The UK Marketplace Award Categories
We’re thrilled to unveil the categories for The UK Marketplace Awards 2024, spotlighting excellence among Amazon Sellers and Vendors in the UK. These awards celebrate top performers and standout brands, offering a platform for businesses of all sizes to shine. With 21 diverse categories open for entry, we encourage you to showcase your achievements by submitting nominations in multiple areas. This is your opportunity to gain recognition, amplify your visibility and celebrate your achievements in this dynamic retail and ecommerce landscape.
Seller of the Year
The Seller award to top them all, celebrating the best seller across all of our featured category awards. This category does require a separate entry in order to be considered, but please do repeat your previous entry here, supplementing it with any further information you feel will help our judges choose.
To become Seller The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! You will be pitted against winners from all other categories, so ensure your entry clearly shows how you have over-performed not only within your category but also in terms of your overall strategy and results.
Vendor of the Year
The Vendor award to top them all, celebrating the best seller across all of our featured category awards. This category does require a separate entry in order to be considered, but please do repeat your previous entry here, supplementing it with any further information you feel will help our judges choose.
To become Vendor The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! You will be pitted against winners from all other categories, so ensure your entry clearly shows how you have over-performed not only within your category but also in terms of your overall strategy and results.
Best use of Paid
Our judges will be looking for an impeccable use of paid strategy to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have delivered great commercial performance and outsmarted their competition, or perhaps tested and achieved great results with new tools made available to them through Amazon Advertising. Results, performance and strategy are what we’re looking for.
To win Best Use of Paid, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Best use of Organic
Our judges will be looking for an impeccable use of organic strategy to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have delivered great commercial performance and outsmarted their competition, or perhaps tested and achieved great results through experimentation and split testing. Results, performance and strategy are what we’re looking for.
To win Best Use of Organic, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Best Small Business
To win this award, we are looking for Small businesses with less than £1m total turnover on Amazon who can demonstrate best-in-class Amazon strategy, sales growth and of course - profit.
To win Best Small Business our judges will be looking for a passionate business that has embraced Amazon to drive significant growth for their business. As with all our categories, you’ll be judged on your strategy, growth and success.
Rapid Growth Award
Our judges are looking to find the fastest-growing brand over the past year, regardless of whether you’re a new brand that went off like a rocket, or an established brand that’s injected some new pace and gained great results.
To win the Rapid Growth Award, our judges will be looking for clear, verifiable data, showing how and where you’ve grown and what results you’ve achieved. We’re considering both the size of the growth in cash terms, and percentage growth, to ensure both challenger and established brands can go head to head on this!
Best International Strategy
To win this award, we are looking for a business that has recently undertaken significant international expansion on the Amazon platform. Regardless of which markets you trade in, our judges will be awarding this award to businesses that have maximised the international opportunities open to them on Amazon to grow their business.
To win Best International Strategy our judges will be looking for a business that has embraced Amazon to drive significant international growth for their business. As with all our categories, you’ll be judged on your strategy, growth and success.
Most Innovative New Product
Amazon offers great new product development opportunities for brands, and to win this award, we're looking for a brand that has created new products specifically for the channel, and with great success.
To win Most Innovative New Product our judges will be looking for a business that has found a clear gap in the market on Amazon, launched a product into it, and seen great success with that product.
Best Campaign for Creative & Content
Our judges will be looking for an impeccable use of creativity on Amazon to win this award - whether that's in your strategy, or creative output across listing content, EBC/A+, video or storefronts, infographic images, video, adverts - whatever. We’ll be looking for brands that have delivered great commercial performance through content & creatives thinking outside the box and taking a 'different' approach to Amazon.
To win Best Use of Creative, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Marketplace Manager of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an individual that has excelled, grown and outperformed their peers in the past year. Whether that’s your career progression, results, personal development or personal brand - there's a lot of discretion in awarding this award, so over to you to tell us why you should win.
To become our Marketplace Manager of The Year, our judges will be looking for someone who can demonstrate clear personal achievement and progression above that of their peers and other entrants.
Leading Female in Amazon Business Award
Our judges are in search of a standout woman in the Amazon marketplace, one who has demonstrated exceptional growth, innovation, and leadership over the past year. This award acknowledges significant achievements in business performance, personal development, or brand establishment on Amazon. It's your opportunity to highlight why your journey and accomplishments distinguish you as a leading female in this competitive space.
Toys and Games Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Toys and Games Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Toys and Games, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Toys and Games Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Pets Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Pets Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Pets, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Pets Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Sports and Outdoors Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Sports and Outdoors Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Sports and Outdoors, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Sports and Outdoors Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Nutrition and Supplements Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Nutrition and Supplements Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Nutrition and Supplements, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Nutrition and Supplements Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Electronics Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Electronics Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Electronics, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Electronics Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Food and Grocery Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Food and Grocery Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Food and Grocery, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Food and Grocery Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Health and Beauty Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Health and Beauty Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Health and Beauty, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Health and Beauty Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Home, Kitchen, DIY and Interiors Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Home, Kitchen DIY and Interiors Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Home, DIY and Interiors, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Home, Kitchen, DIY and Interiors Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Kids and Baby Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Kids and Baby Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Kids and Baby, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Kids and Baby Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Apparel and Fashion Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Apparel and Fashion Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Apparel and Fashion, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Apparel and Fashion Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.
Alcohol Business of The Year
Our judges will be looking for an exceptional Alcohol Seller or Vendor to win this award. We’ll be looking for brands that have seen exceptional commercial success through selling Alcohol, with a clear strategy, focus and results.
To become Alcohol Business of The Year, our judges will be needing to see clear business objectives, budgets, KPIs, strategy and most of all results! The more clear and specific you can make your entry, and the more supporting information you can provide, the better.