32nd annual FCS Portfolio Awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES IS CLOSED

More than 130 companies submitted over 600 entries in the 32^nd Annual FCS Portfolio Awards. This competition recognizes the great and iconic financial services marketing and communications work created in our industry in 2025. Financial Institutions and Financial Industry participants were invited to enter Portfolio, competing separately in three groups: B2B, Consumer Retail, and Corporate Image. A fourth group, Employee Communications, is open exclusively to Financial Institutions.

Within each group, the best work will be honored in the fields of Branding & Advertising, Collateral, Digital Media, External Communications, Event Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Public Relations, Branded Content with Media Partners, and Media Strategy.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: The finalists in the Employee Communications group will be honored at an Awards Celebration on May 13, 2026, at the New York Yacht Club, and not at the May 7^th Portfolio Gala. (See details below.)

Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies will be awarded in each category under Corporate Image, B2B, Consumer, and Employee Communications. Best In Show trophies are awarded in each of those four groups. In addition, entries from across all categories, designated as either DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) or Corporate Social Responsibility, are eligible for a Best In Show award for either of those two distinctions.

The judging panel of 50 financial marketing and agency executives will honor their top overall favorite with our Judges’ Choice Award.

FCS Portfolio Award categories include:

• Advertising:
  • Audio Advertising
  • Digital Display
  • Out-Of-Home (Single Entry / Campaign)
  • Print (Single Entry / Campaign)
  • Paid Social
  • Influencer Marketing
  • Television (Linear / Streaming) (Single Entry / Campaign)
• Branding:
  • Logo
  • Visual Identity System
• External Communications:
  • Email
  • Podcasts
  • Organic Social
• Collateral (Annual Reports, Print or Digital Collateral)
• Public Relations
• Events:
  • Event Marketing
  • Sponsorship Marketing
• Media Strategy
• Digital Media:
  • Apps and Tools
  • Online Video
  • Websites
• Integrated Marketing
• Branded Content with Media Partner:
  • Articles & Infographics
  • Partnered Podcasts
  • Partnered Videos
  • Partnered Events
  • Integrated Partnered Campaigns
• Employee Communications: (Financial Institutions Only)
  • Employee Event
  • Employee Video
  • Internal Visual Identity
  • Integrated Internal Campaign
  • Recruiting Campaign

Finalists will be notified by email beginning the week of March 16, confirming they have won Gold, Silver or Bronze. Finalist company names will be posted to this web page on or about March 16. Non-finalists will not be contacted.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Entry fees must be received on or before Friday, March 13, 2026, at 3:00 pm, or entries will be disqualified.
• All entries must have been accessible to audiences in the U.S. / Canada for the first time during calendar year 2025.
• The FCS reserves the right to reclassify entries and will not notify entrants of changes.
• Duplicated or ineligible entries will be disqualified, and entrants will not be notified; if you wish to verify the eligibility of an entry, contact Kevin Windorf prior to submission.
• Entry fees for disqualified entries will not be refunded.

The winners* of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Best in Show, and Judges’ Choice will be announced at the 32nd Annual FCS Portfolio Awards Gala on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. You need not be present to win a trophy. Table reservations will open in March; however, sponsorships are immediately available. Please contact Kevin Windorf.

*The finalists of the Employee Communications competition will be honored at a separate cocktail reception. Up to 5 representatives from each winning company will be invited, for free, to attend an Awards Celebration on Wednesday, May 13 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm) at the New York Yacht Club. Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Best in Show trophies will be presented. Additional tickets will be available for purchase, and sponsorships will be available. Event details will be posted in March.

For more information regarding any aspect of Portfolio, please contact this year’s committee co-chairs, Katy Brady and Katie Weber, or Kevin Windorf.