Celebrating the very best people, teams and agencies powering the industry in the Middle East
ENTRIES OPENING SOON FOR 2025
The Campaign Agency of the Year Middle East Awards returns this December, recognising the region’s top-performing agencies across creative, digital, media, PR, production and beyond.
Unlike traditional awards, AOTYME celebrates business performance, agency culture, innovation, and diversity. Hosted by Campaign, the awards offer powerful industry recognition and open doors to new opportunities for standout agencies across MENA.
Why enter?
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Winning a prestigious Campaign Agency of the Year Middle East award will solidify your position as a leading agency in the region. This will set you apart from competitors and impress new and existing clients.
We're committed to ensuring that our judging is fair, trustworthy and ethical. We employ MediaSense (formerly PwC) to audit our judging process and ensure judges’ decisions are objective and based only on the entry in front of them.
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We recruit senior brand marketers to our judging panel each year, who are your potential clients. Brand marketers bring an objectivity to the judging that other agency folk can rarely achieve. We're committed to building diverse and inclusive judging panels.
Our shortlist and winners will be given editorial coverage in Campaign Middle East - with over 16k newsletter subscribers and 88k page views monthly. Being shortlisted provides a unique platform to promote your agency and talent, and boost morale.
Most agency award schemes focus on the work produced – either its creativity or effectiveness. But we focus on business success: year on year growth, financial achievements, agency culture, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the people driving this forward.
Hear From Our Editor
After a year of successfully driving brand and business outcomes for clients, defending existing accounts and winning highly competitive multi-agency pitches, the time has come for client-side marketers to evaluate the strategic achievements and financial performance of agencies - a key indicator of their strength, sway and value within the Middle East brand and marketing industry.
The illustrious Campaign Agency of the Year Awards spotlight the brightest stars in advertising across the region, from creative and digital to media, PR and social media. These awards dive deep, going far beyond artistic flair to evaluate business success, growth, workplace culture, and a commitment to industry values such as diversity and inclusion.
The Campaign Agency of the Year Awards recognise people at every rung of the corporate ladder, from the captains of the ship and the quartermasters on deck to strategic masterminds, outstanding women, and Arabic copywriters – the superheroes that grab attention and drive customer acquisition and retention through wit and wisdom. We're here to recognise and reward each of you.
Anup Oommen
Editor, Campaign Middle East

Would you like to become a judge?
We invite you to nominate yourself or a colleague using the form below.
The final judging panel will be comprised of an inclusive range of individuals to fully represent the industry.
Please complete the following form to receive information about the Agency of the Year Middle East Awards 2025 judging.
AMPLIFY YOUR WIN
You’ve had a cracking night out, you’ve picked up an award, you’ve slept off the celebrations, but do the people that really matter know you’ve won big?
We’re here to help. We want to get your win out there, to the audience, in front of prospective clients (and competitors!).
That’s why we’ve put together an instant shout-about-it package: quick turnaround content that won’t destroy your marketing budget.
AGENCY SPECIALITY
NEW: Brand Experience Agency of the Year
Creative Agency of the Year
Digital Agency of the Year
Events, Experiential and Engagement Agency of the Year
Independent Agency of the Year
NEW: Independent Creative Agency of the Year
NEW: Independent Media Agency of the Year
NEW: Independent PR Agency of the Year
Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year
Media Agency of the Year
Performance Marketing Agency of the Year
PR / Communications Agency of the Year
Production House of the Year
Social Media Agency of the Year
Start Up Agency of the Year
GEOGRAPHY CATEGORIES
PEOPLE, TEAMS AND CULTURE
Account Person of the Year
Agency/Producer or Team of the Year
Arabic Copywriter of the Year
NEW: Best Place to Work
Corporate Comms & Marketing Team or Individual of the Year
Creative Leader of the Year
Creative Team of the Year
Head of Agency of the Year
Influencer Management Team of the Year
Outstanding Women in Advertising or Media of the Year
Strategy Leader of the Year
New Business Development Person of the Year & Team of the Year
Strategic Planner of the Year
Talent management Individual & Team of the Year
Chair of judges
"For those competing, my advice is to focus on authenticity and impact. Show us how your work has made a tangible difference, not only in terms of business results but also in terms of societal impact. Be bold, be creative, and never shy away from pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. The most successful entries are those that tell a compelling story, resonate deeply with audiences, and leave an indelible mark on the world.”