The B2B Marketing Awards 2022 shortlist announced!

1. Best multichannel campaign

  • ‘CoStar: The data that makes the difference’ by Earnest
  • ‘Experience makers: The book club’ for Adobe, by Agent3
  • ‘Feel the impulse of the next generation’ for CUPRA UK, by Graymatter REPLY
  • ‘It’s not x. It’s y’ by Bray Leino
  • ‘Long Live the XLA’ by True
  • ‘Power drive: The game’ by Sharper B2B Marketing
  • ‘Powerline at COP26’ by Bray Leino
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Rhyme and Reason – Poetry and the law’ by Addleshaw Goddard

2. Best use of direct mail

  • ‘Cloud senses’ by Sharper B2B Marketing
  • ‘Green IT’ for Lenovo, by twogether
  • ‘It’s slice to meet you!’ by durhamlane
  • ‘Our risk, your reward.’ by Torpedo
  • ‘Royal Mail ‘Open door’ boxes’ by The Creative Consultancy
  • ‘Take me to the edge’ for Lenovo, by TBT Marketing

3. Best use of live, digital and/or hybrid events marketing

  • ‘Anaplan’s annual partner AKO event’ for Anaplan, by Velo
  • ‘CX Circle London’ by Contentsquare
  • ‘Data makes us human’ by Capgemini
  • ‘Energia, fly the future’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Experience makers: Virtual book club’ by Agent3
  • ‘Profit Hunter: Tech Shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘UK hybrid CX circle 2022’ by Contentsquare

4. Best public relations or communications campaign

  • ‘Beyond the headlines’ by IRI
  • ‘Blank Canvas’ for LinkedIn and Inside Out, by Fight or Flight
  • ‘Dress release’ for Roland DG, by Fight or Flight
  • ‘John Guest: 60 years of trust’ for Reliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC), by Milestone Creative
  • ‘The worst ad campaign’ for Bango, by Wildfire

5. Best use of creative

  • ‘Action, not just words.’ by Korn Ferry
  • ‘Airbus: The world is a beautiful place’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Lu Ban’ by MarketAxess and Darling Agency
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Rhyme and reason – Poetry and the law’ by Addleshaw Goddard
  • ‘The delightful balance’ by Stein IAS
  • ‘Ultimate sidekick’ for DHL Supply Chain, by Upp B2B
  • ‘Workplace from Meta: Life on the frontline’ by Harvard

6. Best use of digital techniques or technologies

  • ‘Energia, fly the future’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Game hub’ for Dell Technologies, by twogether
  • ‘Long Live the XLA’ by True
  • ‘Noisy innovation: What if?’ by DAC Beachcroft
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech Shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Sound advice’ for Sage, by twogether

7. Best use of social media or influencer marketing

  • ‘#DellTogether’ for Dell Technologies, by OST
  • ‘Building a 3 million strong ready-to-tap talent community’ by L&T Technology Services
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘ReadyForAnything campaign’ for Bosch Professional, by Clear B2B Marketing & PR Ltd
  • ‘Release the spirit for Mizkan’ by Omne
  • ‘Ultimate Sidekick’ by DHL Supply Chain

8. Best use of content marketing

  • ‘Electric moments’ by LeasePlan UK
  • ‘Going global: How one B2B company wrote the book to stand out from the crowd’ by Oban International
  • ‘It’s time to expect more’ by Eulogy and Virgin Media O2 Business
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Sage People’s ‘HR in 2030’ report’ for Sage People, by Velo
  • ‘Sound advice’ for Sage, by twogether
  • ‘The art of cells’ by Transiris
  • ‘The new equation’ by PwC UK
  • ‘The story of firsts – Cloud builders career stories’ by April Six

9. Best use of customer insight

  • ‘ABM on first name terms’ for 02 Business, by The Marketing Practice
  • ‘Global 1:1 ABM program’ for Hitachi Vantara, by twogether
  • ‘LSEG: Workplace without limits’ for LSEG, by alan. agency
  • ‘Supercharge your success ‘ for Arden University, by Really B2B
  • ‘The art of cells’  by Transiris
  • ‘You don’t know Philly’ by Jellybean

