Shortlist 2026
The Elevation Awards 2026 shortlist celebrates the campaigns, teams, and brands redefining what great B2B marketing looks like in the US today. These shortlisted entries showcase outstanding creativity, strategic thinking, and measurable commercial impact across the industry.
Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted, and best of luck for the final results.
The Winners' Report will be published on June 25th.
A: PROGRAM MECHANICS
Always Show Up by HLK for Channel
How the Future Flows by Gravity Global for Uponor
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
Keeping Promises by Park & Battery for Kaiser Permanente
Outsmart the Future: Repositioning WNS as the AI-Powered Business Transformation Leader by Stein
Do Data Differently: A Brand Turnaround that Fixed the Funnel by Transmission for Qlik
Brand to Demand by Transmission for MongoDB
UCCU's Elevated Checking by UCCU
Why Not Unisys?: When a Client's Words Become a Storytelling Masterpiece by Unisys
Innovation Sessions by CIVIC for Verizon Business Group
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
ADP® Accountant Connect Summit Branded Learning Experience
Ex Parte at Nasdaq by Park & Battery for Esquire Bank
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
Always Show Up by HLK for Channel
Dangerous Foods by Park & Battery for Thermo Fisher Scientific
Money in Harmony by Sid Lee for FIS
Knowing Changes Everything by Stein for WCG
Do Data Differently: A Brand Turnaround that Fixed the Funnel by Transmission
Why Not Unisys?: When a Client's Words Become a Storytelling Masterpiece by Unisys
Fintech Insights by FIS & Marketbridge
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
Pest Files by HLK for Envu
Projectified® by The MX Group for PMI
The Path Forward is Clear: Content-Led Partner ABM by ServiceNow
Why Not Unisys?: When a Client's Words Become a Storytelling Masterpiece by Unisys
Fintech Insights by FIS & Marketbridge
Ex Parte at Nasdaq by Park & Battery for Esquire Bank
People of Progress by Stein for Wolters Kluwer
Okta – It’s Possible. by The MX Group for Okta
Do Data Differently: A Brand Turnaround that Fixed the Funnel by Transmission for Qlik
Brand to Demand by Transmission for MongoDB
Kitchen Confessions by The Food Group for Unilever Food Solutions
AI Under the Influence by Intercept for Microsoft
Mack Hotel by Stein for Mack Trucks
Reimagining Discovery: AB’s Next Generation AI Search Experience by AllianceBernstein
Doceree’s AI-Powered Operating System by Doceree
Lights, Camera, Avatars by Intercept for SAP
Agents of Change by Intercept for HP
From Months to Weeks: How AI Powered a Partner Burn Down ABM Sprint Campaign by ServiceNow
B: BRAND MARKETING PROGRAMS
AB’s Trade-War Thought-Leadership Pivot Leads the Conversation by AllianceBernstein
Fintech Insights by FIS & Marketbridge
Envu–USGS Soil Carbon Study by HLK for Envu
Outlook and the Voice of the Buyer & Marketer Research: Six Years of B2B Thought Leadership by INFUSE
The Ones by dentsu Creative for Grainger
Building a Hero-Grade Brand for CentralSquare by MBLM for CentralSquare
Momentum for Hofstra’s Next Chapter by MBLM for Hofstra University
Vista iQ Rebrand by The MX Group for HT Vet
Keeping Promises by Park & Battery for Kaiser Permanente
Love The Solve by Park & Battery for Acxiom
Innovating Finance Together by Silver Agency for Finastra
CFM Brand Evolution by tmp
C: GROWTH MARKETING PROGRAMS
Innovation Sessions by CIVIC for Verizon Business Group
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
The 5 W's by Park & Battery for Thermo Fisher Scientific
Money in Harmony by Sid Lee for FIS
Precision ABM at Scale: Reinventing Enterprise AI Engagement for Intel by dentsu for Intel
Money Lifecycle by FIS & Marketbridge
Dynatrace ABM Program supported by Silver Agency
Unlock Your Menu Potential by dentsu Creative for McCain
Lenovo 360 Expert Achievers Program (LEAP) & Motivforce
AutoFi Showroom Sales Deck by Keys & Kites
Lenovo 360 Expert Achievers Progam (LEAP) & Motivforce
Go BIG with BigQuery: Driving a 60x ROI on a Lean Budget by Google Cloud
Champions of Social Justice by Park & Battery for Esquire Bank
Driving Measurable Growth Through Multichannel Marketing by Causal for WEX
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
Driving Measurable Growth Through Multichannel Marketing by Causal for WEX
From Calls to Closed Revenue: Building a True Closed-Loop B2B Growth Engine by Marcel Digital for LightMart
D: AUDIENCES AND OBJECTIVES
Driving Measurable Growth Through Multichannel Marketing by Causal for WEX
Those who Dream of Transformative Flight, Love E2 by Gravity Global for Embraer Commercial Aviation
Lenovo 360 Expert Achievers Program (LEAP) & Motivforce
Samsung Summit by Blueprint Partners for Samsung
Lenovo 360 Expert Achievers Program (LEAP) & Motivforce
E: TEAMS AND PRACTITIONERS
From Hidden Gem to National Growth Engine: The Express 4X4 Truck Rental + Magnetude Consulting Partnership
Hireology Brand Work: Key & Kites + Hireology
IXOPAY Website: Key & Kites + IXOPAY
Champions of Social Justice: Park & Battery + Esquire Bank
A Partnership for Growth: TrueVoice Growth Marketing + Humana
The 2026 Marketer of the Year will be announced in the Winners' Report in June, 2026 --> Stay tuned!
Just Global
Marcel Digital
Park & Battery
Stein
Transmission
Walker Sands