The Performance Marketing Awards
EST 2007.Returning to Grosvenor House, London.
The 19th annual Performance Marketing Awards will prove the industry’s first class campaigns, teams and companies.
The finest from the performance marketing industry, will gather for a night of networking and celebration, eager to see who walks away as the winner! Our ceremony will be held on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
“Winning proves to us that the hard work that goes into everything we do with our clients – the hand-holding and the face-to-face and the extension of the affiliate teams – really does pay off. The PMA’s is a big celebration of everything we’ve done over the past few years to achieve excellent performance for our clients. We’re bloody chuffed!”
Charlie Keohane, Performance Director – Optimise
PM AWARDS 2024
The 18th annual Performance Marketing Awards hosted 32 reputable award categories. The lovable comedian, actress, presenter and award winning writer Sara Pascoe was our incredible host for the night. She had appeared on television programmes including 8 out of 10 cats does countdown and taskmaster for channel 4 also QI for BBC two. Everyone loved her comedy sketch before she announced the winners, the night continued into the early hours with an incredible band and a jam packed dancefloor!
PRESENTED BY
SARA PASCOE
PM AWARDS 2023
The 17th annual Performance Marketing Awards hosted 30 reputable award categories. The famous NTA’s host and Comic celebrity Joel Dommett hosted the PMA’s for the 2nd time running. Companies of all sizes took to the stage to claim their prize. The winners celebrated with their teams and the evening closed with an amazing entertainment band – ‘Vivid’.
PRESENTED BY
JOEL DOMMETT
PM AWARDS 2022
The 16th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the most competitive year yet with 29 hotly contested award categories up for grabs! Comedic legend Joel Dommett hosted the glamorous ceremony which saw a range of small startups to industry giants take to the stage to claim their trophy. The winners were masked in confetti for their winners shot and the evening entertainment closed with the return of Performance Marketing Awards favourite, Beat a Maxx.
PRESENTED BY
JOEL DOMMETT
PM AWARDS 2020 & 2021
During COVID-19 the 14th and 15th annual Performance Marketing Awards kicked off our Virtual Ceremonies via our brand new platform hosted by our Founder Matthew Wood. The cocktails were flowing with demos from our very talented mixologist. The competition was fierce with Awin claiming an exceptional 6 awards in 2021.
PRESENTED BY
MATTHEW WOOD
PM AWARDS 2019
The 13th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the most competitive year yet with 27 hotly contested awards. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan provided an opening set for the ages and launched prize-giving segment of the show, which saw Awin pick up an exception 6 awards. The evening closed with the return of Performance Marketing Awards favourite, Beat a Maxx.
PRESENTED BY
ROMESH RANGANATHAN
PM AWARDS 2018
The 12th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the theme, our three dimensional visual sensation, bring the party to life. The night started with a bang thanks to our host, comedy legend, Sean Lock. With dinner entertainment from our magician and pickpocket, it was a perfect launch in to dishing out our 28 awards to some of the industry’s best. Ending on a high with Video DJ Beat a Maxx.
PRESENTED BY
SEAN LOCK
PM AWARDS 2017
The 11th annual Performance Marketing Awards saw the theme neon and glow bring a shine to the night, quite literally. With spectacular entertainment from pole hoop dancers and our ‘mouth of the south’ comedian Rob Beckett, the cheers started from the beginning of the night and carried on throughout the 25 awards that were on offer.
PRESENTED BY
ROB BECKETT
PM AWARDS 2016
The extra special tenth anniversary of Performance Marketing Awards saw a record breaking number of guests. The night saw an incredible 3 course dinner being put on by the Grosvenor House hotel chefs’, followed by awards being given out to the leading names in the industry, and ending with networking and shimmying on the dancefloor.
PRESENTED BY
KATHERINE RYAN
PM AWARDS 2015
Over 900 of the leading names in performance marketing filled The Great Room at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House, with winners crowned across twenty-six fiercely competitive categories – recognising the companies, campaigns and individuals that stood out amongst a roster of exceptional talent.
PRESENTED BY
BEARDYMAN
PM AWARDS 2014
April 2014 saw the performance marketing elite gather under one roof, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, for the Performance Marketing Awards. PerformanceIN welcomed over 800 advertisers, publishers, agencies, networks and technology providers who celebrated the achievements of our roaring industry.
PRESENTED BY
HAL CRUTTENDEN
PM AWARDS 2013
We hit record numbers again as guests joined Josh Widdicombe, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, to celebrate the sheer ‘Brilliance’ of the Performance Marketing industry. Five new categories were introduced including Best Brand Engagement Campaign, Best Agency-led Performance Marketing Campaign, Most Incremental Performance Marketing Campaign, Grand Prix Award and Best Account Manager at an Agency or Network.
PRESENTED BY
JOSH WIDDICOMBE
PM AWARDS 2012
Alongside a record number of award entries, our biggest crowd to date joined Miles Jupp for the all new Performance Marketing Awards in 2012. New categories of Best use of Data, Best Consumer Targeting Campaign and Best use of Email showed the movement of the industry into a new arena of Performance Marketing.
PRESENTED BY
MILES JUPP
A4UAWARDS 2011
A record breaking crowd joined Rufus Hound for our 5th Awards. The introduction of a number of new award categories including ‘Best use of Mobile’, ‘Best use of Social Media’ and the ‘Hot Shot Rising Star’ award were scheduled to match the evolution of the industry.
PRESENTED BY
RUFUS HOUND
A4UAWARDS 2010
After reaching capacity at the Hilton Park Lane we moved to Europe’s largest ballroom at the Grosvenor House Hotel. 2010 was a year for vouchercodes.co.uk as they scooped three major categories. New ones included ‘Best Lead Generation Campaign’ and ‘Best Paid Search Partnership’.
PRESENTED BY
KEVIN BRIDGES
A4UAWARDS 2009
Jason Manford took to the stage in 2009 as we once again reached the venue capacity. A year of innovation from Skimlinks secured the team three awards including Innovative Publisher, Best New Entrant and Best use of Technology.
PRESENTED BY
JASON MANFORD
A4UAWARDS 2008
Firmly supported by the industry and Hosted by no other than Michael McIntyre our first black tie awards were a sell out and firmly put Affiliate Marketing into the well deserved spotlight.
PRESENTED BY
MICHAEL MCINTYRE
A4UAWARDS 2007
Our inaugural awards were co-located with a4uexpo, Europe’s largest Performance Marketing Conference. The first awards were a laid back affair with traditional Fish and Chips and a networking vibe. A fantastic year for Affiliate Window as they secure three major awards including Publisher’s Choice of Network.
PRESENTED BY
‘DAVID BRENT’
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