DMA Awards Shortlist 2023
12 Oct 2023

See what campaigns have a chance to #GoFurther this year.
The coolest ideas, a brilliant plan, and perfect execution will get your far – a DMA Award will get you further.
Uncover the campaigns you need to know about: work that moved people, made a difference, and defied expectations.
Our experts Judges have peeled the layers underneath captivating creativity, sizzling strategy, and remarkable results, with only the strongest left still standing.
The result is the DMA Awards 2023 Shortlist.
Click on the categories below to reveal the shortlisted work.
Industry Sectors
Automotive
- Electric Sunshine on Blue Monday
- Agency: BBH London
- Client: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
- Launching Suzuki. Good Different.
- Agency: Iris London
- Client: Suzuki Cars UK
- Fleet Dreams Are Made Of...
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Alphabet
- Changing Tyres on ATS's Marketing
- Agency: TwentyCi
- Client: ATS Euromaster
B2B
- Xero: Healthy Brand, Healthy Business
- Agency: december19
- Client: Xero
- Fish & Chipmunks
- Agency: Gasp!
- Client: Addleshaw Goddard
- B2B - TradePro
- Agency: Teamitg
- Client: Wickes
- Lighter Deliveries
- Agency: The Creative Consultancy
- Client: Royal Mail
- When You Don't Use ABAX
- Agency: The Croc
- Client: ABAX
B2C
- Matching People and Property
- Agency: addmustard
- Client: Marsh and Parsons
- The Welcome Journey That Listens
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: P&O cruises
- Make Yourself, at Home
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Argos
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- Smarter money helps. Next-gen lifecycle
- Entrant: CustomerKIND
- Client: Tesco Bank
B2E
- Shining a Light on Employees
- Agency: Indicia Worldwide
- Client: Konica Minolta
- EY's NextWave Elevator Challenge
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: EY
- Colleagues to Competitors: Scoring Loyalty
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: IKEA
Charity
- He'Coming Home
- Agency: House 337
- Client: Women's Aid
- The Ultimate Vow
- Agency: Medialab Group and New Commercial
- Client: Alzheimer's Society
- Don't Google It, Fumble It
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Fumble
- The Don't Buy It Stall
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: mothers2mothers
- Flip the Script
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: The Prince's Trust
Entertainment and Publishing
- Bringing Disney Magic to Email
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: Disney
- Avoid Sky-high bills with Freesat
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Freesat
- The Algorithms of Control
- Agency: Wavemaker UK
- Client: Paramount+
- Only Legends Get Murals
- Agency: Wavemaker UK and Kinetic
- Client: Audible
- Smart paywall project
- Entrant: The Telegraph
- Client: The Telegraph
Financial Services
- Stop! Scammertime!
- Agency: House 337
- Client: Santander
- I*mmigrant
- Agency: OLIVER
- Client: WorldRemit
- Faces Of Fraud
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: HSBC
- Smarter money helps. Next-gen lifecycle
- Entrant: CustomerKIND
- Client: Tesco Bank
- Data-Driven Strategy for Financial Acquisition
- Entrant: DBS Datamarketing
- Client: Tide
FMCG
- Fox of The World
- Agency: House 337
- Client: Old Speckled Hen (Greene King)
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- Simply Better With Philadelphia
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Philadelphia UK & ireland
- #TurnYourBack
- Agency: Ogilvy UK & DAVID
- Client: DOVE
- Hacking growth for Rock Face
- Agency: Red Brick Road and BBJ&K
- Client: Rock Face
Health and Wellness
- Contract-winning NHS sexual health marketing
- Agency: Full Mix Marketing
- Client: Essex Sexual Health Services (Provide CIC)
- The Ultimate Vow
- Agency: Medialab Group and New Commercial Arts
- Client: Alzheimer's Society
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- Remove Fear From the Smear
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Ann Summers
- The Don't Buy It Stall
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: mothers2mothers
