Judges whittled down their top picks of the companies going above and beyond in six categories ranging from Start-Ups to Education Technology.
The winners of the awards, now in their 10th year and sponsored by Pearson and Picon, will be announced at a champagne reception and lunch on 11 October 2024, at Stationers’ Hall in London.
Judges review criteria including how the innovations improve customer experience, how the innovation meets an unmet need in the market, strength of customer response, and scalability for start-ups.
This year the judges also looked closely at how brands were performing when it came to sustainability, and introduced the new Education Technology category to acknowledge the increasing contribution this area is making to the whole industry.
On the Business Process shortlist is Bloomsbury, Confederation of Paper Industries, Epic Print – Cupround, Parkside Flexibles, and Xerox.
Communications including Marketing shortlisted companies are Barley Communications, Message Matrix, and ShimmrAI.
Customer Experience companies shortlisted are Message Matrix, Metaverse Learning, MX Reality, Pearson, Prima Business, and Springer Nature.
On the Education Technology shortlist are Dot Dot Fire, Metaverse, Pearson, Perlego, and UCAS.
The Product Design shortlist consists of Dorling Kindersley, Epic Print – Coffee Notes, Kolbus UK, Offset Print and Packaging, Reflex Group, Springer Nature, and Sun Chemical.
Finally, the Start-Ups shortlisted are Confederation of Paper Industries, Epic Print – Coffee Notes, Perlego, and ShimmrAI.
Vida Barr-Jones and Kate Howell, the awards co-chairs, said: “The Innovation Excellence Awards celebrate the best of the content and communications industry in the UK today.
“Innovation is distinct from invention, as it does not necessarily entail the creation of something entirely new. Instead, it focuses on introducing novel ideas or enhancing existing ones to meet the needs of customers, industry demands, and societal changes.
“Innovation is a vital means for organisations to remain relevant, competitive, and responsive in their respective industries and we want to celebrate it.
“We want to extend a huge congratulations to all the shortlisted brands and companies – they should be very proud of themselves.”
