Following a fantastic awards night in London we are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Marketing Recruitment Awards

On 2nd December more than 180 recruiters and industry protagonists battled the inclement weather to accentuate the belief that the marketing sector is set for a resurgence. Galvanised by more than one common cause, Awards finalists and other industry professionals participated in the first recruitment awards for the marketing sector, which was headlined by the staffing industry’s most celebrated entrepreneur, James Caan.

The black-tie occasion at the prestigious Jumeirah Carlton Hotel commenced with a champagne-reception, before attendees moved through to the bespangled Ballroom, where tables were dressed with wine and more champagne, supplied courtesy of recruitment advisory and consultancy service, HB RIDA and digital marketing agency, Cloudspotting.

A fantastic 3-course dinner was attended by Mr Caan, who arrived ahead of schedule to join colleagues from Hamilton Bradshaw.

Headlining with recruitment guru

Following the dinner and in the absence of APSCO CEO, Ann Swain, the scheduled compère for evening, Simon Lewis, editor and co-founder of event hosts*, Only Marketing Jobs, took to the stage to introduce Mr Caan as headline speaker. Under the title of ‘Looking to the Upturn’, Mr Caan eulogised about the marketing recruitment industry and predicted a prosperous year ahead. Commenting that his private equity company was “open for business”, the Dragon’s Den star hinted that his next investment would likely be in a marketing recruitment agency.

The affable recruitment mogul concluded an inspiring and insightful speech with an impromptu Q&A session, which touched on subjects ranging from the best piece of recruitment advice he’d ever received to industry-related products witnessed in the Den.

Participant praise

At 21:30 it was time for the main event - the Awards presentation. Category sponsors were invited to reveal finalist nominations before announcing the respective category winner. In what was a hotly contested process, all finalists were commended for their commitment to the first ever MARAs, as the 1,000s of votes received were accompanied by some fantastic supporting evidence. The buzz surrounding this part of the evening was electric.

Once the applause had stopped and the Prodigy’s ‘Omen’ sting reduced to a beat in the eardrums it was time to party. And with stand-in DJ, ‘Retro Russ’, banging out some classics, the dance-floor erupted with a variety of curious moves long into the intoxicating night…

The marketing recruitment industry is well and truly alive!

Here are the MARA 2010 winners. Congratulations to them all:

Best Newcomer – Nakama London - Sponsored by HB RIDA

Best Niche Agency - Carrot Pharma - Sponsored by first choice software

Best Social Media Strategy - Major Players - Sponsored by MetaShift

Best Small Agency - Dynamic New Alliances - Sponsored by Social Media In Recruitment Conference 2011

Best Candidate Experience - Stopgap - Sponsored by Liquid Friday

Best Client Experience - Hays Marketing - Sponsored by ECOM DIGITAL

Recruitment Innovation - Stopgap - Sponsored by AllTheTopBananas.com

Most Effective Marketing Strategy - Major Players - Sponsored by 4MAT

Best Regional Agency - Adam Recruitment - Sponsored by Leumi Invoice Finance

Agency of the Year - Major Players - Sponsored by Arithon

Event-night pictures and video are on the way but in the meantime a big thank you to our generous headline and executive sponsors:

*About the hosts

Only Marketing Jobs is an award-winning niche job advertising website with the largest online community of marketing and advertising professionals in the UK. It supports recruiters with their talent-attraction strategies, advising them how to make the most of connecting with their target audience. Recognised leaders in the field of job board innovation, many of marketing recruitment’s leafing agencies subscribe to the Only Marketing Jobs community because they value the passion, vision and expertise in niche-sector recruiting. Having recently won Best Specialist Job Board in the National Online Recruitment Awards, Only Marketing Jobs is proud that its dedication to the marketing recruitment sector has been recognised by the industry.

For more information about implementing Only Marketing Jobs into your talent-attraction strategy and to take advantage of exclusive trial deals, call the team on 08452 011552 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , quoting ‘MARA 2010’.

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Simon Lewis | Editor | Only Marketing Jobs

Last update : 20-12-2010 09:10

Keywords : Who are the best marketing recruiters in 2010? MARA 2010, Simon Lewis, James Caan

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