Two nominations for Shaka Social at the Prolific North Marketing Awards 2026
A bit of exciting news from Shaka HQ. We've been shortlisted for not one, but two awards at the Prolific North Marketing Awards 2026!
We're in the running for Best E-commerce/Retail Campaign for our work with the brilliant team at Gardeners Dream, alongside a nomination for New Agency to Watch.
Two very different categories, but both mean a huge amount to us. One recognises the work we're producing for our clients, while the other celebrates the agency and team we're building here in Glasgow.
Growing together with Gardeners Dream
Our work with Gardeners Dream has earned us a spot on the shortlist for Best E-commerce/Retail Campaign, and we're particularly proud of this one.
The challenge was to build a paid social approach that didn't just deliver results in the short term, but could grow alongside the business.
Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we developed a bespoke paid social system around Gardeners Dream's ambitions, with scalability built in from day one.
It's exactly the kind of work we love getting stuck into at Shaka. Bringing creative thinking and performance together, testing what works and building something that delivers genuine value for the business.
“No agency comes close to them for how Shaka Social blend creative and performance, two areas that can quite often be disconnected; they piece together perfectly.”
Cameron McLean, Head of Marketing & Website E-Commerce, Gardeners Dream
A big thank you to the team at Gardeners Dream for putting their trust in us. Great work comes from great partnerships, and having clients who are open to ideas, collaboration and trying new things makes all the difference.
An agency to watch? We like the sound of that.
Our second nomination, New Agency to Watch, is a pretty special one for the whole team.
It's been a big year for Shaka.
We've welcomed some brilliant new faces, expanded our Glasgow HQ and continued to grow the work we're doing with brands across the UK and beyond.
We also picked up a shortlist nomination at the UK Social Media Awards earlier this year for our work with Skyscanner.
But beyond the new faces, bigger office and awards recognition, what we're most proud of is the team we're building and the standard of work we're putting out.
Being named among the agencies to watch is a lovely bit of recognition for everyone who's played a part in getting us here.
“What's really nice about these two nominations is that they recognise two things we've put a huge amount of energy into at Shaka: the quality of work we're producing for our clients and the kind of agency we're trying to build.
We've grown quite a bit over the past year, welcomed some brilliant people into the team and taken on some really exciting projects. But growth for the sake of growth has never been the goal. We want to build an agency that's known for doing genuinely great work, where people enjoy coming to work and where our clients feel like we're an extension of their team.
To have both sides of that recognised is pretty special. I'm really proud of everyone involved, and I feel like we're only just getting started.”
Grant Macdonald, Co-Founder, Shaka Social
Manchester, here we come!
We'll be heading down to Manchester this November for the awards, and we're looking forward to celebrating alongside some of the best agencies and marketing teams in the industry.
A massive well done to all the other shortlisted teams, and a big thank you to our clients and everyone at Shaka who makes moments like this possible.
View the full Prolific North Marketing Awards 2026 Shortlist here: https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/marketing-awards-2026-shortlist/
Fingers crossed we bring something shiny back to Glasgow.
See you in Manchester! 🤙