The Palmer Marketing Awards Winners

The 2026 Awards

The 2026 Palmer Marketing Awards were presented at a June 16 celebration at Chicago’s House of Blues. Winners were announced in these categories:

• Grand Champion

• Momentum

• Engagement (tie)

• Integrated Marketing

• Not-for-Profit Marketing

• B2B

• Product or Service Launch

• Data-Driven Marketing

To view 2025 honorees, continue down the page.

2026 Winners

Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Grand Prize

 

Winner — Never Done, Never Outdone

Organization — Choose Chicago

Ad (YouTube)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Momentum

Outstanding marketing efforts that propel existing products or services to new heights for the organization.

Winner — Lenovo’s “Accelerating Your AI Journey” Webcast Series

Agency — StudioNorth

50-sec. intro (YouTube)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Engagement (tie)

Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.

Winner — For the Love of Chicago

Organization — Choose Chicago

For the Love of Chicago (website)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Engagement (tie)

Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.

Winner — Launching Cinnamon PEBBLESTM with High-Impact Social

Agency — Ovative Group

Ad (YouTube)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Integrated Marketing

Exceptional integration of multi-channel marketing strategies that drive business results for the organization.

Winner — Never Done, Never Outdone

Organization — Choose Chicago

Never Outdone (website)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Not-for-Profit Marketing

Most impactful marketing campaign dedicated to supporting and promoting important causes and proactive community service.

Winner — 7 Million Books, One Campaign

Organization — RAILS

RAILS (website)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

B2B

Outstanding marketing campaign to attract and capture leads for key targets for the organization.

Winner — Dickies B2B “Anything but Uniform”

Agency — Point B Communications

Dickies B2B (website)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Product or Service Launch

Excellence in a marketing campaign that successfully launches new products or services for the organization.

Winner — Nothing Bundt Cakes Loyalty Member Relaunch

Agency — Zeta Global

Nothing Bundt Cakes Rewards (website)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2026 Winner

Data-Driven Marketing

Campaign where insights, analytics or marketing technology played a meaningful role in driving smarter decisions and stronger results.

Winner — ComEd’s Energy Savvy Customers Campaign

Agency — Elevate

Ad (YouTube)

2025 Winners

Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Grand Prize

Winner — The 77: A City of Neighborhoods

Organization — Choose Chicago

Choose Chicago: The 77
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Momentum

Outstanding marketing efforts that propel existing products or services to new heights for the organization.

Winner — Cicada Symphony Orkinstra

Agency — DDB Chicago

Cicada Symphony Orkinstra
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Engagement

Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.

Winner — Cicada Symphony Orkinstra

Agency — DDB Chicago

Cicada Symphony Orkinstra
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Integrated Marketing

Exceptional integration of multi-channel marketing strategies that drive business results for the organization.

Winner — The 77: A City of Neighborhoods

Organization — Choose Chicago

Choose Chicago: The 77
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Not-for-Profit Marketing

Celebrating the most impactful marketing campaign dedicated to supporting and promoting important causes and proactive community service.

Winner — The 77: A City of Neighborhoods

Organization — Choose Chicago

Choose Chicago: The 77
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Influencer Collaboration

Recognizing the creative and effective utilization of influencer/creator marketing to achieve notable business outcomes for the organization.

Winner — #OCedarCleanSquad Ambassador Program

Agency — 3rd Coast PR

22 Tips and Tricks from the O-Cedar Clean Squad
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

B2B

Recognizing an outstanding marketing campaign to attract and capture leads for key targets for the organization.

Winner — Own Your Growth Women’s Leadership Series

Company — Gallagher

 

Own Your Own Growth (YouTube channel)
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Best Use of Generative AI

Celebrating a campaign that demonstrates the ability to harness the evolving field of large language models to drive improved business impact.

Winner — Spinning Up Some Holiday Cheer

Agency — BrandAction

BrandAction’s holiday greetings 2024
Palmer Marketing Awards 2025 Winner

Product or Service Launch

Acknowledging excellence in a marketing campaign that successfully launches new products or services for the organization.

Winner — Mission94 Firearms Education Center: Launch of a Revolutionary Experience

Agency — TAWANI Enterprises, Inc.

Mission94

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