2024 Effie Awards UK winners revealed

2024 Effie Awards UK winners revealed

We are proud to unveil the winners of the 2024 Effie Awards UK competition.Thirty-Eight Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were awarded this year for solving a marketing challenge effectively, connecting with the target audience and achieving outstanding results. IKEA scooped the Grand Effie for the most effective marketing campaign in the UK this year, and also a Gold for its long-running brand campaign, ‘The Wonderful Everyday’. Five other brands were also awarded Gold: McCain, McDonald’s, Ford, Specsavers and Tesco Mobile.

Thirteen brands – P&O Ferries, Tourism Australia, Very, Three UK, Mayor of London, Department of Health and Social Care, McVitie’s, ITV, KFC, The National Lottery, HSBC, Uber and IKEA – received Silver Awards.

We also handed out eighteen Bronze awards to: ITV, Tourism Australia, Vanish, Heinz Pasta Sauces, KFC, Boots, ITV Britain Get Talking, Tesco, Nurofen, British Airways, Smarty Mobile, Capita for the British Army, Starling Bank, Aviva, Park Christmas Savings and Aldi UK.

This year Effie UK’s awards have grown again, with more entries, more finalists and more winners than ever before; a testament to the talent, tenacity and innovation of marketers right across the UK.

2024’s Effie Award UK winners are:

ग्रैंड एफी 

Category: Sustained Success – Products 

Brand: IKEA
Agency: Mother London

सोना

Category: Sustained Success – Products 
Brand: McCain
Lead agency: adam&eveDDB

Category: Sustained Success – Services 
Brand: McDonald’s
Lead agency: Leo Burnett

Category: Positive Change: Social Good – Brands
Brand: Ford
Lead agency: VML

Category: Sustained Success – Products 
Brand: IKEA
Lead agency: Mother London

Category: Healthcare 
Brand: Specsavers
Lead agency: MG OMD

Category: Sustained Success – Services 
Brand: Tesco Mobile
Lead agency: BBH

चाँदी

Category: Travel, Transport, & Tourism 
Brand: P&O Ferries
Lead agency: Publicis London

श्रेणी: पुनर्जागरण 
Brand: Tourism Australia
Lead agency: Tourism Australia

Category: Seasonal Marketing 
Brand: Very
Lead agency: The Gate

Category: Sustained Success – Services 
Brand: Three UK
Lead agency: Wonderhood Studios

Category: Government, Institutional & Third Sector 
Brand: Mayor of London
Lead agency: Ogilvy UK

Category: Behavioural Science 
Brand: Department of Health and Social Care
Lead agency: Mullen Lowe

Category: Food 
Brand: McVitie’s
Lead agency: TBWA/LDN

श्रेणी: मीडिया और मनोरंजन कंपनियाँ 
Brand: ITV
Lead agency: Uncommon Creative Studio

Category: New Product or Service Introductions and Line Extensions 
Brand: KFC
Lead agency: Mother London

Category: Sustained Success – Products 
Brand: The National Lottery
Lead agency: adam&eveDDB

Category: Topical Marketing  
Brand: IKEA
Lead agency: Mother London

Category: Sustained Success – Services 
Brand: HSBC
Lead agency: VML

Category: New Product or Service Introductions and Line Extensions 
Brand: Uber
Lead agency: Mother London

कांस्य

Category: New Product or Service Introductions and Line Extensions 
Brand: ITV
Lead agency: Uncommon Creative Studio

Category: Travel, Transport, & Tourism 
Brand: Tourism Australia
Lead agency: Tourism Australia

Category: Home Goods & Services 
Brand: Vanish
Lead agency: Havas London

Category: Sustained Success – Products 
Brand: Heinz Pasta Sauces
Lead agency: VML Spain

Category: Restaurants 
Brand: KFC
Lead agency: Mother London

श्रेणी: सौंदर्य और व्यक्तिगत देखभाल 
Brand: Boots
Lead agency: VML

Category: Positive Change: Social Good – Brands 
Brand: ITV Britain Get Talking
Lead agency: Uncommon Creative Studio

Category: Sustained Success – Services
Brand: Tesco
Lead agency: BBH

Category: Positive Change: Social Good – Brands 
Brand: Nurofen
Lead agency: McCann London

Category: Travel, Transport, & Tourism 
Brand: British Airways
Lead agency: Uncommon Creative Studio

Category: Healthcare 
Brand: Nurofen
Lead agency: McCann London

Category: Internet, Telecom & Utilities 
Brand: SMARTY Mobile
Lead agency: The Gate

Category: Government, Institutional & Third Sector 
Brand: Capita for the British Army
Lead agency: Accenture Song Brand UK

