Days left before Automotive Marketing & Communications Awards

The 2023 Automotive Marketing and Communications Awards, run by Autocar business, is now just days away. The deadline for entry forms is 10 November. The awards are back for a second year after more than 60 companies entered in the 2022 inaugural event, celebrating contributions from marketing and communication teams in the thriving, vibrant space that is the automotive industry. Our 2023 awards offer recognition across 11 diverse categories that have been revised this year to even better reflect the work that marketing and communications professionals do in the automotive industry. We will celebrate the creativity and innovation associated with everyone from car manufacturers to dealer groups, from motorcycle brands to tyre brands, from breakdown cover providers to EV charging providers. New this year is the ability for those working in associated transport and transport infrastructure industries to enter, too. The work and contribution of the in-house teams and support agencies are critical to the success of our multi-billion-pound industry, and it’s once again time to champion the marketing and communications talent powering it. The Automotive Marketing and Communications Awards entry kit is available online and is open to UK companies who work in the automotive industry; in the world of e-mobility; or in transport and transport infrastructure industries with work relating to automotive (eg electricity providers with initiatives for EVs, road networks, relevant public transport schemes and e-mobility schemes born out of automotive). Our expert judges panel is led by Gabi Whitfield, a seasoned communications consultant with more than 20 years' industry expereince. Our other judges include Steve Kelly, the UK & Ireland marketing manager for Harley Davidson, Simon McDermott, commercial director for Ignition and many more besides - each with a raft of experience and specialist knowledge in their industry. For full details on our judges, click here. Categories Best Online/eCommerce Experience Entrants here can include new or updated websites or apps, new digital services or marketing innovations that provide seamless journeys for an ever-increasing number of online consumers. Best Use of Data This award will recognise a campaign or activity that has captured and interrogated data before using it to solve a problem, create a new product or service or form the backbone of a marketing activity. Best PR Campaign This award will go to a campaign that’s the epitome of creativity, generating media coverage, social engagement and audience action. Enter no matter what the size, budget or topic. Best Use of Social Media If your single activity, campaign or use of influencers across one or multiple social-media channels engaged its target audience and generated measurable results against a business objective, this category is for you. Best Branded Content Branded content is all around us, but it needs to cut through and do more than just look good. Entrants here can be either a standalone piece of content or a content series that brings a wider campaign or media strategy to life. Product or Service Launch of the Year This award recognises this year’s outstanding new product or service and the results it achieved from any part of the automotive world. Societal Campaign of the Year Our industry is shaped by the wider society and communities it operates within. This award recognises the business or campaign that has driven change internally and externally with a great CSR or D&I campaign. Event of the Year This category is open to consumer experiences and media launches and experiences that created events to remember however they were delivered, be it digital or physical. Small Budget Campaign of the Year Entrants here will have delivered such a campaign making use of online, offline, internal or external communications tactics, with a budget of £15,000 or less. Agency/team categories Best Media Agency This prestigious category focuses on outcomes rather than outputs and is open to teams of any size who can prove their campaigns have really shifted the dial. Team of the Year Whether you’re a communications or a creative team, or anything in between, if you can demonstrate consistently going the extra mile to deliver effective results for your business, brand or clients, we want to hear from you.