Sponsors

There’s no better way to further your profile within the marketing industry than to support the event that showcases the best it has to offer.

For information on sponsoring the 2013 Awards, please contact Itisha Giri, Display Advertising Director on
+44 (0)20 7970 4202 or via email: itisha.giri@centaur.co.uk 


Associate Sponsor

 



YouGov is an international, full service market research agency offering added value consultancy, qualitative research, field and tab services, syndicated products such as the daily brand perception tracker BrandIndex and social media analysis tool SoMA, fast turnaround omnibus and comprehensive market intelligence reports.

YouGov’s sector specialist teams serve financial, media, technology and telecoms, FMCG and public sector markets.

YouGov is considered a pioneer of online market research and has a panel of 2.5 million people worldwide, including over 350,000 people in the UK representing all ages, socio-economic groups and other demographic types.

As the most quoted market research agency in the UK, YouGov has a well-documented and published track record illustrating the accuracy of its survey methods.


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4th Screen Advertising is Europe’s original, premium mobile advertising network, engaging over 14 million unique users each month and delivering 1.5 billion impressions.
 
Specialising in exclusive representation and high quality rich-media, we provide publishers and advertisers with engaging mobile advertising for brands in a transparent and brand-safe environment.
 
4th Screen Advertising is part of Opera Mediaworks, the world’s leading mobile advertising platform.



Adobe is the global leader in digital marketing and digital media solutions. Our tools and services enable our customers to create groundbreaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimise it over time, and achieve greater business success. We help our customers make, manage, measure and monetise their digital content across every channel and screen.


Aimia is a global leader in loyalty management. Our unique capabilities include proven expertise in building proprietary loyalty strategies, launching and managing coalition loyalty programmes, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital and mobile spaces. We build and run loyalty programmes for ourselves and for some of the world's best brands.  We own and operate Nectar in the UK and Italy, Aeroplan in Canada and we have majority equity position in Air Miles Middle East. We also hold a minority position in Club Premier, Mexico's leading coalition loyalty programme.



Antalis is Europe’s largest paper merchant and offers a range of Creative Papers, where fashion led colours, metallics and translucents, modern textures and unusual finishes are available to help find the ultimate creative solution to any paper-based communication. Go to www.antalis.co.uk  for more information.


BWP Group is an international communications group, comprising creative hothouse and marketing agency, BWP Create, award-winning consumer, retail and lifestyle PR firm, BWP Primal, and digital engagement specialists, BWP Enthuse. 

Collective brilliance – working together, BWP Group provides a compelling and truly integrated proposition. Individual excellence – each group agency undertakes single discipline campaigns for those who prefer a more traditional approach. 

Shaping Brand Destiny – for the likes of IKEA, O2, STABILO, Polaroid, ecco, Perfume Shop, Christy, STIHL and INTU (formerly Capital Shopping Centres) (including Trafford Centre and Lakeside) across the Destination, Retail, Leisure, Consumer Technology and Telecom sectors. We listen, define where you want to be, and help you get there.

Callcredit Information Group has a leading edge approach to using consumer information in credit referencing, marketing services, interactive solutions and consultative analytics. This enables our clients to cost-effectively identify, engage and convert more new customers and optimise existing customer revenues. We hold all the consumer data you could ever need to plan and deliver effective direct marketing campaigns. Furthermore, our marketing analysis teams are on-hand to ensure you get the most out of our marketing data. Using the latest techniques in customer profiling, segmentation and modeling we will help you improve your customer understanding and optimise your consumer targeting.


Coast Digital delivers end-to-end digital marketing solutions based on the goals that matter to you most. We take the time to understand your business and create a strategy to accomplish your commercial objectives. By working in partnership we can help you accelerate growth online and increase your digital marketing returns.


Content Amp, formerly Search News Media, launched in 2010 and offers content strategy, content production and content amplification services to brands and their agencies.


