Our Awards
Award winning campaigns built by digital specialists for ambitious brands
We navigate complex digital landscapes, seek out challenges, and develop clear strategies that accelerate businesses from market players to market leaders. View our awards for SEO, paid media and digital marketing strategy below.
Multi-award-winning agency
We’re passionate about doing the best work we can and pushing new technology to its limits. And we achieve results to be proud of.
WINNER
Best UK SEO Campaign
For our work with MOTORS, the judges said "A standout example of how evaluation and forecasting can deliver exceptional results. Judges admired the impressive engineering at scale."
29 out of 100
Best workplace for Wellbeing
Ranked 29 out of 100 medium-sized organisations. This demonstrated a dedication to achieving a strong workplace culture with exceptional people processes.
WINNER
Best Use of Search - Automotive
"This campaign is a masterclass in local search consolidation, successfully proving that a 'less is more' strategy can drive superior results." Impression & Motors
WINNER
Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
This campaign integrated deep consumer insight with high-impact creative execution. What set this entry apart was the rigorous use of hard business data to validate the creative." Impression & The Cornish Company
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Best Large Agency of the Year
"Impression presents a masterclass in well-rounded agency excellence, demonstrating exceptional strategic clarity across people, growth, and client performance."
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Integrated Agency of the Year
"Impression has built something genuinely impressive. A compelling story of sustained growth and giving immediate credibility to everything that follows."
WINNER
Independent Agency of the Year
"Impression demonstrated strong and sustainable, strategic growth, securing significant enterprise partnerships while simultaneously expanding across multiple international markets."
12 out of 100
Best Workplaces
Ranked 12 out of 100 medium-sized organisations. This ranking was determined by confidential employee survey feedback on trust, experiences, innovation, company values, and leadership effectiveness.
SILVER
Integrated Agency of the Year
"Impression’s work demonstrates quiet confidence, technical rigour, strong management and ambition. We particularly appreciated their attention to customer experience."
WINNER
Best Large Digital Agency of the Year
"With impeccable technical execution and notable conversion gains delivered with minimal waste, this agency demonstrated strong craftsmanship across SEO and PR."
SILVER
Best Large Integrated Search Agency
"The agency's success was driven by a relentless pursuit of growth and a commitment to doing the right thing. A compelling demonstration of values-driven performance at scale."
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Best Large PPC Agency
"It was clear the agency delivered great results while genuinely caring for their employees."
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Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
"This win is such a brilliant recognition of the creativity, graft and guts that went into the Scone Viral campaign. It’s proof that when PR and search work hand in hand, you can turn a quirky creation into a national talking point." Impression & The Cornish Company
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Best Global Large PPC Agency of the Year
"In a year when the landscape has experienced exponential change, we’ve demonstrated our ability to be at the forefront of the craft"
WINNER
Paid Media Agency of the Year
"The agency's B Corp status, 4.5-day workweek, and glowing Glassdoor reviews highlight a culture of care and innovation. Combined with smart strategy, strong year-on-year growth, and standout client feedback, this is a benchmark for modern agency excellence."
WINNER
Paid Social Media Campaign of the Year
"Impression combined full-funnel strategy, smart UGC integration, and a methodical testing approach to drive serious business impact. With standout ROAS and clear measurement maturity, this campaign didn’t just perform, it transformed." Impression & Blinds 2go
31 out of 100
Best Workplaces in Advertising, Media & Marketing
Ranked 31 out of 100 small & medium-sized organisations. This award is for those who actively advocate for a healthy work-life balance in the industry.
WINNER
Large Paid Media Agency of the Year
"This agency is a brilliant showcase of growth, innovation, and thoughtful client and employee care. Standout case studies, demonstrate measurable success and commercial growth."
WINNER
Paid Social Campaign of the Year
"This campaign impressed us with its exceptional technical set-up and strategic vision. Turning paid social from minimal activity into a major growth driver, the team delivered outstanding results, soaring revenue and ROAS well above targets." Impression & Blinds 2go
WINNER
Travel / Leisure Campaign of the Year
"This campaign impressed us with its standout execution and effective use of available tools. Tackling a tricky transition, the team kept Wizz Air's performance high while driving boosted results." Impression & Wizz Air
33 out of 100
Best Workplaces for Women
Ranked 33 out of 100 medium-sized organisations. This demonstrated a dedication to achieving a balanced representation of women and men throughout the company, breaking down barriers to women's career progression.
