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Who's ready for a celebration this year? We most definitely are! We are starting the year with a bang when it comes to awards, so this is how January looks! 🎉 Live Events 🤩 The stage is set! We’re headed to The Point, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester for the Northern Digital Awards on Thursday, 23 January to honour the innovators and trailblazers lighting up the digital space in the North. 🇦🇺 Emily May, Maia King, and Beth Sedgwick are flying across the world to touchdown in Melbourne for the first Search Awards of the Year - The APAC Search Awards will be toasting the brightest minds and groundbreaking search ideas on Thursday, 30 January. ⏰ 2025 Super Early Bird Deadlines 🦚 Across our awards for 2025 we have introduced a Super Early Bird administration fee. Just as the name suggests if you enter early you can make a significant saving on the standard administration fees. January sees a few of these early deadlines, so if you want to take advantage make note: 🌎 Global Agency Awards: Thursday, 09 January 🤝 UK Company Culture Awards: Thursday, 16 January 📲 Global Social Media Awards: Thursday, 23 January 📈 UK Digital Excellence Awards: Thursday, 23 January 🌍 European Search Awards: Thursday, 30 January Would you like to chat with our team about any of the awards? Contact Jordan W., Lucie Wright or Mia Norman who will be happy to help, alternatively DM us to arrange a meeting. 😊 Out and About, Networking and Connecting Some of the team will be at Manchester DM on Thursday, 16th January so we hope to catch up with you there. Make 2025 an award-winning year and feel the absolute joy our gallery of winners felt in 2024 - the calendar for all our Award Events can be found in the comments. #awards #recognition #digitalmarketing #tech Evoluted | Certified B Corp™, Cedarwood Digital

As we set our OOO for 2024, we’re taking a moment to reflect on what has been an incredible year for Don’t Panic and the amazing communities we are a part of. Despite the year's challenges, we’ve come together to create events that have inspired, celebrated, and connected people from all corners of the industry and all regions of the globe. Thank you to everyone who has been on the journey with us.   Highlights of 2024 This year, we took things to the next level with events that set new benchmarks for creativity, participation, and impact. Here are just a few of our proudest moments: 🇦🇺 APAC Search Awards Make History and go live for the first time in Australia. 🥇 A Host of First Time Entrants showcased their creativity and talent and innovation across search, digital marketing, PR, Content and tech industries. 🌍 Diverse Global Reach: We welcomed participants from 5 continents demonstrating the truly international appeal of our events and awards. 🎉 Unforgettable Experiences:  Whether it was the breathtaking Global Search Awards in Krakow or the rooftop inspiration of the US Search Awards in New York, 2024 was filled with unforgettable moments that brought people together. What’s Next? As we wrap up this transformative year, it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come. With internal changes, streamlined processes, event mergers, rebrands, and a shiny new website on the way, we’ve laid the foundations for an even stronger future.   The year ahead promises even greater things. But none of it would be possible without your support.

✨ UK Search Awards 2024: Relive the Magic! ✨ It's hard to believe it's been two weeks since we celebrated the very best in search marketing at the UK Search Awards in association with Diginius 2024! 🏆 From game-changing campaigns to industry-shaping innovations, the night was a true testament to the incredible talent and creativity in the industry. Now, the wait is over – the official event video is here! 🎥 Relive the excitement, the glamour, and those unforgettable moments! A massive congratulations once again to all our winners, nominees, and everyone who joined us to make the night so special. Your passion and dedication continue to drive this industry forward, and we’re proud to celebrate your achievements. Huge thanks to ClickTech for sponsoring the fabulous Drinks Reception and to FATJOE for the photo booth — the link to the images is in the comments. Shout out to Pimento, Tribe Global, Digital Agency Network, Boost Awards, our award partners, and MySalesCoach category sponsor. Don't Panic Events and We Are Search are honoured to bring you the Search Awards 🎉 If you were there, tag yourself and share your favourite memories in the comments! Here’s to another year of inspiration and success in search marketing. 💡 #UKSearchAwards #DigitalMarketing #SearchMarketing #DontPanicProjects

