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26 March 2026

Aeorema Communications plc

("Aeorema", the "Company" or the "Group")

Cheerful Twentyfirst wins Experiential Agency of the Year at 2026 CNA Awards

Also recognised as Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time

Aeorema Communications plc (AIM: AEO), a leading strategic communications group, is pleased to announce that its brand experience agency, Cheerful Twentyfirst, has been awarded Experiential Agency of the Year at the 2026 Conference News Agency Awards ("CNAAs"). The agency also won Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time.

The CNAAs are among the UK's leading industry awards for the events and experiential sector, recognising excellence in creativity, delivery and measurable impact for clients.

Experiential Agency of the Year is awarded to agencies that deliver best-in-class brand experiences, combining strategic insight, executional excellence and demonstrable client outcomes, and is widely regarded as one of the most significant honours in the sector.

Fellow agency finalists represent some of the best of the world's brand experience outfits, with headcounts as big as 20x the size of Cheerful Twentyfirst. These two new wins underline Cheerful Twentyfirst's ability to consistently deliver world-class creative and experiential work at a level that stands alongside, and often exceeds, much larger competitors.

The Experiential Agency of the Year award reflects the calibre, ambition and effectiveness of the Company's broader client delivery across international brands, while winning Creative Team of the Year for the seventh time highlights the depth and consistency of its creative capability.

The Board believes this recognition further strengthens the Group's positioning with major clients and supports its continued momentum in securing high-value experiential projects.

Commenting on the awards, Steve Quah, CEO of Aeorema Communications plc, said: "These awards reflect how we operate as a business; with bravery, bold creative and an 'audience above all' mentality.

"We're a relatively small team compared to many of the agencies we pitch against, but we consistently punch above our weight and have done for some time now. That's not by accident. It's down to having senior people close to the work, a clear focus on creativity and a real emphasis on delivering for clients.

"To be recognised as Experiential Agency of the Year, and to also pick up Creative Team of the Year again, against agencies many times our size, is a strong endorsement of that model. More importantly, it reflects the results we're delivering for clients and the momentum we're continuing to build across the business."

Cheerful Twentyfirst: Experiential Agency of the Year

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Notes to Editors

Aeorema Communications plc, (AIM: AEO) is a leading strategic communications group with offices in London, New York and Amsterdam. The Group provides bespoke event services, comprising live, virtual, and hybrid experiences to an established international blue-chip client base spanning a broad range of sectors, including finance, professional services, advertising, IT, gaming, fashion, fintech, and beverages. The Group also provides high level consultancy services to help clients maximise and deliver on their long-term communication strategies over multiple event and film touchpoints. 

Aeorema delivers these services via its fully owned companies Cheerful Twentyfirst and Cheerful Twentyfirst, Inc. (the North American arm of Cheerful Twentyfirst) www.cheerfultwentyfirst.com), two live events agencies with film capabilities that specialise in devising and delivering corporate communication solutions. The Group also operates Eventful Limited (www.eventful.co.uk), which provides consultative, high-touch services including assisting clients with venue sourcing, event management and incentive travel. With more than 56 years of combined operating experience and extensive award wins, Aeorema is a recognised industry thought leader. 

Central to all that the Group does is its Corporate Social Responsibility charter, which is focussed on ensuring sustainable, inclusive and ethical business operations. To this end, the Group is a pioneer in delivering innovative strategies and services, including a client carbon measurement programme to establish a formal structure and approach around reducing emissions and offsetting both its own and its clients' carbon footprint. 

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