Category: Sustained Success – Products 
Brand: Boots
Lead agency: VML

Category: Sustained Success – Services 
Brand: Starling Bank
Lead agency: Wonderhood Studios

Category: Finance 
Brand: Aviva
Lead agency: adam&eveDDB

Category: Seasonal Marketing 
Brand: Park Christmas Savings
Lead agency: TBWA / MCR

Category: Social Media 
Brand: Aldi UK
Lead agency: McCann

Thanks to our Awards Partner, Tracksuit, and event production partner, be-good


Effie UK Awards Gala 2024

Effie UK Awards Gala 2024

Celebrate this year’s most effective marketing at the 2024 Effie Awards UK Gala

Tickets for the 2024 Effie Awards UK Gala are now on sale.

This year’s event is taking place at the spectacular Grand Connaught Rooms in central London on 19th November. It’s always a fun evening, bringing together the best and brightest in marketing, advertising and media. It’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate marketing excellence, network with industry leaders and gain valuable insights into the latest trends and innovations.

Numbers are limited, and last year’s event sold out, so we recommend booking soon to make sure you don’t miss out. You can book tickets यहाँ.

We look forward to celebrating with you!


Effie UK Announces 2024 Finalists

Effie UK Announces 2024 Awards Finalists

Today, 4th September 2024, we’ve announced the 52 finalists that will go through to the final round of judging for our 2024 Effie Awards programme.With more entries this year than ever, and a particularly high standard of submissions, the judges didn’t have an easy time deciding the shortlist. So we extend our thanks to the whole panel for their hard work, and offer our congratulations to every finalist for getting this far – it’s a real achievement.

For the second year running, the Sustained Success and Positive Change categories, for maintaining long-term strategies and making useful contributions to society, picked up the most shortlisted entries.

View the Effie UK Finalists यहाँ.

Boots was among the most shortlisted brands with 3 nods. The Boots No. 7 campaign “Menopause: Real Change Comes From Within” by VML was shortlisted in two categories. ITV also got 3 nominations, two of which were for its entry “ITVX. How a new platform gave a traditional broadcaster a new lease of life” by Uncommon Creative Studio. Other top shortlisted brands were Aldi, B&Q, IKEA, KFC, NHS Organ Donation, Nurofen, Tourism Australia and TSB – with two nods apiece.

VML was the most shortlisted agency in the running for 8 awards, followed by McCann, Uncommon and Mother with 6 entries each.

Finalists were determined by the Round One jury, comprised of senior marketing leaders at brands, agencies and media owners.

The award levels — Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze — will be announced at the 2024 Effie Awards UK Gala on 19th November. Tickets for the event are available यहाँ.


Breaking Taboos (Report)

Effie UK’s latest report shows that breaking taboos can help drive long-term brand growth

The highly emotive act of breaking a taboo can drive more effective business outcomes for brands, according to our new report, Breaking Taboos: How breaking convention pays out, published in partnership with Ipsos.

Ipsos’ creative testing database analysis shows how breaking taboos and defying category conventions gives advertisers a 21% boost in ad attention.

But there are risks involved, and some brands are concerned about backlash arising from breaking certain taboos. Ipsos data shows a 107% rise in fear of backlash over speaking up for women’s rights in the UK.

However, rewards can be high. Research also shows that empathy and surprise have the strongest correlation with long term brand growth. Moreover, highly positively charged ads are between 38% and 42% more likely to build long-term brand growth, and 40% more likely to reduce brand price sensitivity.

Included in Breaking Taboos: How breaking convention pays out are examples of Effie-winning campaigns from The Gate Worldwide, adam&eveDDB, Havas Lynx Group, and Ogilvy UK.

Anusol’s “The Cheeky Diagnosis”, created by The Gate Worldwide, tackled the topic of piles in a boldly humorous way and grew category sales by 64%, with the product launch winning 77% market share in two years.

Meanwhile, the emotional campaign “The Last Photo” by adam&eveDDB for CALM challenged preconceptions about suicide  and increased demand for CALM’s helpline by 16.56%, which helped prevent 161 suicides.

Ipsos validations of pre-testing to social outcomes show what drives campaigns to be talked about, listing four areas that improve social power: Cultural Impact, Creative Bravery, Positive Feelings, and Create Controversy.

Breaking Taboos: How breaking convention pays out also proves how indifference negatively impacts long-term brand building, and offers advice for marketers around how they can break taboos in the right way.

We hope this report will serve as a reminder to brands and creatives that there’s headroom to tell richer, more diverse stories that defy convention. Breaking taboos can be risky, but subverting social conventions can drive effectiveness, with the commercial upside of making your media money go a great deal further.

