WINNERS
BEST CAMPAIGNS AND CATEGORIES
B2B Marketing Campaign
B2B Marketing Campaign
- IFPC: From Morning to Midnight: IFPC Hits All the Right Notes at IFT FIRST
- Tech Mahindra: AI Delivered Right
- Toppan Merrill: We’ve changed the game. Meet Quinn.
- twentytwo & brand: Castillo Engineering: Entering the Utility-Scale Market
B2B Marketing Campaign
B2C Marketing Campaign
B2C Marketing Campaign
- Adobe: The Unfinished Film
- Brand Ave. Studios: Jewel-Osco Electric Anniversary Campaign
- Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare: Faces of Medicaid
B2C Marketing Campaign
Brand Launch
Brand Launch
- Adobe: Premiere on iPhone
- Kooner Fleet Management Solutions: FleetIQ, Powered by Kooner Fleet Management Solutions
Brand Launch
Cause-Related Marketing
Cause-Related Marketing
- American Gaming Association: Responsible Gaming: Play Smart from the Start
- Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare: Faces of Medicaid
- ESPN: Take Back Sports
- Genesis Motor America: Performance Meets Purpose: Genesis and U.S. Soccer Foundation Create Safe Places to Play in Underserved Communities
- Renown Health: Removing Barriers to Care: Renown Health’s Campaign to Increase Access to No-Cost Breast Imaging
- Shop LC: Shop LC Your Purchase Feeds
Cause-Related Marketing
Content Marketing Strategy
Content Marketing Strategy
- NinetyEight: Pingu: The Noot Noot Phenomenon
Content Marketing Strategy
Corporate or Brand Website
Corporate or Brand Website
- American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics: AIAA Aerospace America Website Relaunch
- Cloudera
- LCRA Parks: LCRA Parks Website Redesign
- SWCA Environmental Consultants: SWCA.com Redesign
Corporate or Brand Website
Crisis Response
Crisis Response
- Genesis Motor North America: Genesis Invitational - California Rises Initiative
Data-Driven Marketing Campaign
Data-Driven Marketing Campaign
- Paysafe: From Affiliates to Efficiency: Paysafe’s Data-Led Digital Transformation
- Philip Morris Japan: IQOS Together X 2025
- The University of Texas at Dallas: The Future Demands Different
Data-Driven Marketing Campaign
Digital Advertising Campaign
Digital Advertising Campaign
- Dealer Stream: Connected TV
- Ingalls Shipbuilding: Skilled Hands. Steady Work.
- Maximus: Maximus Big Brand Innovation Campaign
- Paysafe: From Affiliates to Efficiency: Paysafe’s Data-Led Digital Transformation
Digital Advertising Campaign
Event Strategy
Event Strategy
- Bitso Business: Stablecoin Conference 2025
- Cloudera: EVOLVE - Cloudera
- Henkel: Henkel House
- Marquette University: The Inauguration of Marquette University’s 25th President
- Morrison Healthcare: Morrison Healthcare Operational Excellence event
- SWCA Environmental Consultants: NOW That's What We Call Employee Ownership
Experiential Marketing Campaign
Experiential Marketing Campaign
- Deeplocal: Torani: Flavor Factory
- Henkel: Henkel House
Experiential Marketing Campaign
Inclusive Marketing
Inclusive Marketing
- Cloudera: Cloudera Women Leaders in Technology Program (WLIT)
Inclusive Marketing
Influencer Campaign
Influencer Campaign
- Adobe: The Great Big MAX Creator Challenge
- Diageo (Ketel One Vodka and Tanqueray Gin): 'Sip Into The White Lotus'
- John Deere: From Planning to Harvest: Farming’s Reality
- M Booth Health: Lactaid Dairy Baddies Campaign
- pocket.watch: Clock.Workd Daniell Labelle x The Bad Guys 2
- Samsung Electronics America: LaQuan Smith | Samsung Galaxy Met Gala
Influencer Campaign
Integrated Marketing Campaign
Integrated Marketing Campaign
- Diageo (Ketel One Vodka and Tanqueray Gin): 'Sip Into The White Lotus'
- Genesis Motor North America: Genesis Invitational - California Rises Initiative
- Ingalls Shipbuilding: For the Warfighter
- Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: LP Marketing Team
- London Northwestern Railway: Pay a lot Less
- Marquette University: Value of a Marquette Education Campaign
- Vibrant Brands: NYS OPWDD More Than Work Campaign
Integrated Marketing Campaign
Lead-Gen Campaign
Lead-Gen Campaign
- World Nomads: World Nomads Itineraries
Lead-Gen Campaign
Nonprofit Campaign
Nonprofit Campaign
- Boom Chicka: Philly. Fully.
