Episode 207: Inside award-winning B2B campaigns and what they mean for marketing in 2026

Episode notes

In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands spoke with Paul Collier, CMO, FunnelFuel; Chris Omotosho, Managing Director, UK, Gravity Global; Nick Watmough, Executive Creative Director, The Croc; and Jon Buckthorp, Commercial Director, Differentiated. As we close out 2025, it only felt right to end with a conversation inspired by the year’s standout work. Drawing on insights from across agency, brand and creative leadership, the panel discusses what made this year’s award-winning campaigns at the B2B Marketing Awards resonate. The conversation opens with a focus on the growing role of emotion and creativity in B2B, with brands increasingly doing their best work by connecting on a human level. From there, the discussion turns to the rapid influence of AI, the rise of experiential marketing, and a noticeable shift away from product-first messaging in favor of more meaningful, human-to-human engagement in an increasingly AI-driven landscape. The panel also reflects on Gravity Global’s ‘Global B2B Agency of the Year’ win for the second year running, before diving deeper into some of the more thought-provoking themes emerging from the awards.

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