Webbys
2025 - winner - Best Community or Fan Engagement - The Grimace Effect
2025 - winner (people’s voice) - Real Time Response Campaign - The Grimace Effect
2022 - nomination - Best brand Social Presence
2015 - Nomination - Gap Spring is Weird - Best Use of Social
2014 - Nomination - Departure Roulette Roadshow - Online Guerilla & Innovation
2014 - Nomination - Crack The US Open - Native Advertising
2014 - Nomination - Crack The US Open - Promotion & Contests
2014 - Honoree - Departure Roulette - Viral Marketing
shorty awards
2025 - gold honor, integrated campaign - The Grimace Effect - mcdonald’s
2025 - Finalist, Use of Viral Content - The Grimace Effect - McDonald’s
2023 - winner - best brand twitter - mcdonald’s
2023 - finalist - best brand instagram - mcdonald’s
2023 - audience honor, instagram - mcdonald’s
2022 - bronze distinction, community management - mcdonald’s
2020 - gold honor, instagram presence - bud light seltzer “chief meme officer”
Clio Awards
2025 - gold - The Grimace Effect
2023 - bronze - McDAAG (direct)
2022 - shortlist - “mcdoalds with emily zugay” (branded entertainment)
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette (Engagement) - Heineken
ad age creativity awards
2022 - finalist - creative director of the year
2021 - winner - best brand presence - mcdonald’s
sprout social
2021 - finalist - campaign of the year - mcdonald’s “project orange lavaburst”
Cannes Lions
2015 - Silver Lion - Gap Spring is Weird (Mobile)
2015 - Heineken - Marketer Of The Year (2014)
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette Roadshow, Heineken (Cyber)
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette Roadshow, Heineken (Media)
2014 - Shortlist - Crack The US Open Integrated, Heineken (Mobile)
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette - Roadshow, Heineken (Direct)
2014 - Shortlist - Crack The US Open, Heineken (Promo)
Mashies
2014 - Winner - Digital Agency Of The Year - Wieden + Kennedy NYC
2014 - Winner - Digital Innovator Of The Year - Heineken USA/Wieden+Kennedy NYC
2014 - Winner - Crack The US Open - Best Use Of Instagram
2014 - Finalist - SnapWho? - Best Use Of SnapChat
2013 - Winner - Emoji Band Names - Best Use Of Twitter
2013 - Finalist - #TweetForATable - Best Use Of Twitter
One show
2015 - Merit - #15SecondPremiere - Experiential Advertising
Young Ones
2014 - Finalist - Crack The US Open - Social Media
AICP
2015 - Shortlist - #15SecondPremiere - Experimental
2014 - Winner - Crack The US Open - Social
2014 - Winner - Crack The US Open - Mobile
2014 - Winner - Departure Roulette - Experimential
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette Roadshow - Social
2014 - Shortlist - Departure Roulette Roadshow - Experimential
The Drum Marketing Awards Brand of the Year
2014 - Winner - Heineken USA
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2023 - WINNER - GHOSTBUSTERS w/ slimer