Sign in with Google Congratulations to the 2026
Google Ads Impact Awards winners
We proudly celebrate digital marketing innovators with the Google Ads Impact Awards. Meet the agencies and individuals behind the advertisers who are raising industry standards and shaping the future of marketing by harnessing Google Ads and AI to drive impressive results.
AI Excellence
Honoring trailblazing marketers who pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with AI by using multiple Google Ads AI-powered solutions across award categories to drive impact.
Agency Winner
Wpromote
Drove scalable multi-brand enrollment for Learning Care Group by integrating offline CRM data into Google Ads’ AI tools to modernize the conversion engine.
Advertiser Winner
Heidi Giggie, Royal Bank of Canada
Strategically orchestrated and deployed Google Ads AI-powered solutions to deliver unmatched results in a hypercompetitive credit card acquisition market.
Creative Impact
Recognizing marketers who boldly leveraged AI-powered solutions to create and deliver engaging, effective ads with outstanding creative impact across Google and YouTube.
Agency Winner
SearchKings
Reduced Spray-Net’s video production from weeks to two days. With Veo, Gemini, and Lyria, they automated production and brand governance to deliver hyper-relevant creative at scale.
Advertiser Winner
Kevin Le, Brennan Enterprises
Engaged Google Ads AI-powered solutions to boost consultations and revenue by delivering emotional, personalized and timely creative to homeowners.
Data Innovation
Acknowledging marketers who expertly combined Google Ads data and AI-powered measurement tools to make data-backed decisions that improved campaign strategies and performance.
Agency Winner
Glassroom
Converted more leads into revenue using Google AI tools to turn Dermapure’s offline CRM data into a predictive, self-improving patient acquisition engine.
Advertiser Winner
Matthew Umbro, Arbutus Digital for Vision InfoSoft
Integrated CRM data across Google Ads AI-powered tools to create a surge of qualified leads and new customer revenue generation for its electrical estimating software.
International Growth
Celebrating marketers who leveraged AI-powered solutions in Google Ads to connect with global audiences and drive sustainable growth in new international markets.
Agency Winner
Brainlabs Digital
Helped WordPress double international investment and increase revenue by leveraging Google Ads AI-powered campaign architecture.
Advertiser Winner
Tim Davis, ElevenLabs
Leveraged Gemini and Google Ads with ElevenLabs’ in-market voice dubbing, to localize and scale native-language search and video, enabling a small, English-only team to expand into seven new markets.
Media Achievement
Commending the marketers who tapped into AI-powered solutions to deliver personalized, tailored experiences at the right time – across channels – to get the best results.
Agency Winner
LGG Media
Grew customer acquisition 12x for a health insurance broker using native Google integration to turn phone call data into an AI-optimized acquisition engine.
Advertiser Winner
Christian Walker, VistaPrint
Developed a rigorous “test, validate and scale” framework to prove that AI-powered solutions in Google Ads maximize value and unlock growth.
Meet the 2026 Judges
Our judging panel consists of industry-leading experts who selected the winners based on a combination of performance metrics and qualitative components demonstrating innovation, creativity, and thought leadership.
Agency
Advertiser
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Kevin FreemoreSVP of Innovative Technology, 4As
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Shannon LewisPresident, Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC)
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Alicia CareyManaging Director, Agency, Platforms & Investor Partnerships, Google Customer Solutions
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Tricia WhiteDirector, Global Client & Agency Solutions, Google
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Ryan GibsonDirector of US Indies & Performance, Google
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Andrea HuntPresident and CEO, Association of Canadian Advertisers
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Bethany SittoManaging Director, Commerce, Google Customer Solutions
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Kyle RappDirector, Performance & App Solutions, Google
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Nelson BoyceManaging Director, Travel, Google
