Agency of the Year

2021 – Opinium
2020 – BritainThinks
2019 – Jigsaw Research

Best Agency with a turnover above £20million

2018 – C Space
2017 – C Space
2016 – Hall & Partners
2015 – Flamingo
2014 – Flamingo
2013 – TNS UK
2012 – GfK NOP

Best Agency with a turnover under £20million

2018 – MTM
2017 – Sparkler
2016 – Circle Research
2015 – MTM
2014 – Nunwood
2013 – Incite Marketing Planning
2012 – ABA Market Research

Best Agency

2011 - Sparkler
2010 - Truth
2009 - Flamingo
2008 - Nunwood
2007 - FreshMinds
2006 - Flamingo International
2006 - FreshMinds 

Best New Venture

2021 – Basis Social

Breakthrough Business of the Year
(Formerly Best New Agency)

2020 – Blue Yonder
2019 – Differentology
2018 – Walnut Unlimited
2017 – One Minute to Midnight
2016 – Fineline Market Research
2015 – Ampersand research
2014 – Catalyx
2013 – The Behavioural Architects
2012 – ResearchBods
2011 – Boxclever
2010 – Verve
2009 – Razor Research
2008 – Truth
2007 – Essential
2006 – Spring Research 

Best Place to Work
(Formerly Innovative Employer of the Year) 

2021 – EMPOWER Translate
2020 – Northstar Research
2019 – Opinium
2018 – C Space
2017 – Opinium Research
2016 – Opinium Research
2015 – The Behavioural Architects
2014 – Flamingo
2013 – Razor Research
2012 – Flamingo
2011 – FreshMinds
2010 – BrainJuicer
2009 – Hall & Partners Europe
2008 – COI
2007 – Firefish
2006 – FreshMinds 

Innovation of the Year
(Formerly Best Innovation)

2021 – Big Sofa Technologies
2020 – Jigsaw Research
2019 – Lumen Research
2018 – Streetbees
2017 – GfK
2016 – Girl Effect, 2CV & Maido
2015 – TNS UK
2014 – Antedote
2013 – Big Sofa
2012 – Dubit for The Clickroom
2011 – Ipsos & Lumi Mobile
2010 – Firefish

In-House Team of the Year
(Formerly Best In-house Research Team)

2021 – BT
2020 – BBC Audiences, Sounds
2019 – NEC Group
2018 – Formula One
2017 – Unilever Research Innovation
2016 - The Football Association
2015 - Tesco
2014 - Guardian News & Media
2013 - BSkyB
2012 - Sainsbury's
2011 - The Co-operative Food
2010 - Guardian News & Media

Business Impact of the Year - Global

2021 – Jaguar Land Rover & Northstar Research
2020 – NATO & Yonder (formerly Populus)
2019 – BBC World Service 

Business Impact of the Year - UK

2021 – Emotional Logic & centre:mk
2020 – Tesco & C Space
2019 – Populus & BT 

Business Impact of the Year
(Formerly Client Impact of the Year)

2018 – Formula One & Flamingo
2017 – C Space & Ella’s Kitchen
2016 - Penguin Random House
2015 – BBC
2014 – BSkyB/NOW TV
2013 – BSkyB
2012 – Diageo
2005 – The London 2012 Bid Team

Young Researcher of the Year - Supplier

2021 – Matt Hellon & Ande Milinyte

Young Researcher of the Year - Client

2021 – Matt Walker

Young Researcher of the Year
(Formerly Newcomer of the Year) 

2020 – Tarek Chaudhury & Bessie Pike
2019 – Katherine Nicholls & Jack Tadman
2018 – Momo Amjad & James Crouch
2017 – Amy Jones & Mathilde Leblond
2016 – Graeme Cade
2015 – Laura Gillespie & Sophie Wells
2007 – James Morris
2006 – Ruth Buchanan

Business Transformation

2009 – New look & eDigitalResearch
2008 – Morris Hargreaves McIntyre & the British Museum 

Research Breakthrough of the Year

2009 – Starcom Mediavest Group
2008 – Conquest Research 

Best Research Campaign

2007 - TNS UK & UNITE
2006 - Research International, Oxford Strategic Marketing & Vodafone

Research Personality of the Year

2005 – Luke Perry, RSM Robson Rhodes

Research MD/CEO of the Year

2005 – Mike Kirkham, TNS

Research Talent Magnet Award

2004 – Sarah Gale, Ipsos Media
2003 – Ben Tuff, Britvic Soft Drinks & Davina O'Donoghue, Evo Research & Consulting

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