Public Sector
- We Are Life-Changing Careers
- Agency: MullenLowe UK
- Client: NHS England
- Donor Acquisition Campaign - Student Assistance
- Agency: psLondon
- Client: Imperial College London
- No feeling like live TV
- Agency: RAPP and BBC Creative
- Client: BBC/TV Licensing
- Getting the nation into donation
- Agency: Union Direct
- Client: Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
- Making Media the Medicine
- Agency: Wavemaker UK, M&C Saatchi and OmniGov
- Client: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
Retail and E-commerce
- #VoiceOfTheCheckout | Co-creating With Customers
- Agency: BBH and Essence Mediacom
- Client: Tesco
-
Smashing Targets for Abbott Lyon
- Agency: Craft Media London
- Client: Abbott Lyon
- Winning Hearts & Minds of Gen-Z
- Agency: Havas Media Network
- Client: Starbucks
- Love Your Boobs
- Agency: House337
- Client: Marks and Spencer
- Make Yourself, at Home
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Argos
Sports
- Protecting a national treasure
- Agency: House 337
- Client: The England and Wales Cricket Board
- F1 Unlocked: Bringing fans inside
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Formula 1
- Always be there: Vodafone-Wimbledon Sponsorship
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Vodafone
- Beyond The 80
- Agency: Sport Unlimited and TMW Unlimited
- Client: RFU
- Tennis Opened Up
- Entrant: LTA
- Client: LTA (formally Lawn Tennis Association)
Travel and Leisure
- The Welcome Journey That Listens
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: P&O Cruises
- Affordable ways to travel
- Agency: Havas CX Helia Cirencester
- Client: Great Western Railway
- National Trust: Everyone Needs Nature
- Agency: Medialab Group
- Client: National Trust
- Every stop is a story
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Govia Thameslink Railway
- I Came By Train
- Agency: Wavemaker UK and Mother
- Client: Trainline
Utilities and Telecommunications
- Making mobile more supermarket
- Agency: BBH and Essence Mediacom
- Client: Tesco Mobile
- Life Interrupted: Challenging Broadband Apathy
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Vodafone
- Always be there: Vodafone-Wimbledon Sponsorship
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Vodafone
- Avoid Sky-high bills with Freesat
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Freesat
- Powering up the passion. PPX
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: Samsung Europe
Channels
- Bringing Disney Magic to Email
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: Disney
- McNuggets® - Heroes of Shared Occasions
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: McDonald's
- The Welcome Journey That Listens
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: P&O Cruises
- Powering up passion with email
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: Samsung Europe
- Maximising Value Through Integrated Upsells
- Entrant: Braze
- Client: The Guardian
- The Impact of Thanks
- Agency: Join the Dots and Paper + Pixels
- Client: RSPCA
- Homemover data rockets HelloFresh acquisition
- Agency: PSE
- Client: HelloFresh
- A Smith Award Entry?
- Agency: PSE
- Client: Mr & Mrs Smith
- Sky Winback DM King's Coronation
- Agency: Sky Creative
- Client: Sky
- Sky Winback DM Formula 1
- Agency: Sky Creative
- Client: Sky
Out of Home
- Winning Hearts & Minds of Gen-Z
- Agency: Havas Media Network
- Client: Starbucks
- Half Price Donations
- Agency: mud orange
- Client: Givematch
- Never March Alone
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Pride in London
- Put It On Your List
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: The Trussell Trust
Social Media
- How #TescoVoiceOfTheCheckout Gripped the Nation
- Agency: BBH and Essence Mediacom
- Client: Tesco
- OREO Twists
- Agency: Digitas
- Client: Mondelez International
- Make Yourself, at Home
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Argos
- #TurnYourBack
- Agency: Ogilvy UK & DAVID
- Client: DOVE
- Sprite Limelight
- Agency: WPP Open X and Universal Music Group
- Client: Sprite
Unaddressed Print and Door Drops
- RSPCA's show-stopping door-dropping
