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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
Image: MAD/Fest & the Agency Awards – Celebrating the people who make great work happen MAD/Fest & the Agency Awards – Celebrating the people who make great work happen 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
Image: PUSH wins Innovative Agency of the Year and Best Not for Profit Campaign at the UK Agency Awards 2026 PUSH wins Innovative Agency of the Year and Best Not for Profit Campaign at the UK Agency Awards 2026 PUSH won two awards at the UK Agency Awards 2026: Innovative Agency of the Year and Best Not for Profit Campaign. The first judges how the agency runs. The second judges one campaign for one client. We entered both with evidence. Innovative Agency of the Year The category looks at an agency’s structure, operations and […] Read More
Image: Swype® and Foster4 win Best Not-for-Profit Campaign at the UK Agency Awards 2026 Swype® and Foster4 win Best Not-for-Profit Campaign at the UK Agency Awards 2026 Independent Yorkshire creative digital agency Swype® and Foster4 have won Best Not-for-Profit Campaign (Small) at the UK Agency Awards 2026 for their Landmark Unified Local Authority Foster Care Recruitment Campaign. The award recognises the strategy, creative thinking, digital delivery and transparent reporting behind a multi-six-figure contract supporting foster carer recruitment across Cheshire and Merseyside. More […] Read More
Image: Operations in the Spotlight: Kerry Nicholson Wins Operations Professional of the Year Operations in the Spotlight: Kerry Nicholson Wins Operations Professional of the Year We are delighted to share that our Chief Operating Officer, Kerry Nicholson, has won Operations Professional of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026. The category is new this year, created to recognise the people who keep agencies running, which makes it a particularly good one to take home. It caps a strong year […] Read More
Image: Sherbet Donkey Wins Large SEO Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026 Sherbet Donkey Wins Large SEO Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026 After the UK Agency Awards, Sherbet Donkey walked away with their biggest award to date: Large SEO Agency of the Year. Members of the team travelled to London for the awards and returned to Worcestershire with two reasons to celebrate. Alongside the main win, Sherbet Donkey also secured silver for Best Large Agency of the […] Read More
Image: Jersey Road shortlisted at the UK Agency Awards for helping Christian non-profits  communicate with impact Jersey Road shortlisted at the UK Agency Awards for helping Christian non-profits  communicate with impact Championing forces for good For more than 15 years, Jersey Road has worked with a varied portfolio Christian nonprofit and for-purpose organisations in the UK, Australia and US to help them communicate with impact. Our clients are a force for good, and we work with them to reach and engage with audiences who can make […] Read More
Image: No Investors, 90% Growth: BF Media Shortlisted for PR Agency of the Year (Small) No Investors, 90% Growth: BF Media Shortlisted for PR Agency of the Year (Small) BF Media has been shortlisted for PR Agency of the Year (Small) at the UK Agency Awards 2026. We’re a team of four. No investors, no holding company, no floor of desks. Just a set of numbers that hold their own against agencies with a lot more headcount behind them. Who We Are BF Media […] Read More
Image: Finalist for Emerging Talent of the Year Award – Eloise Shenton, Spa Communications Finalist for Emerging Talent of the Year Award – Eloise Shenton, Spa Communications Being shortlisted for the Emerging Talent Award at the UK Agency Awards is a really proud moment for me, particularly when I think about how much has changed since I joined Spa Communications in 2024. I came to Spa as a Junior Social Media Manager from a web design agency, where my experience had largely […] Read More
Image: Why the future favours small, specialist agencies Why the future favours small, specialist agencies By Alfie Dawson, Founder & Executive Creative Director, Bordeaux & Burgundy Bordeaux & Burgundy has been shortlisted for B2B Agency of the Year (small) at the UK Agency Awards 2026. I’m proud of the team that got us here. Over the past year we changed a lot about how the agency works, and seeing that […] Read More