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Ragan Announces Finalists for Its 2026 Zenith Awards
Leading companies, organizations and agencies will come together Nov. 5 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, where finalists will be celebrated and winners announced live.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2026 – Ragan Communications is proud to announce the finalists in its 2026 Zenith Awards, honoring exceptional communications, public relations and marketing work from companies, organizations, agencies, teams and professionals.
The 2026 finalists represent the top work across the full spectrum of communications, from internal and employee communications to public relations, marketing, media relations, reputation management, social media, content, events and more. Their work stood out for the strategy, creativity and results behind campaigns and initiatives reaching employees, customers, communities and other influential audiences.
Ragan congratulates every company, organization, agency, team and professional earning a place among this year’s finalists. Selected by an esteemed panel of industry judges, these finalists represent work that made an impact, solved meaningful communications challenges and demonstrated what thoughtful, effective communications can accomplish.
This year’s finalist class includes widely recognized names from across the corporate, education, public-sector and agency communities, including:
- Cisco
- Havas PR
- Lowe’s Companies
- Mastercard
- Novartis
- Purdue University
- PwC
- Ruder Finn
- Stanford University
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
See the full list of finalists here.
These organizations are part of a broad finalist class that includes established global brands, growing companies, universities, health systems, public-sector organizations, nonprofits and communications agencies competing across campaign, individual, team and agency honors.
The recognition will culminate on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Ragan’s 2026 Zenith Awards Luncheon at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. From 12 to 2:30 p.m., finalists and their colleagues, clients and partners will gather for an afternoon celebrating the people and work behind this year’s achievements.
Category winners will be announced live on stage, giving finalist teams the opportunity to experience the moment together as the year’s top communications, PR and marketing work is recognized. The luncheon will also bring together professionals from leading brands, agencies and organizations for connection, celebration and recognition across the communications community.
Reserved tables and individual tickets are available for finalists and guests. Organizations are encouraged to bring the colleagues, clients, agency partners and leaders who contributed to the recognized work and share the celebration with everyone who helped make it possible.
View the complete list of 2026 Zenith Awards finalists here.
Learn more about the Nov. 5 Zenith Awards Luncheon and reserve seats or a table here.
For questions about the event or registration, contact Barbara Kanady at Ragan Communications.
About Ragan Communications
Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training and intelligence for more than 60 years to internal and external communicators, HR professionals and business leaders. Its daily news sites, PRDaily.com and Ragan.com, are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Ragan’s Communications Leadership Council is one of the fastest-growing membership groups for communications executives, and its conferences, webinars and workshops are attended by more than 5,000 communicators a year. Ragan Training is the leading learning portal among communicators, offering more than 800 hours of training and development for communicators. Ragan is also the producer of Communications Week, which is held each November. Headquartered in Chicago, with team members spanning the country and loyal customers worldwide. Visit us at ragan.com.
