2011 shortlist

The APA has revealed the shortlist to this year's International Content Marketing Awards 2011 - and it's fantastic news for the industry.

This year there were over 500 entries - that's a stunning 16% increase in submissions from last year - a mark of the continuing success and versatility of the content marketing industry. An impressive 60 content marketing agencies have been shortlisted - the largest number ever - highlighting the diversity of the industry.

The awards have also seen double the amount of entries submitted from agencies outside the UK, including those in Spain, Germany, Finland, Norway, Australia, South Africa, UAE, Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, France and South Africa. In total, an unprecedented 26 international agencies have made the shortlist.

This year's International Content Marketing Awards shortlist is a roll call of the world's biggest and most famous brands, including Google, Audi, Vodafone, British Airways, Qantas, Akzo Nobel, Weight Watchers, Virgin Media, Channel 4, Boden and Volvo - to name but a few.

Best automotive title - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Alfa Alfa Romeo UK Northstar
Audi Magazine Audi UK Northstar
Christophorus 352 - OUR IDENTITY Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG KircherBurkhardt Stuttgart GmbH
Jaguar Magazine & app Jaguar Cars Haymarket Network
Land Rover Onelife Land Rover Redwood
Legend Scania Appelberg Publishing
LIV (the Volvo Magazine) Volvo Car Corporation Redwood
Today Tomorrow Toyota GB Sunday
V-ZINE Shell Redwood Publishing
Zoom-Zoom Mazda Redwood

Best finance title - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Abode and Home Smart Lloyds TSB and Halifax Seven
Lyckoslanten Swedbank Bee Production
MoneyPlus Standard Life Forward
Perspective Brewin Dolphin Wardour
PetPeople Petplan Ltd Sunday
Quintessence BNP Paribas Security Services Wardour
VERVE SEB Private Banking Tidningskompaniet
Your Wellbeing Aviva Seven

Best travel and leisure title - top ↑

Title Client Agency
British Airways' High Life Magazine British Airways Cedar Communications
Business Life British Airways Cedar Communications
Do Not Disturb Best Western UK Cedar
ECB match-day programmes England and Wales Cricket Board Haymarket Network
Journey Hawker Beechcraft Zero Collective
Open Skies Emirates Airlines Motivate Publishing
Qantas The Australian Way Qantas Airways ACP Magazines
Rock & Roam Virgin Holidays River Publishing
Scanorama SAS DG Communications
Silkwinds SilkAir Emphasis Media

Best membership title (not-for-profit/charities/associations) - top ↑

Title Client Agency
British Eventing Life British Eventing Archant Dialogue
Landscape Landscape Institute Wardour
Modus Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Sunday
Mortgage & Finance Brief Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia Mahlab Media
PE (Professional Engineering) Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Caspian Media
Shine On Marie Curie Cancer Care Northstar
Walk Ramblers River Publishing
Wild About Zoological Society of London Think

Best public sector/government title - top ↑

Title Client Agency
ESRC - Britain in 2011 ESRC BBC Customer Publishing
Ethos Serco Sunday
FOCUS on the Economy and Technology Finnish Promotion Board Sanoma Magazines Finland, Custom Publishing
Historic Scotland Historic Scotland Think
Private Equity Findings Coller Institute of Private Equity (at London Business School) Bladonmore (Europe) Ltd

Best internal Communication - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Action Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) Think
Cheers Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK & Ireland) CPL
IKEA co-worker magazine Readme IKEA Services AB OTW Communication
Infoworks Laing O'Rourke Redhouse Lane
Meidän Media (Our Media) Sanoma Magazines Finland Sanoma Magazines Finland Custom Publishing
OneLife Lloydspharmacy Axon Publishing
Scoop Serco Sunday
The Express First TransPennine Express Seven
The Nose Magazine The Perfume Shop Indigodog Publishing Ltd
Up to Speed British Airways Cedar Communications
Update& update.balfourbeatty.com Balfour Beatty Bladonmore (Europe) Ltd

Best B2B title - top ↑

Title Client Agency
152 Edita JG Communication
Contact Royal Mail Redwood
Exceptional Ernst & Young Wardour
Fujitsu I Fujitsu Redwood
Happi Happi Mindshare Markkinointiviestintä Dialogi Oy
Hays Journal Hays Wardour
Professional Manager The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Think
Progress magazine ACE European Group Grist Ltd
Sort It Royal Mail Redwood
The Review Gemalto Wardour
Think Quarterly Google The Church of London

