{"id":3791,"date":"2025-11-12T10:06:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2025-11-12T10:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:06:49","slug":"best-online-newsletters-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-online-newsletters-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Online Newsletters to Be Named by Web Marketing Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Web Marketing Association judges will select the Best Online Newsletters for 2026 in 86 industries as part of their 24th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. Companies or agencies wishing to nominate their email newsletters for consideration may do so at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/iac\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">www.IACAward.org<\/a> before the deadline of January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEmail newsletters remain one of the few channels that consistently connect strategy to outcomes,\u201d said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. \u201cIn a modern marketing mix that blends search, social, programmatic, and video, newsletters are the owned channel that stitches it all together\u2014nurturing demand created elsewhere, reinforcing brand stories, and converting interest into measurable action. At the IAC Awards, we evaluate the full craft\u2014copywriting, creativity, design, and impact\u2014because excellence in this format compounds over time. When your newsletter earns an IAC, you gain independent validation that your program isn\u2019t just working\u2014it\u2019s leading. That credential strengthens pitches, reassures executives, and signals to clients and prospects that your team delivers durable results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Best of Show Online Newsletters include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RPE Origin for Well-U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data Axle and Marriott International for Marriott Bonvoy Inspires Travel with Design, Imagery and Animation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Engaging Marriott Bonvoy Members Worldwide with Personalized Content at Scale to Drive Bookings won by Marriott International &amp; Data Axle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University of Guam Big G Weekly Newsletter won by University of Guam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marriott Bonvoy Traveler won by Data Axle for Marriott Bonvoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROXOR Weekly Dealer Email won by TMV GROUP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Spartan Life Newsletter won by Spartan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Citizens Daily FiX Online Newsletter won by EMI Strategic Marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #YRMatters won by The Regional Municipality of York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Town &amp; Country Bank Website won by Town &amp; Country Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L&#8217;Oreal Paris USA&#8217;s Red Hot Holiday Trends won by Acxiom Digital Impact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; African Wildlife Online Newsletter campaign won by Sanky Inc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WWF fundraising email campaign won by rabbit eMarketing GmbH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing Travel Horizontal Scroll won by Acxiom Creative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manulife Solutions won by BlueRush Digital Media Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Online Newsletter campaign for VISIT FLORIDA won by Miles Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 Internet Advertising Competition Awards are open to all organizations and individuals (advertising and interactive agencies, corporate marketing departments, etc.) involved in the process of developing Internet advertising. Entries may be submitted online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/iac\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">IACAward.org<\/a>. The deadline for entry is January 30, 2026 and will be judged on design, creativity, impact, innovation, copywriting, and use of the medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to online newsletters, Awards will be presented within each of the industry categories and advertising formats such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social Media Campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online ad (including banner, pop-up or interstitial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online ad campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email message<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rich media ad campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rich media online ad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online newsletter campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated ad campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web sites (including microsites and landing pages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online Video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interactive agencies that win multiple awards will also be in the running for Top Agency Award. Each award won will count for points. The agency with the most points will be awarded the Top Agency Award. Agencies that win more the 6 awards will also be recognized with an Outstanding Advertising Developer award from the Web Marketing Association. In 2025, four agencies won this honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judging for the IAC Awards will take place in February 2026. Judges will consist of a select group of Internet advertising professionals with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web advertising. Past competition judges have included top executives from leading corporations, institutions and media organizations such as Arc Worldwide, Beeby Clark+Meyler, Brunner Digital, Campbell-Ewald, CNN, Deep Interactive Asia, Digitas, EuroRSCG 4D, Google, IBM Interactive, JWT, Mastercard, McCann Worldgroup, Possible, SapientRazorfish, Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts, Small Army, Tectis GmbH, TMP Worldwide, Universal McCann Interactive and Wunderman \/ Y&amp;R.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23<sup>rd<\/sup> annual Internet Advertising Competition is sponsored by the following leading organizations: PR.com, eTail Conferences and iContact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and enter, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/iac\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Social&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">www.IACAward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Web Marketing Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmarketingassociation.org\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Social&amp;utm_campaign=IACmedium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">Web Marketing Association<\/a> is an organization working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of online advertising, Internet marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites. The Web Marketing Association\u2019s annual award programs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Social&amp;utm_campaign=IACmedium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">WebAward Competition<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobile-webaward.org\/mwa\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Social&amp;utm_campaign=IACmedium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">MobileWebAwards<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/iac\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call_Social&amp;utm_campaign=IACmedium=Release&amp;utm_term=Call&amp;utm_campaign=IAC\">&nbsp;Internet Advertising Competition Awards<\/a>, have been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world since 1997.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Web Marketing Association judges will select the Best Online Newsletters for 2026 in 86 industries as part of their 24th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. 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