THE CAMPAIGN MEDIA AWARDS 2024

Mark your calendars, we're back and here to honour the champions of innovation and creativity in Media!

Welcome to the epicentre of media innovation and excellence! 

The Campaign Media Awards are not just an event; they're a celebration of the visionary people and groundbreaking campaigns that shape the way we experience media. 

These awards are a tribute to the brilliant minds who navigate the ever-evolving media landscape, and produce work that captivates audiences and blows the lid-off media campaigns that have come before. 

We're looking for creativity that knows no bounds, where storytelling transcends expectations, and where data-driven strategies forge new paths. 

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU AND YOUR CAMPAIGNS? 

Entries are now open for 2024! 

The 2024 Categories


PRODUCT SECTOR

These categories recognise the strategic thinking, insight and planning in a media campaign across 12 industry sectors.

AUTOMOTIVE

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

BANKS & FINANCIAL SERVICES

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

CORPORATE & UTILITIES

FASHION & BEAUTY

FOOD, DRINK & HOUSEHOLD

HEALTHCARE

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

PUBLIC SECTOR & CHARITIES

RETAIL – ONLINE & OFFLINE

TRAVEL & LEISURE

DATA & CRM

THE CRM & MEDIA AWARD

This category celebrates a company that uses customer relationship management to inform and drive a brand’s media strategy.

THE DATA & CREATIVITY AWARD

The category recognises innovative media activity underpinned by a creative, audience-focused use of data.

CONTENT

BEST SOCIAL STRATEGY

This award recognises a company that uses social media to inform a brand’s media strategy and execution.

BEST USE OF EXPERIENTIAL

The category celebrates a company that uses experiential as a core part of a brand’s media strategy. 

BRANDED CONTENT

The category rewards a company that uses branded content at the heart of a media campaign. Please note that this category may be split into separate sub-categories based on the channel the campaign was executed in. 
The channels include:
  • Experiential
  • Gaming
  • Out of Home
  • Podcast
  • Print
  • Radio
  • Social / Mobile / Digital
  • TV & Cinema

CONTENT STRATEGY

The category recognises a company that uses content as the centrepiece of a media strategy, with particular recognition for work that goes beyond a single campaign and has lasting impact.

MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS: BUDGET UNDER £250K

This category celebrates a company or companies that used a media partnership at the heart of a media campaign.

MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS: BUDGET OVER £250K

This category celebrates a company or companies that used a media partnership at the heart of a media campaign.

INSIGHT & INNOVATION

BEST USE OF INSIGHT

The category recognises a company for the
best use of insight at the heart of a media campaign.

CREATIVE IDEA: BUDGET UNDER £250K

This category celebrates a company for the best use of media creativity.

CREATIVE IDEA: BUDGET OVER £250K

This category celebrates a company for the best use of media creativity.

PRODUCT INNOVATION – AGENCY

These two categories will recognise a product innovation by one agency and one media owner.

PRODUCT INNOVATION – MEDIA OWNER

These two categories will recognise a product innovation by one agency and one media owner.

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN

The category looks to award a company for a total communications campaign, with particular recognition for work that caters for the whole customer experience. 

INTERNATIONAL

BEST INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY

This category recognises a company for its international media strategy, with particular recognition for work that goes beyond a single campaign and has lasting impact.

BEST OF THE BEST CATEGORIES

AGENCY TEAM OF THE YEAR

The judges will focus on whether a team has an innovative approach to media.

COMMERCIAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

The judges will focus on whether a team has an innovative approach to media.

GRAND PRIX

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

This award is chosen by the judges from all of the winning campaigns, who in their opinion stands out above the rest. This category cannot be entered directly.

CHAIR OF JUDGES

Kate Rowlinson


Kate is CEO of EssenceMediacom and has been part of the senior leadership team for over ten years. Responsible for driving growth and strategy, she is integral to guiding the innovation and talent that enables EssenceMediacom to deliver breakthroughs for its clients in the constantly evolving media landscape.

YOU BE THE JUDGE...

Fancy yourself, or know someone who'd be great, as part of our 2024 Judging Panel?

Nominations to get involved are welcome from across the sectors, either for yourself or a colleague using the link below. The final judging panel will be comprised of an inclusive range of individuals to fully represent the industry. 

HIGHLIGHTS 2023


Partnership Opportunities


The Campaign Media Awards offers you the chance to align your business with the people, teams and companies that are leading the way in commercial media. 

As a marketing and business development opportunity, the Awards offer you the chance to promote your products and services to our audience. Build your brand at our events, whether in person or digitally, in our marketing campaigns as well as the awards website. 

You will also be able to access Campaign's highly engaged audience. With over 961K unique users and 2.4M page views monthly, there is no better way to reach the heart of media. 

Please get in contact and we can build a bespoke package to delivery any business objective, please contact James Butters @ [email protected] or 020 8267 8290.