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PPA Awards – the shortlist

The PPA has unveiled the shortlist for its 2018 awards.

PPA Awards – the shortlist

"With nearly 400 entries from more than 70 different companies, just to get onto the PPA Awards shortlist is a major achievement in itself", said Barry McIlheney, CEO, PPA.

The winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony on June 27 at Grosvenor House.

The shortlist:

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

#CallOutRacism, Marie Claire, Time Inc. UK

Lionel Messi Social Campaign, FourFourTwo, Haymarket Media Group

The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard, Telegraph Media Group

Walk 1000 Miles 2017, Country Walking, Bauer Media

BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Holyrood, Dods Group

Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Music Week, Future

Property Week, Metropolis

Pulse, Cogora

The Architects' Journal, EMAP/Metropolis

The BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group

ttgluxury, TTG Media

BUSINESS MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

Drapers, EMAP/Metropolis

Investment Week, Incisive Media

The Architects' Journal, EMAP/Metropolis

Times Higher Education, TES Global

TTG Media, TTG Media

WGSN, Ascential

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Clem Chambers, E&T, The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Helen Edwards, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Liz Hamson, Property Week, Metropolis International Group

Nicola Kemp, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Mandy Rhodes, Holyrood, Dods Group

Mark Ritson, Marketing Week, Centaur Media

Daniel Sokol, The BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group

Gideon Spanier, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Vitali Vitaliev, E&T, The Institution of Engineering and Technology

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Lisa Armstrong, Telegraph Luxury, Telegraph Media Group

Michael Deacon, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Monty Don, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

Alison Graham, Radio Times, Immediate Media

Chris Harris, Top Gear, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

Jay Leno, Octane, Dennis Publishing

John Lewis-Stempel, Country Life, Time Inc. UK

Chris Packham, BBC Wildlife, Immediate Media

Polly Vernon, Grazia, Bauer Media

CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Good Housekeeping, Hearst Magazines UK

Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Magazines UK

HELLO!, Hello

Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

PORTER Magazine, NET-A-PORTER Group

Radio Times, Immediate Media

Stylist, Shortlist Media

Wallpaper*, Time Inc. UK

Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

CONSUMER MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

Auto Express, Dennis Publishing

BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

British Journal of Photography, 1854 Media

CAR, Bauer Media

Mixmag, Wasted Talent

Radio Times, Immediate Media

T3, Future

The Economist's The World in 2018, The Economist Group

What Car?, Haymarket Media Group

Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

CUSTOMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

ASDA Good Living, Hearst Magazines UK

easyJet Traveller, Ink

Harrods Magazine, Harrods Publishing

Journey, The River Group

Lidl Moments, Lidl UK

Modus, Sunday

My VIP from Pets at Home, John Brown Media

Sainsbury's Magazine, Seven Publishing Group

Slimming World Magazine, Slimming World

Supply Management, Haymarket Media Group

Tesco Magazine, Cedar Communications

Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Chris Barker, Work, Haymarket Media Group

Sonny Dhamu, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

John Rooney, E&T, The Institution of Engineering & Technology

Aubrey Smith, Supply Management, Haymarket Media Group

Sam Walker, Modus, Sunday

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Kevin Fay, ShortList, Shortlist Media

Adam Gerrard, Women's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Tom Havell, Time Out London, Time Out Group

Andrew Hind, Edge, Future

Christine Leech, Marie Claire, Time Inc. UK

Mary Lees, WIRED, Condé Nast Publications

Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media

Gillian McNeill, olive, Immediate Media

Tom Meredith, ELLE UK, Hearst Magazines UK

Paul Solomons, GQ, The Condé Nast Publications

Kuchar Swara, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Mat Wiggins, easyJet Traveller, Ink

DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

Beano.com, Beano Studios

Harrods App, Harrods Publishing

NME.com, Time Inc. UK

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Louise Banham, Newtrade

John Gill, Times Higher Education, TES Global

Cat Griffiths, The Lawyer, Centaur Media

Sophie Griffiths, TTG, TTG Media

Emma Maier, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Mandy Rhodes, Holyrood, Dods Group

