Experiential Agency of the Year at 2026 CNA Awards
Aeorema Communications plc announced that its brand experience agency, Cheerful Twentyfirst, has won Experiential Agency of the Year at the 2026 Conference News Agency Awards, also securing Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time. This recognition, achieved against larger competitors, highlights the agency's consistent delivery of world-class creative and experiential work, strengthening the Group's market position and supporting its pursuit of high-value projects. The Board believes these accolades underscore the company's effectiveness and ambition in delivering measurable client outcomes.
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Also recognised as Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time
Aeorema Communications plc (AIM: AEO), a leading strategic communications group, is pleased to announce that its brand experience agency, Cheerful Twentyfirst, has been awarded Experiential Agency of the Year at the 2026 Conference News Agency Awards ("CNAAs"). The agency also won Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time.
The CNAAs are among the UK's leading industry awards for the events and experiential sector, recognising excellence in creativity, delivery and measurable impact for clients.
Experiential Agency of the Year is awarded to agencies that deliver best-in-class brand experiences, combining strategic insight, executional excellence and demonstrable client outcomes, and is widely regarded as one of the most significant honours in the sector.
Fellow agency finalists represent some of the best of the world's brand experience outfits, with headcounts as big as 20x the size of Cheerful Twentyfirst. These two new wins underline Cheerful Twentyfirst's ability to consistently deliver world-class creative and experiential work at a level that stands alongside, and often exceeds, much larger competitors.
The Experiential Agency of the Year award reflects the calibre, ambition and effectiveness of the Company's broader client delivery across international brands, while winning Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time highlights the depth and consistency of its creative capability.
The Board believes this recognition further strengthens the Group's positioning with major clients and supports its continued momentum in securing high-value experiential projects.
Commenting on the awards, Steve Quah, CEO of Aeorema Communications plc, said: "These awards reflect how we operate as a business; with bravery, bold creative and an 'audience above all' mentality.
"We're a relatively small team compared to many of the agencies we pitch against, but we consistently punch above our weight and have done for some time now. That's not by accident. It's down to having senior people close to the work, a clear focus on creativity and a real emphasis on delivering for clients.
"To be recognised as Experiential Agency of the Year, and to also pick up Creative Team of the Year again, against agencies many times our size, is a strong endorsement of that model. More importantly, it reflects the results we're delivering for clients and the momentum we're continuing to build across the business."
Cheerful Twentyfirst: Experiential Agency of the Year
| Aeorema Communications plc Andrew Harvey | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7291 0444 |
| Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker) John Depasquale (Corporate Finance) Kelly Gardiner / Joscelin Pinnington / Lauren Wright (Sales & Corporate Broking) | Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656 |
| Shard Capital Stockbrokers Limited (Broker for the purpose of the share buyback) Simon Niven | Tel: +44 (0)207 186 9950 |
| St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR) Paul Dulieu / Isabel de Salis/ William Turner | aeorema@stbridespartners.co.uk |
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