PPA Awards Shortlist 2025

We are delighted to reveal the PPA Awards 2025 shortlist. The businesses, teams, and individuals included truly highlight the incredible work that’s taken place across our sector over the last year. Reaching the shortlist is a huge achievement, congratulations to all, and thank you to everyone who entered.

Audio Content of the Year

AJ Climate Champions, The Architects' Journal, emap

Instant Genius, BBC Science Focus, Our Media

Learn on the go, Community Care Inform Adults, Mark Allen Group

On Educating Girls & The Connected Girl, International Coalition of Girls' Schools, 2Stories

Talking General Practice, GPonline, Haymarket Media Group

The Campaign Podcast, Haymarket Media Group

The End of Charity, Third Sector, Haymarket Media Group

The Women's Running Podcast, Anthem Publishing

Best Digital Product or Service - new for 2025

Sponsored by


New Premium subscriber product - CN Intelligence, Construction News, emap

Radio Times App, Immediate

Readly

Stylist app, The Stylist Group

Good Food App, Immediate

National Trust Digital Magazine

Best use of AI - new for 2025

ASK Nursing Times, emap

AI Email Marketing Success, William Reed

Campaign for Good
 

A Platform for Change: Immediate's Climate Content Strategy, Immediate

Access for All, Country Living, Hearst UK

Big Issue and Specsavers - Vision for Change

Every Loss Counts, Stylist, The Stylist Group

Pension Power-up, Times Money Mentor, News UK

Targeting Health Inequalities, MIMS Learning, Haymarket Media Group

Commercial Partnership of the Year (Business)

Sponsored by


Eye News & Roche, Pinpoint Scotland

Ford Pro & What Car? Vans, Haymarket Media Group

FT's Wealth Management Initiative, HSBC Global Private Banking, Financial Times

Health & Safety Matters and British Safety Industry Federation, Western Business Media

Campaign UK, Tik Tok & PMW, Haymarket Media Group

Utility Week's Infrastructure Delivery Forum, Utility Week, Faversham House

Commercial Partnership of the Year (Consumer)

Sponsored by


National Geographic Traveller (UK) & Ecuador Tourist Board, APL Media

Bauer Media & Sky Unmissables

Automotive Studio & ŠKODA Fleet, Haymarket Media Group

Immediate Media & Werthers

Good Food & Morrisons, Immediate

Stylist & Pandora, Love the Journey: It's time to celebrate Me-Stones, not Milestones, The Stylist Group

Time Out & Studio Canal

Time Out & Hendricks

Community Engagement Award

 

C+D Community, Citeline, C+D

The Radio Times community revolution, Immediate

Legal Leadership Club, The Lawyer

MadeForMums Top Testers Club, Immediate

Primary care managers, Management in Practice, Cogora

Content Marketing Agency of the Year

 

Automotive Studio, Haymarket Media Group

Imagine Studio, Immediate

Redactive, Redactive Media Group

Sunday

Think

Cover of the Year

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Architects' Journal, emap

Digital Frontier

Harrods Magazine

National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

National Trust Magazine

New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

Saga Magazine, March 2024, Saga

Saga Magazine, November 2024, Saga

Stylist, The Stylist Group

WIRED, Condé Nast

Data Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by 


Campaign Red & the Market Reports, Haymarket Media Group

Outsmarting Bots: Hidden Link Solution, William Reed

The Haymarket Automotive Indicators Research Programme, Haymarket Media Group

The inSight accelerator, Infopro Digital Services

Designer of the Year
 

Becky Redman, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

Carolyn Roberts, Grazia, Bauer Media

Charlotte Cripps, Digital Frontier

Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media

George Ellison, Stylist, The Stylist Group

Isabella Fernandes, OcadoLife, Sunday

Jess Hibbert, Saga Magazine, Saga

Jessica Lockett, Stylist, The Stylist Group

Maria Rodriguez, Architects' Journal, emap

Oliver Hazelwood, WIRED, Condé Nast

Digital Changemaker(s) of the Year - new for 2025
 

Alex Crossley, Good Food & Olive, Immediate

Darcy Giles & Ben Rayner, Radio Times, Immediate

CA Magazine Team, The River Group

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Team & Think

Nathan Bamsey, William Reed

Digital Publisher of the Year - new for 2025

Sponsored by 


Arc Network

B2B Marketing

SheerLuxe

William Reed

Diversity & Inclusion Award

 

Cosmopolitan Black Beauty Hub, Hearst UK

Empowering Inclusion as a certified Disability Confident Employer, Haymarket Media Group

New Shoots, New Voices: Growing a More Inclusive Gardening Community, Gardeners' World, Immediate

TTG, TTG Media

Editor of the Year (Business Media)

Sponsored by


Sebastian Moss, DatacenterDynamics

Tom Ravenscroft, Dezeen

Colin Marrs, Construction News, emap

Emily Booth, The Architects' Journal, emap

Matt Mace, edie, Faversham House

Jamie Carpenter, ENDS Report, Haymarket Media Group

Maisie McCabe, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

James Halliwell, C+D, Citeline

Editor of the Year (Consumer Media)

 

Mattie Lacey-Davidson, Living 360, APL Media

Hattie Brett, Grazia, Bauer Media

Claire Sanderson, Women's Health UK and Men's Health UK, Hearst UK

Sara Ward, Slimming World Magazine, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services

