27x Pollie Award Winners
50x Reed Award Winners
FULL LIST AWARDS
2023 Reed Awards- Campaigns & Elections
2023 Pollie Awards – AAPC
2023 Digital Strategy Awards- Center for Digital Strategy
2022 Reed Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2022 Pollie Awards – AAPC
2022 CampaignTech Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2021 Reed Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2021 Pollie Awards – AAPC
2021 CampaignTech Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2020 Rising Star Award – AAPC
2020 Reed Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2020 Pollie Awards – AAPC
2019 Reed Awards – Campaigns & Elections
2019 Pollie Awards – AAPC
Yard/Outdoor Sign
Website – U.S. House of Representatives – Democrat
Website – For Local/Municipal/Mayoral – Small Budget Campaign
Voter ID Program
Presidential Primary
Pioneering Use of Digital
Overall — Candidate Division — Best Fundraising Campaign
Mass Transit/Bus Sign
Loren Merchan
Internet Advertising — Presidential Primary
Internet Advertising — For U.S. House of Representatives
Internet Advertising — Bilingual/ Multilingual/Foreign Language
Internet Advertising – Best Use of Targeting
Internet Advertising — Best Use of Search Engine Marketing
Innovation in Media Buying (Democratic)
Innovation in Fundraising
Fundraising Gift With Donation
Fundraising — Best Use of Website/ Donation Page
For U.S. House of Representatives
Digital Creative – Full Set
Digital Campaign Leader of the Year
Digital Ad Creative of the Year
Company of the Year
Collateral — Yard/Outdoor Sign
Collateral — Mass Transit/Bus Sign
Bilingual/ Multilingual/Foreign Language
Best Website for Statewide – Democratic
Best Website for Primary Campaign – US House/Senate
Best Website for County, Local, or Judicial – Democratic
Best Voter Registration Campaign
Best Video – Political Campaigns
Best Use of Website/Donation Page
Best Use of Social Media – Digital Acquisition
Best Use of Social Media
Best Use of Search Engine Marketing
Best Use of Search Engine Marketing
Best Use of Programmatic Advertising
Best Use of Personalization in Fundraising (Democratic)
Best Use of Personalization in Fundraising
Best Use of Online Targeting for Special Election
Best Use of Online Targeting for Senate
Best Use of Online Targeting for Primary – House/Senate – Democratic
Best Use of Online Targeting for Presidential Primary Campaign
Best Use of Online Targeting for Gubernatorial
Best Use of Online Targeting
Best Use of New Technology
Best Use of Humor
Best Use of Fundraising – Super PAC
Best Use of Email Marketing
Best Use of Data Analytics/Machine Learning (Non-Fundraising)
Best Use of Data Analytics/Machine Learning in Online Fundraising (Democratic)
Best Use of Data Analytics/Machine Learning in Field Program (Democratic)
Best Use of Data Analytics/Machine Learning in Field Program
Best Use of Data
Best Use of a Social Platform
Best Use of a Social Platform
Best Use of a Meme
Best Use of a Landing Page for Digital Fundraising
Best Use of 501(c)(4)
Best Rapid Response Merchandise
Best Piece of Campaign Merchandise (Democratic)
Best Online Video – Snackable
Best Online Advertising Creative
Best New or Unusual Tactic in Paid Media
Best New Firm
Best Logo – Democrat
Best Logo & Branding – Candidate Campaign (Democratic)
Best Landing Page
Best GOTV Execution
Best GOTV Campaign to Mobilize Diverse Communities
Best Fundraising Email Creative for Presidential Primary Campaign
Best Fundraising Email Creative for Mayoral Campaign
Best Fundraising Email Creative for Mayoral
Best Fundraising Email Creative/Copy for Special Election
Best Fundraising Email Creative/Copy for Mayoral Campaign
Best Fundraising Email Creative
Best Fundraising Campaign – Democrat
Best Fundraising Campaign
Best End-of-Quarter Fundraising Email
Best Employer: Work-From-Home Transition (Democratic)
Best Employer – Democratic
Best Email Subject Line
Best Email Creative for US Senate
Best Email Campaign – Organizations
Best Email Action Alert
Best Digital Campaign – Democrat
Best Creative Campaign – Political Campaign
Best Campaign Meme (Democratic)
Best Campaign Gif
Best Application of Testing in an Email Program
Best Application of AI to Optimize Targeting
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