2026 Shortlist

Congratulations to our 2026 European Paid Awards finalists. Be sure to download your badges below and start shouting about your success!

FINALIST ASSETS

PAID MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Climb & SofaSofa

— Driving Growth Through Peak Trading Periods

Creative Clicks & NextBattle

— Turning Users into Subscribers

CUBE GROUP & LUX MED

— From Traffic to Precision: How LUX MED Increased Subscription Sales by 60% While Reducing Paid Search Volume by 36%

DAC & Brera Serviced Apartments

— Driving 24% Revenue Growth Through Smarter Paid Media

Fingerspitz & Ledkoning

— Trend to Transaction

Manna Agency & Leading Hearing Aid Provider in Spain

— Quality-Led Paid Media Growth

COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Adsy & Fello Tech Marketing Agency

— Doubling Organic Authority Through Strategic Content Placements

Precis & MM Sports

— The integrated agency relationship that fueled a rebrand

London Northwestern Railway & Anything is Possible

— New Arrivals

Web2Media & Lavazza

— When Creator-Led Relevance Drives Growth

PAID SOCIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Bind Media & Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks

— Paid social that travels further, year after year.

Core & The Data Protection Commission

— Sharenting

Fingerspitz & Ledkoning

— Trend to Transaction — PAID SOCIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

LOCOMOTIVE & VOYA

— The Paid Social Overhaul That Unlocked Growth Across Three Markets

Manna Agency & Leading Hearing Aid Provider in Spain

— Paid Social Lead Quality Turnaround

One-Two Digital & VonHaus

— Scaling TikTok Shop

The Media Image & BetMGM Sportsbook

— The Cavinder Twins March Madness Face-Off: A BetMGM Social Experience

Web2Media & Lavazza

— When Creator-Led Relevance Drives Growth — PAID SOCIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

PAID SEARCH CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Cube group

— Smarter Paid Search, Real Business Results

DAC & David Lloyd Clubs

— Smarter Growth Through Club-Level Paid Search

Fingerspitz & IVOL

— The 1-Hour Work Week

Genie Goals & Bird & Blend

— Brewing 20% New Customer Growth via Advent Calendars

iProspect Polska & Calzedonia

— A PPC Strategy That Fits

iProspect Polska & Link4

— Insure the ROAS with Value Driven PPC Strategy

Peak Ace & Yours Clothing

— Turning intent into confidence

Precis & Homeroom

— Bidding for the Bottom Line

s360 & RevolutionRace

— Generating a €1.1M uplift through AI-enriched product feeds

The Media Image & Cutwel

— From Data Blackout to Record Revenue: Engineering a B2B Search Masterclass

Web2Media & The Cozy Sheep

— Creating A Decision Accelerator

SHOPPING ADS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Harbingers & Skalnik

— Efficiency First: How Performance Max segmentation by product rotation delivered 349% of revenue target while cutting costs 8.2% YoY

INTREN & Praktiker

— Defying Odds: How We Turned a 30% Budget Cut into Record Revenue via Data-Driven Creativity

B2B CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Bind Media & Strava for Business

— Achieving a personal best in demand generation

Harbingers & Kärcher Professional

— From 12% to 74% Rebuilding B2B Lead Quality Across Google Ads and Meta Ads

Push & BRITA

— Rewriting the B2B PPC Playbook

B2C CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Cube Group & VeloBank

— Outsmarting the AI threat: How to keep millions of B2C users hooked on brand

INTREN & GLS

— Thinking Outside the Box, Spending Inside the Budget

One-Two Digital & eurochange

— Exchanging Investment for Impact

Peak Ace & Yours Clothing

— Turning intent into confidence — B2C CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Precis & Matas

— Driving Search Excellence Through Strategic Data Activation

Push & Minerva Virtual Academy

— Rewriting the Economics of Online Schooling

True Effect & Acer

— How transparent media planning redefines B2C impact

TRAVEL / LEISURE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Bind Media & Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks

— Paid social that travels further, year after year.

INTREN & Aquaworld Resort

— The Overbooking Shield: Doubling Revenue During a Crisis

iProspect Polska & Exim Tours

— Redefining Seasonality in Travel PPC

One-Two Digital & eurochange

— Exchanging Investment for Impact

London Northwestern Railway & Anything is Possible

— New Arrivals

RETAIL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Peak Ace & Yours Clothing

— Turning intent into confidence

Precis & Åhléns

— Beyond the Click: A Profit-First Retail Takeover

Precis & NetOnNet

— The PoAS Revolution: Bridging the Digital-to-Physical Gap

HOSPITALITY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

DAC & Brera Serviced Apartments

— Full-Funnel Growth Driving 24% Revenue Impact

INTREN & Accent Hotels

— The Black Friday Championship

REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Sales&More & Grupa Morizon-Gratka

— Turning Brand into Performance in Real Estate. Brandformance strategy.

