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CN Agency Awards 7 Best Small Agency – with the Swiss Convention Bureau WINNER: Unicorn Events ho’s in charge: Hannah Luffman Unicorn Events is a global brand experience agency with offices in London and New York, specialising in the media and technology sectors, which makes up 70% of the agency’s turnover. Elsewhere, they operate in travel, hospitality, beauty and business services. Achievements Unicorn Events has grown to a team of 10 across two offices and is projecting year end 2018/2019 turnover of £3m up from £250,000 in Year 1. Unicorn Events is one of the few select agencies to partner with Google. This business win led them to create the first ever co-branded YouTube and Google event: Broadcast Media Summit. What’s different? The nomination reads: “By providing all our clients with 100% transparency and copies of every supplier invoice, we are working at a lower gross margin to some of our competitors but we have a higher volume of business, better client retention and most importantly, an honest and open working structure.” What the judges said “What sets this entry apart from the others is the narrative story. It’s the only one to focus on an ethical business strategy of transparency and a company ethos around purpose and good. This, combined with success and a fun spook video, makes it a worthy winner.” Best Medium Agency – with ACC Liverpool WINNER: WONDER London ho’s in charge: Ben Turner WONDER is a brand experience and creative events agency which says it believes events should “release people from their everyday”. They work with Google, Headspace, Android, Deliveroo, YouTube, Playstation, Rapha, Vodafone, BBC, and Santander. Achievements WONDER came to prominence with the delivery of Google Cloud NEXT London (GCN). GCN was Google’s largest event to date in EMEA, where WONDER delivered an interactive two-day experience for over 14,000 tech leaders at ExCeL London. What’s different? The nomination reads: “As part of our ongoing development, we aim to become more of a thought leader and industry pioneer. In 2018 we released our first White Paper, ‘From Concept to Concrete’, which acted as a springboard for the launch of our first thought leadership event, WONDER:ED. WONDER:ED featured a expert panel from Google, Soho House and PlayStation. What the judges said “A standout submission in the category. Rapid growth figures, impressive case studies and strong client relationships, as well as notable achievements within the thought leadership space. The submission showcases Wonder’s excellence in the industry, with high levels of innovation and tenacity, as well as a first-rate development programme.” www.cnagencyawards.co.uk