2021 Finalists

AOP Digital Publishing Awards Finalists

Individual Excellence Awards


Editor of the Year

Vijay Pattni, TopGear.com, entered by BBC Studios

Gideon Spanier, Campaign, entered by Campaign [Haymarket]

Lily Barclay, bbcgoodfood.com, entered by Immediate Media

James Murray, Business Green, entered by Incisive Media

Alastair McLellan, Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare

 
Journalist of the Year

Matt Mace, edie, entered by Faversham House

Jennifer Savin, Cosmopolitan UK, entered by Hearst UK

Shaun Lintern, The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

Simon Akam, 1843 Magazine, entered by The Economist

Lawrence Dunhill, Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare

 
Rising Star, sponsored by Lewis Silkin

Lisa Walden, House Beautiful and Country Living, entered by Hearst UK

Emily Robinson, The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

Miles Cooper, The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

Roberto Sanha, entered by Red Ventures

 
Sales Person of the Year

Dean Evans, entered by Brand Advance

Margot Stokes, entered by Dezeen

Richard Potton, entered by Haymarket Media

Molly Matthews, entered by News UK

 
The Local Hero Award, sponsored by Google News Initiative

Natasha Meek, Bradford Telegraph & Argus

Caroline Wilson, The Herald

Geraldine Scott, The Yorkshire Post

Will Hayward, WalesOnline/Western Mail 


Team Excellence Awards


 
Advertising Operations Team of the Year

Autovia Ad Operations Team, entered by Autovia

Delivery Team Dennis Demand Gen, entered by Dennis Publishing

Global Media & Entertainment 

Octave Operations Team powered by Bauer Media & News UK, entered by Octave Audio

Twitch

 
Audience Development Team of the Year, sponsored by UKOM

edie, entered by Faversham House

The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

The Sun, entered by News UK

 
Editorial Team of the Year: B2B

Campaign, entered by Campaign [Haymarket]

Insurance Post, entered by Infopro Digital Services

Computer Weekly, entered by TechTarget

Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare

 
Editorial Team of the Year: Consumer

TopGear.com, entered by BBC Studios

BT Sport, entered by BT

Digital Spy, entered by Hearst UK

Cosmopolitan UK, entered by Hearst UK

The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

VICE

 
Product Development Team of the Year

Dennis Product Development Team, entered by Dennis Publishing

Fabric 2.0 – BBC Good Food Migration, entered by Immediate Media

The Telegraph Media Group Commercial Innovation Team

 
Sales Team of the Year

Bloomberg Media Europe Commercial Sales Team

Dennis Group [Dennis + Autovia]

Dezeen

Mail Metro Media 

News UK Publishing Sales Team
 

Publishing Excellence Awards


 
Best Creative Solutions Led / Content Marketing Campaign, sponsored by Unruly

British Vogue & BMW “A Mile With”, entered by Conde Nast

Dezeen & Samsung Out of the Box Competition, entered by Dezeen

Electrifying Interest In Nissan LEAF During Lockdown, entered by Haymarket Automotive Studio

Feeding Britain For MediaCom & Tesco, entered by Mail Metro Media 

 
Best Digital Publishing Innovation, sponsored by Xandr

Virtual Design Festival, entered by Dezeen

HR Grapevine Virtual Events Platform, entered by Executive Grapevine International

Owning The Technology Stack, entered by Future Plc

Deskflix, entered by Incisive Media

Telegraph Unity, entered by Telegraph Media Group

Ozone Marketplace, entered by The Ozone Project

 
Best Diversification of Commercial Strategy, sponsored by Deloitte

Autovia Limited, entered by Autovia

Decanter, entered by Future Plc

The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

 
Best Media Technology Partner

Demonstrating The True Value of Brand Advertising With AOP Publishers, entered by Brand Metrics

Permutive & The Guardian, Future-Proofing For A World Without Third-Party Cookies, entered by Permutive

Piano Grows Revenue 400% By Helping Publishers Launch & Optimise Subscription Businesses, entered by Piano

PwC Marketing & Media Assurance, entered by PwC

Readly

Sourcepoint

Trackonomics & Forbes: A Custom CMS For E-Commerce Content, entered by Trackonomics

 
Best Publisher-led Social Good Initiative or Campaign

Future Planet, entered by BBC Global News

Project Body Love, entered by Hearst UK

50 Best for Recovery, entered by William Reed Business Media

 
Best Research / Insight Project

The Generation Factor, entered by Mail Metro Media

ISBA / AOP / PwC Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency Study, entered by PwC

The Changing Face of Gaming – Reach & Diversity In The Gaming Market, entered by Red Ventures

 
Best Use of Audio

The Week Unwrapped, entered by Dennis Publishing

Small Steps, Big Impact for Mindshare UK & Dove, entered by Mail Metro Media

VENT, In Partnership With Brent 2020, entered by VICE

 
Best Use of Data, sponsored by LiveRamp

The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News and Media

Bauer Media & News UK Data At The Heart Of Octave, entered by Octave Audio

How Piano & Mediahuis Transformed a 12-Month Experiment Into Supercharged Advertising ROI, entered by Piano

ISBA / AOP / PwC Programmatic Supply Chain Transparency Study, entered by PwC

 
Best Use of Video, sponsored by Unruly

How E-Bikes Helped Alistair Mclean Ride Again - Cyclist Videos, entered by Dennis Publishing

Hearst UK

International Exclusive: World’s First Open Water Sanctuary Created For Beluga Whales, entered by PA Media

VICE World News, entered by VICE

 
The AOP Employer Excellence Award

Dennis Publishing

Faversham House

Transforming News UK’s Employee Experience, entered by News UK

Sift

Grand Prix Awards 

 
Best Online Brand: B2B

Dezeen

Global Dating Insights

Computing, entered by Incisive Media

The Grocer, entered by William Reed Business Media

Health Service Journal, entered by Wilmington Healthcare

 
Best Online Brand: Consumer

Chapter Z Magazine

bbcgoodfood.com, entered by Immediate Media

The Independent, entered by Independent Digital News & Media

 
Small Digital Publisher of the Year, sponsored by Google

BusinessBecause

Dezeen

Russell Publishing


Digital B2B Publishing Company of the Year, sponsored by PubMatic

Haymarket Business Media

Infopro Digital 

Incisive Media

William Reed Business Media


Digital Consumer Publishing Company of the Year, sponsored by PubMatic

 
Dennis Publishing

Future plc

Hearst UK

Immediate Media Co

Independent Digital News & Media

Mail Metro Media

The Telegraph

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