423b-a8f9-48f6033c9436/event/dccdaab9-c7bb-484d-902c-ede772b92806/media/General_Content/Combined_logo_white_1_Medium.png" style="width: 279.469px; height: 31.0521px;"><span class="color-primary"><br></span>
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Winner
WINNER: Digital Marketing, William Reed
Description
<p>This team impressed judges with their dedication to innovating within the business to drive real change, their unrivalled collaboration, and the fantastic results.
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Tech Partner of the Year - new for 2025
Winner
NLA Media Access
Description
<p>Judges agreed that the winner entry in this category solved an issue affecting all publishers, making something scalable, targeted, and extremely effective. <br></p>
Video Content of the Year - new for 2025
Highly Commended
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The World's Fastest Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Sunday
Description
<p>Judges praised the brilliant production and bold execution of this well-crafted content.<br></p>
Winner
WINNER: Superdrug - The Edit Magazine Video Series, Superdrug, The River Group
Description
<p>The judges described this series as highly polished, genuine, and engaging - they were impressed with the viewing figures and testimonials.</p>
Writer/ Columnist of the Year
Winner
CONSUMER WINNER: Hayley Campbell, British GQ, Condé Nast
Description
<p>Judges awarded the winner for their distinctive and bold writing style and were impressed with the research behind the pieces.<br></p>
BUSINESS WINNER: Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media
Description
<p>Mark impressed judges with an easy flowing and individual writing style, and has proven themselves a trustworthy and standout voice with audiences. <br></p>
Business Excellence Award
Hearst UK
This year’s winner has demonstrated sustained growth, driven by smart thinking, strong leadership, and a deep understanding of its audiences.