37 out of 100
Best Workplaces for Development
Ranked 37 out of 100 medium-sized organisations. This placement highlights companies where employees feel supported to grow professionally and personally.
WINNER
Best Large Integrated Search Agency
"Impression left a strong impact. We particularly liked their thorough analysis of client retention factors within and beyond their influence. Their approach to ensuring fair pay through an external salary review process was particularly striking."
WINNER
Best Large PPC Agency
“Impression’s objectives were clearly defined, with strong work examples effectively showcasing their strategy, execution, and results. Their cutting-edge PPC strategies, high client retention, and outstanding workplace culture further reinforce their excellence."
WINNER
Best Agency to Work For (Large)
"Impression’s commitment to employee engagement and well-being is deeply embedded, supported by a proven track record of initiatives that attract, develop, and retain a high-performing team. With so many benefits, it’s evident they genuinely care about work-life balance."
WINNER
Independent Agency of the Year
“This agency is an impressive showcase of recent achievements, providing a clear and compelling overview. The commitment to both business growth and employee wellbeing, such as raising salaries alongside revenue, is truly commendable."
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
“Impression shows an inspiring blend of continuous growth, talent retention, and strategic expansion into new and challenging markets. The testimonials were particularly impactful, offering genuine insight into the company’s positive work environment."
WINNER
Third Sector
In partnership with Cancer Research UK, "The ability to adapt and optimise campaigns in real-time is impressive, and the YoY revenue is significant."
WINNER
Automotive
In partnership with Marmalade, “Impression and Marmalade have delivered a clever, thoroughly detailed campaign, using data to create a compelling story."
WINNER
Digital Agency of the Year
“The judges named Impression their Best Large Digital Agency of the Year due to their commendable industry leadership, commitment to sustainability and staff welfare, and the innovative approaches used to deliver exceptional projects with outstanding results."
BRONZE
Media: PPC for B2C
We're glad to be taking home a bronze award for our work with MOTORS at the Drum Awards Festival 2024.
WINNER
Media: Automotive
We're incredibly proud of being crowned Gold at 2024's Drum Awards Festival for Media for our work with MOTORS.
WINNER
Performance Marketing Agency of the Year
Winning Performance Marketing Agency of the Year at the Prolific North Awards is a testament to our commitment to delivering measurable and impactful results for our clients.
WINNER
Workplace Excellence
We’re thrilled to have won an award at this year’s Google Agency Excellence Awards! This award highlights our commitment to making Impression one of the best agencies to work for.
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
"The winning agency is going far! We loved how they presented their team, working methods and benefits. Their clients were clearly satisfied with the campaigns, which showed excellent results."
WINNER
Organic Content Campaign of the Year
"Impression demonstrated a highly effective and methodical approach to enhancing organic growth for their client." Thank you to our client: Stanhope Insurance
WINNER
Best Charity Campaign
"Impression’s significant financial contributions to life-changing science are incredibly inspiring." Thank you to our client, Cancer Research UK
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Charity Campaign of the Year
"This campaign exemplified strategic clarity, meticulous execution and a commitment to transparency, generating impactful results." Client: Cancer Research UK
WINNER
Paid Media Agency of the Year
"The agency’s operational excellence is particularly noteworthy, demonstrating effective management practices and a clear focus on fostering a positive work environment."
WINNER
Best use of Search - Finance (SEO)
"This campaign is a brilliant idea with a clear strategy and has achieved outstanding results." Client: Stanhope Cooper
WINNER
Best use of Search - Third Sector / Not for Profit
"This innovative approach emphasised value at every turn, yielding results that surpassed expectations.” Client: Cancer Research UK
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
This award demonstrates the dedication of our innovative team, who persistently test and refine our best practices to consistently boost revenue for our clients.
WINNER
Digital Agency of the Year
We're incredibly proud to be crowned Digital Agency of the Year at the Global Agency Awards.
