WINNERS
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
Campaign of the Year
Campaign of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Blood Cancer United: Modernizing a Legacy Brand to Meet Patients' Needs
- Bospar: Seeing RealSense
- Kroll Media: Cobell Settlement: A Search for 17,000 Long Lost Heirs
- Memorial Hermann Health System
- Schneider Electric: Repositioning the Brand as the Energy Technology Partner
- SiTime: Making Timing Visible: How SiTime Turned Titan into a Category-Defining Semiconductor Story
- Susan Davis International: MCHF 250th Marine Corps Anniversary
- Unisys: Benjamin Moore: Masterpiece of Cloud Innovation
Campaign of the Year
CAMPAIGNS & CATEGORIES
AI – Use of
AI – Use of
Honorable Mentions
- Bospar: Seeing RealSense
- ROI Communication: From AI Foundations to AI Maturity: An Enablement Program for Communicators
AI – Use of
Annual Report
Annual Report
Honorable Mentions
- All For Kids: 2025 Annual Report: Building Tomorrow Today
- American Public Transportation Association: William J. Maroni
- BKM Capital Partners: BKM Capital Partners 2025 Annual Letter
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health 2025 Annual Report of Giving
Annual Report
Brand Storytelling
Brand Storytelling
Honorable Mentions
- BARBRI: Discover BARBRI Professional Education
- CNA: Cardinal E&S Brand Launch
- Cox Enterprises: Cox Enterprises Corporate Website
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany: Greatness Begins in the Invisible
- NantBioRenewables: Ocean Calcium Sand™: Renewable, climate‑positive material
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA): WMATA - The People Who Move the Region
Brand Storytelling
Branded Content
Branded Content
Honorable Mentions
- Cloudera: #ClouderaLife
- Cloudera: State of the Enterprise AI Survey Report
- Cox Enterprises: Cox Enterprises Corporate Website
- NantBioRenewables: Ocean Calcium Sand™: Renewable, climate‑positive material
- Pelco Solutions: Pelco Solutions Brand Evolution
Branded Content
Change Communications
Change Communications
Honorable Mentions
- Mastercard: ERG Evolution
- Quennect Communications, Inc.: Scaling Change Communications for a 985-Location Technology Modernization
Change Communications
Community Relations
Community Relations
Honorable Mentions
- Bospar: “Queer Joy is Resistance”: How PR Turned a Sponsorship Crisis into Record Fundraising
- Genesis Motor America: Imagination to Innovation: Genesis and Child Creativity Lab Expand Access to STEAM Education in Under-Resourced Communities
Community Relations
Content Marketing
Content Marketing
Honorable Mentions
- Bospar: From Ghost to Guide: SHL's Resurrection
- TIAA: Essentials by TIAA
Content Marketing
Creative Content
Creative Content
Honorable Mentions
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: Summer@Mia 2025
Creative Content
Crisis Communications
Crisis Communications
Honorable Mentions
- Bospar: “Queer Joy is Resistance”: How PR Turned a Sponsorship Crisis into Record Fundraising
- Bospar: Seeing RealSense
- Jewish Community Services of South Florida: Fighting for Miami's Safety-Net of Services: CBO Funding 2025
Crisis Communications
CSR
CSR
Honorable Mentions
- 404 d.o.o x Dukat: Don't waste food
- Genesis Motor America: Imagination to Innovation: Genesis and Child Creativity Lab Expand Access to STEAM Education in Under-Resourced Communities
- Salinas Valley Health: Vaccination Campaign
CSR
Education
Education
Honorable Mentions
- Advocate Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine: Match Day 2026: Kameron Williamson
Education
Employee Communications
Employee Communications
Honorable Mentions
- ChristianaCare: Flu Heroes, Unite!
- Cisco: Cisco Innovating Internal Communications
- Freeport-McMoRan: Freeport's Transition to Autonomous Haulage
Employee Communications
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement
Honorable Mentions
- ChristianaCare: Flu Heroes, Unite!
