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The Pros Awards.
Celebrating great talent.
Celebrating great businesses.
Celebrating great work.
Because Representation Matters.
Talent
Rising Star of the Year
30 or under? Doing great things? This is one for you!
Agency leader of the Year
An agency leader? Director? Board member? Big boss person doing great, big boss things? This is one for you!
In-house Leader of the Year
Are you running a comms team? Sitting on the board? C-Suite? Head of? An in-house big boss person? This is one for you!
Changemaker of the Year
Do you do good for the industry? Are you making a positive difference? Perhaps you’re a diversity champion? (Yeah, we know, we hate that term too but oh well…) Or you volunteer? Do pro bono comms work for a great organisation? Mentor left, right and centre? This is one for you!
Corporate Pro of the Year
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Consumer Pro of the Year
You’re a consumer comms or PR pro and thinking why should corporate comms pros get all the attention? Darn right! Enter this award and you could have your moment to shine. Yep, this is one for you!
Public Sector Pro of the Year
Work in a comms or PR role in housing, education, social care, local government and you’re thinking “why don’t we get props for the great work we do?”. Well, now’s your chance. This is one for you!
Strategist of the Year
Are you a strategic mastermind? Do you use data and insights to develop and deliver comms work for your organisation or clients? Yes? Surprise! This is one for you!
Internal Comms Pro of the Year
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Creator of the Year
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Public Affairs Pro of the Year
Are you a public affairs pro who’s been been been doing great things and wondering when you’ll get your Pros Awards dues? Guess what? Your time is now. Enter, already!
Independent Consultant
Are you a successful consultant? Doing great client work? Adding value to agencies and/or in-house teams? With a great portfolio of clients and a solid business track record? Guess what? Yep! This one’s for you!
Business
Founder of the Year
Are you the founder of a PR and/or comms agency? Are you a great leader doing great things? Growing a team? Growing clients? Just being quietly or loudly brilliant? Then enter now because this award is for you!
(BME-owned) Agency of the Year
Here’s the money shot! Is your agency ready to be crowned The Pros Awards 2025 Agency of the Year? Are you and your colleagues ready to leap onto a stage and claim that trophy? Then you need to enter now and tell us about all the great things your business achieved last year.
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Work
Best Diverse Audience, Research and Planning
Did you create a great campaign based on solid research and planning? Was it targeting Black, Asian, Mixed Race or Ethnic Minority consumers or business owners? Then you know you need to enter The Pros Awards, right? You must because this one’s for you!
Technology Campaign of the Year
Do you work for a tech brand that created a killer campaign targeting Black, Asian, Mixed Race or Ethnic Minority consumers or business owners? Or did you create a successful campaign for your tech client? Guess what? This has got your team’s name all over it!
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B2B Campaigns
Done a great campaign targeting business owners from Black, Asian, Mixed Race or Ethnic Minority (BME) backgrounds? Maybe connected to Black History Month? Or a religious holiday? Got great results? Have the receipts? Then this is one for you and your colleagues! (And no, your colleagues don’t have to be from BME backgrounds but bonus points will be given for diverse teams)
B2C Campaigns
Healthcare Campaign of the Year
Were you part of a team that made a great healthcare campaign targeting Black, Asian, Mixed Race or Ethnic Minority consumers or business owners? Do you have stats that show results after results? Then enter The Pros Awards now because this one’s for you and your team!
Not for Profit Campaign of the Year
Public Sector Campaign of the Year
ESG/Purpose Campaign of the Year
Who loves a great ESG/purpose campaign? We do! Did you do one? Did it target Black, Asian, Mixed Race or Ethnic Minority consumers or business owners? Well, get entering and toot your horn because this one’s for you!
To be judged by the judges
(so you can look but you can’t enter, sorry!)
Communicator of the Year
Campaigner of the Year
To be nominated by the advisors
(again, you can look but you can’t enter)
Industry Legend