Make Global Awards part of your growth strategy in 2025. Our global awards are not about who is biggest, they are about who is best! Whether you are a small agency or team working locally, or a large brand working globally the awards pit like for like agencies against one another to determine who is setting the benchmark across the world. Deadlines for the Global Social Media Awards and the Global Agency Awards begin in January, so take a leap and go global. #globalsocialmediaawards #globalagencyawards #industryrecognition

The UK Search Awards in association with Diginius took London by storm on Wednesday night at the Bloomsbury Big Top. The UK event is the final event of the We Are Search Search Awards Series which has travelled the world over the past 12 months starting in Melbourne and finishing in London. Our thanks to our Event Sponsors Diginius and our Drinks Reception Sponsors ClickTech who helped us put together an incredible evening of celebration and fun. Also thanks to the team FATJOE who sponsored the photobooth, which was a hit with attendees. To make the final is an incredible achievement and we thank everyone who entered and showcased their search prowess. Congratulations to the category winners who took to the stage with the hilarious and enigmatic Russel Kane for pictures that won’t be forgotten in a hurry! Alex Slade, Events and Operations Director shares “The UK Search Awards are my absolute favourite night of the year—celebrating the best in the industry and the incredible work being done across the UK. I’m incredibly proud of our amazing team, who have travelled across the globe this year delivering the Search Awards series with such passion and dedication. Their attention to every tiny detail never goes unnoticed. Wednesday night’s event was the culmination of months of hard work and seeing it all come together so beautifully was truly special. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the evening unforgettable” Our Favourite Features: 📸 The longest red carpet we have ever delivered 😂 Russell Kane posing for unforgettable pictures 🎺 Mr Wilson's Second Liners bringing their unique style 🎪 LED CYR Wheel gymnastics 🍨 Sticky Toffee Pudding 💃 Dancing ‘til dawn at the After Party with so many Search friends We will have more photos and videos to share soon, but in the meantime take a look at the link here for step and repeat with the Mirror Man and stage pics with Russell! https://lnkd.in/eVA7MaNR #UKSearchAwards #searchawards #seo #ppc #digitalmarketing #awards

So... UK Search Awards week begins! SEO, PPC and Content specialists, we are looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday to celebrate your search successes over the last 12 months. Although... For PPC and paid media experts 2025 Awards start early with the UK Paid Media Awards in March, don't forget to get your entries in before midnight on Thursday, 5 December. Jordan W. is guiding entries for the UK Paid Media Awards so please get in touch if you have questions or need help with meeting the deadline. #UKPaidMediaAwards #SearchAwards We Are Search #ppc #paidmedia

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate. #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude

Some of the Events Team are out in Dubai to deliver the MENA Search Awards! That means site visits, AV collaboration, seating plan and guest list checks and, inevitably overcoming any last-minute unforeseen hurdles! They have been putting in the hours on their laptops but we are delighted to say they have managed to enjoy some downtime and what the city has to offer. Leading the event is Beth Sedgwick and her two righthand women are Freya Langan-Buck and Maia King. They look forward to meeting the attendees this evening at the Renaissance Business Bay Hotel Dubai

Amongst awards season events and Christmas parties are a few important 2025 Entry Deadlines you might not want to miss. 😎 UK Paid Media Awards – Final Deadline 5th December The UK Paid Media Awards are dedicated to the teams who work in paid social, display ads and integrated paid media. If you spend your day building audiences, monitoring and pacing spend, and measuring demand and performance against budget then these awards are for you. 👨💻 Global Business Tech Awards – Final Deadline 5th December The Global Business Tech awards champion the latest tech projects that are adding tangible benefits to customer experience, management systems, marketing, sales information and storage and data tracking. From tech pioneers to start-ups the categories span multiple industry sectors and areas of innovation. We’ve put the links to both award websites in the comments, make your way to the categories pages and see which trophies could have your name on in 2025.

Last week we announced the APAC Search Awards 2025 Shortlist Yes, you did read that correctly, we are already working well into 2025! When awards season is at its peak in the UK lets take a moment to remember that awards ceremonies and celebrations are taking place across the world, throughout the year! Congratulations to all the teams who have made the APAC Search Awards Shortlist: https://lnkd.in/gqAM6RkG Headline Sponsors for the Event are Diginius and the Awards Ceremony is guaranteed to be a celebration not to be forgotten. We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne in January. #APACSearchAwards #PPC #SEO #searchawards #searchindustry #marketing