InPublishing: The PPA Awards 2025: shortlist revealed

The PPA Awards says it received hundreds of entries across 30 categories, the Awards recognise work across UK consumer brands and business media. Winners will be announced at an event on Wednesday 25 June 2025 at City Central.

Sajeeda Merali, CEO of the PPA commented: “The quality and creativity of this year’s shortlisted entries truly showcase the strength of our sector. From groundbreaking work to inspirational partnerships, innovative solutions to the great work of teams and individuals, the talent on display is remarkable. I’m looking forward to celebrating the winners and the incredible impact of our industry at the PPA Awards in June.”

AUDIO CONTENT OF THE YEAR

On Educating Girls & The Connected Girl, International Coalition of Girls' Schools, 2Stories
The Women's Running Podcast, Anthem Publishing
AJ Climate Champions, The Architects' Journal, Emap
The Campaign Podcast, Haymarket Media Group
Talking General Practice, GPonline, Haymarket Media Group
The End of Charity, Third Sector, Haymarket Media Group
Learn on the go, Community Care Inform Adults, Mark Allen Group
Instant Genius, BBC Science Focus, Our Media

BEST DIGITAL PRODUCT OR SERVICE - NEW FOR 2025

New Premium subscriber product - CN Intelligence, Construction News, emap
Radio Times App, Immediate
Good Food App, Immediate
National Trust Digital Magazine
Readly
Stylist app, The Stylist Group

BEST USE OF AI - NEW FOR 2025

ASK Nursing Times, emap
AI Email Marketing Success, William Reed

CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD

Big Issue and Specsavers - Vision for Change
Targeting Health Inequalities, MIMS Learning, Haymarket Media Group
Access for All, Country Living, Hearst UK
A Platform for Change: Immediate's Climate Content Strategy, Immediate
Pension Power-up, Times Money Mentor, News UK
Every Loss Counts, Stylist, The Stylist Group

COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS)

Utility Week's Infrastructure Delivery Forum, Utility Week, Faversham House
FT's Wealth Management Initiative, HSBC Global Private Banking & Financial Times
Ford Pro & What Car? Vans, Haymarket Media Group
TikTok, Campaign UK, & PMW, Haymarket Media Group
Eye News & Roche, Pinpoint Scotland
Health & Safety Matters and British Safety Industry Federation, Western Business Media

COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER)

National Geographic Traveller (UK) & Ecuador Tourist Board, APL Media
Bauer Media & Sky Unmissables
Automotive Studio & ?KODA Fleet, Haymarketing Media Group
Good Food & Morrisons, Immediate
Immediate & Werthers
Stylist & Pandora
Time Out & Hendricks
Time Out & Studio Canal

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD

Legal Leadership Club, The Lawyer
C+D Community, Citeline, C+D
Primary care managers, Management in Practice, Cogora
MadeForMums Top Testers Club, Immediate
The Radio Times community revolution, Immediate

CONTENT MARKETING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Automotive Studio, Haymarket Media Group
Imagine Studio, Immediate Media
Redactive, Redactive Media Group
Sunday
Think

COVER OF THE YEAR

National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media
WIRED, Condé Nast
Digital Frontier
Architects' Journal, emap
Harrods Magazine
National Trust Magazine
New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Saga Magazine, November 2024, Saga
Saga Magazine, March 2024, Saga
Stylist, The Stylist Group

DATA INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

The Haymarket Automotive Indicators Research Programme, Haymarket Media Group
Campaign Red & the Market Reports, Haymarket Media Group
The inSight accelerator, Infopro Digital Services
Outsmarting Bots: Hidden Link Solution, William Reed

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Becky Redman, National Geographic Traveller (UK), APL Media
Chris Lupton, Empire, Bauer Media
Carolyn Roberts, Grazia, Bauer Media
Oliver Hazelwood, WIRED, Condé Nast
Charlotte Cripps, Digital Frontier
Maria Rodriguez, Architects' Journal, emap
Jess Hibbert, Saga Magazine, Saga
Jessica Lockett, Stylist, The Stylist Group
George Ellison, Stylist, The Stylist Group
Isabella Fernandes, OcadoLife, Sunday

DIGITAL CHANGEMAKER(S) OF THE YEAR - NEW FOR 2025

Darcy Giles & Ben Rayner, Radio Times, Immediate
Alex Crossley, Good Food & Olive, 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

B2B Marketing
William Reed
Arc Network
SheerLuxe

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD

Empowering Inclusion as a certified Disability Confident Employer, Haymarket Media Group
Cosmopolitan Black Beauty Hub, Hearst UK
New Shoots, New Voices: Growing a More Inclusive Gardening Community, Gardeners' World, Immediate
TTG, TTG Media