10. Best use of thought leadership

  • ‘BRITA H2O: Home to office’ by Speed
  • ‘Building a fresh perspective’ by Civica
  • ‘Electric moments’ for LeasePlan UK, by Gravity Global
  • ‘Hubbub – Creative that distracts’ by Transmission
  • ‘OPEN by {Default}’ for Finastra, by Silver Agency
  • ‘Radical capital’ by Bidwells & Blackstock
  • ‘Work2035: The born digital effect’ for Citrix, by Man Bites Dog

11. Best limited-budget campaign

  • ‘Dress release’ for Roland DG by Fight or Flight
  • ‘Halloween horror classics’ by Sharper B2B
  • ‘Lightbulb list’ by Deloitte 368
  • ‘Mobilising our communities to achieve more together’ for Data and Tech Aid (D.A.T.A.), by Challenge Marketing
  • ‘Radical capital’ by Bidwells & Blackstock
  • ‘Red diesel countdown: Ensuring Adler and Allan customers were prepared for significant legislation changes’ by Adler and Allan

12. Most commercially successful campaign

  • ‘Global 1:1 ABM program’ for Hitachi Vantara, by twogether
  • ‘Halloween horror classics’ by Sharper B2B
  • ‘How BT reconnected with the UK’s small and medium businesses by being all business. No Drama.’ for BT Enterprise, by Now
  • ‘IRIS time to grow campaign’ for IRIS Software Group, by The Think Tank
  • ‘Long Live the XLA’ by True
  • ‘Panasonic TOUGHBOOK partner deal registration incentive FY21’ by Miramar Communications
  • ‘Smart marketing for smart manufacturing’ by Stein IAS

13. Best sales enablement initiative

  • ‘A virtual tour of the Tilburg Dell campus’ for Dell Technologies, by Silver Agency
  • ‘Amazon aggregators’ by Sharper B2B
  • ‘ASMI – A home grown, AI/ML platform for sales enablement’ by Tata Communications
  • ‘Game hub’ for Dell Technologies, by twogether
  • ‘Meet versius’ – A pioneering buyer experience’ by Bridge
  • ‘The honest machine guide’ by Omne
  • ‘Turn up the power of pizza’ by Omne

14. Best use of account-based marketing (ABM)

  • ‘ABM beyond the 3 Rs’ for ServiceNow, by The Marketing Practice
  • ‘Extraordinary connections’ for Colt Technology Services, by OneGTM
  • ‘Global 1:1 ABM program’ for Hitachi Vantara, by twogether
  • ‘Hello. Is it me you’re looking for?’ for Sorted, by Ice Blue Sky
  • ‘One layer for all the difference’ for Applaud, by Digital Radish
  • ‘Rethink the speed of change’ for Avanade, by Really B2B
  • ‘Software AG – Seamless is more’ by Transmission

15. Best brand initiative

  • ‘Advanced IT Services identity launch’ by Advanced
  • ‘Airbus: The world is a beautiful place’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘It’s not x. It’s y’ by Bray Leino
  • ‘Long Live the XLA’ by True
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Rhyme and reason – Poetry and the law’ by Addleshaw Goddard
  • ‘Software AG – Seamless is more’ by Transmission
  • ‘Working wonders’ by Earnest
  • ‘Workplace from Meta: Life on the frontline’ by Harvard

16. Best purpose driven or social responsibility programme

  • ‘Brookfield Properties Partner to Empower Purpose’ by Brookfield Properties
  • ‘Finding the right fit for Red Wing’ by Fifth Ring
  • ‘Lead the change for #FairKitchens’ by Omne
  • ‘Mobilising our communities to achieve more together’ for Data and Tech Aid (D.A.T.A.), by Challenge Marketing
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Sustainable cities index 2022: Prosperity beyond profit’ for Arcadis, by Man Bites Dog
  • ‘Why Salesforce and Merkle B2B should win’ by Merkle B2B

