The Majors – Awards that celebrate the best in creative, marketing and digital
The Majors, in conjunction with The Drum, is back for the second year running. These free-to-enter awards recognise outstanding work that delivers innovation, creativity and results over the last year.
Authored by Allison Upton, Marketing Director, Major Players.
There’s a glut of industry awards out there, but most of them focus on the success of the business. And, yes, The Majors does that too. However, that’s just a tiny part of the way we recognise ‘wish-I-did-that’ work. For starters, we don’t charge for entering our awards, they are totally free.
Entering couldn’t be easier and there’s a stellar line-up of judges who will see your work.
WHY ENTER?
This is the perfect opportunity for you to reap the rewards of your hard work over the past year.
- Gain great PR exposure for you and your company
- Stand out from your peers or competitors
- Show your work to some of the biggest names in the industry
- Attend our awards night to be announced in late October
Judges
- Laura Bambach, Mr President, SheSays
- Asa Cook, Creative Director, Design Bridge
- Eloise Smith, Executive Creative Director, LoweProfero
- Alice Farmiloe, Editor In Chief, Grazia, Closer & Heat
- Tom Bayliss, Head of Client Services, Poke
- Rae Stones, Creative Director, Edelman
- Victoria Beercock, Head of PR and Marketing, Adidas
- Mathew Ryder, Head of Digital, Hello Magazine
- Victoria Buchanan, Creative Director, Tribal DDB
- Lawrence Weber, Innovation Director, Karmarama
- Andrew Gaukrodger, Global Digital Manager, Unilever
- Stephen Waddington, Partner and Chief Engagement Officer, Ketchum
CATEGORIES
Major Agency
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 and evidence of significant client wins.
Major Interactive Campaign
This award will reward a compelling campaign that utilises a variety of marketing disciplines in fresh and exciting ways. You need to show a media mix which demonstrates outstanding creativity, consistency of brand message and the achievement of key objectives.
Major Social Media Campaign
This award is for the best social media campaign that shows creative thought and has expressed something different across multiple social platforms, but above all have achieved great results.
Major Innovation
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.
Individual
Major Designer
An award for the best design in any format that includes; packaging, brand, media, print or retail. The judges will be looking for clarity of communication, great craft and execution.
Major Freelancer
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 worked as a successful freelancer for the past year.
Major Creative
This is 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.
Major PR
For an individual contributing 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.
Major Marketer
Open to any level marketer from assistant to director who has shown exemplary results for their business. The entry will reward an outstanding marketing project or campaign that has delivered innovation, influence and effectiveness.
Allison Upton, Marketing Director, Major Players.
Email: allison.upton@majorplayers.co.uk
Twitter: @majorplayerjobs #themajorsuk