Categories 2024
Categories 2024
Proud to Promote - NEW
The aim of this award is to recognise that good promotion of medicines brings benefits to patients and society by its impact on and through the health professionals who are its target. The award will go to the entry that best exemplifies the title Proud to Promote and the ethical value of promoting medicines. We will want to read testimonials from individuals on the client team who can express their pride in working on the promotional campaign based on its impact on patients. The entry will also demonstrate how the company handled any compliance challenges appropriately. Bold campaigns that challenge promotional conventions will be especially interesting.
How to enter:
This category (FREE TO ENTER) is open to entries that have entered one or more of the following categories
- Brand promotion
- Meetings and events
- Evolving campaigns for success
- Customer experience excellence
If you would like to be considered for the Proud to Promote award, please complete an entry form in less than 500 words to tell us why your entry should win the Proud to Promote award. Please include two client testimonials.
Judging
An initial assessment will be based on a written submission. Shortlisted entries will be assessed at a second round – presenting to an online panel of judges. This panel will be chaired by Nick Broughton, Director of Ethos. The panel will include an independent medical ethicist as well as others with credentials in the pharma marketing space.
Agency Champion of the Year (formerly Project or Account Manager of the Year)
This award is presented to someone who has shown outstanding skills in managing innovative multichannel projects and leading clients through their development during 2024/25. The winner will have displayed excellent team working, project management and client handling skills, have met and overcome challenges of multichannel and omnichannel programmes and campaigns and have a flair for innovation.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
NEEDS CHECKING AND UPDATING
Examples: Digital Project Manager, Digital Account Manager, Project Manager, Account Manager.
Eligibility: All entrants must be working within an agency as an account manager or project manager or equivalent. The emphasis is on the level of experience of this person – they should not be at an Account Director level but should be someone who is still at the AM/ PM level at the deadline for entries.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to:
Supply a short description of how the nominee has shown excellence in managing one or more digital projects during 2024/2025. You should include reference to your nominee’s project managing and client handling skills, their ability to work successfully in a team and to overcome challenging situations to deliver creative and innovative digital solutions.
Describe at least two examples of work that demonstrates the nominee’s project or account managing capabilities during 2024/2025.
Supporting material:
Entries can be submitted with a mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. (optional)
One or more client testimonials
The names and e-mail addresses of three clients who would support your nomination and be happy to be contacted by the judging panel.
For those individuals that are chosen as finalists, supplementary questions may also be sent to the nominee and the finalist and MD/manager will be asked to present to the judging panel.
PMi Agency of the Year (headcount over 30)
This award is presented to an agency ,with a headcount over 30, that has produced outstanding work with tangible results, has shown high level team working skills, has successfully managed and responded to client needs, has met and overcome challenges and collectively been able to achieve high quality output while maintaining innovation and creativity during 2024/2025.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to:
Supply a short description of the team, the individuals and their roles, how they work together (including meetings and processes) and why the team works well, the body of digital work delivered by this team within the time period specified, how they’ve worked with and managed the client(s), how they’ve upheld the highest standards, how they’ve shown innovation and creative thinking and how they’ve overcome challenges.
Describe at least two examples of work delivered by the team within 2024/25 highlighting how the team effort has produced this work.
Provide at least one client testimonial that mentions the team (or more than one individual from the agency).
Provide the names and e-mail addresses of three clients who would support your nomination and be happy to be contacted by the judging panel.
Supporting material
Entries can be submitted with a mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration (optional).
Supplementary questions may also be sent to the agency team head.
PMi Pharma Partner of the Year (formerly Pharma Digital Partner)
This award will be presented to an individual working in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry who pushes boundaries, champions innovation, and is a great agency partner. The focus in the category is on individuals who have delivered campaigns/projects/initiatives with tangible results. Nominees should be at a level where they are working with agencies to deliver work, not in roles with limited involvement with agencies. Nominations for this category are FREE OF CHARGE and can be made by agency teams or pharma colleagues.
Please note that the nominee must be working for a Pharma/biotech company at the time of the awards presentation on 11th September 2024.
Entry cost: Free
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to:
Supply a short description of how the nominee has championed the use of digital channels and initiatives within their organisation and shown excellence in working with an agency and managing digital projects during 2024/2025. (No more than 300 words)
Please provide contact details for the individual you are nominating and ensure that they are happy to be nominated.
The shortlisted nominees will be contacted for further information and finalists will be invited to an online interview panel.
