{"id":112907,"date":"2026-08-07T20:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/112907\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:01:21","slug":"nestle-philippines-crowned-marketer-of-the-year-at-marketing-excellence-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/112907\/","title":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9 Philippines crowned Marketer of the Year at Marketing Excellence Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nestl\u00e9 Philippines emerged as the biggest winner at the 6th edition of the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines, taking home the coveted Marketer of the Year title after a standout night of wins.<\/p>\n<p>The brand dominated the awards with an impressive haul of five Gold, six Silver and two Bronze trophies, recognising a portfolio of campaigns that combined creativity, innovation and measurable business impact. Among its award-winning work were &#8220;Get pasko ready with Maggi&#8221; with OpenMind and Teads, &#8220;Tasa ng Pag-asa&#8221; with Publicis Manila, In Circle and OpenMind, &#8220;Nestea bottomless karaokathon&#8221; with VML Manila, &#8220;Suhoor&#8221; with WPP Media (OpenMind, The Goat Agency) and Publicis Manila, as well as &#8220;Unleash the ascenda effect with Spotify&#8221; with WPP Media (OpenMind).<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full list of winners <a href=\"https:\/\/awards.marketing-interactive.com\/marketing-excellence-ph\/2026-winnners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hot on its heels was McDonald&#8217;s Philippines, which also delivered an exceptional performance with five Gold, four Silver and two Bronze trophies. Its winning campaigns showcased the brand&#8217;s ability to blend technology, purpose and customer engagement, with standout work including &#8220;BACK-to-BAKuna: Building brand awareness through credible public health action&#8221; and &#8220;BACK-to-BAKuna: Improving vaccination completion through social marketing&#8221;, both created alongside AHA! Behavioral Design. The brand was also recognised for &#8220;McDonald&#8217;s 2 minute drive-thru challenge mobile campaign&#8221; with OMD Philippines and Wagawin, &#8220;GamiFries&#8221; with BBH Singapore and Leo Manila, and &#8220;The legendary McSpicy&#8217;s comeback reignites Cravings with contextual AI on TikTok&#8221; with OMD Philippines and Silverpush.<\/p>\n<p>Completing the top three was Jollibee Group, which earned four Gold, four Silver and four Bronze trophies. Winning campaigns such as &#8220;National Day of JOY&#8221; with Strategic Works, &#8220;Jollibee joy run: The gamified ecosystem that converted play into unprecedented value&#8221; with NuWorks Interactive Labs, and &#8220;From broadcast to behaviour: Reimagining customer engagement through lifecycle journeys&#8221; with Merkle Singapore highlighted the group&#8217;s continued commitment to creating meaningful customer experiences through innovation.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s winners showcased the strength, ambition and creativity of the Philippines&#8217; marketing industry. From purpose-driven initiatives and AI-powered campaigns to bold creative ideas rooted in culture, the night&#8217;s winning work demonstrated how data, technology and storytelling can come together to deliver meaningful business results.<\/p>\n<p>Judged by an independent panel of senior client-side marketers, the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines continues to recognise the campaigns, teams and organisations that are pushing the industry forward and redefining what marketing excellence looks like.<\/p>\n<p>A huge congratulations to all the finalists and winners for raising the bar once again. Here&#8217;s to another year of bold ideas, breakthrough campaigns and even greater achievements at the next edition of the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9 Philippines emerged as the biggest winner at the 6th edition of the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines, taking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[126],"tags":[55035,55037,55038,5849,4605,55033,55031,55034,55036,55030,55032,199,15138],"class_list":["post-112907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nestle","tag-award-winning-campaigns","tag-brand-marketing","tag-creative-marketing","tag-customer","tag-digital-marketing","tag-jollibee-group","tag-marketer-of-the-year","tag-marketing-awards","tag-marketing-excellence","tag-marketing-excellence-awards-philippines","tag-mcdonalds-philippines","tag-nestle","tag-nestle-philippines"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/117056011375283888","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}