Say it ain’t true.

Oh, but it is.

Sorry to say that The Caples Awards is no more. It is an ex-awards show.

I hope that the ghost of Andi Emerson, founder, recognises the love and dedication that went into keeping it going for as long as we did in changing times.

Big thanks to the sponsors who allowed us to be the only free-to-enter global show for four years.

Mark Read, CEO at WPP. Andrew Robertson, President, BBDO Worldwide.  Chris Rawlinson, Founder of 42Courses.com. Bobby McGill, Founder and Publisher of BrandinginAsia.com. Warwick Leicester, Founder of rocket-media.net

Also thanks to the trustees of The Caples Awards, who kept the show alive after Andi Emerson passed on in 2008. Duncan Gray. Jonathan Butts. Gary Scheiner. René Eugster.

We’ve had some amazing Presidents.

Emma de la Fosse. Alfonso Marian. Nicky Bullard. Steve Aldridge. Ben Mooge. Laura Jordan-Bambach. David Harris.

Some heroic business leaders have been Courageous Client of the Year. (The Caples was the first creative festival to recognise the role clients play in great work.)

2020: Andrew Clarke, Global CEO, Mars Snacking

2021: Sarah Mayall, Head of Brand, HSBC UK

2022: Nayla Tueni, Editor-in-Chief, AnNahar Newspapers Lebanon

2023: Rankin Carroll, Global Chief Brand Officer, Mars

2024: Rifah Quadri, Head of marketing, easypaisa Pakistan.  

Thank you to the hundreds of judges who took the time and trouble to consider the work and debate it elegantly and energetically.

And bravo to all the winners.

We were happy that most of them went on to win at Cannes.