James Waldron, Chemist and Druggist, UBM

Adele Waters, Vet Record, BMJ Publishing Group

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Anna Bassi, The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Ed Grenby, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

Lucy Hall, BBC Gardeners' World, Immediate Media

Matt Kelly, The New European, Archant

Joe Mackertich, ShortList, Shortlist Media

Gary Pinchin, Built/Classic Bike, Bauer Media

Susy Smith, Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

Farrah Storr, Cosmopolitan, Hearst Magazines UK

Terri White, Empire, Bauer Media

Toby Wiseman, Men's Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Lucy Yeomans, PORTER Magazine, NET-A-PORTER Group

EVENT OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

AJ Architecture Awards, EMAP/Metropolis

Campaign Underground: Applied Captivation, Haymarket Media Group

Drapers Digital Festival 2017, EMAP/Metropolis

Festival of Marketing, Centaur Media

HRD Summit, Contentive

Music Week Awards, Future

Pensions and Benefits UK, Incisive Media

TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies, TTG Media

EVENT OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

London Motorcycle Show, Bauer Media

Marie Claire Future Shapers, Time Inc. UK

National Geographic Traveller Festival, APL Media

New Scientist Live 2017, New Scientist

Stylist Live, Shortlist Media

VO5 NME Awards 2017, Time Inc. UK

Your House Live, Bauer Media

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR

BBC GoodFood, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

Mixmag, Wasted Talent

PORTER, NET-A-PORTER Group

The Economist’s The World in 2018, The Economist Group

Time Out, Time Out Group

PUBLISHING INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR (ANNUAL TURNOVER UNDER £10M)

Kirsty Muir, Commercial Director/Nicky Godding, Editor, Business & Innovation Magazine, NK Media

Luke Nicholls, Content Director, edie, Faversham House

Sophie Scott, Editor, Balance, EMP Publishing

Pax Zoega, Head of Agency, Studio 1854, 1854 Media

SPECIALIST CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

BBC Gardeners’ World, Immediate Media

BBC Good Food, BBC Worldwide/Immediate Media

Country Living, Hearst Magazines UK

EVO, Dennis Publishing

National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media

New Scientist, New Scientist

Practical Photography, Bauer Media

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, News UK

The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing

Waitrose Food, John Brown Media

TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS & CONSUMER MEDIA)

Mark Beard, SVP, Digital Media and Content Strategy, The Economist Group

Russell Blackman, MD, Publishing, The Big Issue Company

James Burnay, MD of Automotive, Dennis Publishing

Austin Collins/Oliver Collins, MDs, buyacar.co.uk, Dennis Publishing

Luke Dash, Head of New Sales, Glenigan, Ascential

Sophie Scott, Editor, Balance, EMP Publishing

THE PPA GREAT LEAP FORWARD AWARD

Avista, Groundsure, Ascential

Beano, Beano Studios

Mark Beard, SVP, Digital Media and Content Strategy, The Economist Group

Matthew Davis, Editor-in-Chief, Real Life, Chat, Time Inc. UK

Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue, The Condé Nast Publications

GLAMOUR Beauty Club, The Condé Nast Publications

Studio 1854, 1854 Media

What Car?, Haymarket Automotive, Haymarket Media Group

WRITER OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Nathaniel Barker, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Sophie Barnes, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Andrea Bell, WGSN Insight, Ascential

Tim Fryer, E&T, The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Simon Gwynn, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

Martin Hilditch, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group

Tim Hulse, Business Life, Cedar Communications

Will Hurst, The Architects’ Journal, EMAP/Metropolis

Petah Marian, WGSN, Ascential

Emily Tan, Campaign, Haymarket Media Group

WRITER OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Mick Brown, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Jessamy Calkin, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Roisín Dervish-O’Kane, Women’s Health, Hearst Magazines UK

Anna Fielding, Stylist, Shortlist Media

Jonathan Heaf, GQ, The Condé Nast Publications

Tom Rowley, The Telegraph Magazine, Telegraph Media Group

Vicky Spratt, The Debrief, Bauer Media

Cyan Turan, Good Housekeeping/Prima, Hearst Magazines UK