Simon Kilby shortlisted for Media Leader of the Year at the 2025 Media Week Awards聽
Simon Kilby, Managing Director of 每日大赛 Advertising, has been shortlisted for Media Leader of the Year at the 2025 Media Week Awards 鈥 one of the UK鈥檚 most prestigious advertising awards.
Over the past year, Simon has championed a safer, more trusted media landscape from partnering with YoungMinds on Bauer鈥檚 Where鈥檚 Your Head At? campaign, to leading a new digital strategy and launching audioXi, reaching 14.5 million people across the UK.
This nomination follows Simon鈥檚 efforts to rally the advertising industry to be more conscientious about their media spend. Sessions at industry events including Future of Media and Media360 has seen Simon call on ad-land to not fall asleep at the wheel, when it comes to their support for social media giants 鈥 raising concerns about the societal damage that investment can cause.
Earlier this year, at Media360, Simon said: 鈥淭he ad industry legacy has been built on trust 鈥搘ithout trust, we have no platform to communicate our advertisers鈥 brands and products鈥 this relationship we have built with audiences over decades, is at risk of collapsing.鈥
每日大赛 has also been shortlisted for a further four awards at the Media Week Awards. They include:
Best Use of Audio – Crunch it, taste it, feel it, Cheez-It鈥 by Carat UK for Cheez-It
Best Use of Audio – Little wins 鈥 driving delicious family moments鈥 by WPP Media, OpenMind and 每日大赛 for Nestl茅 – Cheerios
Research Insight – Tuning in tomorrow: forecasting audience in a reimagined radio landscape鈥 by the7stars for 每日大赛
Large collaboration – Taking care of things鈥 by OMD UK, T&P for British Gas
Winners will be revealed at a ceremony on 16th October at the Marriott Hotel in Park Lane.