The global awards run by thenetworkone are designed to celebrate creative excellence in the independent agency sector across the marketing, communications, and advertising industry. The global network revealed the winners of the top creative and talent for 2026 at its Awards Ceremony hosted in London at Four Communications and virtually broadcast to over 100 countries on Wednesday 28th January 2026.
The awards are designed to honour and amplify the entrepreneurial spirit of independent agencies. But this is about far more than creativity alone. Independent agencies are competing – and winning – on the international stage against the largest holding companies and networks in the world. What continues to set this community apart, especially in the 2026 edition of the awards, is its supportive, warm atmosphere and its deeply human approach to business. That combination is powerful, and it’s exactly what these winners represent.
BEST LIFESTYLE PR CAMPAIGN 2026
- Bronze: SPARK A Conversation — The Remarkables
- Silver: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts: Ace YardRx Is Coming – Zapwater Communications
- Gold: I’ll Just Have One Piece — SAMY Nordics
BEST CORPORATE PR CAMPAIGN 2026
- Gold: PERIOD DRESS — Istropolitana Advertising
PR EFFECTIVENESS 2026
- Bronze: It’s Time to Stop — Via Media
- Silver: From Data to Discourse — Anything is Possible
- Gold: Daisy vs Scammers — VCCP Group
MEDIA EFFECTIVENESS 2026
- Silver: Sun? Maybe. Fun? Guaranteed! — Generation Media
- Gold: Share a Coke: One Billboard → Thousands of Results — New Moment
PUBLIC GOOD AWARD 2026
- Bronze: The Chinook Justice Campaign — Tim Reid Media
- Silver: Offline Women — Endorphin
- Gold: Christmas Wafer — Not Perfect
AUTOMOTIVE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: Geely EX5 UK Launch — Blueprint Partners
BEST CREATIVE (AUDIOVISUAL / DIGITAL) 2026
- Bronze: HappySignals – IT Is Emotions — Ivalo Creative Agency
- Silver: AfroBEATanicals — Retroviral
- Gold: Breastmilk Money — Serviceplan Group
BEST CREATIVE (PRINT & DESIGN) 2026
- Bronze: Up Until This Point — Underdogs Studio
- Silver: Glass Ceiling — Nitro Group Oy
BEST CREATIVE (OUT OF HOME: OOH) 2026
- Bronze: Teleduetas at M.A.M.A Music Awards — New! Creative Agency
- Gold: Made to Share — VCCP Group
BEST CREATIVE (RE-BRAND) 2026
- Bronze: ICU Medical “Nursing Nirvana” — Mower
- Silver: Rathbones: Invest Well. Live Well. — BBD Perfect Storm
- Gold: MARIE ANTOINETTE – REBIRTH — Marie Antoinette
BEST CREATIVE (AI-LED CAMPAIGN) 2026
- Bronze: Feel Closer — MSQ
- Silver: Lenovo Alzheimer’s Intelligence — Zeno London
- Gold: Daisy vs Scammers — VCCP Group
ENERGY / SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: Campaign: #SortRightGetMore — NBS Communications
- Bronze: RECUP & REBOWL – Niemand mag Einweg — Kastner
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B2B CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: We Find Our Edge at the Edge of What’s Possible — BBD Perfect Storm
- Silver: FinDR (Pronounced Finder) — Retroviral
- Gold: Recorded Future — AIM B2B by Custom Media
HEALTHCARE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: Novant Health “You Want Novant” — Mower
- Silver: ICU Medical “Nursing Nirvana” — Mower
FMCG CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Silver: I’ll Just Have One Piece — SAMY Nordics
- Gold: Made to Share — VCCP Group LLP
INNOVATION & MARTECH EXCELLENCE 2026
- Silver: Applebee’s Relentless Guest Relevance — RI
- Gold: Feel Closer — MSQ
GOVERNMENT & NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – R.I.P PRIVACY — Marie Antoinette
- Gold: Dis-Inspirational Quotes by Women With Disabilities — SAMY Nordics
INDIE LEGEND 2026
- Gold: Jacquie Alley — The Media Store, Australia
RISING STAR 2026
- Bronze: Vesa Markonsaari — Nitro Group Oy
- Silver: Roope Sandberg — Nitro Group Oy
- Gold: Luke Garden — Generation Media
AGENCY OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bronze: Gravity Global
- Silver: The Kite Factory
- Gold: bandstand
BEST IN SHOW
- Bronze: I’ll Just Have One Piece — SAMY Nordics
- Silver: Made to Share — VCCP Group
- Gold: Daisy vs Scammers — VCCP Group
