50+ of the finest minds in digital have dissected hundreds of entries to separate the brilliant from the merely great. This is the result…
Well, this was tricky. Hundreds of entries, virtually all of which could have sat comfortably on many a shortlist. But these are the BIMA Awards, the pinnacle of the UK digital industry, and it takes something extra special to be a finalist. So, with an accompanying drum roll, we’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the BIMA Awards 2018:
BIMA Advance Award for Inclusion and Diversity:
#techmumsTV | techmums
D&AD New Blood Shift | D&AD
Mental Health @ MediaCom | MediaCom
OMG Ethnic at OMD for Childline | OMG Ethnic
Publicis.Sapient Inclusion & Diversity Project | Publicis.Sapient
BIMA Advance Award for Talent:
Agent | Agent Academy
WhiteHat | WhiteHat
Digify | Livity
Work with purpose | Why Digital
Founding Director | Founding Director
BIMA Advance Award for Startup of the Year:
unrd: a real time story app | unrd
The Bot Platform | The Bot Platform
Hero | Hero
Travel Money Club | Travel Money Club
LOQBOX | Dare
BIMA Advance Award for Dynamic Business of the Year
UNILAD | Unilad
REWIND | Rewind
The Landing at MediaCityUK | The Landing
Communications and Content: Small budget:
Digirank Propel Naked Flooring Forward | Digirank Ltd
Cory Immersive Experience | vismedia.agency
Judas Priest: Forge Your Name In Steel! | Sony Music Entertainment UK
Communications and Content: Innovation:
Give DIFFerently | Cowshed
adidas UltraBOOST XENO Instagram Story | We Are Social
AUB AR | Bond & Coyne
Gordon’s #YayDelay | MullenLowe Profero
TasteFace | AnalogFolk
Communications and Content: Impact:
We Are Social_Audi A8 LinkedIn Campaign | We Are Social
HPE Yeasayers Game | Digitas
Nails Inc: Inc.redible Gift Bot | Tangent
Blue Planet II – Digital Campaign | BBC Studios + BBC NHU + BBC One (Social & Digital Teams)
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
Communications and Content: Craft:
A Child’s Tale, Unicef UK | Manifesto
Action Rocket and BBC – Blue Planet II Promotional Email | BBC Studios + BBC NHU + BBC One (Social & Digital Teams)
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
Communications and Content: Conscience:
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
OMG Ethnic at OMD for Childline | OMG Ethnic at OMD with SB TV and Don’t Panic
Blue Planet II – Digital Campaign | BBC Studios + BBC NHU + BBC One (Social & Digital Teams)
Data & Performance Marketing: Small budget:
Cello Signal & Jim Beam – from occasions to e-commerce | Signal
David vs Goliath – Building brand in an insurance market dominated by price comparison websites. | Anything is Possible
How to Freeze Beer Duty Using Facebook and £7,500 | Born Social
Data & Performance Marketing: Innovation:
Brainlabs & Sokolove Law: Real-Time Bidding | Brainlabs
Launching SMARTY: Three Mobile’s new Sim-only brand | TrueUp
Gordon’s #YayDelay | MullenLowe Profero
Data & Performance Marketing: Impact
Supercharging PPC performance for Countrywide with Marin, TTNC and Three Whiskey | Three Whiskey
How to Turn £76,000 into £1 Million in 8 Weeks | Born Social
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
Launching SMARTY: Three Mobile’s new Sim-only brand | TrueUp
The Power of 10p – Smart Energy GB | Smart Energy GB
Data & Performance Marketing: Craft:
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
Data & Performance Marketing: Conscience:
This Is Belonging 2018 | Karmarama | Accenture Interactive
LOQBOX | Dare
Transforming Healthcare and Third Sector Digital Engagement | Fresh Egg Limited
Emerging Technology: Small budget:
Domino’s Alexa Skill | We Are Social
Game Chainger | makemepulse
Framework Creative – TopShop Splash VR Campaign | Framework Creative Ltd
Honeywell Google Home | Screenmedia
Emerging Technology: Innovation:
Channel 4 Human Test | Screenmedia
Draw to Art | Google Creative Lab
TasteFace | AnalogFolk
Icons | Zone
Twistar: Making data harvesting sexy (or at least, sexier) | Studio Graphene
Emerging Technology: Craft:
Silicon Valley: Inside the Hacker Hostel VR | REWIND
Modigliani VR: The Ochre Atelier | Tate
Pilsner Urquell Virtual Brewery Tour | Wolf in Motion
Product and Service Design: Small budget:
Okey Dokey | Great State
Product and Service Design: Innovation:
British Airways: Innovating the Customer Experience | The BIO Agency
AML | 4 Roads Ltd
BIMA – ELSE – Future Cities Catapult – The Future of Urban Planning | ELSE London
Product and Service Design: Craft:
TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 | AKQA
Now | Neworks
Product and Service Design: Impact:
LOQBOX | Dare
Digital transformation that reinforces ‘Supplier of Choice’ | Bray Leino CX
Product and Service Design: Conscience:
Cancer Research UK Technology Products | Cancer Research UK
Advicenow: Access to Justice | Other Media
Transformation & Consultancy Design: Small budget:
Penguin Books: Video Strategy | CreateFuture
Transforming the National Theatre of Scotland | After Digital
Okey Dokey | Great State
Transformation & Consultancy: Innovation:
Co-creating the most exciting, engaging and valuable digital communities in football with Liverpool FC | TH_NK
Lab and Vesta | Lab
This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme | This is Milk
Transformation & Consultancy: Impact:
The World’s Largest Digital Police Force | WAE: Globant
Digital Transformation at one of the world’s largest banks | Red Badger
The News UK Startup Lab | Fluxx
Transformation & Consultancy: Craft:
Working with LV= to co-create a set of ambitions that places digital at the heart of their business | TH_NK
Barclays Liverpool Lord Street | Start Design
EFL: 58 clubs, 1 platform, 9 months | Realise
Website & Apps: Small budget:
Kite – The Internet’s Print Button | 93 Digital
Toggl Small Budget | ToyFight Ltd
A digital portfolio for University of Westminster | Start Design
National Literacy Trust Website | Hactar
Website & Apps: Innovation:
HotStepper | Nexus Studios
Civilisations AR | Nexus Studios
Velux – MyDaylight App | Fjord – Accenture Interactive
Speak to Go | Google Creative Lab
Website & Apps: Impact:
Virgin Trains East Coast – Putting the needs of train passengers first | AmazeRealise
Neom Organics | JH
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Website Redesign | Valtech
Commonwealth Games England Website | Salad Creative
British National Formulary (BNF) App | Modern Human
Website & Apps: Craft:
Lexus – Experience Amazing | AmazeRealise
Shawbrook Bank – Proudly Different | Equator
Ph.Creative – Rebrand | Ph.Creative
A high-end theatre experience | After Digital
F1TV | Ostmodern
Website & Apps: Conscience:
British National Formulary (BNF) App | Modern Human
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Website Redesign | Valtech
Hub of Hope | Mashbo
Congratulations to everyone who finds their name on here. Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry, and thanks also to our judges who really have had an almighty challenge to reach this result. With any luck they’ll have recovered in time for the awards ceremony on 13 September.
Speaking of which, you can book your tickets now here.