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Contact:
Brendan Gannon
Senior Marketing Manager, Awards Programs
Ragan Communications
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Ragan Announces the Top Women in Marketing Awards, Class of 2026
Honorees will be celebrated on October 22 at the Yale Club in New York City
CHICAGO, July 30, 2026: Ragan Communications today announced the honorees of its Top Women in Marketing Awards, Class of 2026, recognizing an accomplished group of women whose leadership, ideas and results have made a meaningful impact on their organizations, audiences and the marketing profession.
The recognition reflects more than a single campaign or career milestone. Each honoree has demonstrated the judgment, influence and sustained contributions that distinguish respected marketing leaders and strengthen the teams and organizations around them. Their work spans brand strategy, content, digital marketing, data and analytics, social media, customer experience, agency leadership and more.
“Ragan’s Top Women in Marketing Awards recognizes women whose leadership is evident in both the work they produce and the impact they have on the people around them,” said Brendan Gannon, Director of Marketing at Ragan Communications. “The Class of 2026 represents an exceptional range of talent, experience and perspective. We are proud to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate the careers they continue to build.”
This year’s honorees represent leading brands, agencies, nonprofits and organizations, including:
- CBS Sports
- Cisco
- Deloitte
- Hyundai Motor America
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- National Women’s History Museum
- Praytell Agency
- Purdue University
- Ruder Finn
- Sony Electronics
The full Class of 2026 can be viewed here.
Honorees to Be Celebrated in New York City
The Class of 2026 will be honored at Ragan’s Top Women in Marketing Awards Luncheon on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Yale Club in New York City.
During the luncheon, each honoree will be welcomed to the stage and presented with an award commemorating her place in the Class of 2026. The event will bring together marketing leaders, colleagues, clients, mentors, friends and family members for an afternoon dedicated to recognizing the honorees and the people who have supported their success.
The luncheon offers organizations an opportunity to celebrate their honorees in person, recognize the work behind the achievement and share the occasion with their teams and professional communities.
Reserved tables of 10 and individual tickets are available. Event information and registration can be found here.
View Ragan’s Top Women in Marketing Awards, Class of 2026, here.
For questions, contact Barbara Kanady at [email protected].
For Sponsorship, please contact Morgan Einspanier at [email protected].
The awards program is presented by Ragan’s Communications Week, Ragan Communications and PR Daily, the leading authorities in PR and communications intelligence.
About Ragan Communications and PR Daily:
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.
