Recognising effectiveness and creativity in Customer Publishing

The International Content Marketing Awards are the world's leading awards for content marketing.

On Wednesday 23 November, the winners of the 2011 International Content Marketing Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London. With 27 category winners and a Grand Prix award, there was plenty to celebrate and the partying went on until the early hours.

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The winners were chosen from over 500 entries - that's a stunning 16% increase in submissions from last year - a mark of the continuing success and versatility of the content marketing industry. An impressive 60 content marketing agencies have been shortlisted - the largest number ever - highlighting the diversity of the industry.

The awards have also seen double the amount of entries submitted from agencies outside the UK, including those in Spain, Germany, Finland, Norway, Australia, South Africa, UAE, Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, France and South Africa. In total, an unprecedented 26 international agencies have made the shortlist.

This year's International Content Marketing Awards shortlist is a roll call of the world's biggest and most famous brands, including Google, Audi, Vodafone, British Airways, Qantas, Akzo Nobel, Weight Watchers, Virgin Media, Channel 4, Boden and Volvo - to name but a few.