SABRE Awards North America In2 Innovation 2023

Benchmarking the best PR work from across the globe.

Hockey player and Budweiser logo

Best in Show

Budweiser: #TapeOutHate

Brand
Budweiser
Agency
Veritas
Country
Canada

Budweiser launched rolls of hockey tape that displayed words of defiance and allyship to spark conversations about racism in hockey.

Winners

Doritos & Stranger Things: Live from the upside down
Brand
Doritos
Agency
Ketchum, OMD, Observatory and ShakerMaker
Country
United States
Hefty: Pumpkin spice trash bags
Brand
Hefty
Agency
ICF Next
Country
United States
The Home Depot: Associate first approach to spring hiring
Brand
The Home Depot
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
Arby’s: Arby’s had beef with the burger industry, so they fixed it.
Brand
Arby’s
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
Human Rights Campaign: The reality flag
Brand
Human Rights Campaign
Agency
BCW, WPP, VMLY&R, Hogarth, Wavemaker
Country
United States
Arby’s: Igniting the fish wars with rapper Pusha T’s fish diss
Brand
Arby’s
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
FeverAll: Reaching multi-lingual moms through digital marketing
Brand
FeverAll
Agency
RLA Collective, a Ruder Finn Company
Country
North America
Victoria’s Secret PINK: PINK for all
Brand
Victoria Secret PINK
Agency
Hunter
Country
United States
Guinness: All together now
Brand
Guinness
Agency
Taylor PR, MKTG, QCM
Country
United States
Synopsys: Reimagining storytelling & SEO for Synopsys’ corporate blog
Brand
Synopsys
Agency
The Hoffman Agency
Country
United States
Illinois Department of Health: On the fence
Brand
Illinois Department of Health
Agency
TimeZoneOne
Country
United States
EA SPORTS: Madden ratings hotline
Brand
EA SPORTS
Agency
160over90
Country
United States
Tres Generaciones: Reigniting the legacy of Tres Generaciones through social photography
Brand
Tres Generaciones
Agency
Day One Agency
Country
Mexico
Tampax: One sequential step at a time from tip to grip
Brand
Tampax
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
Jigsaw: Combatting online toxicity – Jigsaw’s harassment manager launch
Brand
Google Jigsaw
Agency
M Booth
Country
United States
Dove: InstaGrants
Brand
Dove
Agency
Weber Shandwick
Country
United States
Microsoft Viva: Bedtime stories for bosses
Brand
Microsoft Canada
Agency
Veritas / M&P
Country
Canada
Arby’s: Heating up TikTok and TV screens with the Diablo Dare
Brand
Arby’s
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
Bud Light: The Heinicke deal
Brand
Bud Light
Agency
3pm Agency / Weber Shandwick
Country
United States
Janssen: Depression looks like me takes aim at mental health representation
Brand
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Agency
FleishmanHillard
Country
United States
Real Messenger: Keeping it REAL with Bravo’s “million dollar listing” alum Fredrik Eklund
Brand
Real Messenger
Agency
Bospar and The Society Group
Country
United States
Hilton: Stories from Hilton
Brand
Hilton
Country
United States
General Motors: EV supply chain
Brand
General Motors
Country
United States
Ford Motor Company: Integrated report
Brand
Ford Motor Company
Country
United States
3M: Not the science type
Brand
3M
Agency
Ketchum, Generous Films, and Passion Point Collective
Country
United States
Chipotle Mexican Grill: Roblox boorito
Brand
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Agency
Day One Agency
Country
United States
Lenovo: Kind cities
Brand
Lenovo
Agency
Zeno Group
Country
UK, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan and India
belairdirect: #belairdirectDriveChallenge
Brand
belairdirect
Agency
Clark Influence and Omnicom Group
