YouTube Works Awards
Nordic YouTube Works Awards
About the Awards
Over the past decade, marketers have redefined how they communicate with consumers. From the heartwarming to the heart-racing — and everything in between — YouTube has seen how incredible digital content can drive equally powerful results.
The Nordic YouTube Works Awards celebrate and champion the brilliant minds producing the most innovative and effective campaigns on YouTube in the Nordic countries past year. Originally started in the UK, the YouTube Works Awards are celebrated in 15+ markets.
Questions? Contact youtube-works-nordics@google.com.
Categories
Creative Innovation
This category rewards the best creative idea that has brought about great business results. We will reward the genius of the idea, how it was represented on the screen and the ability to make the most of the idea through YouTube tools. What will make the difference will be the stories of impact and the small details that have contributed to the success.
We are searching for campaigns that for example dared to stand out to make an impact, that leveraged audience insights to make their story more relevant, that created a story with a clear hook in the beginning to secure viewer attention, that leveraged differend ad formats to create a compelling story and more.
Masterful Media Planning
Celebrating the campaign that best exemplifies brilliant media planning. From ideation to execution, this campaign soared thanks to a stroke of media planning genius.
Did you delight your intended audience with the right story at the right time? Did you guide your campaign with compelling media insights that brought your creative to life? This award recognizes the vital role of media planning and strategy in separating the good campaigns from the great.
Action Driver
Celebrating the campaign that best demonstrates how YouTube was used to drive customers to action in decision-making moments.
We want to see how your campaign made your audience do something in the real world. Did you drive thousands of sign-ups, prompt consumers down a path to purchase, or even trigger a global movement? Big or small, we want to see how you sparked action.
Brands as Creators
This category rewards brands that drove great results through a foundational understanding of either YouTube culture, creators or communities – becoming a part of the cultural zeitgeist
This brand crafts content informed by consumer trends and knows how to nurture passionate online communities. It meets audiences where and how they want to watch, delivering entertainment and inspiration – just like a creator.
Grand Prix
Celebrating the most effective, creative, and innovative campaign that also drove exceptional business results.
The Grand Prix is our top prize; awarded to the campaign that breaks ground in multiple ways. This isn’t a category you can enter, but one you can hope to win if you show that your campaign checks all of the boxes.
Judges
They’ve been there, done that, and got a few trophies themselves. Our judges will bring specialized expertise and significant experience across the industry and category spectrums.
Jais Holm Skylvad
Global Head of Content Studio,
The Barn, Arla Foods
Mette Hørdum
CEO, Partner & Creative Strategist,
PONG
Jesper S. Jørgensen
CEO,
EssenceMediacom Denmark
Emma Zanderholm
Head of Digital,
Publicis Groupe
Emelie Överdahl
Head of Content and Optimization Studio,
Volvo Cars
Caroline Andersson
Art Director, Åkestam Holst
Eka Ruola
Chief Creative Officer,
Nitro
Inna-Pirjetta Lahti
Founder & CEO,
Ping Helsinki
Outi Lindberg
Head of Marketing, Finland,
Valio
Lisa Marie Henriksen
Team Lead Programmatic,
Dentsu
Thea Helmen Groth
Head of Media & Communication,
Orkla Norge, Orkla
Gunnar Stensaker
CEO,
TRY Opt
Caio Franchi
Head of Creative Works Northern Europe,
Contest begins
February 2, 2023
Submissions end
March 10, 2023
Winners announced
May 3, 2023
YOUTUBE WORKS AWARD WINNERS
2023 Winners
Brands and agencies from across the Nordics brought forward 2022’s most creative, compelling, and effective campaigns to the YouTube Works Awards – congratulations to all the winners!
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