Find out who was victorious in this year's 2021 Awards for Marketing Effectiveness. 


Congratulations to all of our shortlisters, highly commended entrants and winners. 


Most Effective Brand Strategy

WINNER: Investec ‘Brand Strategy

Highly Commended: Moreish Marketing with Defaqto ‘Defaqto Engage: Financial Planning with No Loose Ends

Highly Commended: The Exeter ‘The Making of a Modern Mutual


Most Effective Content Marketing

WINNER: Quilter ‘Driving Digital Adoption Using Behavioural Science

Highly Commended: NOW: Pensions ‘The Underpensioned Report

Highly Commended: Fidelity International ‘Delivering the Wealth Proposition


Most Effective Integrated Campaign

WINNER: Skipton Building Society ‘Finding Our ‘Good Place’ During a Pandemic

Highly Commended: Finceo Bank with Teamspirit ‘Trading the New Landscape


Most Effective Digital Marketing Campaign

WINNER: Janus Henderson ‘Janus Henderson Investment Trusts

Highly Commended: Barclays ‘Delivering Beyond Expectations in the Most Uncertain Mortgages Market for over a Decade


Most Effective Use of a Limited Budget

WINNER: AIG Life ‘Critical Illness Choices

Highly Commended: Browser Media for Ipswich Building Society ‘Brownfields – Making Self-Build Accessible

Highly Commended: Travelers Insurance Company ‘Travelers Europe Cyber Security Campaign


Most Effective Data and Analytics

WINNER: NOW: Pensions ‘The Underpensioned Report

Highly Commended: Fidelity International ‘Data-Driven Insights for Record Results


Most Effective ESG Strategy

WINNER: Federated Hermes ‘Federated Hermes Sustainability Campaign: Sustainability. We Mean It.


Most Effective Business to Business Campaign

WINNER: Moreish Marketing ‘Defaqto Engage: Financial Planning with No Loose Ends'

Highly Commended: BlackRock ‘iShares Index More

Highly Commended: Prudential with Teamspirit ‘Winning the Generation Game


Most Effective International Campaign

WINNER: BlackRock ‘iShares Index More

WINNER: Fidelity International Australia ‘The F Word


Most Effective Sponsorship

WINNER: Skipton Building Society ‘Skipton Building Society and Channel 5: The Great Outdoors


Most Effective Public Relations

WINNER: Link Group with Teamspirit and 5i Research ‘Changing the Narrative

Highly Commended: Killik and Co with Teamspirit ‘The Elephant in the Room


Judges’ Special Award for Consumer Insight

WINNER: Prudential (with Teamspirit) ‘Winning the Generation Game


Judges’ Special Award for Marketing Excellence

WINNER: Skipton Building Society ‘Skipton Building Society and Channel 5: The Great Outdoors’


Agency of the Year

WINNER: Teamspirit


Young Marketer of the Year

WINNER: Simran Aniekar, Account Manager, Moreish Marketing


Marketer of the Year

WINNER: Samantha Gould, Head of PR and Campaigns, NOW: Pensions