Two missiontm Agencies have been confirmed as finalists in this year's B2B Marketing Awards, which aims to champion the best examples in B2B communications.

April Six has been shortlisted in the B2B Marketing Communications Agency of the Year category and Most Commercially Successful Campaign category for their work on VMware's 'People like you' campaign.

Speed's Business & Corporate team has also been shortlisted as a finalist in the B2B PR Agency of the Year category, marking the second consecutive year Speed has been a finalist at the awards in this category.

"In our first year as a newly merged Agency, we have gone from strength to strength," said Kelly Pepworth, Managing Partner, Business & Corporate at Speed. "This shortlist recognises the hard work of the team and the confidence of our great Clients to deliver work that has a real impact on business growth and reputation. We call it pairing business brains with creative muscle, and it's clearly paying off."

Fiona Shepherd, CEO of April Six, said: "The last few years have been exhilarating and we have truly expanded our capabilities, global footprint and amazing Client portfolio. Our shortlisted awards are a great acknowledgement of everything the teams have achieved."

The winners of the B2B Marketing Awards will be announced on 19th November at The Honourable Artillery Company Museum in London.

April Six and Speed Communications are part of The Mission Marketing Group plc (the missiontm), the marketing communications and advertising group including bigdog, Bray Leino, Mongoose, Proof, RLA, Robson Brown, Solaris, Splash, Story and ThinkBDW.

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