Brand promotion
Single, multi or omni-channel programme designed to promote a product(s), both standalone and platform-based. The emphasis is on the effectiveness and outcomes of the programme as well as the use of data analytics to improve and evolve the content and user experience over time.
Examples:
- Digital sales aids (eDetails), presentations or remote/co-browse detailing where a representative (or equivalent) leads the information flow when engaging with a customer
- Could include promotional med ed programmes where the main purpose is promotion of the brand
- Self-directed selling tools or website content utilised directly by the customer with no third party interaction
- Platform-based campaigns delivered over Veeva, Adobe or similar platforms
- Email campaigns, webinars, web-based content (including brand websites)
- Other projects that enhance customer facing representative effectiveness
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
HCP education, training & support
Educational or training programmes that are not considered IME due to the involvement of one or more pharmaceutical companies, but which are still considered fair and balanced in terms of content development. Programme types include HCP web portals, in-person / virtual meeting programmes or other initiatives for HCPs. Programmes should demonstrate how they advance standards in increasing HCP understanding of a particular disease or condition – in compliance with all applicable codes of practice.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
Examples: Online CME and training modules, clinical case studies, clinical reviews, guidelines, treatment care pathways, web portals and websites, therapy area, service-focused or HCP community websites, clinical support websites, medical information, company portals, email campaigns etc.
NB: A project which is primarily an educational tool but has been approved as “promotional medical education” may still be entered here if you feel it is not a promotional tool covered by the Brand Promotion category.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Disease and/or Health Awareness (Public)
Public awareness, disease awareness or health awareness campaigns focussed on the public and patients where innovation and impact are at the heart of the success of the campaign.
Examples: Single, multi or omni-channel campaigns including social media. Public health campaigns, lifestyle management, smoking cessation, weight loss, general health campaigns, seasonal vaccines.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has raised awareness of the disease and/or improved an aspect of healthcare
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
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- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Exhibitions, Meetings & Events - UPDATED
In person, hybrid or virtual meeting projects, as well as digital materials and elements that have been used within a live meeting or events setting. Eligible meeting settings include congress and symposia and other HCP meetings, patient meetings and internal meetings within pharma or service agency organisations, at local, national and international levels.
Notes –
• The meeting or event requires a time sensitive or live element.
• Where a technology platform has been used (eg a virtual meetings platform) it is the specific meetings programme that is being judged – not the generic platform.
Examples: Types of events may include webinars, online meetings, e-congress activities, events run on virtual meeting platforms, exhibition stands and digital projects used within a traditional meeting setting, web-based conference highlights, projects to engage HCPs online around a live event, games and interactive displays within public settings, other experiential projects.
There are a number of elements of the meeting or event we will be evaluating in this award.
- Communication goals/strategy
- Promotion and driving engagement before, during and after the event
- The event content, interaction and experience to drive your communication goals
- Leverage of event, how the event was used to generate content, engagement, permissions etc
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your meeting/event
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your meeting/event supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your meeting/event was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Describe how you drove engagement before, during and after the event
- Cover the technological elements of your meeting/event, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the event was used to generate content and enagagement
- Describe how the event has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Patient Support Programmes - UPDATED
Any single, multi or omni-channel programme or project for patients that is educational, practical or relates to patient support around a specific product or therapy area. E.g. post prescription support and adherence programmes. It DOES NOT include public disease awareness campaigns. These entries should go into the Disease and/or Health Awareness (Public) category.
Examples: Patient education websites, mobile solutions, patient support tools and initiatives, websites and apps, social media campaigns, mobile health solutions, patient recruitment to clinical trials, field tools.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
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- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Engaging HCP Communities
HCP programmes (promotional or non-promotional) that are focussed on the effective engagement and management of online and social communities of HCPs by Pharma. Programmes should demonstrate collaboration amongst participants and growth of the community.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
Examples: HCP or patient communities that promote true collaboration and sharing at scale via social media platforms, forums and groups, company-led apps or platforms, medical case sharing platforms, medical society forums, medical publisher websites.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- A clearly defined vision and value proposition for the community
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your campaign including the objectives for the community
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy.
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented from concept through approval to delivery.
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate platform selection and functionality.
- Describe the promotional tactics to grow the community and how you overcame challenges of building or growing a community
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative).
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative).
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients.
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry.
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation.