- Agency: Join the Dots - part of Edit Agency
- Client: RSPCA
- Pringles - Targeted Door Drop Campaign
- Agency: ZEAL Creative
- Client: Pringles UK
- Shave The Date - Mo Grow
- Entrant: Whistl (Doordrop Media)
- Client: Movember
- Achieving Outstanding Return On Investment
- Entrant: Whistl (Doordrop Media)
- Client: Princess Cruises
- Harnessing communities for doordrop success
- Agency: Whistl (Doordrop Media) and Herdify
- Client: Abel & Cole
Campaigns
Brand Building
- Making mobile more supermarket
- Agency: BBH and Essence Mediacom
- Client: Tesco Mobile
- The Ultimate Vow
- Agency: Medialab Group and New Commercial Arts
- Client: Alzheimer's Society
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- No feeling like live TV
- Agency: RAPP and BBC Creative
- Client: BBC/TV Licensing
- Sprite Limelight
- Agency: WPP Open X and Universal Music Group
- Client: Sprite
Brand Experience
- Electric Sunshine on Blue Monday
- Agency: BBH London
- Client: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
- Superdrug Presents
- Agency: N2O
- Client: Superdrug
- Colleagues to Competitors: Scoring Loyalty
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: IKEA
- The Don't Buy It Stall
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: mothers2mothers
- Sprite Irresistibility Index
- Agency: WPP Open X and VMLY&R
- Client: Sprite
Customer Acquisition
- Refer a Charles
- Agency: M&C Saatchi
- Client: Costa Coffee
- Life Interrupted: Challenging Broadband Apathy
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Vodafone
- Avoid Sky-high bills with Freesat
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Freesat
- Remove the holiday blinkers
- Agency: Wavemaker UK
- Client: P&O Cruises
- Data-Driven Strategy for Financial Acquisition
- Entrant: DBS Datamarketing
- Client: Tide
Customer Journey
- Monopoly: Play and Stay
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: McDonald's
- SmartShop
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Sainsbury's
- KFC Rewards Arcade
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: KFC
- Smarter money helps. Next-gen lifecycle
- Entrant: CustomerKIND
- Client: Tesco Bank
- Supercharging our lapsing journey
- Entrant: Specsavers
- Client: Specsavers
Customer Programme
- Affordable ways to travel
- Agency: Havas CX Helia Cirencester
- Client: Great Western Railway
- KFC Rewards Arcade
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: KFC
- A membership programme less ordinary
- Agency: VCCP Customer Engagement
- Client: Fortnum & Mason
- Powering up the passion. PPX
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: Samsung Europe
- Using predictive-AI to reduce churn
- Entrant: British American Tobacco UK
- Client: British American Tobacco UK
Inclusive Marketing
- Fuelling queer resilience through elders
- Agency: distillery
- Client: distillery
- I*mmigrant
- Agency: OLIVER
- Client:WorldRemit
- Ambitious Applications
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: London Youth
- Never March Alone
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Pride in London
- Spread the Word
- Agency: U-Studio/OLIVER
- Client: SheaMoisture, Unilever
Integrated
- OREO Twists
- Agency: Digitas
- Client: Mondelez International
- We Are Life-Changing Careers
- Agency: MullenLowe UK
- Client: NHS England
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- SmartShop
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Sainsbury's
- I*mmigrant
- Agency: OLIVER
- Client: WorldRemit
Launch
- Classier Beer? Follow the Bear
- Agency: Bartle Bogle Hegarty
- Client: Hofmeister
- Launching ITVX
- Agency: EssenceMediaComX, Uncommon, Dixon Baxi
- Client: ITV
- Real Treatment for Real Scars
- Entrant: Alliance Pharmaceuticals
- Agency: HH Global C+D
- Client: Kelo-Cote
- Rise Fast, Work Young
- Agency: Smithfield Agency and IPA
- Client: Hospitality Rising
- The Algorithms of Control
- Agency: Wavemaker UK
- Client: Paramount+
Sustainability
- The Cirucular Advantage of Mail
- Agency: MSQ/Sustain
- Client: Marketreach
- Lighter Deliveries
- Agency: The Creative Consultancy
- Client: Royal Mail
- Eco-Effectiveness: Breaking the Trade-off
