13th ANNUAL GRAMERCY INSTITUTE FINANCIAL MARKETING STRATEGY AWARDS

CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Gramercy Institute is pleased to announce the
12th Annual 2026 Financial Content Marketing Awards,
honoring excellence in financial content marketing.
Content-as-marketing has proven to be a highly-effective and
extremely-efficient means for financial marketers to connect
in meaningful ways with core target audiences.
The result: content marketing has become a significant plank in nearly every
financial marketing platform. This award was established to recognize
excellence & achievement in FINANCIAL CONTENT MARKETING.
Entry Deadline
Friday, August 7, 2026 ($395)
Judging will be carried out by a panel of financial services marketing leaders from the world's top financial, media and marketing brands.
Who Can Enter?
Any company (agency, publisher, financial firm, marketing services provider) that has conceived and/or executed a content marketing execution within the past 18 months for the benefit of a financial services firm (corporate entries are also accepted). This includes:
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Financial firms marketing their products or services
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Insurance firms marketing their products or services
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Agencies/consultancies
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Media companies/publishers
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Service providers to financial/insurance firms
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Corporate (those marketing a corporation’s financial performance to key audiences)
To enter, financial firms (and their partners) that have conceived and/or executed financial content marketing work in the past 18 months are encouraged to complete this
online entry form.
Honoring Winning Teams
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A congratulatory roster of categories and winners will be published and distributed to Gramercy Institute’s global financial marketing community in early-September.
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Trophies will be presented LIVE (and in-person) at a special award ceremony in New York City on September 24, 2026. Those winners who are unable to attend the award presentation event in NYC may purchase their trophies and receive them by mail. All category-winning teams attending will receive team trophies at this important event!
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Also at this LIVE event, Gramercy’s "Best of" awards will be presented for "Best-of-Show" and "Best-of-Show-Runner-Up".
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A congratulatory communication will be distributed to Gramercy Institute's global financial marketing network immediately following the LIVE September award presentation that highlights winners of the "Best of Show" and "Best-of-Show-Runner-Up" awards.
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In addition, a digital photo album of winning teams will be shared with Gramercy Institute’s global network of financial services marketing professionals after this event.
2026 JUDGES
Matthew Bryan, SVP, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Antares Capital
S. Leith Chahed, Vice President, Digital Marketing & Analytics, MissionSquare Retirement
Andrew Ceccon, Chief Marketing Officer, Tradr ETFs
Vicki Chan, Senior Director, Content Strategy, VanEck
António Costa, Head, Demand Generation Marketing, Aon Affinity, Aon
Jeff DeMarco, Vice President, Marketing-Commercial Banking, Citizens
Jon Ellenberg, SVP, Head, Marketing, Bank of America Private Bank & UHNW, Bank of America
Shelagh Foster, Director, Content Marketing Nicola Wealth
Lucille Harasti, Head, Digital Marketing, Hines
Greg Heath, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Natixis Investment Managers
Grace Hussein, Vice President, Global Head, Web Strategy & Publishing, TIAA
Nicolette Konkol, SVP Corporate, Morningstar
Sue lanieri, Vice President, Marketing, Ready Capital
John Luiz, Head of Content-Americas, Schroders
Grace Mistry, Head, Capital Markets Advertising, BMO Financial Group
Trina Neale, Head, Global Content Marketing at Allspring Global Investments
Brock Pernice, Co-Founder & Managing Partner TrueVoice Growth Marketing
Chris Rohan, Head, U.S. Channel Marketing, Allspring Global Investments
Jennifer Scherz, Vice President, Content Marketing, Wilmington Trust
Jen Simonds, Vice President, Brand Strategy & Content Ameriprise Financial Services
Jon Standring, SVP, Digital & Marketing Enablement EMEA, T. Rowe Price
Jaclyn Green Waterman, Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Initiatives, Axcelus Financial
Dylan Waugh, Senior Manager, Content Analytics & Insights, T. Rowe Price
Entry Deadline
Entry Deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026 ($395)
Questions
Samantha Wreaks
The Gramercy Institute
samantha.wreaks@gramercyinstitute.com
212-752-0151
