FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2022
Contact:
Genevieve Leach
602-702-0049
May 24, 2022 - American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) has announced the winners of the 2022 Pollie Awards, the premier awards competition for the political advertising industry. Known as the Oscars of political advertising, the Pollies received 1,100+ entries from over 200 firms this year across television, digital, direct mail/print, radio, and phone advertising. The Colibri Collective was among the 11% of entrants who were selected as winners. The Colibri Collective was the highest-awarded Latina-owned marketing firm with 5 Pollies. CEO & Founder Gaby Cardenas was highlighted as a speaker at the Pollie Conference as well.
“Seeing our firm take home five awards from the AAPC for our work this past year is an incredible privilege. I started this agency on my own five years ago and we’ve come this far because of the power of the team I’m building and the power of the work we’re doing with our partners. Thank you to the AAPC for this honor and thank you to our partners for their trust,” said The Colibri Collective CEO Gaby Cardenas.
Bronze
Website - Public Affairs/Issue Advocacy Division
ACLU Border Humanity Project
Gold
Best Use of Collateral - Small Budget Campaign
Arizona Coalition for Change “Sleeves Up Arizona”
Bronze
Website - For Local/Municipal/Mayoral - Small Budget Campaign
Revitalize Arizona for Yassamin Ansari
First Place AAPC Central
Website - For Local/Municipal/Mayoral - Small Budget Campaign
Revitalize Arizona for Yassamin Ansari
First Place AAPC Central
Best Use of Collateral - Small Budget Campaign
Arizona Coalition for Change “Sleeves Up Arizona”
Since its founding in 2017, The Colibri Collective has gained traction and honors in the political marketing industry. Awards include:
2022 Reed Award Winner - Best Use of Online Targeting for County, Local or Judicial
2022 Reed Award Winner - Best Spanish Language Radio Ad
2022 Reed Award Winner - Best Spanish Language Website
2021 Campaigns & Elections Campaign Tech Award Winner - Best Innovation in Virtual Voter Contact (Democratic)
2021 USPS Special Award Winner - Best of the Best Direct Mail in the Candidate Category for Early Absentee Voting by Mail
2021 Pollie Award Winner Gold - Best Radio Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language Ad
2021 Pollie Award Winner Silver - Most Original/Innovative Collateral Material
2021 Pollie Award Winner Silver - Digital Independent Expenditure for Local Municipal Candidate
2021 Pollie Award Winner Silver - Early Voting/Absentee Ballot/Vote-by-mail
2021 Reed Award Winner - Best Spanish Language Website
2021 Reed Award Winner - Best Use of Digital Out of Home
2020 Reed Award Winner - Best Spanish Language Website
About The Colibri Collective
The Colibri Collective is a full-service marketing agency. Serving a wide range of clients from the political, non-profit and education sectors, The Colibri Collective delivers elevated strategies for memorable data-driven campaigns that ignite emotion and amplify a brand. Our creative bandwidth spans digital marketing, brand identity and development, media strategy, creative services, media buying and planning, multicultural strategy, public relations and communications. Learn more: www.thecolibricollective.com
The Pollie Awards (Pollies) are bipartisan honors awarded annually by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) to members of the political advertising and communications industry who have demonstrated superior work on behalf of their candidates and causes. A blind jury of their professional peers selects AAPC award winners. Esquire magazine has dubbed the Pollies “…the Oscars of political advertising.”
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