- Brand Ave. Studios: "Fitting Futures" Rebrand
- ESPN: ESPN Presents the Road to Victory: A Multi-Format Storytelling Campaign to Unite Fans Against Cancer
- Hyundai Hope on Wheels: Driving Hope Beyond the Road: Hyundai’s Mission to End Childhood Cancer
- Muscular Dystrophy Association: #MDAstrong
- The University of Texas at Dallas: The Future Demands Different
Nonprofit Campaign
PR Campaign
PR Campaign
- M Booth Health: Lactaid Dairy Baddies Campaign
- The MRKT: Mission Multicultural: Driving Franchise-Record Success for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Rebrand or Refresh
Rebrand or Refresh
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: 2025 ACOG Rebrand
- American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics: AIAA Brand Relaunch
- Arch Painting: Paintzen: The Power of Painting in the Palm of Your Hand
- Arrow Bank: Hello, Our New Name is Arrow Bank
- Houston City College: Houston City College, Marketing & Brand Management Department
- Hyundai Hope on Wheels: Hope, Love, and Recovery: Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ Global Rebrand
- IMA Financial Group: Inc., IMA Partnerly™
- Saffron Road: Saffron Road Rebrand
- SecurityScorecard: SecurityScorecard STRIKE Rebrand
- The University of Texas at Dallas: The Future Demands Different
- TouchPoint Support Services: TouchPoint Support Services
Rebrand or Refresh
Small Budget, Big Impact
Small Budget, Big Impact
- Dykema: U-Haul National Legal Conference
- IFPC: Turn Up the Heat! On Turkey Frying Season
Small Budget, Big Impact
Thought Leadership Program
Thought Leadership Program
- Besen Partners: Real Estate Radar with Ron Cohen
- RxBenefits: Pharmland Podcast-Turning Complexity into Clarity for the Pharmacy Benefits Industry
- SoHo Experiential: Future of Brand Experience Design Report
Thought Leadership Program
Trade Show or Conference
Trade Show or Conference
- IMA Financial Group, Inc.: IMA SHRM San Diego
- Intelas
Trade Show or Conference
Use of AI in Marketing
Use of AI in Marketing
- Adobe: The Unfinished Film
- Renown Health: AI-Enabled Content System for renown.org
- Stream Companies: Stream Companies - Retail Ready
Use of AI in Marketing
Use of Social Media
Use of Social Media
- Adobe: Anicorn Marketer Campaign
- Frontline Education: Dear Future
- JK Moving Services: What's the Hardest Thing You've Ever Moved Series
- Stryker: Lindsey Vonn Mako Partial Knee Replacement
- UL Research Institutes: 60-Second Safety Science Shorts
Use of Social Media
Video Marketing Campaign
Video Marketing Campaign
- Lee Enterprises: Where Your Story Lives
- pocket.watch: MLB, Ballpark Blast presented by MLB and pocket.watch
- Renown Health: Helping Our People Help Others: Supporting Our People First Mission
- Southern Company Gas: Weathering the Storm
- Vibrant Brands: OPWDD More Than Work Campaign
Video Marketing Campaign
PEOPLE AND TEAMS
Marketing Leader of the Year (CMO or VP)
Marketing Leader of the Year (CMO or VP)
- Kelly Ehlers: The Evoke Agency
- Kyra Hagan: RxBenefits, Inc.
- Loreta Tarozaite: Phison Electronics
Marketing Leader of the Year (CMO or VP)
Teams of the Year
Teams of the Year
- Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago: Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago Marketing Team
- Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: LP Marketing Team
- Norton Rose Fulbright: Norton Rose Fulbright US Marketing and Business Development Group
- The MRKT: Mission Multicultural: Driving Franchise-Record Success for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- YAI: YAI Communications Team

