DRPG Named Global Agency of the Year at the 2025 C&IT Awards

DRPG has been named Global Agency of the Year at the C&IT Awards 2025, recognising our transformation from a small film agency in 1980 to a truly global business with unified teams, world-class infrastructure, and creative delivery spanning three continents.

The accolade lands in a landmark year for us, our 45th anniversary, and coincidentally our 45th industry award of the year, underlining four and a half decades of creativity, innovation, and collaboration in the live, digital, and film space.

At C&IT Awards on Friday 17 October we also won Gold for Best Celebratory Event with JLR and were shortlisted for Conference of the Year (Nationwide Retail Leaders Event), Incentive Event of the Year (Avaya - Costa Rica), Consumer Goods Event of the Year (No 7 -Training Event) and Internal Comms Event of the Year (PPC - Power of Electricity).

Our global success has been defined by expansion and integration, connecting people, clients, and ideas across borders to deliver consistent, innovative, and impactful communications at scale.

The journey we are on to becoming a global agency began over four decades ago, but the past five years have seen our international presence accelerate dramatically. Through bold acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and sustained investment in people and technology, we have evolved into a global network united by the purpose to create communications that inspire, engage, and deliver results, wherever our clients are in the world.

In Europe, the launch of DRPG Germany in 2018 firmly embedded our group into the European market. The region has become a hub for thought leadership and collaboration, driven by initiatives such as RheinTalk, our German-language thought leadership series, which continues to strengthen regional relationships and creative exchange.

Dagmar Mackett, Managing Director of DRP Germany, said, “Our strength lies in the breadth of what we offer, from live events and film to digital, strategy, and communications. Whether we’re producing a broadcast, an event, or a campaign, the approach is always the same: collaboration, shared insight, and creating value through integrated delivery.”

Across North America, DRPG has established a powerful footprint following the acquisitions of A-Vision in 2021 and The Special Event Company (TSEC) in 2024. This strategic growth has enabled us to build a fully operational US presence, empowering us to deliver world-class live experiences for global brands including Lenovo, Pepsi, GSK, and BT.

Through strategic partnerships, we have further extended our global influence. The More Than Experience alliance with Maritz Global Events has redefined what international collaboration looks like, combining DRPG’s creative innovation with Maritz’s scale to co-develop transformative experiences for some of the world’s biggest brands.

Matt Franks, Global Director of Events at DRPG and CEO of The Special Event Company (TSEC), added: “For our clients, DRPG represents one connected network, a single global agency capable of delivering creative excellence anywhere in the world. Quality, creativity, service, consistency, time and cost efficiency: these are the reasons our clients see us as their agency of choice.”

Together, these developments have created a unified, interconnected global agency that blends local expertise with international consistency, ensuring every client benefits from the same standard of excellence, creativity, and care, no matter where in the world they engage with DRPG.

Our international success has been matched by exceptional financial growth and performance. In 2025, international work accounts for 28% of total group activity, with projections set to exceed 35% in 2026. Following the TSEC acquisition, North American revenue has doubled while EBITDA has grown by 94%.

Many clients, including BT, GSK, JLR, Novo Nordisk, Ferrari, IFS, and Lenovo, now partner with DRPG across multiple territories, benefitting from a single point of global service that delivers consistency, efficiency, and creativity without compromise.

Dale Parmenter, CEO and founder of DRPG, said, “This award couldn’t be more symbolic - 45 years, 45 awards, and recognition as Global Agency of the Year. We’ve built something truly unique, one agency, that delivers globally, thinks locally, and collaborates well.

“For me, it’s a moment to celebrate the people who make DRPG what it is. Every success, every evolution, has come from the talent, passion, and dedication of our teams around the world. This award belongs to them.”