by Fred Sgambati (’83)

Winners have been announced in the 12th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards competition, with Acadia’s External Relations and Marketing and Communications offices earning a dozen awards for top honours in multiple categories.

The competition celebrates outstanding achievements in digital marketing within the education sector. Colleges, universities, and secondary schools from across North America submitted entries that were evaluated by a panel of judges consisting of education marketers, advertising creative directors, and marketing and advertising professionals. This year’s entries were a testament to the creativity and dedication of those in the field.

More than 1,000 entries were received. Acadia captured four gold, four silver, one bronze, and three merit awards in the following categories:

Gold    

Digital Publication-Single, Spring 2024 Bulletin

Annual or Community Report, Giving Report 2023

Digital Publication-Campaign, Build: theStudentCentre

Email: Single or multiple campaign, Build: theStudentCentre Spring Appeal

Silver  

Digital Special Video: Over 2 minutes, Student Thank-You Letters

Digital Special Video: Under 2 minutes, Build: theStudentCentre Video

Instagram, Acadia University, Alumni Golf Wrap-Up 2024

Social Media Content-Single, Acadia Class of 2024

Bronze

Annual or Community Report, Harrison McCain Foundation Report and Proposal 2023

Merit   

Digital Special Video: Under 2 minutes, Food Insecurity Video

Instagram, Acadia University, Acadia's GOLD Alumni

Instagram, Acadia University, Acadia AI

“We are thrilled to have the outstanding work of our communications professionals at Acadia acknowledged in conjunction with the Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards competition,” says Vice-President, External Relations Nancy Handrigan (’92). “Our goal in creating content and visual identity pieces is to connect with members of our community in a meaningful way that reflects the transformative power of the Acadia experience. This year’s winning entries are indicative of our ambition to share the Acadia story across multiple channels to various and diverse audiences. We’re honoured to receive these awards, and look forward to creating similarly engaging stories, video and social media content in the future.”

To see the complete list of this year’s Education Digital Marketing Awards winners, click here.