Best consumer publication (retail) - top ↑

Title Client Agency
All Of You Lloydspharmacy Axon Publishing
ASDA MAGAZINE ASDA PUBLICIS BLUEPRINT
Boots Health and Beauty Boots Redwood
DARE Magazine Superdrug stores plc The River Group
Office Office Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck (FST)
Sainsbury's magazine Sainsbury's Seven
Tesco Magazine Tesco Stores Ltd Cedar Communications Ltd
TONI&GUY TONI&GUY FItzgerald Shurey Tarbuck (FST)
Woolworths TASTE Woolworths New Media Publishing
Your M&S Magazine Marks & Spencer Redwood

Best consumer publication (non-retail) - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Barometer Savills Bluedoor Media
BEER Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Think
CILICHILI Vodafone Boomerang Publishing
Completely London Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward August Media
electric! Virgin Media Redwood
Vitality magazine Flora pro.activ TMW
Weight Watchers Magazine Weight Watchers Australasia Pacific+
WeightWatchers Magazine WeightWatchers The River Group

Best consumer publication (membership) - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Boots Parenting Club Boots Redwood
Heritage Today English Heritage Seven
HOG magazine Harley Owners Group (Europe, Middle East & Africa) Archant Dialogue
Ikea Family Live Ikea August Media
Oxford Today Oxford University FuturePlus

Best international publication - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Exceptional Ernst &Young Wardour
Fujitsu I Fujitsu Redwood
Ikea Family Live Ikea August Media
Land Rover Onelife Land Rover Redwood Publishing
LIV (the Volvo Magazine) Volvo Cars Redwood
Tesco Lifestyle Magazine (China) Tesco Stores Ltd (China) Cedar Communications Ltd
THE MINI INTERNATIONAL Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, MINI Brand Management HOFFMANN UND CAMPE Corporate Publishing
Zoom-Zoom Mazda Redwood

Best brochure - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Butlins Butlins August Media
Goodwood Revival Programme Goodwood Road Racing Club Northstar
Journeys Orient Express ILN
Moments of Inspiration Populous Alma Media International
Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse Archant Dialogue
Succeeding for generations Ernst & Young Wardour
The Art of Working Together Strutt & Parker Sunday
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Vans and Passenger Carriers Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) Haymarket Network
ZSL London Zoo Visitor's Guide / ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Visitor's Guide Zoological Society of London Think

Best catalogue - top ↑

Title Client Agency
B&Q Garden Living B&Q Axon Publishing
Calibre Watches of Switzerland Northstar
Cath Kidston Summer 2011 Issue 3 magazine Cath Kidston Publicis Blueprint
M&S Autumn Home Marks and Spencer Axon Publishing
Office Office Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck (FST)
USC USC BBC Customer Publishing

Best annual report - top ↑

Title Client Agency
City & Guilds Annual Review City & Guilds August Media
Credit Suisse Company Profile_Corporate Responsibility Report Credit Suisse AG Arnold. Inhalt und Form
Global Hunger Index Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. muehlhausmoers
Hesana - Versprechen - 2011 Helsana Versicherungen AG Arnold. Inhalt und Form
Serco Corporate Responsibility Review Serco Sunday
The Southern Co-operative Annual Review 2010-2011 The Southern Co-operative River Publishing
Tomarrow's Risks If Tidningskompaniet
ZSL Living Conservation, The Year in Review 2010 Zoological Society of London Think

Best use of photography - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Club Wembley Journal Wembley Stadium Seven
Code Red: Danger Man Travelers Wardour
Completely London kinleigh Folkard & Hayward August Media
Completely London Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward august Media
Completely London kinleigh Folkard & Hayward august Media
Ethos Serco Sunday
Fujitsu I Fujitsu Redwood
Land Rover Onelife Land Rover Redwood Publishing
LIV (the Volvo Magazine) Volvo Redwood
Silkwinds SilkAir Emphasis Media

Best use of illustration - top ↑

Title Client Agency
A Thousand Little Things Boden Sunday
Abode Lloyds TSB Seven
Completely London Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward August Media
Goodwood Revival Programme Goodwood Road Racing Club Northstar
Modus Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Sunday
The Wealth Report: A Global Perspective on Prime Property and Wealth 2011 Knight Frank Think
Think Quarterly Google The Church of London
Today Tomorrow Toyota GB Sunday

Designer of the Year - top ↑

Nominee Client Agency
Catherine Hopkinson Toyota GB Sunday
Christie Ferdinando Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Sunday
Dan Delaney Land Rover Redwood
David Jackson Royal Mail Redwood
Finnie Finn Fujitsu Redwood
Jenni Doggett Mazda Redwood
Jes Stanfield, Creative Director, Think Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA), Motor Sports Association (MSA), Preferred Hotel Group (PHG) Think
Michael Harrison The Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank Conde Nast Publications
Richard Spellman English Heritage Seven
Rob Longworth Google The Church of London
Will Slater USC BBC Customer Publishing

