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
2026 Winners
Grand Prize
Winner — Never Done, Never Outdone
Organization — Choose Chicago
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
Engagement (tie)
Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.
Winner — For the Love of Chicago
Organization — Choose Chicago
Engagement (tie)
Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.
Winner — Launching Cinnamon PEBBLESTM with High-Impact Social
Agency — Ovative Group
Integrated Marketing
Exceptional integration of multi-channel marketing strategies that drive business results for the organization.
Winner — Never Done, Never Outdone
Organization — Choose Chicago
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
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
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
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
2025 Winners
Grand Prize
Winner — The 77: A City of Neighborhoods
Organization — Choose Chicago
Momentum
Outstanding marketing efforts that propel existing products or services to new heights for the organization.
Winner — Cicada Symphony Orkinstra
Agency — DDB Chicago
Engagement
Campaign that compels audiences to connect and engage with the organization.
Winner — Cicada Symphony Orkinstra
Agency — DDB Chicago
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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