Marketing, Advertising, PR, & Communication Awards in Canada That You Can Apply For

Thought awards were only for the movies? If you are a professional in marketing there may be a lot of awards or opportunities you’re missing out on. We are going to break down the Canadian Marketing Award landscape so you can get a better understanding of what is available to apply for and where your accomplishments can be recognized!

Education Focused Awards

CAUCE offers Design and Marketing Awards for those in the field of design and marketing in university continuing education in Canada. The awards are based not only on design and visual expertise but their effectiveness and creativity. The deadline for these awards is March 1st. Apply now.

The ADCC offers awards in a variety of categories, some being prestigious awards based on other creative professionals. Additionally, ADCC offers student awards that recognize talents in Advertising, Graphic Design, Editorial & Book Design, and Interactive. For the ADCC awards click here, for the student awards click here.

Community Focused Awards

The Marketing Canada Awards by EDAC focuses on best practices in marketing initiatives, including their “Sustainability Award”. This award is made to recognize the “greenest” practices and efforts by a nominee. Learn more here.

Strategy Online Awards

Strategy News celebrates “creative intelligence” for their Marketing Awards. Their categories include design, advertising, and marketing. The applications for this award have not yet opened but be sure to check back in the Spring! Learn more about these awards here.

The AToMiC Awards equally focuses on creative skills and talent that thinks outside the box. The AToMiC Awards has marketing categories the cover media creativity, advertising, technology, and content. Learn more here.

The Shopper Innovation + Activation Awards are given to those who are using new ways of thinking in regards to retail innovation and shopper marketing. The deadline for the SIA awards is the end of February. Apply here.

Do you have the best agency? Strategy Online hosts the Strategy Agency of the Year Awards that puts disciplines of creative, media, digital, PR, and design, all competing for the top agency. Winners are announced in late Fall so be sure to check for applications in the Summer. Learn about it here.

If brand success is your forte, the Media Innovation Awards may be the perfect thing for you. The MIAs look for creative and effective solutions in regard to brand-building. Applications open up in the Spring. Read more about it here.

Public Relations Awards

The Canadian Public Relations Society offers awards in 28 categories for campaigns, tactics, and contributions. You can submit a campaign that has been completed in the past two years for this award. Applications open up in late Winter and you can apply here now!

The Marketer Of The Year Award is a free application that recognizes excellence for an organization’s overall marketing efforts. You can nominate someone else or yourself for this award. Learn more here.

Celebrating Excellence

The AMA Marketing Awards provide the opportunity to either nominate what they refer to as a “marketing legend” or a marketer who is on the rise. Applications are available through Fall and Winter so be sure to keep these in mind if you’re a legend waiting to be recognized! Learn more.

IABC Canada offers the Silver Leaf Awards to recognize excellence in business communication. This award is nationally recognized for the work in the communications field. Students and working professionals can apply for this award. The price ranges from $175-$200 depending on the submission date and $35 for students. Applications for this award are open through Winter. Learn more here.

The Canadian Marketing Awards offers awards for clients and agencies who deliver the best strategy, creativity, and results. The applications for this award open in May. Find out more.

The Hashtag Awards, co-hosted by Marketing News Canada and SocialAtHome, recognizes those who excel in all areas of marketing from traditional, agency work, campaigns, and more! The applications are open through Winter until the end of February and cost $100 to enter. Apply here.

The Effie Awards Canada offers recognition for marketers who have created effective strategies in terms of business growth. The final deadline for this Award is March and costs $1,500 for submission. Apply here.

We hope you get a chance to find one or many awards that can recognize you and your business for your incredible marketing efforts.

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