SmartYou & Fornelo Development

— Selling Out a New Development with Lead Ads on a Tight Budget

FINANCE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Cube Group & VeloBank

— The ultimate cash out: ditching empty traffic to engineer a high-intent revenue machine

Dentsu Ireland & Avant Money

— Transforming Social into Loan Success

Fingerspitz & Directa

— The Blue Ocean Blueprint

Harbingers & enova365

— Quality Over Volume Winning Enterprise Finance Leads Before the KSeF Deadline

iProspect Polska & Link4

— Insure the ROAS with Value Driven PPC Strategy — FINANCE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

FMCG CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

dentsu Ireland & Fridge Raiders

— Beyond the Feed: Making Fridge Raiders Playable

dentsu Ireland & Jameson

— Making JGL the Drink of the Summer

Precis & MM Sports

— How an Inclusive Rebrand Drove Record Growth

PushON & P. Louise

— Scaling Beyond TikTok

Web2Media & Lavazza

— When Creator-Led Relevance Drives Growth — FMCG CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

ECOMMERCE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Fingerspitz & Ledkoning

— Trend to Transaction — ECOMMERCE CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Harbingers

Klikkmánia & Heavy Tools (retail fashion brand)

— Shopping Days Cross-Border Performance Activation

Peaksense & Lizay Pırlanta

— Scaling Fine-Jewellery eCommerce Revenue on a Flat Budget

Precis & Åhléns

— Winning Q4 through data-driven agility

Web2Media & Part Two

— Styling Content for Commercial Impact

LEAD GEN CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

dentsu Ireland & Electric Ireland Superhomes

— Turning Retrofit Demand into Qualified Leads

Harbingers

— Oknoplast's Full-Funnel Winter-to-Spring Lead Generation Campaign, Poland 2025/2026

Manna Agency & Leading Hearing Aid Provider in Spain

— Lead Generation Quality Turnaround

LOCAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Bonded & Flooring Superstore

— The Search-to-Store Growth Engine

DAC & David Lloyd Clubs

— Smarter Growth Through Club-Level Paid Search — LOCAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Precis & Matas

— Driving Search Excellence Through Strategic Data Activation — LOCAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Up Digital & BANK Restaurant Group

— Michelin Possible

CHARITY NOT-FOR PROFIT CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Arke & IMB

— Powering Local Volunteer Recruitment at Scale

Push & Muslim Hands

— Ramadan 2026 Campaign

Swype® & Foster4

— Landmark Unified Local Authority Foster Care Recruitment Campaign

BEST INTEGRATED PAID MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Arke & LAMDA

— Driving Record Applications for Future World-Class Artists

dentsu Ireland & Electric Ireland Superhomes

— Connecting the Funnel: How Superhomes Turned Inspiration into Action

Fingerspitz & Ledkoning

— Trend to Transaction — BEST INTEGRATED PAID MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Genie Goals & Seol + Gold

— The Golden Stack. Layering Paid Channels to Drive 13% Revenue Growth

Peaksense & Lizay Pırlanta

— One Funnel, Two Channels: Integrated Paid Growth in Fine Jewellery

Precis & Åhléns

— How Integrated Automation Scaled Revenue by 61.5%

The Media Image & Natasha Denona

— From Pan-European Waste to Localised Growth

BEST USE OF LINKEDIN ADS

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST USE OF META ADS

Bind Media & Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks

— Paid social that travels further, year after year. — BEST USE OF META ADS

Dentsu Ireland & Avant Money

— Transforming Social into Loan Success — BEST USE OF META ADS

Initiative Poland, Kinesso Poland & VeloBank S.A.