At Content Amp we think great content is what every brand and business needs in order to succeed. We work with you to develop content strategy, create great content and amplify that message to the right audiance. We do this via great editorial, blogs and white papers, video, infographics and events. We then amplify these messages, boost engagement through our extensive native content network and key blog influencer relationships. This what we do. And we know it works.


Any brands or agencies looking to talk content in more detail should visit www.contentamp.com or email info@contentamp.com for more information.


The drpgroup are one of the longest established, trusted and uniquely integrated communication and production specialists, famous for making anything possible as we connect people, build brands and help grow organisations worldwide. We are recognised for creating highly engaging internal and external communications, producing award winning live events, compelling video programmes, intuitive digital solutions and visually striking design-led print.


Our philosophy has always been firmly centred on our people. With well over 100 communication and production experts working entirely in house, you'll consistently see the same dedicated and trusted individuals, ensuring you and your project are always in reliable hands.

 


Fuel Gift Cards are now available from P&MM, a market leading organisation in the provision of promotional and incentive rewards. If you are looking to harness the power of using free fuel for a consumer or customer promotion please contact us by visiting  www.fuelgiftcards.co.uk

 

GottaBe! is one of the leading field and experiential marketing agencies in the South. We use our expertise to develop bespoke strategic and tactical campaigns to help our clients generate the exposure they need and interact with their customers in a meaningful and ultimately profitable way. From promotional staffing, field marketing, experiential activities, product sampling and demonstration to POS placement and merchandising. Whatever your industry, GottaBe! has the solutions to keep your brand, products and services at the forefront of your customers’ mind.


We believe when it comes to field and experiential marketing, it GottaBe! us. Your product, our people.

HootSuite is a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audiences, and distribute targeted messages using HootSuite’s unique social media dashboard. Streamline team workflow with scheduling and assignment tools and reach audiences with geo-targeting functionality. Invite multiple collaborators to manage social networks securely, plus provide custom reports using the comprehensive social analytics tools for measurement.

M&S For Business is purpose-built for business customers. So, as well as having 20 years’ experience and being part of one of the UK’s best loved brands, we also provide a range of other benefits that make great sense to businesses, including exclusive products only available to our B2B customers and great discounts 

Whatever the sector, whatever the challenge, we can help. With no minimum order value, M&S for Business accommodates all budgets, large or small. We also offer volume discounts for business customers on vouchers, wine and hampers and as the UK’s favourite incentive, we appeal to all ages.  So whether it’s attracting new business, retaining existing clients or fostering loyalty amongst employees, our gift vouchers or E-Gift Cards are always welcome!

 
Market Force has brought a fresh twist and new excitement to customer experience research.
 
Specialising in creating and delivering unique customer experience improvement programmes, we work with some of the world’s largest brands and retailers to help them stand out from the crowd.
 
We gather customer experience feedback using a combination of: mystery shopping, customer satisfaction surveys, in-store brand compliance audits and financial metrics.
 
Utilising our proprietary Customer Intelligence platform, our programmes measure, manage and improve customer experiences across all your customer touch points; leading to greater customer retention, improved average transaction values and increased customer advocacy.

MSF
MSF have been established for over 37 years and are one of the most experienced Field Marketing companies in the UK. We really know how to make your brand stand out from the crowd; from driving brand awareness and availability at the point of purchase; to building consumer trial through dynamic, memorable experiences; to influencing purchase; to ensuring promotional compliance in store, MSF enable you to fulfil your brand’s potential. So, whether it’s sales drives, brand experience, in-store demonstrations, product sampling, mystery shopping, merchandising, store development or compliance & retail auditing you’re interested in, to request more information, or discuss your campaign requirements please get in touch.

 

Neolane
Neolane provides the only conversational marketing technology that empowers organisations to build and sustain lifetime one-to-one dialogues, to increase revenue and marketing efficiency. With best-in-class email and inbound-outbound channel fusion capabilities, marketers achieve results in record time. Born digital, Neolane has a track record of enabling its customers to adapt to new communication challenges and exploit opportunities more quickly than their competition. Neolane is used by more than 400 of the world’s leading companies including Sony Music, Debenhams, AXA Banque, giffgaff and Jobsite UK.

