{"id":4028,"date":"2026-04-09T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:52:12","slug":"web-marketing-association-announces-the-winners-of-the-2026-internet-advertising-competition-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/web-marketing-association-announces-the-winners-of-the-2026-internet-advertising-competition-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Marketing Association Announces the Winners of the 2026 Internet Advertising Competition Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IAC-Awards-winner-26b-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Web Marketing Association announces the winners of its 24rd annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=IACWinners&amp;utm_campaign=IACAward\">Internet Advertising Competition<\/a> (IAC) Awards, to honor excellence in online advertising and to recognize the individuals and organizations responsible for the best in Internet marketing. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. The Competition web site with a complete list of winners is located at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=IACWinners&amp;utm_campaign=IACAward\">www.IACAward.org<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt a time when creativity and innovation are more important than ever, the winners of the 24th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards showcase the very best in online advertising across 86 industries and 10 advertising formats,\u201d said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association, Inc. \u201cThe Web Marketing Association is proud to continue setting the standard for excellence in digital marketing by recognizing outstanding work across both medium and industry through the IAC Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best of Show Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These Best of Show winners represent the pinnacle of achievement across all industries.&nbsp; The Web Marketing Association is pleased to help set the standard for Internet excellence with the IAC Awards by highlighting the best in online advertising by medium and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are this year\u2019s Best of Show winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Infillion + US Navy <\/strong>for Do You Have What It Takes?, <em>Best of Show Online Ad<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanky Communications <\/strong>for North Shore Animal League America Cultivation, winner of <em>Best of Show Online Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SE2 + Costello Productions <\/strong>for Break Stigma, Inspire Change: Colorado QuitLine Stories, <em>Best of Show Online Video Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit Williamsburg and Miles Partnership<\/strong> for Where America&#8217;s Journey Begins :30 Online Video, winner of <em>Best Online Video<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zeta Global <\/strong>for Nothing Bundt Cakes Loyalty Welcome Series, winner of <em>Best of Show Online Newsletter Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zeta Global <\/strong>for Tourism Ireland St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Email Series, winner of <em>Best of Show Email Message Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zeta Global <\/strong>for Nothing Bundt Cakes Loyalty Member Relaunch, winner of <em>Best of Show Email Message<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tribal EMEA<\/strong> for Personalised Brochures, winner of <em>Best Mobile App<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adobe<\/strong> for The Unfinished Film, winner of <em>Best of Show Social Media Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finalsite <\/strong>for Girls Preparatory School, winner of <em>Best of Show Website<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BeWell | K2MD Health <\/strong>for &#8220;What&#8217;s the Best That Can Happen?&#8221; Mixed Media Campaign, winner of <em>Best of Show Integrated Ad Campaign<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manulife John Hancock Investments<\/strong> for Market Dashboard: A Tool that Elevates Market Insights, winner of <em>Best of Show Interactive Application<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miles Partnership&nbsp;is recognized with the <strong>2026 Top Agency Award<\/strong>, winning 9 IAC Awards, including a Best of Show award, 8 Best of industry awards and a total of 61 quality points towards the Top Agency Award.&nbsp; Miles Partnership is a tourism marketing and publishing company specializing in destination branding and strategy. They focus on helping destinations enhance their marketing efforts through innovative design and content solutions. Their services include research, strategy development, and creative execution tailored to the unique needs of travel-related organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four additional organizations were recognized as <strong>Outstanding Advertising Developers<\/strong> in the 2026 IAC Awards for winning 5 or more awards. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AGENCY (number of awards)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zeta Global <\/strong>(8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infillion <\/strong>(8)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critical Mass <\/strong>(5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TMV Group\u00a0 <\/strong>(5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The IAC Awards web site with a complete list of winners is located at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacaward.org\/?utm_source=PRcom&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=IACWinners&amp;utm_campaign=IACAward\">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\n\n\n<p>Please Join the Web Marketing Association on Social Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn Group &#8211; https:\/\/linkedin.com\/groups\/2974\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn Page &#8211; https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/3023547<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/WebMarketAssoc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook &#8211; https:\/\/facebook.com\/WebMarketingAssociation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/webmarketingassoc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Web Marketing Association announces the winners of its 24rd annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards, to honor excellence in online advertising and to recognize the individuals and organizations responsible for the best in Internet marketing. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. The Competition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-marketing-association"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4030,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4028\/revisions\/4030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}