- Entrant: Wavemaker UK
- Client: Wavemaker UK
- I Came By Train
- Agency: Wavemaker UK and Mother
- Client: Trainline
Thoughtful Marketing
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Agency: MG OMD
- Client: Home Office
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- #TurnYourBack
- Agency: Ogilvy UK & DAVID
- Client: DOVE
- Put It On Your List
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: The Trussell Trust
- Making Media the Medicine
- Agency: Wavemaker UK, M&C Saatchi and OmniGov
- Client: Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
Data and Tech
Data and Insight
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- F1 Unlocked: Zandvoort Unlocked
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Formula 1
- Homemover data rockets HelloFresh acquisition
- Agency: PSE
- Client: HelloFresh
- KFC Rewards Arcade
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: KFC
- Helping Smart Bidding Be Smarter
- Entrant: Search Machines
- Client: Mr & Mrs Smith
Data Storytelling
- Matching People and Property
- Agency: addmustard
- Client: Marsh and Parsons
- Colleagues to Competitors: Scoring Loyalty
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: IKEA
- Choice paradox to plan perfection
- Agency: TMW Unlimited
- Client: Vodafone
- Boots sensitive consent - Menopause Journey
- Entrant: Boots UK
- Client: Boots UK
- Embedding a Digital First Strategy
- Entrant: M&S Bank
- Client: M&S Bank
Digital Product
- SpecsTech: Creating Difference That Matters
- Agency: MG OMD
- Client: Specsavers
- KFC Rewards Arcade
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: KFC
- ITVX
- Entrant: ITV
- Client: ITV
- Are you paid fairly?
- Entrant: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership
- Client: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership
- Zoteria
- Entrant: Potato
- Client: Vodafone Foundation
Marketing Automation
- The Welcome Journey That Listens
- Agency: Armadillo
- Client: P&O Cruises
- F1 Unlocked: deepening fan experiences
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: Formula 1
- Abandoned journey with unprecedented personalisation
- Agency: RedEye
- Client: Travelodge
- No7 Retinol - Responsive direct mail
- Entrant: Boots UK
- Client: Boots UK
- Smart paywall project
- Entrant: The Telegraph
- Client: The Telegraph
Craft
Copywriting
- Matching People and Property
- Agency: addmustard
- Client: Marsh and Parsons
- Centrepoint: You Saw Me
- Agency: Arthur London and Lyrix Organix
- Client: Centrepoint
- Spinal Stories
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Back Up
- Ambitious Applications
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: London Youth
- KitKat Have a...
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: Nestlé
Creative Solution
- Making mobile more supermarket
- Agency: BBH and Essence Mediacom
- Client: Tesco Mobile
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- Remove Fear From the Smear
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Ann Summers
- Ambitious Applications
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: London Youth
- When You Don't Use ABAX
- Agency: The Croc
- Client: ABAX
Design or Art Direction
- Matching People and Property
- Agency: addmustard
- Client: Marsh and Parsons
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- Remove Fear From the Smear
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Ann Summers
- Spinal Stories
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: Back Up
- KFC Rewards Arcade
- Agency: RAPP
- Client: KFC
Film, Video or Moving Image
- He's Coming Home
- Agency: House 337
- Client: Women's Aid
- The Ultimate Vow
- Agency: Medialab Group and New Commercial Arts
- Client: Alzheimer's Society
- We Are Life-Changing Careers
- Agency: MullenLowe UK
- Client: NHS England
- Toxic Influence
- Agency: Ogilvy UK
- Client: DOVE
- #TurnYourBack
- Agency: Ogilvy UK & DAVID
- Client: DOVE
Voice or Audio
- Today in Focus
- Agency: OLIVER
- Client: Guardian News and Media
- Sprite Limelight
- Agency: WPP Open X and Universal Music Group
- Client: Sprite
- Safe Spaces
- Agency: Wunderman Thompson
- Client: HSBC UK