Shortlist 2026
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Supergood
U.S. Bank - "Artificial Intelligence, Real Results"
YBM Agency
East Coast Granite & Cabinet Connect - "Building the Intelligence Layer for Local Business"
broadhead
broadhead - "PRISM: Because Decisions Don't Wait"
INNOCEAN USA
Genesis Motor America - "A New Beginning in Luxury"
Collaborating Agency: Canvas Worldwide
Erich & Kallman
Gulf States Toyota - "Abuelita's Food Truck"
Collaborating Agencies: Influential, mitú, Sonoro, Zenith
GSD&M
Stellantis, Ram - "Concentrating Force to Take Down America's Truck Giants"
Collaborating Agencies: Huge, Omnicom Production, Publicis Collective, RDL
Nissan United
Nissan QDRX - "From Trophy to Proof"
Collaborating Agencies: ACXIOM, Admerasia, Annalect, Critical Mass, GMR, OMD, Omnicom Production, Optimum Sports, RAPP, TBWA, ThirdEar
HLK
Channel® Seed - "Always Show Up"
Collaborating Agency: Paradise
A&G
Visit Philadelphia - "Making A Mark On America’s 250th"
McCann New York
SAS Institute, McCann New York - "Not Yesterday's SAS"
Collaborating Agency: Guesthouse
Love Advertising
Shell Energy - "The Living Case Study"
McCann New York
Cigna Healthcare - "The Visibility Gap Season 2"
Collaborating Agencies: Craft, Initiative
Unruled
Raymarine - "Earn Your Strikes"
Laughlin Constable
Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock - "Master It"
McCann New York
SAS Institute, McCann New York - "Not Yesterday's SAS"
Collaborating Agency: Guesthouse
Anomaly
Signet, Zales - "Playing With What's Precious"
Betty
Jelmar, CLR - "So Clean. So Hot."
Collaborating Agency: Rise
McCann XBC
Mastercard - "From Fan to Featured"
Collaborating Agencies: Brooklyn Brothers, Craft, Interscope, Merman, Morningview, NO6, R&C
VML USA
Ford Motor Company - "The First Seat Belt Accessory Designed by U.S. Automaker to Help Mastectomy Patients Travel Comfortably on Their Road to Recovery"
Collaborating Agencies: Asche & Spencer, Burson, Gold Sound, Hogarth, Howling Music, Lear Corporation, Mindshare, Nice Shoes, Seventy 7 Productions
Arnold Worldwide
PNC Bank - "Mane St. Branch"
Collaborating Agency: Havas CX
Erich & Kallman
Irresistible Foods Group, King's Hawaiian - "Say Aloha to First Class Softness"
Collaborating Agency: Hunter PR
broadhead
Sunkist Growers - "WTF ... LEMONS?"
Collaborating Agency: The Hype Agency
Ogilvy
Coca-Cola, Converse - "Unfinished On Purpose"
Collaborating Agencies: CMC/Forecast Inc, Color Collective, One Thousand Birds Audio, Work Editorial
Havas New York
Lincoln Financial - "The Action Plan"
Collaborating Agency: CrossMedia
PETERMAYER
Hancock Whitney - "BYO Mojo"
Arnold Worldwide
Progressive Insurance - "Dr. Rick: Selling a Category People Avoid, in a Housing Market Nobody Wanted to Be in"
Arnold Worldwide
PNC Bank - "How PNC Brought Back Its Hero, Boring, for an Even Stronger Sequel"
Arnold Worldwide
Progressive Insurance - "It's The Dog Park"
Arnold Worldwide
Progressive Insurance - "Passive Progressive"
Golin Ketchum
Grubhub - "Grubhub Snooze Insurance"
Collaborating Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers
BarkleyOKRP
Suja Life, Slice Soda - "Slice Summer Time Machine"
Collaborating Agency: 360PR+, Lime Studios
GSD&M
Corona Extra - "The Growth Story Hidden inside a Declining Category"
Collaborating Agency: Initiative. Ketchum
INNOCEAN USA
Wienerschnitzel - "Unleashing Wiener Pride"
Ogilvy
Sanpellegrino - "With Love, Italy"
Collaborating Agencies: Hogarth, OpenMind, Spark & Riot, Team N, Weber Shandwick
broadhead
Mayo Clinic - "The Empathy Toolkit"
Proper Villains
Northwell Health - "Capturing Humanity In The Sound Of A Brand"
de la Cruz Ogilvy
Alivia Health, Farmacias Plaza Puerto Rico - "Glowing Relief"
Collaborating Agency: Ogilvy Health New York
McCann New York
Cigna Healthcare - "Magic Sounds"
Collaborating Agency: Initiative
GSD&M
The Ad Council, US Department of Veterans Affairs - "The Unsung Frontline"
McCann New York
Cigna Healthcare - "The Visibility Gap Season 2"
Collaborating Agencies: Craft, Initiative
BarkleyOKRP
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Plans - "You've Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You"