17. Best product launch campaign

  • ‘Dress release’ for Roland DG, by Fight or Flight
  • ‘Engineering adhesives for the modern world’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Feel the impulse of the next generation’ for CUPRA UK, by Graymatter REPLY
  • ‘It’s the end of the weld.’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Long Live the XLA’ by True
  • ‘Lu Ban’ by MarketAxess and Darling Agency
  • ‘Profit Hunter: Tech Shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘SharkBite: The fitting with more bite ‘ for Reliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC) by Milestone Creative

18. Best demand or lead generation campaign

  • ‘Energia, fly the future’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Green IT’ for Lenovo, by twogether
  • ‘Halloween horror classics’ by Sharper B2B
  • ‘Netting new logos, the ServiceNow way’ for ServiceNow, by The Marketing Practice
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Recognise the extraordinary’ for M&S Corporate Gifts, by Really B2B
  • ‘SME Q2 segmented offers’ by Bupa
  • ‘Software AG – Seamless is more’ by Transmission
  • ‘Time to grow’ for IRIS Software Group, by The Think Tank

19. Best customer engagement initiative

  • ‘Experience makers: Adobe Virtual book club’ by Agent3
  • ‘Game hub’ for Dell Technologies by twogether
  • ‘Race to zero’ by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Rewards club’ for Lenovo by twogether

20. Best channel marketing initiative

  • ‘Digital destination of value’ for Equinix, by OneGTM
  • ‘Game hub’ for Dell Technologies by twogether
  • ‘Panasonic TOUGHBOOK partner deal registration incentive FY21’ by Miramar Communications
  • ‘Project lighthouse’ by Purechannels – The Channel Agency
  • ‘Rewards club’ for Lenovo by twogether
  • ‘The $0.5 billion engine: Growing a channel from the ground up’ for Verizon, by The Marketing Practice
  • ‘Work smarter campaign for softcat and Samsung’ by Differentiated

21. Best SME-targeted campaign

  • ‘Energia, fly the future’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Raise your game’ by twogether
  • ‘Sound advice’ for Sage by twogether
  • ‘Vodafone Business: Becoming a SME champion’ for Vodafone Business, by Ogilvy
  • ‘Where greatness happens’ by bbp

22. Best corporate decision-maker-targeted campaign

  • ‘A blueprint for cracking the c-suite’ for ServiceNow, by The Marketing Practice
  • ‘Choose carton’ for Tetra Pak, by Brands2Life
  • ‘Extraordinary connections’ for Colt Technology Services, by OneGTM
  • ‘Our risk, your reward’ by Torpedo
  • ‘Supercharge your success’ for Arden University, by Really B2B

23. Best international campaign

  • ‘Dress release’ for Roland DG, by Fight or Flight
  • ‘Euros 2020 wallchart’ by Sharper B2B Marketing
  • ‘Industries of the future’ by Schneider Electric
  • ‘Profit hunter: Tech shark’ by Gravity Global
  • ‘Race to zero’  by Intuit QuickBooks
  • ‘Sustainable cities index 2022: Prosperity beyond profit’ for Arcadis, by Man Bites Dog

24. B2B marketing team of the year

  • ADP ESI Marketing Team
  • Advanced People Management
  • The Demica Marketing Team
  • DHL Supply Chain
  • Kalibrate
  • LeasePlan UK Marketing Team
  • Markel Marketing Team of the Year
  • UPP Marketing and Communications Team

25. B2B marketer of the year

  • Maria Winn, CMO, Mitie
  • Matt Allen, business development and marketing director, Bidwells
  • Moria Fredrickson, senior director Lumen creative, Lumen Technologies
  • Neill Emmett, head of marketing, LeasePlan UK
  • Sara Yeh, senior email marketing manager, Atlassian

26. Specialist B2B agency of the year

  • Stein IAS
  • Brands2Life
  • Clarify
  • Fight or Flight
  • BCM
  • Harvard
  • Intermedia Global
  • Man Bites Dog
  • Omne
  • Somersault Agency
  • Vested

27. B2B marketing agency of the year

  • Transiris
  • Earnest
  • Digital Radish
  • Rooster Punk
  • The Marketing Practice
  • Transmission
  • MOI Global
  • Twogether

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