GP Strategies® Earns 18 MarCom Awards, Including 7 Platinum Honors
Learning Velocity Comes to Life Across Brand, Product, & Thought Leadership
Recognition spans The Learning Velocity Company™ brand launch, the GP AIQ+™ product launch, and thought leadership
Troy, MI — November 5, 2026 — GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company™, has earned 18 honors in the 2026 MarCom Awards: seven Platinum, seven Gold, and four Honorable Mentions. The international competition, administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), drew more than 6,000 entries from the United States, Canada, and 40 other countries.
Platinum honors went to the work that introduced Learning Velocity to the market, including the Learning Velocity Campaign, the Learning Velocity Branding Campaign, and the GP Strategies 2026 Learning Velocity Guide. The GP AIQ+™ Product Launch also earned Platinum, as did the team’s combined body of work, “A New Engine for a New Era of Learning.” Thought leadership rounded out the top tier, with Platinum awards for the Context Engineering Playbook and the blog post “The Wisdom Gap: Building Human Judgment in the Age of AI.”
GP Strategies earned Gold for its website relaunch, brand guidelines, and brand refresh, along with its LinkedIn presence, CEO and CSO video series, 2026 earned media campaign, and the GP Strategies blog overall.
“This recognition belongs to the people behind the work: the marketers, writers, designers, and subject matter experts who brought Learning Velocity to life this year. Every project we entered was built with speed, relevance, and quality in mind to help learning leaders understand, decide, and act with confidence as they bring people and AI together. I’m so proud of this team and grateful to see their work recognized among thousands of entries from around the world,” said Esther Veenhuizen, SVP and Global Head of Marketing at GP Strategies.
MarCom Awards honors excellence in the concept, direction, design, and production of marketing and communication materials and programs. Experienced industry professionals judge the competition, which featured more than 300 categories in 2026 spanning print, web, video, and strategic communications. The complete list of winners is available at marcomawards.com.
GP Strategies‘ 2026 MarCom Award Wins
| Award | Entry | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum | Learning Velocity Campaign | Social Campaign |
| Platinum | Learning Velocity Branding Campaign | Branding |
| Platinum | A New Engine for a New Era of Learning | Team's Body of Work Achievement |
| Platinum | GP AIQ+™ Product Launch | Product Launch |
| Platinum | GP Strategies Learning Velocity Guide | Guide |
| Platinum | GP Strategies Context Engineering Playbook | Thought Leadership (Book) |
| Platinum | “The Wisdom Gap: Building Human Judgment in the Age of AI” | Educational Single Post (Blog) |
| Gold | From Corporate Presence to a Platform for Learning Velocity | LinkedIn Site |
| Gold | CEO & CSO Video Series | Social Content |
| Gold | GP Strategies Earned Media Campaign | Publicity Campaign |
| Gold | GP Strategies Blog | Blog Overall |
| Gold | GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company Website Relaunch | Website Redesign |
| Gold | GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company Brand Guidelines | Identity Suite |
| Gold | GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company Brand Refresh | Branding Refresh |
| Honorable Mention | The Leader's Compass Infographic: Redefining Leadership in the Age of AI | Infographic |
| Honorable Mention | “Why Organizations Are Outsourcing Learning Services in 2026” | Industry Focused Single Post (Blog) |
| Honorable Mention | GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company | Corporate Image (Video) |
| Honorable Mention | GP Strategies, The Learning Velocity Company | Overview (Web Video) |
About GP Strategies®
GP Strategies is The Learning Velocity Company™. We help organizations amplify their people’s potential at the speed of opportunity by delivering learning with speed, relevance, and quality. For 60 years, we’ve combined proven methodology with cutting-edge AI—including our proprietary GP AIQ+™ platform—to enable continuous learning that keeps pace with continuous change. Learn more at gpstrategies.com.
About MarCom Awards
Established in 2004, MarCom Awards honors excellence in the concept, direction, design, and production of marketing and communication materials and programs. The competition is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), an international organization founded in 1995. For more information, visit marcomawards.com.