WINNER
Best Use of Search - Third Sector/Not for profit
Being recognised for our work with Cancer Research UK is an amazing achievement for our Paid Media team.
WINNER
B Corp Company of the Year
We’re incredibly proud to have brought home the B Corp™ Company of the Year award!
5th out of 100
Most Flexible Company To Work For
We’re proud that we ranked 5th out of 100 in the Flexa 100 for the Most Flexible Companies To Work For in 2024!
2nd out of 100
Most Flexible Scale-Up Company
We’re proud that we ranked 2nd out of 100 in the Flexa 100 for the Most Flexible Scale-Up Company 2024!
WINNER
Best Large SEO Campaign
“This campaign is truly exceptional. They demonstrated remarkable execution and astonishing results!" A huge well done to our SEO team for their work with Queensmith
WINNER
Best Large PPC Agency
"Impression stood out from the crowd in this category. Their very credible vision and dedication to not only just doing great work for clients, but to being a great place to work with a strong focus on wellbeing is commendable."
WINNER
Best use of PR in a search campaign
“This is undoubtedly a world-class demonstration of how to execute a highly relevant digital PR campaign." Congratulations to our Digital PR team for delivering exceptional work in partnership with Marmalade.
WINNER
Search: Retail
Congratulations to our SEO and Digital PR teams for developing an outstanding website migration, optimisation, and outreach campaign that delivering fantastic results for our client, Queensmith.
WINNER
Search: Not for Profit
A huge well done to our PPC team for developing a geo-location test strategy that generated impactful results for our client Cancer Research UK.
WINNER
Best Large UK Ecommerce Agency
“They have cultivated partnerships with prominent brands and their clientele list continues to grow." We're proud to be named Ecommerce Agency of the year, congratulations to all of our team.
WINNER
Ecommerce Search Campaign of the Year
“This campaign demonstrates impressive implementation". A huge congratulations to our SEO team for their work with our partner, Queensmith.
WINNER
Digital Agency of the Year
"What set this agency apart was their strong commitment to driving the digital industry forward." A huge congratulations to everyone who makes Impression a great digital agency.
WINNER
Independent Agency of the Year
"This agency went beyond mere figures and effectively brought the business' vision to life." We're proud of all the efforts we have made to create an exceptional workplace.
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
This award demonstrates the dedication of our innovative team, who persistently test and refine our best practices to consistently boost revenue for our clients.
WINNER
Paid Media Campaign of the Year
"We loved the creativity behind this campaign." Thank you to Norse Atlantic Airways for partnering with us to deliver fantastic results.
WINNER
Best Charity/Not for Profit Campaign
"It was great to see a test with the intent of to drive better results." We're proud to have delivered exceptional results for our client, Cancer Research UK.
WINNER
Travel/Leisure Campaign of the Year
"A clever use of pop culture and effective partner strategy." We're proud of delivering outstanding results for our client, Norse Atlantic Airways.
SILVER
Charity Campaign of the Year
"The strategic thinking employed to drive innovative approaches to achieving desired outcomes." We won silver for our work with Cancer Research UK
WINNER
Large Paid Media Agency of the Year
"Their strong values are evident and contribute to building a modern agency with a solid foundation." Congratulations to our Paid Media team.
28th out of 100
Best Workplaces
This certification recognises organisations that are leading the way in creating equal opportunities for women in the workplace.
WINNER
Digital PR Campaign of the Year - Automotive
Winning this award is amazing! By building a campaign rooted in audience insights we created an uplifting campaign that was truly impactful.
WINNER
Independent Agency of the Year
“What stood out was their outstanding external performance, great creativity and a fantastic culture…”
WINNER
Best Use of PR
“An incredibly creative campaign with a really smart use of insight…” In partnership with Marmalade, we deliver a strong digital PR campaign that combined insight & creativity.
WINNER
Best Purpose
“Clear objectives, well rounded in terms of its commitment to its people, the planet and sustainability – they put their money where their activities were…”
WINNER
Best Agency to Work for
Winning this award is a huge achievement for us as it recognises how we uphold our values, cultivate an amazing company culture and support our people.
