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

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.

WinnerCicada Symphony Orkinstra

AgencyDDB 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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