European Search Awards 2018

Call the team at Don’t Panic, and we are proud to say you won’t get a ticket number, a queue, or a bot asking you to press 1 for entries. What you will get is a real person on the other end of the phone, one who actually knows the awards you’re entering, the categories […]
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A natural fit for Don’t Panic and the Internationally Acclaimed Search and Agency Awards Kirstie joins Don’t Panic from the International Search Summit, where she spent six years helping grow the event into one of the search industry’s most recognised gatherings. That background puts her directly in step with the Search Awards across the globe, […]
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In our webinar, The Definitive Guide to Entering the Search Awards, a panel of seasoned judges, David Edmundson-Bird, Jim Banks, Dawn Anderson and Neville Hobson, walk through every section of the entry form and explain the dos and don’ts in simple terms. If you’re planning to enter any of our Search Awards this year, it’s essential […]
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The Brief Before the Brief – Guest Blog from David Pagatto, SIXGUN Sun Tzu wrote that every battle is won before it is fought. Most agency owners nod at that and move on. But if you take it seriously, really seriously, it changes how you run your first two weeks with a new client. The […]
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When I started Don’t Panic Events in 2005, I had one ambition: to run awards that genuinely meant something. Not just a party with trophies, but a credible, rigorously judged celebration of outstanding work. Twenty years on, we now deliver over 20 prestigious programmes a year, and increasingly, we’re delivering them across the globe. That […]
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We take the judging process seriously and so do our judges. To find out exactly what happens behind the scenes, we asked first-time Search Awards judge Sara Vordermeier to share her experience of the judging process from receiving your entries to deciding on winners. Who are you, and what’s your background in search/digital marketing? I’m […]
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With resources more stretched than ever and the never-ending pressure to deliver more with less, it would be reasonable to wonder why you’d spend time and resource on award entries. It’s even harder to commit that resource if you don’t have a clear framework for putting your entry together that gives you confidence you will be successful. But if you can requisition the resource and formalise your framework, winning awards […]
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As AI-powered search and generative engines evolve, traditional SEO signals alone are no longer enough. Large language models (LLMs) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) now evaluate trust, authority and verified expertise when deciding which brands to surface in AI-driven results. One of the strongest ways to build those signals? Industry awards. Award nominations and wins […]
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Awards are one of the most powerful, low-cost strategic tools in the boardroom arsenal, and the sharpest leaders know exactly how to use them. In a world where every brand, agency, and business claims to be innovative, trustworthy, and brilliant, how do you actually prove it? Independent validation. And that’s exactly what a well-chosen award […]
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