 

 

Opinium is a research and insight generation agency based in London. We help organsiations get to grips with the world in which their brand operates, by ensuring we develop the right approach, methodology and questions to deliver robust insight, targeted recommendations, and address specific business challenges

Our unique offering is centred around three key areas:

Our People
A highly experienced and enthusiastic team, with an intimate way of working and senior management involvement throughout, inducing confidence and a trusted partnership from day one  

Our Insight
Tailored techniques and outputs to deliver precise recommendations to meet your business needs, both in the UK and across the globe

Our way of working
High levels of responsiveness and quick turnaround times, driving efficiencies throughout, whilst maintaining the highest quality standards


Founded in 1969, the PRCA is the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies, in-house communications teams, PR freelancers and individuals. The PRCA promotes all aspects of public relations and internal communications work, helping teams and individuals maximise the value they deliver to clients and organisations.


Quadrangle

Quadrangle is an award-winning research, data and strategy business and one of the fastest-growing companies in the research industry.  Our work centres around helping clients use customer understanding to drive performance and grow value.Founded in 1987 as a specialist in customers, brands and strategy, Quadrangle has made a unique 25-year journey from ‘pure’ strategic consulting to now embrace research, data and analytics.  Today, we deliver the best of both worlds – a research skillset with a consulting mindset – to a highly prestigious, blue-chip client base.


Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is a global leader in health, hygiene and home, with a purpose of delivering innovative solutions for healthier lives and happier homes.  It is driven by an exceptional rate of innovation.  With operations in over 60 countries, and sales in almost 200 countries, RB employs approximately 32,000 people worldwide.  Our people have an intense drive for achievement and a desire to outperform wherever they focus and are at the heart of the company’s continued success.   

Famous RB brands include Nurofen, Strepsils, Durex, Dettol, Veet, Cillit Bang,  Finish, Vanish and Airwick



 

Redwood is a content marketing agency. We develop content strategies for clients and execute these through on and offline channels.Our expert editorial teams create digital content, magazines, e-zines, apps, video and social media for clients.We deliver awareness, incremental sales, advocacy, loyalty and above all, more valuable customers for our clients.To see examples of our work go to www.redwoodgroup.net


Sky IQ, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSkyB, specialises in analysing and interpreting consumer behaviour. Combining its own data with its clients’ data, Sky IQ enhances its clients’ understanding of their customers and the habits of consumers across the UK. Using this data-driven insight it predicts consumer behaviour to inform future marketing campaigns, strategy and investment, and helps its clients to engage more effectively with consumers through targeted marketing that improves customer retention and increases market share.

 

The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) is the UK’s only government-approved Institute for the professional development of direct and digital marketers, offering a broad range of practitioner-taught training courses and internationally recognised professional marketing qualifications. It is also a membership organisation, providing status, knowledge and networking opportunities to today’s senior marketers, and an educational trust, supplying learning materials to higher education alongside initiatives to help university graduates take their first steps in the marketing profession.


Thinkbox is the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, in all its forms – broadcast, on-demand and interactive. Its shareholders are Channel 4, ITV, Sky Media, Turner Media Innovations and UKTV, who together represent over 90% of commercial TV advertising revenue through their owned and partner TV channels.  RTL Group and Virgin Media are Associate Members and Discovery Channel UK & STV also give direct financial support. Thinkbox works with the marketing community with a single ambition: to help advertisers get the best out of today’s TV.


Vocus provides cloud marketing software that enables businesses to attract, engage and retain customers. Offering a unique solution for marketers, our software integrates powerful features of digital marketing including social, search, email and publicity. In addition, our software sends real-time marketing opportunities directly to marketers in the form of leads, prospects, social media conversations, curated content and inbound media inquiries. With our marketing consulting and services team ready to help, our software solution delivers marketing success.

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