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Pharma Technology Impact
This award celebrates a breakthrough technology platform, or solution that has significantly empowered pharmaceutical brands in delivering more effective and valuable engagements with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). The winning entry will demonstrate exceptional innovation in enhancing the delivery of pharmaceutical marketing, enabling brands to connect with HCPs in ways that are impactful, personalised, and contribute to advancing healthcare knowledge and patient care. This category applauds the game-changing solutions, such as AI, that have reshaped the landscape of pharma marketing making it more dynamic, efficient, and aligned with the evolving needs of healthcare professionals.
Examples: MarTech integrations, customer insight platforms, digital asset management solutions, content production and intelligence, programmatic advertising, consent platforms, hybrid meeting solutions, customer engagement technology.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
The problem the you set out to solve (10%) (150 words or less)
- Lay out the problem
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insights
- Clearly define the SMART objectives and Critical Success Factors you put in place
Your solution (40%) (400 words or less)
- Describe what your solution does and how it addresses the problem identified, highlighting innovations, features and benefits.
- Describe how the solution was developed, hurdles overcome and key milestones met.
The effectiveness (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share some quantitative measurement of the solution meeting objectives and delivering for users (please include benchmark data where possible).
- Share some quantitative measurement of overall success
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
External Communications
Single, multi and omni-channel programmes leveraging paid, earned and/or owned media that are designed to raise the profile of an organisation or specific company initiative in a current or new therapeutic area or environment or influence healthcare policy and practice with external stakeholders including the public, patients, HCPs or payors.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
Examples: This could include a company website, social media campaign, communications programme to promote a single issue or service or other digital campaign to support a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. Open to pharmaceutical companies, agencies or other organisations within the sector.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has had a positive impact on the business
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Internal Communications
Any programme or campaign for internal communication, motivation and training. Open to pharmaceutical companies, agencies or other organisations within the sector. This award will also recognise innovative approaches to engaging teams who may be working remotely or in a hybrid working set up. Due to the understanding that some campaigns suitable for this campaign may be commercially sensitive for longer, work used within the last two years, between April 2023 to March 2025, can be entered. Entries must have been active, online or in use at some stage between this date range.
Examples: Email campaigns, training programmes, intranet sites, internal conference and meetings/events internal campaigns related to specific topics such as diversity and inclusion, mental health awareness, internal preparation for launch.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has had a positive impact on the team/company.
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Evolving for Success
Projects or initiatives (promotional or non-promotional) launched by Friday 4th March 2022 that were still in use on Friday 28th March 2025 with an emphasis on how the campaign has evolved over time, perhaps from a single channel to an omnichannel programme, and has continued to show successful outcomes. Entries can be for individual campaign elements or a combination of several, but with a central digital presence. If you entered this category last year you CAN enter again this year if the project/initiative is still in use and you have further data to add to the entry.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
Examples: Promotional campaigns, e-learning programmes, websites, patient programmes.
This category is open to entries that have launched by Friday 4th March 2022 that were still in use on Friday 28th March 2025. If you entered this category last year you CAN enter again this year if the campaign is still in use and you have further data to add to the entry.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
- Cover how the campaign or project was designed for longer term use OR has been adapted over the time period
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative) including how performance has been sustained over time
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Healthcare charities, patient associations & the NHS
Initiatives, or campaigns developed by, for or with charities, patient associations, or the NHS. This category aims to recognise digital work that has made a difference within this sector in line with the core purpose of the organisation and its stakeholder groups. The emphasis is on the proven effectiveness of the projects and campaigns.
Examples: The projects and campaigns need to have a core digital element but can include other channels within the communications
Entry cost: As a charity or patient association you may enter this category FREE OF CHARGE if entering yourself. Please email contact@pmsociety.org.uk to receive a code for free entries.
If you are an agency, you may enter free of charge ONLY if you have undertaken the project pro bono in terms of agency hours (although external costs and expenses may have been passed on).
These entries may be by invitation as well as via entry on our website.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Customer Engagement Excellence - UPDATED
Campaigns where several channels have been utilised to deliver a data led, cohesive, effective and value adding outreach, targeting specific audiences and their identified needs. The judges will be looking for an integrated customer engagement campaign using omnichannel best practices such as; customer centric objectives based on multiple personas and journeys, cross functional collaboration and integration, channel responsive content and agile iteration of content and activities based on customer insights and data.