Daniel Bennett, BBC Science Focus, Our Media

Louise Robinson, Saga Magazine, Saga

Greg Williams, WIRED, Condé Nast

Ellen Scott, Stylist, The Stylist Group

Employer of the Year

 

Bauer Media

Haymarket Media Group

Immediate

Event of the Year (Business Media)

Sponsored by


BAPCO Annual Event, MA Exhibitions

Dezeen Awards, Dezeen

Dubai World Insurance Congress 2024, Global Reinsurance, Newsquest Specialist Media

LAMMA, Arc network

LegalTechTalk

Property Week Student Accommodation Conference, Exhibition & Awards, Property Week, emap

Rail LIVE 2024, Rail, Bauer Media

Women in Utilities Awards, Utility Week, Faversham House

Event of the Year (Consumer Media)

Sponsored by


ABR Festival, Adventurize

Good Food Show Summer 2024, Immediate

Good Food Show Winter 2024, Immediate

Good Housekeeping Live with Country Living Christmas Market, Hearst UK

Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2024, Hearst UK

New Scientist Live, Harmsworth Media

The Beauty Show 2024, Woman & Home, Marie Claire & Who What Wear, Future

Industry Partner of the Year
 

Atlas

CDS Global

Copyright Licensing Agency

Evessio

Marketforce

Readly

Media Brand of the Year (Business Media)

Sponsored by


    Drapers, emap

    LGC, emap

    The Architects' Journal, emap

    Utility Week, Faversham House

    ENDS Report, Haymarket Media Group

    Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

    Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

    TTG, TTG Media

    Health and Safety Matters, Western Business Media

    Media Brand of the Year (Consumer Media)
     

    Good Food, Immediate

    Grazia, Bauer Media

    KL Magazine, KL Publications

    Radio Times, Immediate

    SheerLuxe

    Stylist, The Stylist Group

    Superdrug, The River Group

    WIRED, Condé Nast

    Newsletter of the Year
     

    Horizon, The Lawyer

    How to Work, Stylist, The Stylist Group

    MOJO Filter, MOJO, Bauer Media

    New Scientist Book Club, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

    Pension Power-up, Times Money Mentor, News UK

    Saga Magazine Newsletter, Saga

    The Week in Housing, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

    Special Interest Brand of the Year
     

    Empire, Bauer Media

    PONY Magazine, DJ Murphy Publishers

    The Week Junior, Future

    Planning, Haymarket Business Media

    BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, Immediate

    BBC History Magazine / HistoryExtra, Immediate

    Gardens Illustrated, Our Media

    Artists & Illustrators, The Chelsea Magazine Company

    Logistics Matters, Western Business Media

    Subscriptions/ Marketing Initiative of the Year

    Sponsored by 


    Customer-First Subscriptions Strategy, Nat Geo Kids and Nat Geo Little Kids Magazine, Creature & Co.

    Good Housekeeping Membership, Good Housekeeping, Hearst UK

    US Integrated Marketing Campaign, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

    Subscription Excellence: Creative Strategies Backed by Data-Driven Results, Bauer Media

    Sustainability Initiative of the Year

    Sponsored by


    From Couch to Carbon Zero: Climate Action at Immediate

    Haymarket Live Events ISO 20121, Haymarket Media Group

    Haymarket's inaugural Global Impact Report, Haymarket Media Group

    Hearst UK’s 'Walk the Walk’ Sustainability Drive, Hearst UK

    Sustainable Travel Heroes, TTG, TTG Media

    Team of the Year

    Sponsored by 


      Automotive Studio, Haymarket Media Group

      Commercial Team, Hello! & H! Fashion, Hello! UK

      DCD Editorial Team, DatacenterDynamics

      Digital Marketing Team, William Reed

      Hearst Customer Marketing Team, Hearst UK

      Immediate Customer Marketing and Subscriptions team, Immediate

      Peppa Pig Magazine Portfolio: Relaunch Team, Story House Egmont

      Subscriptions & Marketing Team, The Chelsea Magazine Company

      The Sunday P&O Cruises Team, Sunday

      Think Commercial Team, Think

      Tech Partner of the Year - new for 2025
       

      code.store

      Evessio

      NLA Media Access

      Readly

      Video Content of the Year - new for 2025
       

      Bread & Honey, Times Money Mentor, News UK

      KL Food & Drink Multiplatform Magazine, KL Publications

      Life in Victorian Britain with Ruth Goodman, History Extra, Immediate

      MINI and Automotive Studio: Giving our audience MINI reasons to go electric, Haymarket Media Group

      PONY Magazine interactive reels video strategy, DJ Murphy Publishers

      Superdrug - The Edit Magazine Video Series, The River Group

      The World's Fastest Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Sunday

      WIRED: Vertical video, Condé Nast

      World of Cruising TV, Real Response Media

      Writer/ Columnist of the Year

       

      Alex Godfrey, Empire, Bauer Media

      Hayley Campbell, British GQ, Condé Nast

      Holly Bullock, Stylist, The Stylist Group

      Joey Gardiner, Planning, Haymarket Business Media

      Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

      Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

      Oliver Franklin-Wallis, British GQ, Condé Nast

      Sienna Rodgers, The House magazine, Total Politics