About The Awards
Celebrating the creative, exhibition and experiential sectors of the live events industry
The Event Awards are the pinnacle of achievement. Without the Event Awards there would be no real benchmark of excellence for the creative, exhibition and experiential sectors in the UK.
Why enter the Event Awards?
A chance to reflect...
One of the most rewarding aspects of entering the Event Awards is the process of taking time out from your busy schedules to reflect on your successes and achievements over the past year. Whether this is as a team or individually, it is important to think about the reasons for your success; what happened, how did you achieve it, and what do you think makes the project/event an Award winning achievement? All these questions will need to be addressed when choosing the categories you enter and when writing your submission.
And the shortlisted are…
Just by being shortlisted for an Event Award is an incredible boost for any individual, team or organisation. Hundreds of people enter the Awards every year and being shortlisted marks you, your team, or organisation as part of the industry elite. It is most importantly a testament to the event/project you entered and a reflection of the time and effort you put into your submission.
If you compare the cost to enter to the amount of value gained from being nominated for an Event Awards the levels of return are obvious. The shortlist is heavily covered by Event magazine, both online and in print, and is great promotional stream for your company. The motivational boost being shortlisted gives a team has a lasting effect on morale, and in terms of value is much more beneficial than alternative options such as taking the whole team out for lunch or throwing a party.
A chance to celebrate…
The benefits of winning an Event Award, being highly commended or a finalist are clear to see. The excitement of the awards ceremony, the internal and external PR and the fulfilment are all beneficial factors that result from entering the Event Awards. Research has shown that having a marker of success against your brand or company name can win new business as well as encourage growth and development.
2010 Event Award winners:
Grand Prix Award
Winner: Media 10
Creative Event Agency of the Year
Winner: Inca Productions
Highly commended: Drive Productions
Finalists: Instinctif, Timebased
Act of the Year
Winner: Aquabatix
Finalists: Globe Girls; James Freedman – The Man of Steel; Undercover Superstars
Best International Exhibition, Brand Experience or Creative Event
Winner: Ignite – NBA Jam Van Europe
Highly commended: M – Inauguration ceremony for Meydan Racecourse
Finalists: Beatwax – Up, Up and Away; DRP Group – Thomas Cook United Conference; Ignite – The FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009
Exhibition Venue of the Year
Winner: Business Design Centre
Highly Commended: The NEC
Finalists: Earls Court, Olympia
Event Space of the Year (non Exhibition) Under 300
Winner: Mansfield Traquair
Highly commended: Delfina
Finalists: Old Library; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Green Award
Winner: EC&O Venues
Highly commended: Business Design Centre
Finalists: Sledge, World Events
Best Brand Experience Event
Winner: Initials Marketing – Doritos Dodgeball Challenge
Highly commended: Jack Morton Worldwide – Army, Start Thinking Soldier Campaign; Because – Pampers Golden Sleep;
Finalists: M – Silent Picturehouse; White Label UK – The Courvoisier Architectural Punch Bowl and CVTF500 Network Party
Showcase Award
Winner: Teenage Cancer Trust – Royal Albert Hall
Teambuilding Event of the Year
Winner: Northstar Events – Marie Curie Cancer Care Great Escape Challenge 2010
Highly commended: Bluehat UK – Eden, Group Corporate Sustainability
Finalists: Bluehat UK – BP Tax Services Team Away Day; Spy Games – Spy Games
Exhibition Organiser of the Year
Winner: Media 10
Finalists: Haymarket Exhibitions and BBC Haymarket Exhibitions; Ocean Media; UBM Live
Best Launch Exhibition
Winner: Ocean Media – 5 Elements Berlin
Highly commended: BBC Haymarket Exhibitions – Masterchef Live 2009; Haymarket Exhibitions – Clothes Show London
Event Industry Supplier of the Year
Winner: Streaming Tank
Highly commended: The Ice Box
Finalists: Arena Group; The Structure Group; XL Events
Best Brand Activity at a Festival or Public Event
Winner: The Lounge Group – Lynx Fever Brazilian Hot Mud Wrestling
Highly commended: The Circle Agency – Brutal Legend Rocks Download
Finalists: Ignite – The Vodafone Experience at the 2009 British Grand Prix; Itch – The Louder Lounge
Event Space of the Year (non Exhibition) 701+
Winner: Royal Albert Hall
Finalist: Westfield London
Event Space of the Year (301-700)
Winner: Natural History Museum
Highly commended: Royal Courts of Justice; The Brewery
Finalist: Saatchi Gallery
Best PR Event or Stunt
Winner: Beatwax – Tower Bridge Goes UP for Disney
Highly commended: Caledonian Brewery – Murder for Beer, Rankin & Rebus Evening; Frank PR – The Launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Brand Experience Agency of the Year
Winner: Jack Morton Worldwide
Highly commended: Beatwax, Flourish Creative
Finalists: Ignite, TRO
Exhibition Feature Area of the Year
Winner: Haymarket Exhibitions – Fashion Theatre at Clothes Show Live 2009
Highly commended: Haymarket Exhibitions – Designer Beach at Clothes Show London 2009
Finalist: Media 10 – Central Marina at the Ideal Home Show
Best Public Outdoor Event
Winner: Rouge – Skyfest
Highly commended: Fever – Central Perk Comes to London; Innovision – Red Bull X-Fighters; Elastic – The Bigger Picture
Finalists: Ignite – The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals; RPM – Sky Ride
Best Conference
Winner: Brandfuel – One Young World Summit
Highly commended: The Circle Agency – Beatlemania at EA Showcase 2009
Finalist: RBS – Healthcare Conference
Best Internal Staff Event
Winner: All About the Idea – Creating the Extraordinary
Highly commended: World Events – Our Business Rocks
Finalists: Bluehat UK – Centrepoint Charity Challenge; DRP Group – Sainsbury’s Our Conference; Photosound – Cambiando: Building Strength Through Change
Best Consumer Exhibition
Winner: Media 10 Ventures – Ideal Home Show 2010
Highly commended: Media 10 – Grand Designs Live Birmingham 2009
Finalist: Haymarket Exhibitions – Clothes Show Live 2009
Best Trade Exhibition
Winner: UBM Live – IFSEC 2009
Highly commended: Media 10 and Mix Interiors – Clerkenwell Design Week; Ocean Media – British Bridal Exhibition Harrogate
Creative Event of the Year
Winner: Chillisauce – Hyundai ix35 Press Launch
Highly commended: White Label UK – Courvoisier Architectural Punchbowl
Finalists: Fisher Productions – Fisher Re-launch Party; Royal Albert Hall – Royal Albert Hall; Slice Events – Nike WC10 Innovation Summit
Caterer of the Year
Winner: The Recipe
Highly commended: Heritage Portfolio
Finalists: Moving Venue Caterers, Sodexo Prestige, Zafferano
