Social Media Post – Outstanding Award Winner
St. Johns River Water Management District

The St. Johns River Water Management District used short-form video storytelling to bring the public to a little-known conservation area bursting with seasonal beauty. By showcasing the Lake Jessup Conservation Area’s blooming swamp sunflowers, the Reel highlighted free public access to District lands while reinforcing the District’s role as a steward of natural resources. Created organically with no paid promotion, the post relied on striking visuals and audience-focused framing to generate more than 247,000 views and 11,000 interactions.

Social Media Post – Honorable Mention
City of Sarasota

Social Media Campaign – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Tallahassee

The City of Tallahassee’s hashtag AAC 2025social media campaign united residents around a national moment of civic pride as the City earned its third All-America City designation. Through a strategic, multi-platform rollout, the campaign highlighted Tallahassee’s collaborative work on the Southside Action Plan, Clean Energy Plan, and 100+ Parks initiative while amplifying resident voices. By combining real-time conference updates, video storytelling, and consistent branding, the campaign generated more than 370,000 impressions, over 20,000 engagements, and 85,000 video views — culminating in national recognition for social media and online outreach.

Social Media Campaign – Honorable Mention
Village of North Port

Podcast – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Sanford

Sanford Soundstage is a podcast and live-performance series that transforms City Hall into an intimate stage for local music and storytelling. Inspired by the NPR Tiny Desk format, the program showcases regional artists through live performances and interviews, sharing each episode across multiple City platforms to expand access to the arts. Launched in November 2025 and produced by a two-person communications team with zero budget, Sanford Soundstage demonstrates how municipal communications can champion culture, support the local creative economy, and connect residents and City employees through innovative, music-driven storytelling.

Podcast – Honorable Mention
City of St. Cloud

Newsletter – Outstanding Award Winner
Village of North Palm Beach

Life Under the Sun is the Village of North Palm Beach’s monthly newsletter, reimagined as a people-first, story-driven publication that strengthens connection and civic pride. Mailed to every household and supported by a digital edition and social promotion, the refreshed newsletter puts residents and employees at the center of Village storytelling while still delivering essential information. Designed and produced entirely in-house, Life Under the Sun has more than doubled digital engagement year over year — transforming a monthly newsletter into an ongoing community conversation.

Newsletter – Honorable Mention
City of Palm Beach Gardens

Internal Newsletter – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Dania Beach

Huddle is the City of Dania Beach’s internal newsletter, designed to connect and celebrate a workforce of which more than half of the employees are in the field rather than behind a desk. Produced twice a year in an easy-to-read, digest-sized print format, Huddle uses a sports-themed, team-centered approach to highlight employee achievements, share essential city and HR updates, and build camaraderie across departments. Created by a lean communications team and informed by employee feedback, the newsletter delivers strong engagement, positive sentiment, and a shared sense of pride among city staff.

Internal Newsletter – Honorable Mention
City of Casselberry

Marketing Campaign Targeting Diverse or Multicultural Audiences – Outstanding Award Winner
St. Johns River Water Management District

St. Johns River Water Management District Blue School Grant Campaign used targeted, equity-driven outreach to expand access to environmental education, breaking through historic barriers and engaging schools that had never applied before. Powered by smart targeting, earned media, and grassroots partnerships across 18 counties, the effort generated a record 53 applications, nearly 15-thousand engaged clicks, and expanded environmental learning opportunities for more than 6,400 students districtwide.

Marketing Campaign Targeting Diverse or Multicultural Audiences – Honorable Mention
St. John’s County

Marketing Campaign Produced In House – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Weston

Discover Weston is a fully in-house marketing campaign designed to connect residents and visitors with local businesses in the city. Through a cohesive mix of digital, print, and video assets — including rack cards, window clings, banners, postcards, and videos produced in-house — the campaign serves as an interactive, easy-to-use resource highlighting local dining, shopping, events, and attractions. The Discover Weston website is a free promotional platform for verified businesses — an approach that has been widely embraced by the business community as a valuable outlet during a time of rising costs.

Marketing Campaign Produced In House  – Honorable Mentions
City of St. Cloud / Pinellas County

Collaborative Marketing Campaign – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Oldsmar

The City of Oldsmar’s “pledge to evacuate” campaign encouraged hurricane preparedness through a multi-channel approach that included social media, print, video, and community events. Targeting all residents — especially those in evacuation zones A & B — the campaign promoted personal commitment to evacuation plans. Key elements included a website pop-up, a custom video with a local weather expert, social media badges, and strategic print placements. Launched at the annual hurricane expo, the initiative achieved high engagement despite a small budget and team.

Collaborative Marketing Campaign – Honorable Mention
City of Miramar

Marketing Campaign for Special Event or Commemoration – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Tallahassee

The City of Tallahassee’s marketing campaign for The Longest Table transformed a community celebration into a powerful civic connection experience. Created to honor the City’s All-America City designation, the event centered on conversation — bringing more than 1,000 residents together at a single continuous table to share a meal and meaningful dialogue. Planned and promoted in just one month, the multiplatform campaign leveraged consistent branding, data-driven outreach, and intentional storytelling to exceed RSVPs, attendance, social engagement, and earned media goals.

Marketing Campaign for Special Event or Commemoration – Honorable Mentions
City of Miami Beach / City of Clearwater

Magazine – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Dania Beach

Pioneer launched in 2023 as the City of Dania Beach’s first direct-mailed printed publication in its 120-year history. Designed as an accessible format for all households, the magazine is supported by an ADA-compliant digital edition, with additional accessible formats available upon request. Content is shaped directly by resident feedback gathered through public meetings, calls, emails, the Ask Dania Beach app, and social media, ensuring common questions and concerns are addressed clearly and visually. Due to its popularity and community impact, Pioneer expanded from an annual publication to a biannual one — strengthening trust and connection citywide.

