Have you earned the title of Independent Financial Influencer of the Year?

Entry guide: Independent Financial Influencer of the Year

Jan 06, 2025

Have you earned the title of Independent Financial Influencer of the Year?

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The trophy for Independent Financial Influencer of the Year will be awarded to the best independent financial influencer of 2024.

Entering is a great way to raise your profile and highlight your achievements.

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the most impactful independent financial influencer during 2024.

This is a showcase for anyone who creates their own content independently of established media brands. It can be a blog, podcast, video or social media, or a mixture of different elements.

Did you create fresh and original content on money matters? Did you build a strong, engaged audience? Did you present well-researched, accurate information?

Entries will close at 11pm on Friday 7 February 2025 for the journalist categories. Please note, for the 2025 awards, entries will NOT be accepted after the entry deadline due to a limited judging time frame.

You'll need to submit:

A short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) explaining why you should be considered for this award and why your submission deserves to win.
Three attachments of your content, e.g. blog, podcast, video or social media, or a mixture of different elements, showcasing your skill as an independent financial influencer
A headshot of yourself for use in relevant Awards collateral and on the night at the Headlinemoney Awards ceremony.

Judges refer extensively to supporting statements during their deliberations, so be sure to include:

Pieces that show a selection of your content on a variety of topics, to show your range.
A clear explanation of where your pieces were posted/published and any useful background/context for each.
Relevant info so judges can see the impact of your work
Any positive outcomes from your submissions, e.g. help for your audience/consumers/industry, debate in Parliament, change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc.
Evidence of your dedication, professionalism and reputation for efficiency.

When looking at your three examples of work, judges are likely to consider:

Is your content well produced, accurate and useful for the audience concerned?
Are your submissions fresh and original? Do they explore new angles or provide new warnings?
Do they contain exclusive or hard-hitting investigative work? Or comprehensive/informative surveys?
Are your submissions campaigning and/or include a call-to-action?
Did you make accurate predictions/forecasts?
Did your submissions produce a positive result? For example, prompt a change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc?
Where relevant, do they contain sensible tips for your audience, further steps, etc?
Do your submissions make good use of aids such as graphics, tables, graphs, break-out boxes, case studies, etc?

Shortlisting, judging & winners

Entries submitted by journalists across all categories will initially be shortlisted by a panel of judges and announced in April 2025.

After shortlisting, the final and all-important judging phase to decide all the category winners will take place. Judging panels include over a hundred judges comprising senior financial journalists, editors and PRs drawn from around the UK’s financial media.

Widely acknowledged as the biggest night of the year for the UK’s money media, the industry will come together on Wednesday 16 July 2025, where the winners will be revealed at The Brewery in London, at the Headlinemoney Awards 2025.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries!

Contacts

Event enquiries
Vicky Finch
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Entry enquiries
Claire Beard
claire.desilva@headlinemoney.co.uk

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