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

James Halliwell, C+D, Citeline
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

EDITOR OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

Mattie Lacey-Davidson, Living 360, APL Media
Hattie Brett, Grazia, Bauer Media
Greg Williams, WIRED, Condé Nast
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
Ellen Scott, Stylist, The Stylist Group

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Bauer Media
Haymarket Media Group
Immediate

EVENT OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

LAMMA, Arc network
Rail LIVE 2024, Rail, Bauer Media
Dezeen Awards, Dezeen
Property Week Student Accommodation Conference, Exhibition & Awards, Property Week, emap
Utility Week's Women in Utilities Awards, Utility Week, Faversham House
LegalTechTalk
BAPCO Annual Event, MA Exhibitions
Dubai World Insurance Congress 2024, Global Reinsurance, Newsquest Specialist Media

EVENT OF THE YEAR (CONSUMER MEDIA)

ABR Festival, Adventurize
The Beauty Show 2024, Woman & Home, Marie Claire & Who What Wear, Future
Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2024, Hearst UK
Good Housekeeping Live with Country Living Christmas Market, Hearst UK
Good Food Show Winter 2024, Immediate
Good Food Show Summer 2024, Immediate
New Scientist Live, Harmsworth Media

INDUSTRY PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Atlas
CDS Global
Copyright Licensing Agency
Evessio
Marketforce
Readly

MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS MEDIA)

Drapers, emap
LGC, emap
The Architects' Journal, emap
Utility Week, Faversham House
Campaign, Haymarket Media Group
ENDS Report, 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)

Grazia, Bauer Media
WIRED, Condé Nast
Radio Times, Immediate
Good Food, Immediate
KL Magazine, KL Publications
SheerLuxe
Stylist, The Stylist Group
Superdrug, The River Group

NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR

MOJO Filter, MOJO, Bauer Media
Horizon, The Lawyer
New Scientist Book Club, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media
Pension Power-up, Times Money Mentor, News UK
The Week in Housing, Inside Housing, Ocean Media Group
Saga Magazine Newsletter, Saga
How to Work, Stylist, The Stylist Group

SPECIAL INTEREST BRAND OF THE YEAR

Empire, Bauer Media
PONY Magazine, DJ Murphy Publishers
The Week Junior, Future
Planning, Haymarket Business Media
BBC History Magazine / HistoryExtra, Immediate
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, Immediate
Gardens Illustrated, Our Media
Artists & Illustrators, The Chelsea Magazine Company
Logistics Matters, Western Business Media

SUBSCRIPTIONS/ MARKETING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Subscription Excellence: Creative Strategies Backed by Data-Driven Results, Bauer Media
Customer-First Subscriptions Strategy, Nat Geo Kids and Nat Geo Little Kids Magazine, Creature & Co.
Good Housekeeping Membership, Good Housekeeping, Hearst UK
New Scientist US Integrated Marketing Campaign, New Scientist, Harmsworth Media

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

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
From Couch to Carbon Zero: Climate Action at Immediate, Immediate
Sustainable Travel Heroes, TTG, TTG Media

TEAM OF THE YEAR

DCD Editorial Team, DatacenterDynamics
Automotive Studio, Haymarket Media Group
Hearst Customer Marketing Team, Hearst UK
Commercial Team, Hello! & H! Fashion, Hello! UK
Immediate Customer Marketing and Subscriptions Team, Immediate
Peppa Pig Magazine Portfolio: Relaunch Team, Story House Egmont
The Sunday P&O Cruises Team, Sunday
Subscriptions & Marketing Team, The Chelsea Magazine Company
Think Commercial team, Think
Digital Marketing Team, William Reed

TECH PARTNER OF THE YEAR - NEW FOR 2025

code.store
Evessio
NLA Media Access
Readly

VIDEO CONTENT OF THE YEAR - NEW FOR 2025

WIRED: Vertical Video, WIRED, Condé Nast
PONY Magazine interactive reels video strategy, DJ Murphy Publishers
MINI and Automotive Studio: Giving our audience MINI reasons to go electric, Haymarket Media Group
Life in Victorian Britain with Ruth Goodman, History Extra, Immediate
KL Food & Drink Multiplatform Magazine, KL Publications
Bread & Honey, Times Money Mentor, News UK
World of Cruising TV, Real Response Media
The World's Fastest Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Sunday
Superdrug - The Edit Magazine Video Series, The River Group

WRITER/ COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR