Awards that change your world

Join the elite of marketing, media, creativity, and technology in a global, year-round celebration of excellence. The Drum Awards honors the best work, people, and companies with two key moments—The Drum Awards for Marketing and The Drum Awards Festival. Entries are now open for the Marketing Awards 2025, so it’s the perfect time to showcase your work. Entries for The Drum Awards Festival will open in early 2025.

750+ judges

Expert juries featuring leading global CMOs

50+ countries

Jurors and entries from around the world

21 competitions

Categories across every sector and discipline

The Drum Awards Festival

The annual lighthouse event for the global marketing community celebrating every key marketing discipline from Design, Media, Advertising, B2B, Experiential, PR, Digital Experience, and much more. It’s one of the world’s largest competitions and award shows.

Advertising

Advertising

Awarding creative excellence in Advertising, across formats, industries, and special craft categories.
region
Global
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B2B

B2B

Awarding excellence in the business of business marketing across strategic and creative categories.
region
Global
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Content

Content

Awarding content that cuts through across formats, channels, and industries.
region
Global
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Design

Design

Awarding excellence in Design and Design strategy across brand communications and craft categories.
region
Global
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Digital Experience

Digital Experience

Awarding the most truly transformational Digital Experiences across industries and technologies.
region
Global
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Experiential

Experiential

Awarding the world’s best live activations and experiences across formats and industries.
region
Global
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Media

Media

Awarding the most creative and effective media strategies and campaigns across channels, formats, and industries.
region
Global
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PR

PR

Awarding strategic and creative excellence in Communications across industries and special categories.
region
Global
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Social

Social

Awarding strategic and creative excellence in Social Media across industries and special categories.
region
Global
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Social Purpose

Social Purpose

Awarding strategic and creative excellence in campaigns for social good.
region
Global
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Agency Business

Agency Business

Awarding the companies and the people from the world’s most successful agencies.
region
Global
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Why enter The Drum Awards?

Elevate your work and people:
Put your top talent and work in the spotlight.

Be recognised for excellence:
Our juries and our audience love best-practice.

Guaranteed exposure:
Year-round coverage that keeps your profile high.

The Drum Awards for Marketing

Celebrate your most effective marketing campaigns, companies, and people. Winning is all about understanding your customers and proving measurable impact, not just outputs. Enter and conquer in our regional competitions across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, gaining both local and global recognition.

Marketing Awards- EMEA

Marketing Awards- EMEA

Rewarding the most effective marketing campaigns, companies and people in EMEA
region
EMEA
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Marketing Awards - APAC

Marketing Awards - APAC

Rewarding the most effective marketing campaigns, companies and people across APAC
region
APAC
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Marketing Awards - Americas

Marketing Awards - Americas

Rewarding the most effective marketing campaigns, companies and people across Americas
region
Americas
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The Drum
Awards Review

Looking for inspiration? Download our latest Awards Review - an essential summary of the standout campaigns from across The Drum Awards 2023. Get exclusive insights into the world's best work, companies and people.

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Past Winners Include

A word from our winners...

“The Drum Awards provide an excellent platform to help agencies benchmark their work across different regions. It's benefitted us in terms of awareness and new business wins”

John Buckley, chief digital officer
OMD New Zealand

“Winning at The Drum Awards is a big moment for us, it validates our journey to elevate the role of tech and data in commerce experiences”

Beth Ann Kaminkow, global chief executive officer
VMLY&R COMMERCE

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