Best of the ABA Awards
The Best of the ABA Awards are five best-of-competition prizes that will be awarded to the organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition, in their own name or in the names of one or more clients. The winners of these prizes will be awarded the Grand Stevie® Award trophy.
These awards cannot be applied for directly. Winners will be determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the ABAs, with a Gold Stevie win counting for 3 points, a Silver Stevie for 2 points, and a Bronze Stevie counting for 1.5. Points cannot be counted more than once in calculating Best of the ABA winners (i.e., points won by an agency in its client's name cannot be counted a second time in the agency's name).
Best of the ABA winners will also be awarded the exclusive right to use a unique Grand Stevie Award winner logo.
2019 Grand Stevie Award winners were:
Organization of the Year: Melissa Sones Consulting, a New York-based communications consultancy focused on researching and writing awards nominations for clients, is the most honored organization in the 2019 ABAs, with 37 award points earned for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award wins on behalf of clients including CBK Partners, Momentum Design Lab, Sleepm Global, and the West Point Association of Graduates, among others.
Most Honored Interactive Agency: The XD Agency, a strategic communications agency focused on experience design, with offices in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco, is recognized with 23 awards points earned for work for clients including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Cisco, the Experimental Aircraft Association, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and TradeRev.
Most Honored Marketing Partner: Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, earned 30 award points with Stevie wins on behalf of clients Bridgestone, Fiat Chrysler, MGM, the Ontario Energy Board, and Samsung.
Most Honored Public Relations Agency: Method Communications, with offices in Salt Lake City and San Francisco, earned 28 award points with Stevie-winning nominations on behalf of clients Age of Learning, Aptive Environmental, O.C. Tanner, PagerDuty, Podium, and Valimail.
Top 10: The following 12 organizations also received Grand Stevie Award trophies for being among the most recognized organizations in the 2019 ABAs.
- Jeunesse Global, Orlando, FL (27 points)
- PAN Communications, on behalf of multiple clients (22)
- Reltio, Redwood Shores, CA (21)
- 5W Public Relations, on behalf of multiple clients (20)
- (tie) George P Johnson Experiential Marketing, Auburn Hills, MI (19)
John Hancock Financial Services, Boston, MA (19) - Finn Partners, on behalf of multiple clients (18.5)
- (tie) Comcast Business, Philadelphia, PA (17)
Cisco, San Jose, CA (17) - (tie) Lycored, Orange, NJ (15.5)
Bhava Communications, on behalf of multiple clients (15.5)
ADP, Roseland, NJ (15.5)