Editor of the year - top ↑

Nominee Client Agency
Amanda Nicolas Channel 4 Zone
Charlie Norton Holland & Barrett River
Coralie Dorman ASDA PUBLICIS BLUEPRINT
Deborah Wald Royal Mail Redwood
Donna Hardie Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward August Media
Helena Lang Sainsbury's Seven
Jane Druker Holland & Barrett River
Mark Hooper Virgin Media Redwood
Scarlett Brady Mothercare & Early Learning Centre Media10
Stuart Knott Royal Mail Redwood
Toby Bourne Virgin Media Redwood

Best B2B/internal solution - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Mobile communication PostNord PostNord AB Tidningskompaniet
Orange Exchange online Orange Publicis Blueprint
Volkswagen Group Desktop Volkswagen Group (UK) Haymarket Network
www.fm-magazine.com CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Seven
www.mailmediacentre.co.uk Royal Mail Redwood

Best consumer solution - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Channel 4 Food Channel 4 Zone
East Midlands Trains East Midlands Train ILN
electric! online Virgin Media Redwood
LIfe's a Pitch BT Zone
My Redoute Magazine La Redoute Redwood
Real Food website Tesco Cedar
RelentlessEnergy.com Coca-Cola Zone
www.ManUtd.com Manchester United Haymarket Network
www.toniandguy.com TONI&GUY Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck (FST)
Zoom-Zoom Mazda Redwood

Best charity/not-for-profit/public sector solution - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Green Hotelier International Tourism Partnership ILN
Landscape DEFRA Seven
MyFarm The National Trust Public Zone
Poverty Over The Guardian/Christian Aid Seven
Scouting microsite The Scout Association Think
Where Is Your Line? The Havens Story Worldwide

Best video - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Business Challenge Videos Ernst & Young Wardour
Couleurs Carolo Akzo Nobel Belgium SANCTA
LIV (the Volvo Magazine) - Volvo C30 Polestar v The Nurburgring Volvo Cars Redwood
M&s TV Marks and Spencer Adjust Your Set
TONI&GUY TV TONI&GUY FItzgerald Shurey Tarbuck (FST)
We love wood IKEA OTW Communication
Welcome to my cab Volvo Trucks Tidningskompaniet
Where Is Your Line? The Havens Story Worldwide

Best mobile solution (incorporated Tablet, mobile etc) - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Alfa iPad app Alfa Romeo UK Northstar
Audi Magazine iPad app Audi UK Northstar
Journey Hawker Beechcraft Zero Collective
LIV (the Volvo Magazine) Volvo Redwood
NCT Babychange app NCT Axon Publishing
Perspective iPad app Brewin Dolphin Wardour
PROJECT Virgin Seven
The Wine Regions of Victoria iPhone app Tourism Victoria Hardie Grant Magazines
UltiMag BNP Paribas Fortis sQills - A unit of Sanoma Media Belgium
Vings värld Ving Sverige AB Tidningskompaniet

Best Specialist communication - top ↑

Title Client Agency
A Thousand Little Things Boden Sunday
Darley Bloodstock Catalogue Darley Stud Management Ltd CPL
Tesco Real Food Tesco Cedar Communications
The Wealth Report: A Global Perspective on Prime Property and Wealth 2011 Knight Frank Think

Best integrated marketing solution of the year consumer - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Boots Parenting Club Boots Redwood
British Airways' High Life Magazine British Airways Cedar Communications
Completely London Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward August Media
electric! Virgin Media Redwood
Ikea Family Ikea August Media
Le Mans Audi UK Northstar
Manchester United Manchester United Haymarket Network
Real Food magazine and website Tesco Cedar
Sainsbury's Little Ones Sainsbury's Seven
Zoom-Zoom Mazda Redwood

Best integrated marketing solution of the year B2B - top ↑

Title Client Agency
Barclays Take One Small Step Competition Barclays Business Redwood
Bruce markee - Het Salon Het Salon
Content platform '˜One' for Belgacom Belgacom Group Propaganda nv
Ethos and ethosjournal.com Serco Sunday
Orange Exchange Orange Publicis Blueprint
Pulso Telefonica Grandes Clientes MRM Worldwide Spain, S.A.

Launch of the year - top ↑

Title Client Agency
A Thousand Little Things Boden Sunday
AC The America's Cup Event Authority (AMEA) Haymarket Network
Do Not Disturb Best Western UK Cedar
Gurgle Mothercare & Early Learning Centre Media10 Ltd
Hays Journal Hays Wardour
MSA The Motor Sports Association (MSA) Think
Perspective Brewin Dolphin Wardour
Tesco Lifestyle Magazine (China) Tesco Stores Ltd (China) Cedar Communications Ltd
Think Quarterly Google The Church of London