The Telly Awards

We’re proud to share that our founder, Spencer Wade, has been repeatedly selected to serve as a final round judge for the prestigious Telly Awards. This ongoing recognition reflects his deep expertise in evaluating high-performing video content and his continued contributions to the media and marketing industries.

As the premier honor recognizing excellence in video and television content across all screens, the Telly Awards showcase the world’s most innovative and productive advertising campaigns from the industry’s brightest minds. Winning a Telly Award represents a massive achievement, signaling unmatched creative and tactical excellence to clients and peers alike.

The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens, evaluating top-tier creative work from some of the most accomplished advertising teams, agencies, and brands worldwide.

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Spencer joins the panel to evaluate creative work under this year’s official theme: “Capture the Original.” This theme celebrates how modern creators and brands harness today’s rapidly evolving media landscape while staying true to the authentic, raw inspiration behind their work. Spencer contributes his expertise across video marketing, content strategy, and cross-platform campaign execution to analyze what makes outstanding video content.

Featured Interview: Read insights directly from our founder on his evaluation process in Spencer’s Official Telly Judge Interview.

Serving as an expert juror, Spencer focused heavily on the emergence of AI-assisted video editing, automated personalization in video advertising, and cross-platform storytelling strategies designed to hold viewer attention spans across fragmented digital channels.

Spencer evaluated global entries with a strict eye on production value balancing against performance metrics. He analyzed high-performing social video campaigns, branded content series, and commercial assets that successfully generated high engagement alongside measurable business outcomes.

Spencer once again stepped into his role as a Final Round Judge. He used this cycle to analyze campaigns submitted by the brightest marketing firms, noting how teams maximized their creative assets to deliver impactful messages during a period of shifting post-pandemic market dynamics.

As a final round panelist, Spencer scrutinized entries on their tactical precision, rewarding production teams that adapted to remote shooting challenges and delivered highly compelling, emotionally resonant short films and commercial assets.

During this cycle, Spencer evaluated how brands quickly shifted their messaging strategies in response to unprecedented global events, judging how effectively teams utilized non-broadcast video and social channels to maintain authentic audience connections.

Spencer lent his strategic performance insights to analyze cutting-edge interactive and immersive media submissions, identifying the campaigns that pushed the technical boundaries of what video content could achieve on digital screens.

Spencer served on the panel to review high-caliber submissions across dozens of marketing disciplines, tracking how the rapid rise of mobile-first video formats altered traditional commercial pacing and visual delivery.

Marking an early cornerstone of his multi-year judging legacy, Spencer brought his unique dual perspective, understanding both creative vision and the conversion metrics that drive business growth, to evaluate his rounds of submissions and set benchmarks for his future evaluation criteria.

If your team can move audiences to take action across verticals, your campaigns deserve recognition from peers across the country.