The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAWARDS) were first inspired by the extraordinary marketing campaigns that brands and their custodians created, against all odds, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

UMEAWARDS is on a mission to set a new standard of excellence in marketing. We champion effectiveness through smart leadership, inspiring insights, and the largest marketing effectiveness award in the land.

Through these Awards, we explore every year how well brands, marketers, and their agency partners have leveraged different media channels, digital and traditional, to create campaigns that have made a powerful impact on their target groups.

The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards are back to recognize the phenomenal work of marketing practitioners around the country. These Awards not only bring recognition but shed light on the issues that matter across the industry.

The 2026 Awards will be hosted on Friday, 11 December 2026, at Kampala Serena Hotel as a red-carpet, black-tie event, celebrating marketing excellence for projects and campaigns executed from November 2025 to October 2026.