Awards are more important
now than ever before

Are you entering awards this year as a business and business owner? You should!

Awards remain relevant because they provide independent validation in industries where trust is earned before contact is made. They signal credibility to prospective clients and media, particularly when brands are competing for attention in crowded markets. That recognition often shapes perception long before any conversation begins.

From a PR standpoint, awards create genuine opportunities for visibility. Shortlisting and wins offer credible reasons for coverage while reinforcing authority with journalists or potential clients who rely on external markers of quality. Over time, this recognition contributes to a stronger public profile that supports wider communications activity.

Awards also play a role in discoverability. Mentions across established award platforms contribute to brand authority signals that increasingly influence visibility in generative and contextual search environments (LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Co-Pilot, etc.). Entered consistently, awards support long-term presence rather than fleeting exposure. This means you and your business show up in answers within these LLM platforms. 

Entering awards properly

Strong awards entries are built on clarity and relevance. Judges respond to submissions that demonstrate informed decision-making and remain aligned with the criteria. Overstatement and vague language tend to weaken otherwise strong entries.

Consistency improves outcomes. Brands that treat awards as an ongoing activity develop a clearer understanding of expectations, which leads to stronger submissions over time.

Having Goho enter awards on your behalf!

As part of our PR service, Goho enters awards on behalf of brands across marketing, event and PR disciplines, managing the process from selection through to submission. The approach is collaborative and efficient, designed to minimise internal effort while ensuring entries are positioned clearly.

We have a 100% success rate for shortlisting across awards entered for clients. This is achieved through disciplined interpretation of the criteria and writing focused on judges rather than internal stakeholders, mixed with brilliant PR professionals and experience. 

The awards listed on this page represent upcoming opportunities across the year, reflecting typical entry cycles within marketing, PR, events and advertising. While every effort is made to keep information accurate, some deadlines and dates are based on previous years and may shift as organisers confirm details for the current cycle. It is always advisable to check official award websites for the most up-to-date information as the year progresses, and we’ll update accordingly! 

Get your work and name recognised for the right reasons! Awards help you show up in search, media and AI results.

Awards Directory

January

British Arrows Awards


Deadline Date:
7th January


IPA iList

Deadline Date:
16th January


Exhibition News EN Awards

Deadline Date:
16th January


CN30 Under Thirty Awards

Deadline Date:
16th January


UK Paid Media Awards


Deadline Date:

22nd January


PRmoment Awards

Deadline Date:
23rd January


CN Agency Awards

Deadline Date:
23rd January


Event Production Awards (EPAs)

Deadline Date:
25th January


UK Sponsorship Awards

Deadline Date:
26th January


Creative Circle Awards

Deadline Date:
30th January


BIMA 100

Deadline Date:
31st January


February

UK Digital Excellence Awards

Deadline Date:
12th February


Audio Advertising Awards

Deadline Date:
12th February


Performance Marketing Awards

Deadline Date:
13th February


Clear Channel Outdoor Media Awards

Deadline Date:
20th February


CRN Sales & Marketing
Awards

Deadline Date:
20th February


March

STEM Marketing Awards


Deadline Date:

4th March


PRWeek Top 150

Deadline Date:
6th March


Cool Events Awards

Deadline Date:
17th March


Media Week 30 Under 30

Deadline Date:
27th March


PRCA DARE Awards

Deadline Date:
28th March




MEMCOM Excellence Awards

Deadline Date:
31st March


April

UK Content Awards

Deadline Date:
9th April



BME PR Pros - The Pro Awards

Deadline Date:
16th April



Inside Out Awards

Deadline Date:
18th May


APM Project Management Awards

Deadline Date:
18th May


Marketing Week Awards

Deadline Date:
23rd May



June

Effie Awards UK

Deadline Date:
11th June


UK Agency Awards

Deadline Date:
11th June


PR Week UK Awards

Deadline Date:
12th June




UK Social Media Awards


Deadline Date:
25th June


Market Research Society MRS Awards


Deadline Date:
26th June


AV Awards


Deadline Date:
27th June


July

Media Week Awards


Deadline Date:

3rd July


BIMA Awards

Deadline Date:
4th July


Campaign Big Awards

Deadline Date:
10th July


PRCA UK Awards

Deadline Date:
17th July


Famtastic Awards

Deadline Date:
25th July


APA Show Awards

Deadline Date:
27th July


Event Technology Awards (ETA)

Deadline Date:
31st July


August

ABPCO Excellence Awards

Deadline Date:
4th August

July

Media Week Awards


Deadline Date:

3rd July



CorpComms Awards

Deadline Date:
8th August


Football Content Awards

Deadline Date:
17th August


PPA Independent Publisher Awards

Deadline Date:
27h August

September

Young Arrows Award


Deadline Date:
3rd September



UK Search Awards

Deadline Date:
18th September



Data & Marketing Association DMA Awards


Deadline Date:

19th September



Diversity in Advertising Award


Deadline Date:

26th September



The Newsworks Awards


Deadline Date:

29th September



Access All Areas Awards

Deadline Date:
9th October


The LIVE Awards

Deadline Date:
10th October


PwC Building Public Trust Awards

Deadline Date:
10th October


Audio Ad of the Year Award

Deadline Date:
10th October


MEFA Diversity and Inclusion Awards


Deadline Date:
12th October



Digital Culture Awards


Deadline Date:
23rd October


UnAwards


Deadline Date:
28th October


November

Campaign Inspiring Women Awards UK


Deadline Date:

27th


December

Campaign Media Company of the Year

Deadline Date:
11th December


Campaign Agency of the Year UK

Deadline Date:
18th December


PR Week People & Places Awards

Deadline Date:
18th December


Campaign Best Places to Work

Deadline Date:
19th December