8th out of 100
Best Places to Work
This is an incredible achievement for the entire team at Impression. We're proud our culture that uphold our values as a business.
6th out of 100
Best Workplaces
We're proud to be recognised of the efforts we have taken to make Impression a great place to work.
WINNER
Performance Marketing Agency of the Year
We're so proud to win this prestigious award based on our performance throughout the year, such as client wins, work, retention and culture.
FEATURED
Most Flexible Companies To Work For
We’re proud that we ranked 24th out of 100 in the Flexa 100 Most Flexible Companies To Work For in 2023!
WINNER
Best Large PPC Agency
We're incredibly proud to bring home this award. This award recognises the technical excellence, innovative approach and creativity of our paid media team's campaigns.
WINNER
SEO Campaign of the Year - B2C
Throughout our relationship with RiseArt we've been able to produce some fantastic work that highlights the performance, innovation and creativity of our SEO team.
WINNER
SEO Agency of the Year
Winning this award is a huge achievement for us. It sets the bar of what great SEO performance for our clients should look like. Congratulations to our SEO team.
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
This award is a testament to our innovative team, who continually test and iterate our best practices to consistently drive revenue for our clients.
WINNER
Charity Campaign of the Year
Being recognised for our work with Cancer Research UK is an amazing achievement for our Paid Media team.
WINNER
Best Large Paid Media Agency of the Year
Congratulations to our Paid Media team for their hard work! Thank you to our clients who, working together, made this possible.
FEATURED
Most Flexible Consultancy & Agency Companies
We're proud to be featured in the Flexa Industry Awards as one of the most flexible agencies in 2022
WINNER
Ecommerce Agency of the Year
Ecommerce and retail are a part of our core industries that we're passion about. Receiving this award recognises the work we produced in partnership with our clients.
WINNER
Best Large Global PPC Agency
An outstanding award for our Paid Media team for the work they completed over the year in partnership with our clients.
WINNER
Best use of PR in a Search Campaign
A fantastic award for our Digital PR team. The work completed in partnership with our client, PaulCamper, truly left an impact.
WINNER
Best Use of Data in a Content Campaign
An amazing achievement for our Digital PR team. This work was done with our client, PaulCamper. Our team built a data-led campaign that launched the client into the UK market
FEATURED
Elite Independent Agencies 2022
We are proud to be ranked third in The Drum's Elite Independent Agencies list - representing the best agencies in the UK, combining both client and financial rankings.
FEATURED
Top Independent Agencies 2022
We're honored to be featured in The Drum's list of Top Independent Agencies - highlighting the best independent marketing and advertising businesses in the UK.
WINNER
Best Use of Search - Retail/eCommerce
A huge achievement and congratulations to the whole of our SEO team for pioneering several new processes for ecommerce SEO at Impression.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Organic Team of the Year
Congratulations to our SEO team! The Drum Awards for Search is a highly competitive awards, highlighting the hard work and dedication of our talent.
WINNER
Best Working Environment
A huge achievement for the Operations team! This award celebrates companies that create a workplace environment that is beyond just an office space, even when remote.
WINNER
Best Agency To Work For (Large)
Congratulations to our Operations team! Over the last year we've taken steps to build an inclusive environment that nurtures our talent.
WINNER
Large Paid Media Agency of the Year
A huge achievement and congratulations to our whole Paid Media team for being rewarded and recognised for their hard work.
WINNER
Charity Campaign of the Year
Our Paid Media team worked with Cancer Research UK to deliver data-led account structures and efficient bidding strategies to accelerate growth and drive revenue.
WINNER
Best Large PPC Agency of the Year
Congratulations to our whole PPC team for being recognised and rewarded for their hard work and achievements.
WINNER
Best Integrated Campaign
Our teams worked together to achieve one common goal for our client Abigail Ahern: to drive traffic from high-intent audiences to increase revenue.
SILVER AWARD
Most Innovative Campaign
Our PPC team won the silver award for their work with our client Topps Tiles.
WINNER
SEO Agency of the Year
A huge achievement for our SEO team, giving well deserved recognition to their hard work and commitment.
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
A huge achievement for our PPC team, giving deserved recognition for their hard work and commitment.