Examples: Personalised HCP content across sales force materials and websites, insight-led email marketing with multiple branches, or general connectivity and combination of a number of disparate channels.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your campaign was developed and implemented to address the objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the technological elements of your campaign, including content, appropriate media selection and functionality
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and detail the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Effectiveness of your campaign (outcomes against objectives) (50%) (200 words or less)
- Share the programme’s targets and performance against these metrics (quantitative)
- Share internal and external stakeholder feedback (qualitative)
- Describe how the programme has improved an aspect of healthcare for HCPs and/or patients
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (20%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your entry
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Impact in Film, Animation and Video
This category includes any film or animation utilised as a stand-alone or integrated element of a campaign. Judges will be looking for evidence of impact. LINK TO LAST YEAR OR TOO DIFFERENT
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Examples: Patient videos, training videos, educational films, documentaries, adverts, YouTube videos, short form videos, interactive videos, mode of action sequences, virtual reality projects, cartoon / 2D animations, graphics/typography set to a soundtrack, interactive animation.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign.
- Clarify any CSFs and explain how you determined the strategy.
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy.
Tactical implementation (delivery) (30%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your film was developed to address your objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery).
- Highlight how you overcame challenges and the processes you utilised.
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Creativity and innovation in your content, presentation or delivery (60%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the creativity and innovation within your film.
- Highlight the elements that are new or cutting-edge and the relative merits of this creativity/innovation.
- Provide any information you have of the impact of the film, animation or video.
Supporting material:
- Please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Innovation - Best use of technology
In this category the judges will look for innovation in the application of new technologies in pharma and healthcare communications.
To view last year’s finalists for this category, click here.
No metrics are required for these entries.
Examples: Entries will span all kinds of single, multi or omnichannel programmes, events, experiences, technology platforms, tools and initiatives. The winner will be the entry that judges feel is the best use/application of the technology within the relevant setting, equating to a real innovation, but not necessarily THE newest technology per se amongst the entries.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your project
- Clarify the CSFs/objectives your project supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (30%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your project was developed and implemented to address your objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the key technology elements of your project
- Highlight how you overcame any challenges and the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Creativity and innovation in idea, content, format or delivery (60%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the novel thinking and creativity within your project
- Highlight the key element of the project which you feel is the most innovative
- What is the key benefit of applying this approach for this target audience within this healthcare setting?
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.
Innovation - Creativity
In this category the judges will look for creativity and novel thinking. Entries will span all kinds of standalone and multichannel programmes, events and experiences. The focus is on how the project shows novel thinking or a clever creative idea or where a problem has been solved in a new way, even where the technology used is no longer considered “new”.
No metrics are required for these entries.
Examples: Novel format for a virtual or hybrid meeting, novel use of gamification, educational initiatives, creative social media campaigns or any project where you feel your creativity or novel thinking stands out.
Entry: At entry stage you will be asked to supply a brief overview of the following:
Campaign objectives and strategy (10%) (150 words or less)
- Clearly define the SMART objectives for your programme or campaign
- Clarify the CSFs/marketing objectives your programme supports
- Explain how you utilised appropriate market insight to determine the strategy
Tactical implementation (delivery) (30%) (200 words or less)
- Describe how your project or campaign was developed and implemented to address your objectives (from conception, through approval, to delivery)
- Cover the digital/technology elements of your programme or campaign
- Highlight how you overcame any challenges and the processes you utilised
- Illustrate how you have tailored communication to suit the needs of the various target audiences and channels utilised?
Creativity and innovation in idea, content, format or delivery (60%) (200 words or less)
- Describe the novel thinking and creativity within your project or campaign
- Highlight the single idea or key element of the project which you feel is the most innovative.
- What is the key benefit of applying this creative approach or format for this target audience within this healthcare setting?
Supporting material:
- Entries can be submitted with an mp4 video file, ideally no longer than three minutes in duration. The video must clearly demonstrate any interactivity and illustrate the best features. You can video capture the entry being demonstrated (either by video or screen capture software like Camtasia or Captivate) and upload your video file with your entry.
- Websites can be entered by supplying the URL and an mp4 video demonstrating the user experience and key features. To allow judges to view and score your entry, any submitted URLs must be ‘live’ from the time of submission until at least the end of July.
- If you are entering a film or animation, please upload your full film file with your entry as an mp4 video file. Where your film is longer than three minutes you should also supply an edited video file no longer than three minutes in duration which will be used during first round judging. The video should give the judges a flavour of the entire programme.
- Please upload any additional files to support your entry such as PDFs of the campaign assets.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANT TO OBTAIN CLIENT APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have client approval.