You can read the report यहाँ.


2023 Global Effie Index Results

The World’s Most Effective Marketers are announced: 2023 Global Effie Index Results

Repeat chart toppers AB InBev & McDonald’s demonstrate their continued success. Close competition amongst agencies illustrates commitment to effectiveness globally.

Effie Worldwide has today announced the 2023 Effie Index® , the 13th annual ranking of the companies behind the world’s most effective marketing initiatives.

FMCG/CPG, fast food and beverage companies dominated this year’s rankings, with 3 out of the Top 5 Most Effective Brands being QSRs.

AB InBev and McDonald’s demonstrate their dedication to effectiveness by taking top spots in the Marketer and Brand rankings, respectively, for the third year running.

The competition for Most Effective Agency Office showcases the global breadth and strength of agencies in relation to effectiveness.  The Top 10 Most Effective Agency Offices span the globe, representing Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, New Zealand, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates. Similarly, the Top 10 ranking for Most Effective Independent Agencies include Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, India, New Zealand, Peru, Ukraine, and the United States.

“The Global Effie Index has become the gold standard for measuring marketing effectiveness,” said Traci Alford, Global CEO, Effie Worldwide.  “The companies and brands at the top of our rankings demonstrate the highest commitment to effectiveness. No matter what their business challenge, they all have one thing in common, they continue to drive tangible successes for their brands.  I’d like to congratulate all the teams involved, they represent the very best of our industry and should be very proud of their achievements.”

The Effie Index identifies and ranks the most effective agencies, marketers, brands, networks, and holding companies by analysing more than 4,750 finalist and winning entries from eligible global, regional, and national Effie Awards competitions around the world. Announced annually, it is the most comprehensive global ranking of marketing effectiveness.

This year’s rankings are representative of Effie Awards finalists and winners announced between 1st January 2023 and 31st December 2023.

 You can view the full rankings at effieindex.com 

Effie UK 2023 awards finalists

The latest Effie UK & Ipsos analysis reveals that quality, independence and enrichment lie at the heart of aspiration today

According to the new report, Evolving Aspirations: Navigating Status, what people find aspirational today is quality over flaunted wealth and seeing themselves as the keepers and drivers of their success.

The latest volume of the Ipsos and Effie Dynamic Effectiveness series finds that in today’s world of ‘quiet luxury’, audiences prize not only acquiring enough wealth to live a secure and stable life, but also the freedom to enjoy it. It unpicks what this shift in how we perceive success means for marketers, and explains how to communicate and reflect aspiration in campaigns.

The report also reveals that just 10% of Britons say they like to own or do things that display their wealth, while a significant 70% disagree – and a third strongly oppose it. That said, half of Britons (48%) agree that they often spend extra on higher-quality products.

Meanwhile, it underscores a desire for autonomy, and reveals that the factors we consider essential to achieving success tend to be internal, such as how we treat others, our ability to work hard, and our innate skills and talents.

The report also includes examples of Effie-winning campaigns from TUI & Leo Burnett UK, Vodafone & Ogilvy UK and DFS & Pablo London to show how brands have navigated topics like status and success in the real world.

To read the report click यहाँ.

You can read the previous reports in the Dynamic Effectiveness series यहाँ.


2024 Effie Awards UK open for entries

2024 Effie Awards UK open for entries from 5th March 2024

Our UK Awards programme celebrates the most effective marketing in the United Kingdom each year, giving it the chance to shine on a global stage.

Entries from agencies and brand teams from all marketing disciplines are welcomed – we want the Effies to represent the face of modern marketing, where return on investment isn’t always the ultimate goal, nor comms the only way of getting there.

Winning an Effie is a global benchmark of marketing excellence and can grow brands, transform careers and attract new business.

ALL MARKETING ACTIVITY THAT RAN IN THE UK AT ANY POINT BETWEEN 1ST JULY 2022 AND 31ST DECEMBER 2023 IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER.

We’ve collated everything you need in one place to help you prepare your entries:

1. Practical information: All the factual support you need for your entry, including information about eligibility, categories, fees, data, and the Entry Form templates.

2. Helpful guidance: Resources to help you make your entry the best it can be. Includes advice from previous Effie Judges to explain what an award-winning entry looks like, a link to previous winning entries and information about our How to Enter Workshops and Entry Mentoring programme.

You can find everything you need यहाँ

Submit your entry here.