- Cisco Systems, Inc.: Connected Cisco – Recognition Challenge FY26
- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US): EY SHINE
- M Group and Oak: M Group transforms workforce connectivity throughout a complete rebrand with Oak
- PwC: Community Day
- The Driving Force Group of Companies: The Good Games
Employee Engagement
Employer Branding
Employer Branding
Honorable Mentions
- Cloudera: #ClouderaLife
- Wolverine Worldwide — Positioning WWW as an Employer of Choice
Employer Branding
Event/Experiential
Event/Experiential
Honorable Mentions
- BMO Financial Group: Powered by us: Mobilizing senior leaders for BMO’s Ambition 2030 strategy
- Cisco - CBEAM Events Team: Powering an Inclusive Future for All: The Evolution of Cisco's Purpose-Driven Event Strategy
- Hays Electrical Services: Hays Electrical Cook-Off Takeover
- Mubadala Investment Company: Bringing “OneMubadala” to Life: The Mubadala Fair 2025
- Red Banyan: Nova Music Festival Exhibition
- Spears Group: National Fried Chicken Festival 2025
Event/Experiential
Government
Government
Honorable Mentions
- Kroll Media: Cobell Settlement: A Search for 17,000 Long Lost Heirs
Influencer Marketing
Influencer Marketing
Honorable Mentions
- Cloudera: Positioning Cloudera as an Enterprise AI Authority through Influencer Activations
- InnoVision Marketing Group: Huey Magoo’s Influencer Campaign Turns Tenders into Trends
- Linqia: Linqia and Noodles & Company Hack TikTok Ramen Hack Culture
- NAVC: Today’s Veterinary Practice: Edición Español
Influencer Marketing
Integrated Communications
Integrated Communications
Honorable Mentions
- Kroll Media: Cobell Settlement: A Search for 17,000 Long Lost Heirs
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority: Welcome to Fabulous
- LHH: A Beautiful Working World
- Manulife: Women's and family health product
- NBCUniversal Telemundo: Unstoppable Women - Together Unstoppable
- Novonesis: National Flagship Manufacturing Day Event at Novoneis
- Philip Morris Inernational: IQOS Curious X: The Cultural Engine Behind a Smoke-Free Future
- Sinclair Agency: Let Builders Build
- TD SYNNEX: 2025 TD SYNNEX Direction of Technology Report Strategic Communications Campaign
- The Minnesota Star Tribune: "Because the world is watching.": Minnesota Star Tribune and the impact of Operation Metro Surge
Integrated Communications
Internal Communications
Internal Communications
Honorable Mentions
- Acrisure: Travel and Expense Policy Transformation
- ChristianaCare: Flu Heroes, Unite!
- Designer Brands: Designer Brands Internal Video Strategy
- Mastercard: Mastercard Technology Symposiums
- Quennect Communications, Inc.: Scaling Change Communications for a 985-Location Technology Modernization
- Virgin Australia: Guided by integrity: bringing ethics and compliance to life at Virgin Australia
Internal Communications
Intranet
Intranet
Honorable Mentions
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP: Athena Intranet Project
- Philip Morris International: OnePMI: Where People, Purpose, and Progress Connect
Intranet
Issues Management
Issues Management
Honorable Mentions
- Children's Health: Protecting Families Through Preparedness: Children’s Health Issues Management Strategy
Issues Management
Marketing
Marketing
Honorable Mentions
- Cisco Systems, Inc.: Connected Cisco – Recognition Challenge FY26
- Purdue University: Stranger Things Culture Campaign
- Unisys: Benjamin Moore: Masterpiece of Cloud Innovation
Measurement & Evaluation
Measurement & Evaluation
Honorable Mentions
- Pacific Gas & Electric — Tying communications outputs to business outcomes to drive PG&E's PR strategy
- Unisys: The Intent Engine: How Unisys Used Data to Transform the Sales Cycle
Measurement & Evaluation
Media Relations
Media Relations
Honorable Mentions
- Coriolis Company: House of Diggs by Marion Orr
- Coriolis Company: The Coroners Silence by Terence Keel
- Diffusion PR: Driving Trends in Pop Culture – Wattpad x Diffusion
- Havas Formula: Din Tai Fung 25th Anniversary Always-On Media Relations PR Program
- intersection: TOCCA Laila Launch
- KCSA Strategic Communications
- MKC Strategies: Ottobock Invisible Class Campaign: From Invisible to Visible
- Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board: Canadian Airlift to Nassau
- Padilla: Building Authority in Cell Therapy Through B2B Earned Media
- Pugh & Tiller: Brand Awareness Campaign for Dermatology Partners
- Rosica Communications: Britebound: Career Readiness for Brighter Futures
- Supreme Communications: An IPO Beyond Expectations
- The Hoffman Agency: Opening the Floodgates for Veeam Coverage
- The Hoffman Agency: Putting SANS on the (Media) Map
- The Hoffman Agency: Turning a Deleted Quote into Dual New York Times Placements
- Ubisoft: Teammates
