2018 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

The Social Media Awards are again open and ready for entries! Enter your campaigns before December 6.

Congratulations to this year’s Social Media Awards winners!

The Social Media Awards winners and honorable mentions were recognized for their incredible social media campaigns during an awards ceremony that took place during The Social Shake-Up Show on Wednesday, May 8 in Atlanta. The awards ceremony included an inspiring and informative keynote talk with publicist, producer and star of Bravo TV’s “Jersey Belle” Jaime Primak Sullivan who shared how to build a core audience that comes back each and every day, as she has done with her hit digital series #cawfeetawk.

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Social Media Awards Winners

Best Blog

Honorable Mentions

Best Blog

Honorable Mentions
  • Bayer U.S. LLCThe Beaker Life: Advancing Science Literacy
  • Cisco LiveCreating Year-Round Engagement for an Annual Customer Event
  • Duke EnergyIllumination: Stories That Inspire and Inform
  • General MotorsFood for Love
  • KasasaCommunity Rising
  • Milton Hershey SchoolSpartan Sponsors Blog Series
Winner

Best Infographic

Honorable Mentions

Best Infographic

Honorable Mentions
  • Brand DefinitionThe Irish Impact in the USA
  • DaVitaStats and Facts About Kidney Transplants
  • ICE Worldwide LLCHot Technology Trends for Retailers
Winner

Best Social Media Team

Winner: Merkle Merkle
Honorable Mentions

Best Social Media Team

Honorable Mentions
  • Advocate Aurora Health
  • Cisco
  • Duke Energy
  • Lambda Legal
  • Sun Life Financial
Winner

Digital Leader of the Year

Honorable Mention

Digital Leader of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Ryan Sawrie, CSM Sport & Entertainment
Winner

Facebook - Best Facebook Live Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Best Facebook Live Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Crown Media Family NetworksUpfronts 2018
  • WeAreCiscoCulture Contributors
Winner

Facebook - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Archetype and XeroxAll That Glitters Can Be Gold: Xerox Iridesse Lead Generation Shines on Facebook
  • C-4 AnalyticsMobile Canvas Ads Bring More Views
  • Nebo AgencyRevitalizes Brookdale Senior Living’s Facebook Presence
  • PJ Lhuillier Group of CompaniesVirtual Reality Valentines’ Date with Alden Richards
  • Schneider ElectricMaster Your Castle
  • Teva PharmaceuticalsMore To Migraine: Providing Actionable Tips and Support for the Migraine Community
Winner

Facebook - Best PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Best PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Melwood GlobalMassachusetts Ballot Question NO on 1 Campaign
  • PJ Lhuillier Group of CompaniesVirtual Reality Valentines’ Date with Alden Richards
  • Ticketmaster#BeThatFan Campaign (Super Bowl LII)
  • True Speed CommunicationStewart-Haas Racing 10th Anniversary Celebration
  • USPSCrisis Management During Natural Disaster
Winner

Facebook - Best Promoted Post

Honorable Mention

Facebook - Best Promoted Post

Honorable Mention
  • Bayer U.S. LLCAlka-Rocket Challenge Popular Vote
Winner

Facebook - Community Engagement

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Community Engagement

Honorable Mentions
  • Gift of Life Marrow RegistryWorld Marrow Donor Day
  • Henry Schein Animal Health#VetWrapSweepstakes
  • Kreps DeMaria Public Relations + Social Media + EventsEverglades Foundation #NowOrNeverglades campaign
  • Melwood GlobalMassachusetts Ballot Question NO on 1 Campaign
  • Memorial Health SystemFestival of Trees
  • Old Point National BankBridal Blowout
  • OPIS
  • Schneider ElectricHoli Campaign
  • Teva PharmaceuticalsMore To Migraine: Providing Actionable Tips and Support for the Migraine Community
  • USPSDeveloping Community Through Social Media and Customer Service
Winner

Facebook - Contests/Games

Honorable Mention

Facebook - Contests/Games

Honorable Mention
  • United Heritage Credit Union2018 Summer Showtime
Winner

Facebook - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • 4C, MC&C, and Guide DogsA Paws-itive Change
  • AflacHow Aflac Navigated Facebook Changes to Support Kids with Cancer
  • TrustmarkMonth of Thanks and Week of Giving Initiative
  • USPSLicking Cancer: The USPS Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp
Winner

Facebook - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • 4C, MC&C, and Guide DogsA Paws-itive Change
  • AflacHow Aflac Navigated Facebook Changes to Support Kids with Cancer
  • TrustmarkMonth of Thanks and Week of Giving Initiative
  • USPSLicking Cancer: The USPS Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp
Winner

Facebook - Use of Video

Honorable Mentions

Facebook - Use of Video

Honorable Mentions
  • AARPMaking Social Security Decisions
  • Duke EnergyHurricane restoration: thank you video
  • Roanoke CollegeLip Sync
  • The Ritz CarltonExquisite Rituals, Exquisitely Presented with Vogue x St. Regis
Winner