The key dates for 2024’s UK Awards are:

  • 5th March – Open for entries
  • 9th May 2024 – Early Bird Deadline. We’ve held the entry fee at last year’s level to make sure our awards remain affordable
  • 4th June – Standard Deadline. Discounts are available for first-time entrants and not-for-profits (see Entry Kit for details)
  • September – Finalists announced
  • November – Winners revealed at our Celebration Gala

For more information, please contact us.


Nostalgia (Report)

New Effie UK & Ipsos report shows nostalgia is a powerful tool in marketing, enabling brands to build emotional connections and bridge cultural touchpoints

इस समय पुरानी यादें इतनी 'आकर्षक' क्यों हैं?, our latest report with Ipsos, highlights why nostalgia presents an opportunity for marketers to connect with consumers. By tapping into the feel-good factor in their past, brands can inspire feelings of control, comfort, connection, hope, or security.According to the report, the third volume in Effie and Ipsos’ Dynamic Effectiveness series, using nostalgia can strike the right chord with your audience and provide an opportunity for empathy and fit.

इप्सोस के वैश्विक रुझान सर्वेक्षण के आंकड़ों से पता चलता है कि ग्रेट ब्रिटेन में, 44% लोग इस बात से सहमत हैं कि 'अगर विकल्प दिया जाए, तो 'मैं उस समय बड़ा होना पसंद करूंगा जब मेरे माता-पिता बच्चे थे', जो अनिश्चित भविष्य का सामना करने पर अतीत के प्रति सुखद पुनर्विचार और प्रबल इच्छा का एक और सबूत पेश करता है। इसके अलावा 60% लोग चाहते हैं कि उनका देश वैसा ही रहे जैसा वह था।

रिपोर्ट में चार एफी पुरस्कार विजेताओं का विवरण दिया गया है, जिन्होंने अपने दर्शकों के लिए विशिष्ट भावनाओं को जगाने के लिए पुरानी यादों का उपयोग किया है, जिनमें रेनॉल्ट का 'पापा, निकोल', केएफसी का 'चिकन टाउन', हवास का 'लॉन्ग लिव द लोकल' और क्रायोला का 'कलर्स ऑफ द वर्ल्ड' शामिल हैं, जो शक्तिशाली रूप से प्रदर्शित करते हैं कि कैसे ब्रांड विरासत संबंध बना सकती है और आराम प्रदान कर सकती है, कैसे पुरानी यादों को जगाने से लोगों को कार्रवाई करने की प्रेरणा मिल सकती है, और कैसे अतीत को सीधे संबोधित करना आशा और आगे देखने का कारण प्रदान कर सकता है।

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To read our earlier reports in the Dynamic Effectiveness series, click here:
– “एक महिला का मूल्य: बेहतर चित्रण व्यवसाय के लिए कैसे अच्छा है”
– “सहानुभूति की खाई और इसे कैसे पाटा जाए”


The Empathy Gap (Report)

The Empathy Gap and How to Bridge It: Giving creativity’s other half the airtime it deserves

Our report with Ipsos UK finds that marketing that demonstrates and generates a sense of ‘empathy and fitting in’ is also an effective way to drive business.According to the report – the second volume in Effie and Ipsos’ Dynamic Effectiveness series, which began with an exploration of the sales and business value of marketing that promotes equality for women – ‘while empathy and fitting in’ is key to creativity, all too often it doesn’t get the airtime it deserves.

To right this imbalance, Effie UK and Ipsos explored the role of empathy in advertising today.

Today, 73% of us globally wish we could slow down the pace of our lives and are craving and searching for simplicity and meaning – a trend that in the UK has grown +48% over the last 10 years. This poses marketers two key challenges: how to avoid the temptation to complicate things and how to maximise marketing impact while respecting an audience.

The report features a selection of Effie-winning case studies, including our 2023 Grand Effie winner – Yorkshire Tea’s ‘Where everything’s done proper’ (with Lucky Generals), and will leave you with six rules to help make sure your marketing demonstrates and generates ’empathy and fitting in.’

The full report can be found here. 

To read our earlier report in the Dynamic Effectiveness series, click here:
एक महिला का मूल्य: बेहतर चित्रण व्यवसाय के लिए कैसे अच्छा है


2023 Effie Awards UK Winners Announced

2023 Effie Awards UK Winners Announced

On 9th November, twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were awarded for solving a marketing challenge effectively, connecting with the target audience and achieving outstanding results.Yorkshire Tea scooped the Grand Effie for the most effective marketing campaign in the UK, and also a Gold for its long-running brand campaign, ‘Where Everything’s Done Proper’. Four other brands were also awarded Gold: CALM, Mayor of London, Pot Noodle and Tesco.

