Final Entry DeadlineJanuary 30th, 2026
Recognizing Excellence, Effectiveness and Innovation Across All Areas of Communication
2025 Award of Excellence Winners
Inside Voices
Leonardo ArcoverdeSVP, Creative Director, Area 23
Juror Leonardo Arcoverde, SVP and Creative Director at Area 23, is an award-winning creative with a decade of experience turning briefs into ideas that win clients, launches and the occasional trophy. Read more to see what Leo recommends when packaging an entry.
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Beverly Santicola, Executive Director, Center for Rural Outreach & Public Services
Beverly Santicola blends Indiana farm roots with decades in HR and grant writing to champion tribal development. Co-founder of a rural nonprofit, she helped generate $176M for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Her culturally rich, visually powerful economic development strategy plans are considered the “gold standard” by federal agencies.
Explore the New Categories
To meet the ever-evolving landscape of communications and creativity, we’ve added categories to celebrate the boom of Video Podcasting, Emerging Technology and the integration of AI Tools. We’ve expanded our Marketing Effectiveness categories in which the results objectively support our theme of “Well Said”. There are also more opportunities to honor work from leading industries including Healthcare, Legal Services, Education and Government.
