2026 WINNERS
CATEGORY: MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
2026 MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Congratulations to the Merit Awards Winners
Merit Awards, an independent awards program recognizing global industries and the markets they serve, today announced the winners of the 2026 Marketing & Communications Merit Awards. These awards honor excellence, innovation, and measurable success across the marketing and communications landscape.
Communications:
Community Engagement
🥇 Gold: Pac/West Strategies
🥈 Silver: Hyundai Motor America
Communications Team of the Year
🥇 Gold: FLOLIVE®
Corporate Responsibility
🥇 Gold: Hyundai Motor America
Internal Communications
🥇 Gold: First Advantage
New Product or Service Launch
🥇 Gold: Adventure PR launch
Non-Profit / Charity
🥇 Gold: Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)
Public Relations
🥇 Gold: Hitachi Vantara
🥈 Silver: Rick Havacko/Toshiba
Social Media Based Communications
🥇 Gold: Asensus Surgical
Marketing:
Agency (Large - More than 50)
Visual Storytelling
🥇 Gold: Holocaust Museum Boston
Agency (Mid-Size - More than 15 people, less than 50)
Media Relations
🥇 Gold: SVM PR & Marketing Communications
Brand Activation and Excellence
Community Relations
🥇 Gold: Genesis Motor America
Public Relations
🥇 Gold: AviaGames, Inc.
Change Communications
Corporate Responsibility
🥇 Gold: Charmin
Content Marketing
🥇 Gold: IDI Billing Solutions
🥈 Silver: Alkami
🥉 Bronze: Laura McDaniel
Influencer Marketing
Social Media Base Communications
🥇 Gold: Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Marketing & Communications Technology Innovation
🥇 Gold: VGS
Marketing & Sales Alignment
🥇 Gold: Robert Catalano - Toshiba America Business Solutions
🥈 Silver: Authenticom, Inc.
Marketing Research
🥇 Gold: Alkami Technology, Inc.
Multichannel Customer Engagement Innovation
🥇 Gold: Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority
Reputation & Thought Leadership Management
🥇 Gold: Alkami
Communications Research
🥇 Gold: Haven Tower Group
Small Idea, Big Impact
🥇 Gold: Salinas Valley Health
Community Engagement
🥇 Gold: AviaGames, Inc.
Non-Profit / Charity
🥇 Gold: Genesis Inspiration Foundation
Social Media Based Communications
🥇 Gold: Odine