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FEATURED NEWS MAD/Fest & the Agency Awards - Celebrating the people who make great work happen Published – 22.09.2026 At MAD//Fest, we spend a lot of time talking about the future of marketing. What’s changing. What’s next. What’s coming around the corner. How technology is reshaping creativity, how brands are evolving and what the next generation of marketers will do differently. But every now and then, it’s important to stop looking forward and celebrate […] Read More

Spend That Stands Up to Scrutiny: The Economic Case for Entering the Agency Awards Marketing budgets are always tight, even when they are growing! Teams question every pound, but you know the economic case for awards entry is one of the easiest spends to defend. During an Agency Budget review, costs are scrutinised, and questions are asked, including, ‘What do we get for this?’ Awards entries often struggle for […] Read More

Your Step by Step Guide to Entering the UK Agency Awards Thinking about entering the UK Agency Awards? Brilliant. Let’s get started. This is your chance to celebrate your work, your people, and your impact with the wider UK agency community. Whether it’s your first time entering, or you’ve already got a few trophies on the shelf, these steps will help you craft an entry that […] Read More

First Event Named Best Event Agency at the UK Agency Awards 2026 First Event has been named Best Event Agency at the UK Agency Awards 2026, recognising the team’s approach to creating strategic, creative and impactful brand experiences. It’s a brilliant moment for the agency, and a chance to celebrate the people, partnerships and thinking that make the work possible. As a UK-based, employee-owned event agency, First […] Read More

RiseUp Shortlisted for the 2026 UK Agency Awards We’re RiseUp, an AI-first performance marketing agency with four offices across the UK, in Birmingham, Worcester, London and Manchester. We were founded in 2013, originally as Global Search Marketing and rebranded as RiseUp in 2025 to reflect a broader, senior-led approach across performance, creative, web and data. Our team works across four main areas. On […] Read More

Blue Array winners once again. Blue Array: Driving Organic Growth with Purpose, People and Performance – here is their UK Agency Awards journey. The Blue Array team’s hard work and dedication have paid off once again. We are delighted to have collected two awards for our clients and a silver award for Best Small Agency at the 2025 UK Agency […] Read More

The Social Shepherd Wins Social Media Agency of the Year (Large) at UK Agency Awards 2025 The Social Shepherd, a social media marketing agency based in Bath, has been named Social Media Agency of the Year (Large) at the UK Agency Awards 2025. Founded in 2018 by Co-Founders Jack & Zoe Shepherd, the agency has quickly become a benchmark for creativity, integrity, and sustainable, people-first growth in social media marketing. Zoe […] Read More

Quickfire Digital: Driving Scalable Growth with High-Performance Shopify Plus Brands Meet Quickfire Digital, winners at the UK Agency Awards 2025 We’re absolutely buzzing to share that Quickfire has been named eCommerce Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2025! As a Shopify Plus Premier Partner based in Norwich, we specialise in building high-performance ecommerce stores that scale. Over the past 8 years, we’ve […] Read More

Meet Make More Noise: The PR Agency of the Year finalist shaping the sound of success Too often, it’s the loudest companies that get noticed, leaving new entrepreneurs and seasoned service providers alike without voice. Tired of seeing real potential silenced, in 2015, PR specialist, Hannah Haffield, made it her mission to help challenger brands and founders embrace their edge through the launch of PR and Comms agency, Make More Noise. […] Read More

Hedonist Creative Nominated for Best Small Agency of the Year Hedonist share their UK Agency Awards debut! This year is Hedonist Creative’s first entry into the UK Agency Awards, and we’re so proud to be nominated. Over the past few years, we’ve been challenged, strengthened, and grown, and this moment feels like a celebration of just how far we’ve come! As part of our evolution, […] Read More