Instagram - Best Influencer

Honorable Mentions

Instagram - Best Influencer

Honorable Mentions
  • Hollywood AgencyKiipix Campaign with Maddie Ziegler
  • Rogers & CowanDear Basketball
  • Rogers & CowanKeratin Complex, Jesse German & Vale Genta Influencer Partnership
Winner

Instagram – Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Instagram – Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Fuse, LLC.#DoU with Amazon Prime Student
  • Four Seasons Hotels and ResortsJet Timeless Encounters
  • Grey Matter MarketingLeveraging Instagram to Drive Brand Awareness, Thought Leadership & Growth
  • Schneider ElectricMaster Your Castle
  • Nebo Agency#myFLOR: Nebo Grows FLOR’s Instagram Footprint With UGC Campaign
  • M BoothThe Macallan Distillery Experience
Winner

Instagram - Best PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Instagram - Best PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Advocate Aurora HealthImmersive Storytelling Highlights Advocate Children’s Hospital’s Tiniest Patients
  • CiscoWakanda Forever
  • Hanna Lee CommunicationsThe Polynesian Tiki Bar
  • Intrepid GroupVegan Food Adventures
  • The Ritz CarltonA California Inspiration tour with Meagan Morrison of @TravelWriteDraw
  • Visit North CarolinaCAREolinas
  • WeAreCiscoDiwaloween Instagram Story
Winner

LinkedIn – PR/Marketing

Honorable Mentions

LinkedIn – PR/Marketing

Honorable Mentions
  • EquifaxAmeriSave Testimonial Campaign
  • Intermarket#LeumiOutlook
Winner

Snapchat - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Snapchat - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • GrubhubHiring
  • Tastemade
Winner

Twitter - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Twitter - Best Marketing Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Crown Media Family NetworksSocial Engagement Strategy for When Calls the Heart Episode Premieres
  • SAPIn Perspective Video Series with Claudio Muruzabal
Winner

Twitter - Best Tweet Content

Honorable Mentions

Twitter - Best Tweet Content

Honorable Mentions
  • American College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine #ThisIsOurLane
  • GKVFrank Meets Wendy
  • PeppercommAlliance for Lifetime Income Twitter Chat
  • PETAWords Matter Meme
  • Trier & CompanyExplore The Myths About GaN Semiconductors
Winner

Twitter - Crisis Management Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Twitter - Crisis Management Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • DaVitaHurricanes Florence and Michael
  • PETABears at the Circus
  • Rogers & CowanGotti (2018) Critics Crisis Response
Winner

Twitter - Customer Service

Honorable Mentions

Twitter - Customer Service

Honorable Mentions
  • T-MobileBold, Brash and Un-Conventional Strategy to Meet Customer Needs on Twitter
  • USPSDeveloping Community Through Social Media and Customer Service
Winner

Twitter - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Twitter - Social Good Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • American Hospital Association#HAVHope
  • American Hospital Association#UnitedAgainstFlu
  • ASAMNational Addiction Treatment Week: End the Stigma
  • CiscoThe bridge to possible
  • New York Power Authority#OneTeamOneMission
  • Sun Life Financial#SunLifeDunk4Diabetes
  • The Get Schooled FoundationWe Are the Dream
  • T-MobileHome Runs for Hurricane Recovery (#HR4HR)
  • USPSLicking Cancer: The USPS Breast Cancer Research Semipostal Stamp
Winner

Use of Technology

Honorable Mentions

Use of Technology

Honorable Mentions
  • Fairfield University#StagsGearUp
  • Indiana InteractiveINteract with IN.gov
  • Sage CommunicationsScienceLogic Monthly Social Listening Reports
  • Schneider ElectricEasergy P3 on GDN
Winner

YouTube – Best Marketing/PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions

YouTube – Best Marketing/PR Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • AARPMaking Social Security Decisions
  • AllianceBernsteinHow Will Artificial Intelligence Shape the Future of Investing?
  • Arrow ElectronicsGet Behind the Wheel of the Arrow SAM Car
  • Four Seasons Hotels and ResortsPrivate Jet Timeless Encounters
  • Visit Bucks CountyCheck in to Bucks County, PA
Winner

Awards Packages

Additional Awards

  • Additional Awards

    $299
    • Order additional awards for your team, clients or office display.
    • Winners, honorees and honorable mentions are availble for purchse and can be customized.
    • Winner awards will be satuettes and honorable mentions will be plaques.

Awards Celebration Package

  • Celebration Package

    $2999
    • Two extra awards for your team (winner or honorable mention)
    • The awards program logo to share on the company website, LinkedIn and email signatures
    • Congratulatory balloons sent to your office

Questions

Social Media Awards Questions

For questions about the Social Media Awards, contact:

Mary-Lou French
[email protected]
301-354-1851

Sponsorship and Advertising

For information on sponsoring the Social Media Awards or placing a congratulatory ad in the program guide, contact:

Katie Sullivan
[email protected]
202-207-8893