BarkleyOKRP
Inspire Sleep - "You're Not Dreaming - Inspire"
McCann XBC
Mastercard - "From Fan to Featured"
Collaborating Agencies: Brooklyn Brothers, Craft, Interscope, Merman, Morningview, No.6, R&C
Golin Ketchum
Grubhub - "Grubhub Snooze Insurance"
Collaborating Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers
INNOCEAN USA
Hyundai Motor America - "The IONIQ 9 Escape Garage"
Collaborating Agency: Canvas Worldwide
GSD&M
Realtor.com - "Realtor.com's Strategic Shortcut Nobody Saw Coming"
Collaborating Agencies: Coffee & TV, Cut & Run, Ocean Media, Superfriends, Talent Partnership Advisors, Walker
Zulu Alpha Kilo
Stonefire - "Stonefire Speedway"
Collaborating Agencies: eFuse, Hailstorm, Overactive Media, Zulubot
Bader Rutter
Courage+ - "Courage+ Unsheltered"
Zulu Alpha Kilo
Unilever, Dove - "Change The Compliment"
Collaborating Agencies: AFC Toronto, Animals, Company 3, Cosmo Street, The End, Hailstorm, MassiveMusic, MiLO, Saty + Pratha, Sonic Union
Arnold Worldwide
Progressive Insurance - "Helping First-Time Homebuyers Build Generational Wealth and Legacy through Homeownership"
Havas New York
the harris project x Us Weekly - "The Missing Issue"
Collaborating Agencies: Havas Formula, Havas Media
GSD&M
The Ad Council, US Department of Veterans Affairs - "The Unsung Frontline"
Arnold New York
Resmed -"Love Is In The Air"
Collaborating Agency: Havas Edge
Edelman
GSK, Shingrix - "The Odds"
VML Health
Genentech, XOFLUZA - "Stop Fluing Yourself"
Collaborating Agency: CMI Media Group
Leo Chicago
Tillamook County Creamery Association - "Butternaise"
Collaborating Agencies: Allison Worldwide
Assembly
Lenovo - "From Machine to Muse"
Collaborating Agency: VML
de la Cruz Ogilvy
Alivia Health, Farmacias Plaza Puerto Rico - "Glowing Relief"
Collaborating Agency:Ogilvy Health New York
GSD&M
Southwest Airlines - "How Southwest Airlines Finally Got Its Sit Together"
Collaborating Agency: SPARK
BarkleyOKRP
Red Lobster - "Real Talk. Real Change"
Collaborating Agency: Havas Formula, RPA
Ogilvy
Sanpellegrino - "With Love, Italy"
Collaborating Agencies: Hogarth, OpenMind, Spark & Riot, Team N / Weber Shandwick
BarkleyOKRP
Burger King - "Whopper By You"
Collaborating Agencies: Monks
Bader Rutter
Courage+ - "Courage+ Unsheltered"
Zulu Alpha Kilo
Unilever, Dove - "Change The Compliment"
Collaborating Agencies: AFC Toronto, Animals, Cosmo Street, Company 3, The End, Hailstorm, MassiveMusic, MiLO Casting, Object & Animal, Saty + Pratha, Sonic Union
GSD&M
Stellantis, Ram - "Concentrating Force to Take Down America's Truck Giants"
Collaborating Agencies: Huge, Omnicom Production, Publicis Collective, RDL
Golin Ketchum
Grubhub - "Grubhub Snooze Insurance"
Collaborating Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers
Golin Ketchum
The LEGO Group - "How an Iconic Toy Brand Became the World's Most Unexpected Florist"
Collaborating Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers. Hatter. Mischief
Anomaly
Signet, Zales - "Beyond the Occasion"
INNOCEAN USA
Hyundai Motor America - "Deals So Right, It Almost Feels Wrong"
Collaborating Agency: Canvas Worldwide
de la Cruz Ogilvy
Alivia Health, Farmacias Plaza Puerto Rico - "Glowing Relief"
Collaborating Agency: Ogilvy Health New York
VML USA
AIEn USA, Ensueño - "How Abuela’s Wisdom Beat Giants"
VML USA
SC Johnson, Ziploc - "Preserved Promos"
Collaborating Agencies: Obviously, Ogilvy, OMG, Zeno Group
Doe-Anderson
Georgia Aquarium - "Creating a World of Wonder at Georgia Aquarium"
Visit Philadelphia
Visit Philadelphia - "Driving Visitation from the Inside Out"
GSD&M
Southwest Airlines - "How Southwest Airlines Finally Got Its Sit Together"
Collaborating Agency: SPARK
Agency of the Year
We compiled these nominations by aggregating the total shortlisted case studies, final list of winners, overall jury participation, and individual Emerging Strategist and Visionary Strategist nominations this year.
Arnold Worldwide
BarkleyOKRP
Erich + Kallman
Golin Ketchum
GSD&M
McCann New York
Ogilvy
VML
Nominees
Meet our 2026 Emerging Strategist and Visionary Strategist nominees.
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