WINNER
Ecommerce Agency of the Year
We really do love retail and ecommerce! We're delighted to be recognised for Ecommerce our work.
WINNER
B2C Content Campaign of the Year
Our work with Marmalade was celebrated at the 2021 UK Content Awards.
WINNER
Best Use of Search B2C
Our work with Topps Tiles was recognised and rewarded for its stand out results.
WINNER
Public Relations
Based purely on client feedback, we won the Public Relations category.
WINNER
Biddable Team of the Year
For the second year running, we are proud to be named Biddable Team of the Year. Awarded to an agency who has demonstrated excellence over the past year.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Performance Agency of the Year
To be highly commended means the judges couldn't let our agency go without a special mention!
WINNER
Retail Campaign of the Year
Our work was recognised for its clear objectives, ambitious ROAS targets and fantastic growth in revenue.
WINNER
Shopping Ads Campaign of the Year
The judges praised our campaign for its strong evidence of implementation, creativity and results.
WINNER
UK Agency Partner of the Year
Awarded to a Microsoft agency partner who has shown excellence in partnership with Microsoft Advertising across the board.
WINNER
PPC Agency of the Year
These awards celebrate exceptional campaigns, agencies and talent. This win gives well-deserved recognition to our hardworking PPC team.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Most Effective Use of Organic Search
We're incredibly proud to have our work recognised and rewarded. These awards are open internationally to agencies and brands who are producing exciting and innovative digital work.
WINNER
Best Large PPC Agency in Europe
It’s always an incredible feeling to even be shortlisted for awards like these, so to win is a humbling experience.
WINNER
Shopping Ads Campaign of the Year
Winning this award is an amazing accolade, we really do love retail! This award is one of many we've won for our work on Shopping Ads / eCommerce PPC.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Best B2B Campaign
To be highly commended means the judges couldn't let our campaign go without a special mention!
WINNER
Biddable Team of the Year
Impression was named Biddable Team of the Year. We’re passionate about Paid Media and truly champion the work we’re doing so to have this recognised is fantastic validation for our team.
WINNER
Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
It was our pleasure to bring home this award for a PR campaign that delivered over 900 global features and more than 500 new links to our client’s website, driving huge ranking improvements and domain rating growth.
WINNER
Best SEO Campaign - Health
This award recognised our campaign in the competitive health sector. We were delighted to bring home a campaign award, which was judged on the innovation, quality of practice and exceptional results.
WINNER
Best Use of Shopping Ads
Offering the opportunity for increased visibility right at the point of conversion, Shopping ads can deliver high returns when done well. In winning this award, we have proven our ability to excel in Google Shopping.
WINNER
Best Finance Campaign
The finance industry is notoriously competitive. Together with our client, we crafted a strategy that delivered a high ROAS and has helped their business to grow.
WINNER
Best Large SEO Agency
This award recognises excellence in search marketing alongside commitment to team development and contribution to the growth of the UK digital industry.
WINNER
Best Large SEO Agency
This award recognises the very best in SEO strategy, creativity, implementation and results, so we were very proud to be recognised and to beat such strong competition from long established, well known agency brands – positioning Impression firmly at the forefront of the UK digital scene.
WINNER
Best Small PPC Agency
These awards are recognised across Europe and we beat off competition from some much larger, much longer established agencies to earn this sought after accolade in recognition of our PPC team’s incredible results.
WINNER
Deloitte Fast 50 Awards
The Deloitte Fast 50 Awards recognise high growth businesses in the technology sector. We are very proud to have been named in this list, which features far larger and longer established businesses than our own.
Impression are a cut above the rest in the way they communicate, strategise and implement their work and the results speak for themselves.
Sam NobesBrand Director, QueensmithImpression really took the time to listen to what we wanted to achieve and, by using a cross-section of expertise from within the agency, devised a successful strategy for us, keeping us informed and up to date with their progress every step of the way.
Marie DancerRichard Nelson LLP, Managing PartnerImpression is a great agency to work with and they are always quick to respond to our queries. I truly feel like they are an extension of our in house team and I'm excited about our partnership.
Sian GarveyDirector of Marketing
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