The Marketing Automotive Awards honor agencies and advertisers who are excelling in today's myriad forms of communication and rewriting the handbook on automotive marketing.  

Congratulations to the 2025 Automotive Marketer of the Year, Toyota Group Vice President, Mike Tripp -- read about him here 

Congratulations to all of the 2025 Honorees. Read more about them here.

• Automotive Agency of the Year:
  Saatchi & Saatchi (Toyota)
  
  
• Best Integrated Campaign (Three channels or more, including online):
  Toyota for the 4Runner campaign created by Saatchi and Saatchi and Conill
  
  
• Best Electric Vehicle Campaign or Activation:
  Cadillac for “Let’s Take The Cadillac” from 72andSunny
  
  
• Best Social Campaign:
  Jeep for “The Family SUV” from Highdive featuring comedian Iliza Shlesinger
  
  
• Best Multicultural or Interest Group Campaign:
  Hyundai Motor America for the Hyundai Palisade Hybrid effort, “Elevating What’s Next” from Lopez Negrete Communications
  
  
• Best Interactive Execution or Campaign:
  Ford Motor Co. for "American Icon: A Mustang Immersive Experience" created by Imagination in partnership with the Peterson Museum
  
  
• Best Campaign/Activation for a Dealer Group:
  Empire Automotive Group owner Michael Brown for his Empire Advantage initiative

April 1, 2026

Javits Center, New York City New York
655 W 34th St (@ 11th Ave)
Room: 1E08 (2 escalators down from the main entrance level)
(212) 216-2000

The ceremony is held in conjunction with MediaPost's Marketing Automotive conference at the Javits Center in NYC. The cocktail party will start at 3:00pm. Recipients of this year's Automotive Marketer of the year and Agency of the year will be speaking beginning at 1:30pm.

For awards ceremony sponsorship inquiries, contact Seth Oilman at 212-204-2012 or seth@mediapost.com