X Mike HendrixenMarketing & PR
Recognition · 2013 – 2025

Awards & nominations

Almost 50 awards and rankings, nearly all won with the Vertigo 6 team and our clients. From the Dutch SAN Accenten to best agency in Europe.

The Vertigo 6 team with awards
Personal

PR100

Marketing Report Netherlands & Belgium’s list of the most influential PR professionals in the Netherlands. From #36 to #3 in three years.

  1. 2023
    #36
  2. 2024
    #9
  3. 2025
    #3
  4. 2026
    Dec.
8×
in the FONK top list, 2018 – 2025
17
Digital Impact Awards
7
European Excellence Awards
9,83
highest client score ever (FONK 2021)
European Excellence Awards FONK 150 Digital Impact Awards Emerce 100 Digital Communication Awards Cross Media Awards SAN Accenten FD Gazellen

2025

PR100 #3

#3 in the PR100

Marketing Report Nederland & België

The list of the most influential PR professionals in the Netherlands. From #36 (2023) via #9 (2024) to #3.

#1

Best Mid-Sized PR Agency in the Netherlands

FONK150 · FONK Magazine

Average client score 9.42, with a 9.8 for both creativity and proactivity.

Gold

3× Gold, 4× Silver, 5× Bronze

Digital Impact Awards London · Communicate Magazine

Won in all 12 nominated categories, with clients such as DAS Import, MGA (L.O.L. Surprise!, Miniverse), Walibi Holland, Sligro and Logitech.

#2

Best Social & Content Agency

Emerce100

Second place for the second year running, with Vortex, part of Happy Horizon.

2024

PR100 #9

#9 in the PR100

Marketing Report Nederland & België

Most influential PR professionals in the Netherlands.

#1

Best PR Agency in the Netherlands

FONK150 · FONK Magazine

Average client score 9.5: best for the second year in a row.

Gold

1× Gold, 2× Silver

Digital Impact Awards London

Gold for Logitech Logi PLAY Masterclass. Silver for Electronic Arts (The Sims) and the OnePlus 12 Pop-Up.

#2

Best Social & Content Agency

Emerce100

Second place, with Vortex.

2023

6× in a row

FD Gazelle 2018 – 2023

Het Financieele Dagblad

Six years in a row (2018 to 2023) one of the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands.

PR100 #36

#36 in the PR100

Marketing Report Nederland & België

First entry in the list of most influential PR professionals.

Gold

2× Gold

European Excellence Awards · Berlijn

For Letterprins (Radboud University) in Science & Education and Data-driven & Automated Communication. Vertigo 6 handled PR and social.

#1

Best PR Agency in the Netherlands

FONK150 · FONK Magazine

Client score 9.65, in the top 10 for the sixth year running.

#1

Best Social & Content Agency

Emerce100

6.5 out of 7 stars.

Bronze

2× Bronze

Digital Impact Awards London

For Letterprins: making digital communication more accessible for people with intellectual disabilities.

2022

Gold

Best Entertainment & Culture Campaign

European Excellence Awards

Farming Simulator 22 for Plaion Benelux.

#1

Best Full Service Agency

FONK150 · FONK Magazine

Client score 9.76 and 9.92 for creativity.

Bronze

2× Bronze

Digital Communication Awards

Best Community Engagement (Farming Simulator 22) and Best Multichannel Campaign (UEFA FUTSAL EURO 2022).

Winner

Best Event

Cross Media Awards

UEFA FUTSAL EURO 2022, with the KNVB and UEFA.

Winner

Best Smart Idea

SAN Accenten

A hyperlocal campaign for Farming Simulator 22 that smashed CTR benchmarks and sales targets.

2021

#1

Number 1 overall

FONK100 · FONK Magazine

Client score 9.83 and a 10.0 for service: an all-time high.

Gold

Best Community Engagement Campaign

Digital Communication Awards · Berlijn

U-Night with ESL Benelux. Gold for the third year running.

Winner

Best Cross Media Agency in the Netherlands

Cross Media Awards

“What a winner!” according to the jury.

Winner

Smart Idea

SAN Accenten

Logitech G Happy New Gear, with Twitch streamer Egbert and radio DJ Daniel Lippens.

2020

Gold

1× Gold, 2× Bronze

European Excellence Awards

Gold for the Studiekeuze123 Instagram growth campaign, bronze for the F1 2020 launch.

#1

Mid-size Full Service Agency

FONK50

Client score 9.51 and highest-ranked B2C agency on the list.

Gold

Best European Influencer Campaign

Digital Communication Awards

The Sims 4 & GenZ.

2019

Winner

Best European Agency (Small/Mid-size)

European Excellence Awards · Lissabon

Market leader in entertainment and youth communication.

#2

Mid-size Full Service Agency

FONK50

Client score 9.28.

Winner

Best European Influencer Campaign

Digital Communication Awards

#FIFA19VILLA, shortlisted alongside Mercedes-Benz, BBC and Nikon.

Winner

Best Event

Cross Media Awards

EA Sports FIFA 19 launch.

2018

Winner

New Kids on the Block: best young agency

SAN Accenten

“With much excitement combined with a healthy dose of no-nonsense, Vertigo 6 creates buzz for every brand.”

#1

Best Small Agency

FONK50

Client score 9.49: highest new entry.

Winner

Best Leisure Campaign

SAN Accenten

Ziggo eBattle, out of 292 entries.

Winner

Best Event

Cross Media Awards

FIFA 18 Xperience: “a brilliant event”.

2013

Winner

Public Award

New Venture Gelderland · Creatielab

The Lekker coffee filter, chosen from 55 innovative companies in the province of Gelderland.

2001

Winner

Heineken Student Music Award

Paradiso Amsterdam · met Charing X

With my band Charing X, named best student band in the Netherlands, at Paradiso.

Award night: the Vertigo 6 team on stage
Award night: the Vertigo 6 team on stage
European Excellence Award 2023 · Letterprins (Radboud University)
European Excellence Award 2023 · Letterprins (Radboud University)
European Excellence Award 2022 · Farming Simulator 22 (Koch Media)
European Excellence Award 2022 · Farming Simulator 22 (Koch Media)
Marketing Report TV: Bas Vlugt interviews Mike
Marketing Report TV: Bas Vlugt interviews Mike

“Vertigo 6 knows exactly what drives younger generations, through which media they can be reached and how the brand and its values fit in this approach.”

Guda van Noort — jury chair, SAN New Kids on the Block 2018

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