— Better Call VeloBank

LOCOMOTIVE & VOYA

— How Meta Ads Drove Scalable Growth Across Three Markets

Manna Agency & Leading Hearing Aid Provider in Spain

— Unlocking Qualified Growth Through Strategic Optimization

Peak Ace & Yours Clothing

— Turning intent into confidence — BEST USE OF META ADS

Peaksense & Lizay Pırlanta

— Turning Brand Search into a Meta Ads Revenue Engine

Precis & Åhléns

— Scaling Meta Through Data-Driven Automation and Creative Agility

Precis & NA-KD

— Automated Editorials: The future of scalable creative innovation

Searchmind & ANGULUS

— Footsteps of Growth: Re-Architecting an Iconic Brand for Global Scaling

Web2Media & Part Two

— Styling Content for Commercial Impact — BEST USE OF META ADS

BEST USE OF SNAPCHAT ADS

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

BEST USE OF TIKTOK ADS

One-Two Digital & VonHaus

— Scaling TikTok Shop — BEST USE OF TIKTOK ADS

Precis & NA-KD

— From test channel to growth engine: The TikTok confidence blueprint

Web2Media & Lavazza

— When Creator-Led Relevance Drives Growth — BEST USE OF TIKTOK ADS

BEST USE OF DATA

Bonded & Primal Strength

— Strength in the Data

DAC & David Lloyd Clubs

— Data-Led Growth Through Paid Search Intelligence

Nordscale & Kronans Apotek

— Real-Time GM2 Projection to Drive Profitable Google Shopping

Precis & Homeroom

— Turning First-Party Data into Net Profit

Precis & Matas

— Driving Search Excellence Through Strategic Data Activation — BEST USE OF DATA

Precis & Pen Store

— From Revenue to Net Profit optimisation

s360 & Nokian Tyres

— Turning Local Forecasts into Ad Performance

s360 & RevolutionRace

— Generating a €1.1M uplift through AI-enriched product feeds — BEST USE OF DATA

BEST USE OF ATTRIBUTION

Precis & NA-KD

— The high-stakes turnaround: How attribution helped growing NA-KD’s bottom line

Push & Cash4Gold-Now

— Turning Data Into Gold: Multi-Channel Attribution Transformation

SmartYou & Eurofirany

— Recovering Lost Attribution to Scale Meta Ads Revenue by 46%

BEST USE OF AUTOMATION

Fingerspitz & IVOL

— The 1-Hour Work Week — BEST USE OF AUTOMATION

Precis & NA-KD

— Cross-Channel Automation: The Engine for Sustainable Growth

BEST USE OF AI IN PAID MEDIA

Fingerspitz & IVOL

— The 1-Hour Work Week — BEST USE OF AI IN PAID MEDIA

Precis & NA-KD

— The AI-Powered Paid Search Revolution

s360 & RevolutionRace

— Generating a €1.1M uplift through AI-enriched product feeds — BEST USE OF AI IN PAID MEDIA

Upp.ai and Charlies Stores

Web2Media & The Cozy Sheep

— Creating A Decision Accelerator — BEST USE OF AI IN PAID MEDIA

PAID SEARCH TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR

TrueClicks

— PPC Management & AI Assistant Platform

Squared.io

— Redefining PPC success through Integrated AI

INNOVATION AWARD

Precis

— Paid Search Tech That Moves The Needle

TrueClicks

— Claude Code for Google Ads

Squared.io

— Redefining brand safety in PPC through Integrated AI

SMALL PAID MEDIA AGENCY OF THE YEAR (UNDER 25 EMPLOYEES)

One-Two Digital

Peaksense Agency

LARGE PAID MEDIA AGENCY OF THE YEAR (26+ EMPLOYEES)

Bind Media

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Testimonials

"We are beyond honoured to be accepting this award from the European Paid Media Awards. Not only does this award showcase the strength of our team at Bonded, it also demonstrates the power of prioritising client-focused, human connections to achieve success. We look forward to continuing our innovative work for future clients." Steve Underwood
Bonded

"At Bind Media, awards represent more than just recognition – they are a symbol of our core values. They reinforce the importance of teamwork, the drive for excellence, and the strength of our people-first philosophy. Winning prestigious titles, like this one, serves as a powerful motivator to continue delivering outstanding results for our clients while nurturing a workplace where our team can thrive."
Bind Media

"This award nomination holds immense significance for us, as it serves as a true validation of the hard work, passion, and unwavering dedication poured in by every single member of our extraordinary team. As we eagerly anticipate the award results, we extend our heartfelt wishes of the best of luck to everyone nominated.” Alex Holliman
Climbing Trees

"We are delighted to be nominated in these awards alongside some of the best Paid Media campaigns in Europe. We have a very strong entry, but we know we're going to be up against it, so fingers crossed. Wishing all nominees the very best of luck on the night." Paul Walsh
Adhere

"For our team, being shortlisted at the European Paid Media Awards is both an honor and a milestone. Estonia is a small market, but this recognition shows that world-class digital marketing results can be delivered anywhere with the right approach."
MediaBroker

Being named a finalist for the European Paid Media Awards marks a pivotal moment – a chance to celebrate what makes Hamila unique and to look forward toward greater achievements. We’re deeply grateful to our clients, partners, and our entire team for making this possible.
Hamila

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