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA): WMATA - The People Who Move the Region
Media Relations
Nonprofit
Nonprofit
Honorable Mentions
- Genesis Inspiration Foundation: Where Healing Meets Creativity: California Rises and the Power of Youth Arts
- Genesis Motor America: Imagination to Innovation: Genesis and Child Creativity Lab Expand Access to STEAM Education in Under-Resourced Communities
- Memorial Hermann Health System: Memorial Hermann Resolution
Podcast
Podcast
Honorable Mentions
- Big Valley Marketing: Pressing Matters
- GR8_TECH: Bet It Drives
Podcast
Public Affairs
Public Affairs
Honorable Mentions
- Airlines for America: Modern Skies Campaign
Public Affairs
Public Relations
Public Relations
Honorable Mentions
- Diffusion PR: Building Trust and Transparency Across Generations - Thorne x Diffusion 2025
- Evolve Public Relations & Marketing: Launching the Dorrance DOME: A New Era of Immersive Science in Arizona
Public Relations
Reports
Reports
Honorable Mentions
- CCS Fundraising: 14th Edition Philanthropic Landscape
- Children's Health: Children’s Health Reimagines its “People Report” with Four Pillars, Rich Interactive Storytelling and Measurable Engagement Insights
- FortisBC Energy Inc.: FortisBC's 2024 Sustainability Report
Reports
Reputation Management
Reputation Management
Honorable Mentions
- Philip Morris International: Progress Spotlight: Where Progress Meets Proof
Reputation Management
Social Media
Social Media
Honorable Mentions
- Advocate Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine: Match Day 2026: Kameron Williamson
- Airlines for America: #WhyWeFly Campaign
Social Media
Special Event
Special Event
Honorable Mentions
- AGCO Corporation: Fendt’s Golden Moment: Elevating Agriculture at the White House
- ChristianaCare: Flu Heroes, Unite!
- Jive PR + Digital: Noon Year’s Eve: Asteroid Drop
- Matter: Segway goes full throttle into new terrain at CES
Special Event
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
Honorable Mentions
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Acadia Pharmaceuticals Corporate Communications Team & the Making of a Biotech Powerhouse Leader
- Coriolis Company: House of Diggs by Marion Orr
- Coriolis Company: The Coroners Silence by Terence Keel
- Equitable: Equitable’s Voice-of-Customer Generational Planning Thought Leadership Engine
- FleishmanHillard and The White House Historical Association: Elevating the Voice of White House History for America 250 and Beyond
- ROI Communication: Strategic AI Blueprint: A Step-by-Step Roadmap for Communicators
- Transcarent: Lead the Way
Thought Leadership
Video
Video
Honorable Mentions
- Airlines for America: Modern Skies Campaign
- Compassus: From Hospice to Space: Pam Harter
- Lantheus: Purpose in Motion: Using [Video] Patient Stories to Bring Find. Fight. Follow. to Life
- Novartis: Dear Doctor
- Unisys: Benjamin Moore: Masterpiece of Cloud Innovation
Video
Visual Storytelling
Visual Storytelling
Honorable Mentions
- Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease: Rare Connections in gMG
- Alnylam: A Patient's AHP Journey In Motion
- Integral: Estee Lauder Company
- Novartis: Dear Doctor
- Stanford University: Every Plate Has a Story
Visual Storytelling
AGENCIES OF THE YEAR
AGENCIES OF THE YEAR
AGENCIES OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mentions
- 10Fold
- DKC
- Farrynheight
- Green Flash Media
- HAVAS PR North America
- Intesa Communications Group
- Jackson Spalding
- KCSA Strategic Communications
- Kite Hill
- Krupp Agency
- Landis Communications Inc.
- Moore, Inc.
- Narrative Strategies
- SourceCode Communications
- The Abbi Agency
- The Hoffman Agency
AGENCIES OF THE YEAR
INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS
Communications Professional of the Year
Communications Professional of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Michelle Curran: Cloudera
- Victor De Vita: BPCM
- Abigail Drapeau: Wolverine Worldwide
- Megan Driscoll: EvolveMKD
- Janae Headly: Prove It Media
- Kristin Komar: Uber
- Jarno Oostingh: Nebo
- Taylor Osumi: Dreamday
- Gillian Sheldon: Napster
- Meredith Shue: Ernst & Young LLP (EY US)
- Fernando Vivanco: Marelli
- Stephanie Wallace: Nebo
Communications Professional of the Year
Marketing Professional of the Year
Marketing Professional of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Kelly Hiller: Purdue University
- Bryan Madden: AMD
- Shweta Ponnappa: Providence
Marketing Professional of the Year
Team of the Year
Team of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Carnival Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Line Communications Team
- CNA: Cardinal E&S Brand Launch
- Macon-Bibb County: Office of Communications
- The Agency: The Agency Global PR Team
- Wolverine Worldwide: The Agency // PR Team
