Golden Arrow Award Winners 2026

Recognizing outstanding work in public relations
and communications from 2025

 

Best in Show

Best in Show: Rinck Advertising, Break Through The Bull

Honorable Mention: Girl Scouts of Maine, 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Palooza

 

Crisis Management

Gold: Serra Public Affairs, PCHC Federal Funding Freeze

 

Integrated Communications

Gold: fluent imc, Maine Connectivity Authority “Maine Tech Share” Campaign

Gold: Girl Scouts of Maine, 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Palooza

Gold: Rinck Advertising, Cancer Campaign for MaineGeneral Health

Gold: University of New England, Local Solutions. Lasting Impact

Silver: Broadreach Public Relations, From stories to staffing: Repositioning recruitment through purpose-driven storytelling

Silver: Central Maine Power, CMP’s Inaugural Union Trade Internship Program

Silver: fluent imc, Maine Connectivity Authority: Tech Help for ME

Silver: Maine Community Foundation, Impact Stories: Building a Better Maine, Together

Silver: Rinck Advertising, Manufacturing Day for Novonesis North America

Silver: Rinck Advertising, Surgery Campaign for MaineGeneral Health

Bronze: One Circle Agency Husson University, Float 207 Integrated Communications Plan

 

Media Relations Campaign

Gold: University of New England, Maine’s Medical Future: A New Era for Health Care in Maine

Gold: University of New England, Meeting Mainers in Place: A Rural Approach to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Silver: fluent imc, Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law: Law Day Rally

Silver: Marshall Communications, 2025 Frances Perkins Center Inaugural Season: Media Relations Campaign

Silver: University of New England, Elevating Coastal Research to Inform Maine Communities

Bronze: fluent imc, Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law: Fall Public Forum

 

Publication – Print or Digital

Silver: University of New England, Breaking Boundaries: 2025 UNE Magazine

Silver: VIP Tires & Service, Journeys with VIP Magazine

 

Reputation and Trust

Gold: Broadreach Public Relations, Balancing the Scales: Including Sappi’s Voice in the Shawmut Dam Debate

Silver: Broadreach Public Relations, Creating Confidence in Crisis

Silver: Camden National Bank, Community Well-being Day

Silver: fluent imc, Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law

 

Thought Leadership

Gold: Versant Power, A Day in the Life of a Line Worker

 

Social Media

Gold: Rinck Advertising, Break Through The Bull

Gold: Rinck Advertising, If You Know You Glow

Silver: Edison Public Relations, Building a Hockey Community: Launching the Lewiston MAINEiacs Through  Social Media

Bronze: One Circle Agency Husson University, Float 207 Social Media

 

Video Production

Gold: Serra Public Affairs, Casella Mattress Recycling in Maine

Gold: Serra Public Affairs, Casella Split-Body Trucks

Silver: One Circle Agency Husson University, Float 207

Bronze: General Dynamics – Bath Iron Works, Women in the Trades Video Entry

Bronze: Central Maine Power, CMP Reliability and Workforce ad

 

Big Win

Silver, Edison Public Relations, Wiffleball with a Purpose: Turning a Backyard Tournament into a Community Fundraiser