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355                    <span class="news-item__title">Zora Marketing Named Finalist in the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards for High-Impact B2B Campaign with WTTB</span>
356                    <span class="news-item__published">Published – 22.09.2026</span>
357                    <span class="news-item__subtext">The Global Digital Excellence Awards has officially revealed its 2026 shortlist, celebrating outstanding digital innovation, strategy, and results from around the world. Among this year’s top contenders is independent digital consultancy&nbsp;Zora Marketing, where sole-director Hannah Zora Strong secured a coveted spot in the final three for her work on the WTTB LinkedIn Ads re-engagement campaign. [&hellip;]</span>
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370                    <span class="news-item__title">Zora Marketing Named Finalist in the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards for High-Impact B2B Campaign with WTTB</span>
371                    <span class="news-item__subtext">The Global Digital Excellence Awards has officially revealed its 2026 shortlist, celebrating outstanding digital innovation, strategy, and results from around the world. Among this year’s top contenders is independent digital consultancy&nbsp;Zora Marketing, where sole-director Hannah Zora Strong secured a coveted spot in the final three for her work on the WTTB LinkedIn Ads re-engagement campaign. [&hellip;]</span>
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377                    <span class="news-item__title">Localsearch Shortlisted in Four Categories at the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards</span>
378                    <span class="news-item__subtext">We&#8217;re pleased to share that Localsearch has been shortlisted across four categories at the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards, for paid search, paid social and Meta advertising. These nominations reflect the regional expertise, hands-on account management and measurable growth that go into every campaign we run for Australian small businesses. Who we are and what [&hellip;]</span>
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384                    <span class="news-item__title">Inside the Trends That Turn Good Campaigns into Award Winners</span>
385                    <span class="news-item__subtext">What are the top marketing trends that could shape the coming year and be award-winning. We look at the focus on search behaviour, social media innovations, content strategies, business culture shifts, and actionable insights for agencies and in-house teams aiming to set new benchmarks. Search Trends: Intent and Immersive Experiences Take Centre Stage With AI evolving and [&hellip;]</span>
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392                    <span class="news-item__subtext">The Global Digital Excellence Awards celebrate the very best in digital innovation worldwide. Recognising organisations, teams, and individuals who are leading the way in digital transformation, marketing, technology, and creativity, these awards showcase excellence across all industries and regions. Whether you’re a multinational corporation, a small startup, or an individual digital professional, the Global Digital [&hellip;]</span>
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398                    <span class="news-item__title">Castleberry Stands Out Globally: Silver at the Global Digital Excellence Awards</span>
399                    <span class="news-item__subtext">Castleberry share what their silver award at the Global Digital Excellence Awards in the Content Agency of the Year category means to the team. Castleberry&#8217;s participation in the Global Digital Excellence Awards features projects that reflect our core philosophy: treating content as strategic infrastructure. From the creation of Mateo Meo, a virtual B2B influencer for the global telecommunications market, [&hellip;]</span>
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406                    <span class="news-item__subtext">Introducing Adsy a new content marketing platform. Human creativity has evolved and developed over thousands of years. And now, we stand here, in 2025, with lots of mind-blowing content surrounding us. Adsy, as a Content Marketing Platform, gracefully meets the challenge.  That’s why we are incredibly excited to be among the finalists in the “Standout [&hellip;]</span>
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412                    <span class="news-item__title">94N Digital Shortlisted for Global Digital Excellence Awards for Transformational PPC Work with Plumb2U</span>
413                    <span class="news-item__subtext">94N share their award recognition at the Global Digital Excellence Awards and beyond. When Plumb2U approached us, they were spiraling — down 34% year-on-year, nearly £1M lost in 2024, and the outlook was bleak. Our mission? Reverse the decline and scale Google Ads from £100K to £400K per month — without burning through ROAS. Instead [&hellip;]</span>
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419                    <span class="news-item__title">Logic Design Shortlisted For 2 Global Digital Excellence Awards</span>
420                    <span class="news-item__subtext">Logic are proud to have been shortlisted for 2 Global Digital Excellence Awards!   We’re finalists for Standout B2C Website of the Year and Standout B2C SEO Campaign of the Year – both incredible awards that reflect our hard work on these campaigns. Our team put their all into getting great results for our clients, [&hellip;]</span>
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655                                    <option value="Saint Martin">Saint Martin</option>
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666                                    <option value="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</option>
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674                                    <option value="South Sudan">South Sudan</option>
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700                                    <option value="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</option>
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708                                    <option value="Vatican City">Vatican City</option>
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711                                    <option value="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</option>
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