आठ ब्रांड - डेल, हेंज पास्ता सॉस, मैकडॉनल्ड्स, सैंटेंडर, टेस्को, टीवी लाइसेंसिंग, वोडाफोन और द वूलमार्क कंपनी - को रजत पुरस्कार मिले। एफी यूके ने आठ कांस्य पुरस्कार भी दिए: कैपिटा फॉर द ब्रिटिश आर्मी, डीएफएस, एचएंडएम, मर्लिन एंटरटेनमेंट्स, नोआह आर्क चिल्ड्रन हॉस्पिस, रेनॉल्ट यूके, टेस्को और टीयूआई।

Congratulations to all of this year’s winning teams.

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Effie UK announces 2023 finalists

एफी यूके ने रिकॉर्ड तोड़ संख्या में प्रविष्टियाँ प्राप्त करने के बाद 2023 पुरस्कार फाइनलिस्ट की घोषणा की

Effie UK has announced its 2023 Effie Awards UK finalists, having received more submissions from a broader sweep of entrants than any other year. These 40 shortlisted entries have been through to the final round of judging, with the winner announcements and celebration taking place on 9 November 2023.

सकारात्मक परिवर्तन श्रेणी में सबसे अधिक प्रतिस्पर्धा है, जिसमें आठ प्रविष्टियाँ प्रतिस्पर्धा कर रही हैं - किसी भी अन्य श्रेणी से अधिक। फाइनलिस्टों में गैर-लाभकारी CALM और मेयर ऑफ़ लंदन के साथ-साथ एरियल, टेस्को और वोडाफोन जैसे हाई-प्रोफाइल ब्रांड शामिल हैं - जो दर्शाता है कि उद्देश्यपूर्ण अभियानों का विचार अब कितना व्यापक है, और व्यवसाय अपनी प्रभावकारी शक्तियों को कितनी गंभीरता से ले रहे हैं।

विकास को गति देने के लिए दीर्घकालिक निवेश और भविष्योन्मुखी नवाचार के बढ़ते महत्व को दर्शाते हुए, कड़ी प्रतिस्पर्धा वाली अन्य श्रेणियां हैं सतत सफलता और नया उत्पाद या सेवा, दोनों में चार फाइनलिस्ट हैं।

हवास लंदन सबसे अधिक चयनित एजेंसी है, जो चार पुरस्कारों की दौड़ में है।

एफी यूके की प्रबंध निदेशक जूलियट हेगर्थ ने कहा: "पहले से कहीं ज़्यादा प्रविष्टियाँ और विशेष रूप से उच्च स्तरीय प्रस्तुतियाँ होने के कारण, जजों के लिए इन शॉर्टलिस्ट पर निर्णय लेना आसान नहीं था। इसलिए हम पूरे पैनल को उनकी कड़ी मेहनत के लिए धन्यवाद देते हैं, और यहाँ तक पहुँचने के लिए हर फ़ाइनलिस्ट को बधाई देते हैं - यह एक वास्तविक उपलब्धि है।"

सभी प्रस्तुतियाँ कठोर निर्णय के कई दौर से गुज़रती हैं, जिसमें ब्रांड, एजेंसियों और मीडिया मालिकों के विविध विषयों के वरिष्ठ मार्केटिंग लीडर शामिल होते हैं। निर्णय के अंतिम दौर में विजेताओं और पुरस्कार स्तरों - स्वर्ण, रजत और कांस्य - का निर्धारण किया जाएगा, साथ ही ग्रैंड एफी प्राप्तकर्ता का चयन भी किया जाएगा।

The Gold. Silver and Bronze award winners, and the winner of the ultimate Grand Effie will be announced at the Effie UK 2023 Awards Celebration, which takes place on 9 November.

2023 एफी अवार्ड्स यूके फाइनलिस्ट की पूरी सूची देखी जा सकती है यहाँ.


A Woman’s Worth (Report)

एक महिला का मूल्य: बेहतर चित्रण व्यवसाय के लिए कैसे अच्छा है

In our new report, के साथ साझेदारी में निर्मित इप्सोस, we explore how marketers need to rid themselves of outdated representations of women once and for all to increase sales and improve the perception of their brands.According to Ipsos’ latest global trends data, nearly one in three people in the UK agree that the main role for women in society is to be good wives and mothers. And that figure (29%) has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years.  Alarmingly, much of that increase is being driven by 16-24-year-olds, with a staggering 38% in agreement with the idea that a woman’s main role should still be based around her husband and her children.

The report includes recommendations for driving change and delivers insights and practical tips that marketers can actually use, underlined by Ipsos data, insights and analysis, and illustrated by Effie Award-winning case studies that have delivered in the real world.

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