Why we're awarding two Best of Shows at this year's Brand Impact Awards

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(Image credit: Future/Taxi Studio)

For the first time in almost a decade, there are two Best of Show Awards at the Brand Impact Awards.

Why? Because we feel it’s important to acknowledge, at the highest level of the scheme, that the DNA of a high-impact campaign and a beautiful-yet-robust identity system, built for longevity, are fundamentally different.

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Nick Carson
Brand writer and consultant

Nick has worked with world-class agencies including Wolff Olins, Taxi Studio and Vault49 on brand storytelling, tone of voice and verbal strategy for global brands such as Virgin, TikTok, and Bite Back 2030. Nick launched the Brand Impact Awards in 2013 while editor of Computer Arts, and remains chair of judges. He's written for Creative Bloq on design and branding matters since the site's launch.