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Digital industries awards success for NTU alumni

14 January 2020

NTU alumni Ben Wood and Gloria Lai recently celebrated picking up one of the digital industries elite awards, The Drum Recommends Grand Prix.

They both work for Hallam, a strategic digital marketing agency based in Nottingham, and this award celebrates Hallam as the top agency in the UK, voted by independent client reviews.

Ben's leadership was also recognised by Google, with the agency being awarded Google’s international Growing Businesses Award for EMEA.

Ben, Digital Director, graduated from NTU with a BA Hons Business Studies in 2010, joining Hallam in 2012 after working at Experian. He now leads a team of 35 professionals.

Gloria is a UX Designer for Hallam, joining the creative team in 2018 after graduating from NTU with a BA Hons in Graphic Design.

Ben commented, “I am proud that a Nottingham based business employing local graduates like myself has won an international award for innovative and powerful digital marketing campaigns”.

You can find out more information about Ben, Gloria and Hallam here