Magazine – Honorable Mention
City of Coral Springs

Best Use of Promotional Item – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Cocoa

The Cocoa Kids Civic Workbook redefines what a promotional item can be. Designed entirely in-house, this interactive, age-appropriate workbook introduces children and families to city government through fun, hands-on activities rooted in the City of Cocoa’s values. More than a giveaway, it serves as a lasting educational tool — distributed through schools, community events, and City Hall — to build early civic awareness, trust, and pride. This low-cost, high-impact approach shows how meaningful engagement can start at any age.

Best Use of Promotional Item – Honorable Mention
City of Ocoee

Collaborative Marketing Campaign – Outstanding Award Winner
St. John’s County

Inside St. Johns County is a collaborative marketing campaign that opened the doors of county government through transparency and storytelling. Produced in partnership with a professional videographer and supported by targeted ad spend of under $300 per month, the series delivered 19 monthly episodes highlighting county services and operations. The series was supported by a dedicated landing page on the county website and cross-promoted through the county newsletter and social platforms — generating more than 333,000 views and nearly 5,000 new followers across channels.

Collaborative Marketing Campaign – Honorable Mention
City of Miami Beach

Video Produced In-House for Education, Training, or Recruitment – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Coral Springs

The City of Weston reimagined how residents access local government services through an interactive website tour powered by artificial intelligence. Designed to simplify navigation and remove barriers to information, the video features AI-driven multilingual lip-sync technology, enabling Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking audiences to experience the content naturally and inclusively. Embedded within an interactive platform, the video guides users directly to city services, transforming a traditional explainer video into an engaging, user-driven experience.

Video Produced In-House for Education, Training, or Recruitment – Honorable Mentions
City of Palm Beach Gardens / City of North Port

Collaborative Video Produced for Promotional Purposes or Special Event – Outstanding Award Winner
Town of Jupiter

To celebrate its centennial, the Town of Jupiter partnered with Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium to bring a community milestone to life in a bold, immersive way. This impactful promotional video combined professional stadium footage with in-house storytelling and debuted live on the stadium video board during Spring Training games. Designed for both in-venue and digital platforms, the collaboration drove excitement, increased ticket sales, and meaningful community engagement.

Collaborative Video Produced for Promotional Purposes or Special Event – Honorable Mention
City of Miami Beach

Communications Plan – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Dunedin

The City of Dunedin’s Water Rate Education and Conservation Campaign transformed a challenging rate increase into an opportunity for transparency and trust-building. Through a proactive, multi-month communications plan, the City paired clear rate education with practical conservation tools, empowering residents to manage usage and costs. By integrating cross-department collaboration, behavior-change messaging, and measurable tools like the EyeOnWater app, the campaign drove real action — dramatically increasing app adoption while reducing customer confusion and call volume.

Communications Plan – Honorable Mention
City of Largo 

Social Media Post – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Palm Beach Gardens

The City of Palm Beach Gardens used humor to spotlight the often unseen work of its Public Works team. Created to kick off National Public Works Week, the “Cool Playground Video,” filmed entirely in-house on a mobile phone, featured city staff who highlighted a newly renovated playground and expanded reach beyond existing followers. The post received nearly 5,000 views, with more than half coming from non-followers.

Video Produced in House for Education, Training, or Recruitment – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Coral Springs

The City of Coral Springs reimagined firefighter recruitment and training storytelling with a cinematic, documentary-style video produced entirely in-house. Rather than a traditional 90-second promo, the video immerses viewers in the first days of the fire academy, capturing the unfiltered intensity, discipline, teamwork, and purpose behind the training. By embedding a videographer with recruits from day one, the City created an authentic, character-driven narrative that educates the public, builds trust, and serves as a powerful recruitment tool — setting clear expectations while showcasing the department’s commitment to excellence and inclusive, professional development.

Annual Report – Honorable Mentions
City of Palm Beach Gardens / City of North Port

Website – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Largo

The City of Largo’s refreshed LargoArts.com website delivers a modern, user-friendly digital experience that enhances how residents and visitors engage with the arts. Completed as part of the City’s scheduled website refresh with Revize, the redesign strengthens the Central Park Performing Arts Center brand through streamlined navigation, intuitive ticket purchasing, improved accessibility and search tools, and full mobile optimization. Since launch, nearly 100% of users have reported that the site is easy to navigate and visually appealing, demonstrating a strong, positive impact on the overall visitor experience.

Website – Honorable Mention
City of Greenacres

Video Produced In House for Promotion of Special Event – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Port St. Lucie

The City of Port St. Lucie’s Love Your Block video showcases how neighborhood-level action can drive meaningful community transformation. Produced entirely in-house, the video highlights a collaborative revitalization initiative that brings together residents, city leaders, and local partners. Through authentic storytelling, real resident voices, and dynamic visuals, the video builds pride, encourages participation, and reinforces the City’s commitment to engagement and innovation. As one of only sixteen cities nationwide selected for Bloomberg’s Love Your Block program, Port St. Lucie uses this video to inspire ownership, connection, and lasting community impact.

Video Produced In House for Promotion of Special Event – Honorable Mention
City of Coral Springs

Annual Report – Outstanding Award Winner
City of Coral Springs

Coral Springs 360 isn’t just an annual report — it’s a full-circle view of city government, designed with residents in mind. Produced entirely in-house and organized by strategic priorities, it translates complex data, budgets, and accomplishments into a highly visual, accessible story. By combining print, digital, and social amplification, and delivering it to every household and business, the city created a trusted, equitable way to show residents exactly how their tax dollars are working — resulting in measurable gains in communication satisfaction.

Annual Report – Honorable Mention
City of Sunny Isles Beach