Shining the spotlight on ingenuity and excellence in the digital communications space, the shortlist for Digital Impacts Awards Europe 2022 features pioneering work in every category.

This year’s Digital Impact Awards will be a fantastic celebration of digital communications, seeking to celebrate ingenuity and excellence in the ever-growing industry. 

The awards span a vast range of areas, including artificial intelligence, digital accessibility, integrated campaigns and virtual reality. 

An expert panel of independent judges focused on the level of creativity, innovation, strategic excellence implementation from this year’s projects in order to determine the benchmark for excellence.

Andrew Thomas, publisher of Communicate magazine and founder of the awards, says: "Despite the challenges we have faced, this year’s Digital Impact Awards has grown by an astonishing 21%. It’s a record year!"

Entries shortlisted will also be considered for the prestigious Grand Prix award, alongside ‘Digital agency of the year’ and ‘Digital in-house team of the year’. 

The winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony and dinner at London’s Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel on 20 October. 

The shortlist for the Digital Impact Awards 2022, is as follows

Best corporate website
Damen and iO
Güntner and Freestyle
Legal & General
North West Air Ambulance Charity and Connect Internet Solutions
Pearson and Investis Digital
Unite Group and Bladonmore

Best use of mobile and/or corporate app
DHL
ŠKODA UK and Tribal Worldwide

Best use of SEO for corporate communications
Clarity and Freshminds
Petrofac

Best digital accessibility
HSBC
Open Inclusion
Spid and Cultur-e

Best digital communication as part of an integrated campaign
Astonish and Mosquito Digital
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Embraer and Gravity Global
UCB and DRPG

Best use of digital to aid a CSR campaign
HP and Edelman
Mitsubishi and Demand Exchange
Smashed Online and We Are Tilt
The Co-operative Bank

Best corporate viral campaign
Canon Europe and TINT
IFS
Legal & General and Cicero/amo

Best digital communications during Covid-19
bp
HW Fisher and Cognito Media
Look Good Feel Better and me&you

Best use of online video
DWP
Embraer and Gravity Global
HSBC and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
LNER
Redrow and DRPG
Smashed Online and We Are Tilt

Best use of audio
Cygnet Health Care with Content Marketing Pod Ltd, podcastr and Studio29
Pearn Kandola

Best digital rebrand
Cooke Optics and Sagittarius
Housekeep and Onwards
NS&I and The Team
ofi and Bray Leino
Shaw & Co and Design By Structure
TLT and Living Group

Best use of data
Mazda UK and OneFifty Consultancy
National Grid and Edelman
Performics
State Street Global Advisors and Living Group

Best use of artificial intelligence
DAZN and Seedtag

Best use of augmented reality or virtual reality
AMVxOpen
Soap & Glory and Hill +Knowlton Strategies
WePlay Esports

Best innovation
Canon Europe and TINT
CIMSPA and Freestyle
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials and Demand Exchange
SEGRO
Three Whiskey

Best use of existing social media platforms: Small budget <£20K
FELGTB and Edelman
Philip Morris International
Specsavers and Tangerine Communications

Best use of existing social media platforms: Medium budget £20K-75K
Countryside and SEC Newgate
Goodyear and Bottle PR
Mazda UK and OneFifty Consultancy
Vileda and Mosquito Digital

Best use of existing social media platforms: Large budget £75K+
Airbnb and OneFifty Consultancy
Astonish and Mosquito Digital
Rimmel and Performics at Zenith
Xiaomi and Battenhall

Best community development
Soap & Glory and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Vileda and Mosquito Digital
YouTube and Battenhall

Best intranet
JTC
Philip Morris International
Telecoming
Virgin Media Ireland and Sequel Group

Best digital employee communications
Co-op and WM Reply
DWP
National Grid and Ruder Finn

Best online annual report
Banco Santander and Bestiario
BT and Emperor
Centrica and Comprend
House of HR and Brunswick Group
Lenzing Group and GW+CO
UK Power Networks and Instinctif

Best use of digital to an investment audience
Ocado and Jones and Palmer
Unite Group and Bladonmore

Best online newsroom
Belmond and Epresspack
MyPostcard.com GmbH
Studiekeuze123 (Studychoice123)

Best evaluation strategy
CFA Institute and Living Group
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials and Demand Exchange

Best use of digital by a charity, NGO, or NFP
Cancer Care Map and OneFifty Consultancy
Look Good Feel Better and me&you
North West Air Ambulance Charity and Connect Internet Solutions
SignHealth and nrg digital
UNFPA and Edelman

Best use of digital from the education sector
Avado and Itineris
Homerton College and Contra Agency
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition and Contra Agency
The University of Sheffield and Crunch Digital Media
Unite Group and Bladonmore

Best use of digital from the energy, utilities and extraction sector
Anglo American and Investis Digital
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UK Power Networks and Instinctif

Best use of digital from the engineering and manufacturing sector
Damen and iO
Embraer and Gravity Global
Mitsubishi and Demand Exchange

Best use of digital from the financial services sector
Banco Santander and Bestiario
etika and Made By Giants
GoCardless and Big Button
HSBC and Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Legal & General

Best use of digital from the FMCG sector
Nestlé and Sequel Group
Soap & Glory and Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Best use of digital from the food and beverage sector
Horlicks and Mosquito Digital
Smashed Online and We Are Tilt

Best use of digital from the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector
CMR Surgical and Bridge
Testing For All and Contra Agency

Best use of digital from the professional services sector
Bristows and Itineris
EY
Shaw & Co and Design By Structure
TLT and Living Group

Best use of digital from the property, construction and facilities management sector
Helical plc and SampsonMay
SEGRO
Turkcell
Willmott Dixon and Tribus Digital

Best use of digital from the retail sector
Chums and Click Consult
Specsavers and Tangerine Communications
Turnbull & Asser and Crafted
Xiaomi and Battenhall

Best use of digital from the sports, travel, leisure and tourism sector
Airbnb and OneFifty Consultancy
Fred.Olsen and ELSE
IFIT and Brunswick Group

Best use of digital from the technology, media, and telecommunications sector
CGI and LEAP Create
etika and Made By Giants
WePlay Esports

Best use of digital from the transport and logistics sector
DHL
DHL and Crunch Digital Media
Embraer and Gravity Global
LNER
Mazda UK and OneFifty Consultancy

Winners of the ‘Digital agency of the year’, ‘Digital in-house team of the year’ and ‘Grand prix’ will be announced on the night.

Communicate magazine is the organiser of the Digital Impact Awards. More information can be found at digitalimpactawards.com #DIAwards