Now in their fourth year, the MARAs - hosted by specialist job board OnlyMarketingJobs.com - acknowledge the sterling efforts undertaken by niche marketing recruitment consultancies over the previous twelve months.
And with more individual companies than ever before scooping a category gong, MARA 2013 was a record-breaking year.
Winners of the First Choice Software headline-sponsored MARA 2013 were:
Recruitment Innovation
Finalists: Advanced Resource Managers, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, October, Propel, Purple Consultancy, Zebra People
Winner: Advanced Resource Managers
Best Recruitment Website
Finalists: Ambition, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, Digital Gurus, Forward Role, Preferred Choice, Propel, Vitamin T, Workfish
Winner: Forward Role
Best Regional Agency
Finalists: Brand Recruitment, Forward Role, FS1 Recruitment, Green Shoots Recruitment, The Candidate, Yolk Recruitment
Winner: The Candidate
Best Niche Agency
Finalists: LIVE Recruitment, MBN Recruitment, October, Preferred Choice, Propel, Reuben Sinclair, The Candidate, Zebra People
Highly Commended: Zebra People
Winner: LIVE Recruitment
Best Contract Recruitment Team
Finalists: Aspire Global Network, ConSol, Digital Gurus, EMR Search & Selection, Gemini Search, Purple Consultancy, Salt
Winner: Purple Consultancy
Best Newcomer
Finalists: Blu Digital, Markit Recruitment, Sphere Digital Recruitment, Truffle Talent
Winner: Sphere Digital Recruitment
Best Agency-Side Recruitment Team
Finalists: Digital Gurus, FS1 Recruitment, LIVE Recruitment, Propel, Purple Consultancy, Reuben Sinclair, Zulu Bravo
Winner: Reuben Sinclair
Best Client-Side Recruitment Team
Finalists: EMR Search & Selection, Career Moves Group, Cranberry Panda, Jackson Rose
Winner: EMR Search & Selection
Best Integrated Recruitment Team
Finalists: Gemini Search, Salt, Xcede Recruitment Solutions, Yolk Recruitment
Winner: Gemini Search
Best Candidate Service
Finalists: Ambition, Brand Recruitment, Cranberry Panda, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, Green Shoots Recruitment, LIVE Recruitment, Propel, Purple Consultancy, The Candidate, We Are Thomas*, Zulu Bravo
Highly Commended: Carrot Pharma
Winner: Zulu Bravo
Best Client Service
Finalists: Andy Knell, Brand Recruitment, Cranberry Panda, Career Legal, ConSol, Forward Role, MBN Recruitment, October, Preferred Choice, Salt, Sauce Recruitment, Zulu Bravo
Highly Commended: Zulu Bravo
Winner: Cranberry Panda
Best Company Video
Finalists: Ambition, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, Propel, Purple Consultancy, The Industry Club, Vitamin T
Winner: Purple Consultancy
Best Social Media Strategy
Finalists: Brand Recruitment, Cranberry Panda, CloudNine Social Media & Digital Talent, FS1 Recruitment, October, Propel, The Candidate Ltd
Winner: October
Recruitment Consultant of the Year
Finalists: Alex Marriner, Advanced Resource Managers; Gemma Aherne, Aspire Global Network; Elliot Harrison, Digital Gurus; Matt Nudds, Purple Consultancy; Alex Lewington, Reuben Sinclair; Alex Robinson, Reuben Sinclair; Maz Husain, The Candidate; Luke Adams, Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Monica Paul, Zulu Bravo
Winner: Maz Husain, The Candidate
Recruitment Boss of the Year
Finalists: Paul Farrer, Aspire Global Network; Caroline Foote, Career Moves Group; Graeme Hubert, ConSol; Shelley Pinto, Fashion & Retail Personnel; Steve Thompson, Forward Role; Adele Evans, FS1 Recruitment; Elliot Dell, Salt; Julian Vecchio, Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Zoe Botbol, Zulu Bravo
Winner: Zoe Botbol, Zulu Bravo
Agency of the Year
Finalists: All entrants were considered for the Agency of the Year
Winner: Zulu Bravo
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