Country
Canada
Chipotle Mexican Grill: Corn kid
Brand
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Agency
Day One Agency and Cameo for Business
Country
United States
Papa Johns: One-day contracts
Brand
Papa Johns
Agency
Current Global
Country
United States
Get Joy: Launching the first dog park in the metaverse
Brand
Get Joy
Agency
Sēd and Metaverse Technologies, Inc.
Country
United States
Samsung: Superstar galaxy on Roblox
Brand
Samsung
Agency
UEG
Country
United States
Insulet: Animal Crossing omnipod bay
Brand
Cottonelle
Agency
Porter Novelli
Country
United States
Budweiser: Dwyane Wade x Budweiser Zero NFT
Brand
Budweiser
Agency
Allison+Partners
Country
United States
Sanofi: When cancer grows old
Brand
Sanofi
Agency
GCI Health
Country
United States
Miller Lite: Beers & queer history
Brand
Miller Lite
Agency
ICF Next
Country
United States
Duncan Hines: Baking 9 to 5 – Duncan Hines x Dolly Parton
Brand
Duncan Hines
Agency
Conagra Brands and M Booth
Country
United States
Radio Flyer: The hero wagon
Brand
Radio Flyer
Agency
Current Global
Country
United States
Kellogg’s Company: Have you ever put butter on pop-tarts?
Brand
Kellogg’s Company
Agency
Weber Shandwick
Country
United States
Zoom: Demolishing data silos
Brand
Zoom
Agency
Zeno Group
Country
United States
SAXX: Celebrating the snip
Brand
SAXX
Agency
Zeno Group, Quality Meats
Country
United States
Tropicana: Toothpaste
Brand
Tropicana
Agency
MullenLowe PR, Cramer-Krasselt, OMD
Country
United States
Michelin: Building a measurement engine
Brand
Michelin
Agency
Ketchum
Country
United States
State Farm: Measuring Jake from State Farm’s Debut on TikTok
Brand
State Farm
Agency
Ketchum
Country
United States
The Wendy’s Company: OmniearnedID™ brand lift methodology quantifies the power of PR for Wendy’s
Brand
The Wendy’s Company
Agency
Ketchum
Country
United States
PRophet: AI-driven tech that makes PR pros more performative
Brand
PRophet
Agency
KWT Global
Country
United States
Dollar General: Here for what matters
Brand
Dollar General
Agency
BCW, HZ
Country
United States
Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers: Sleighing the holidays with Surimi Seafood
Brand
Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP)
Agency
Ketchum
Country
United States
Egg Farmers of Canada: The super legit book of really real egg facts
Brand
Egg Farmers of Canada
Agency
Citizen Relations
Country
Canada
Puffs: Power pals soar to new heights
Brand
Puffs (Procter & Gamble)
Agency
MSL
Country
United States
Weedmaps: #SaveBrockOllie
Brand
Weedmaps
Agency
MikeWorldWide
Country
United States
Neon: Can’t touch this
Brand
Neon
Agency
Bospar
Country
United States
Jack in the Box: Don’t get McShammed
Brand
Jack in the Box
Agency
Small Girls PR
Country
United States
H&R Block: Championing equity for collegiate women athletes
Brand
H&R Block
Agency
Carmichael Lynch Relate
Country
United States
Miller High Life: Gingerbread dive bars
Brand
Miller High Life
Agency
ICF Next
Country
United States
Wendy’s: National roast day
Brand
Wendy’s
Agency
Ketchum, VMLY&R and Spark Foundry
Country
United States
San Francisco Pride: Pride proud
Brand
San Francisco Pride
Agency
Bospar
Country
United States
Frito-Lay: Cracker Jill
Brand
Frito-Lay
Agency
Ketchum
Country
United States
Marathon Strategies: Examining weaponized disinformation against corporate America
Brand
Marathon Strategies
Agency
Marathon Strategies
Country
United States
Doritos & Cheetos: Flamin’ hottie/snackable screens
Brand
Frito-Lay North America: Doritos and Cheetos
Agency
Ketchum Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, D3, OMD and ShakerMaker
Country
United States