Marketing Awards Category Winners
Listed here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in these categories in the 2026 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. Those winners in attendance were celebrated on stage during the 7th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).
Award for Innovation in Brand Development
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Redefining Brand Perception Through Purpose
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo Kuwait | Redefining Brand Growth Through Data-Led Media Innovation
Award for Innovation in Brand Renovation / Re-Branding
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
GüzelEnerji Akaryakıt A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: Bi’Güzel Launch
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Rudaw, Erbil, Erbil, Iraq: Rudaw Network Rebrand - Visual Identity & Broadcast Package 2025
Award for Innovation in Branded Entertainment
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: How LEISURE Built a 300-Day Branded Entertainment Ecosystem
Vitamin Marketing Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: Robotic Ball Delivery - Türkiye vs Bosnia Herzegovina World Cup Qualifier
Award for Innovation in Content Marketing / Branded Editorial
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Content Marketing / Branded Editorial
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Driving Purpose Through Powerful Stories
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Astronaut Global, Amman, Jordan: Astronaut: From Ideas to Impact—A New Model for Content Marketing
Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait City, Kuwait: From Inspiration to Conversion: How Cross-Media Orchestration Turned Winter Travel Demand into Measurable Growth
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing: Scaling Impact Across South Africa and Saudi Arabia
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: One Narrative, Many Platforms: Innovating Cross-Media Marketing for Space Communication
Award for Innovation in Multicultural Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Building the TCS Brand Through a Truly Multicultural Movement
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ACCOR, Singapore, Singapore: Accor’s “For Every You” campaign - Award for Innovation in Multicultural Marketing
Award for Innovation in Paid Media Planning & Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo, Doha, Qatar: Challenging norms to upgrade Ooredoo Groups media planning and buying
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 8th Mohammed Bin Rashid Arabic Language Award: Turning Cultural Interest into Measurable Global Participation
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Attention to Action: Driving High-Intent Membership Growth for Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Precision Media, Purposeful Impact
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ramadan Takeover on Socials with DMI
Award for Innovation in Product Placement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ooredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Ooredoo Kuwait
Award for Innovation in Social Media Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leisure World, Leisure Qatar, Qatar: From Broadcast to Belonging: Building a Community-Led Social Media Engine
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Manama, Bahrain: F1 InstaLead Accelerator Program
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Editorial-First Social Media for a B2B Event Like Global Food Week
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Make it in the Emirates 2025: Turning Industrial Policy into a National Social Story
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MetLife, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: MetLife Gulf’s TikTok campaign for Pet Insurance
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: AAIHEX: Redefining Social Media Marketing Through Cultural Intelligence and Narrative Discipline
Tadweer Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Award for Innovation in Social Media Marketing
Riyadh Airports Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Let’s Fly Higher
Award for Innovation in Sponsorships
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VakıfBank, İstanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: VakıfBank Women’s Volleyball Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Caring-Like-Family Award
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Transforming motorsport into a high-impact B2B growth platform
Tosyalı Holding, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: TOSYALI Holding “Upcycling in Art- Contemporary Istanbul Collaboration”
Award for Innovation in Sustainability Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Innovation in Sustainability Marketing: Building Long-Term Impact Across Regions
Most Innovative Advertising or Marketing Agency of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quill - Innovation as a System: How Quill Redefined Integrated Marketing in the Middle East
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Adscope’s Blueprint for Risk-Free, Scalable Client Growth
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: From Marketing to Revenue Engine: Redefining Growth at DHL
Most Innovative Advertising or Marketing Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quill Team: Turning Integration into an Innovation Engine
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Small Team. Global Impact. Redefining Industrial Marketing Through Collaboration and Innovation
TCS Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Maximum Impact. Minimal Resources.
Most Innovative Marketing or Advertising Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Eslam Salah Ramadan