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Intuit Mailchimp and Fast Company Announce the Winners of the Forward Awards

The Forward Awards honor the most innovative and successful campaigns of the year and the people responsible for them.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 23, 2024 - Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, today announces the winners of the inaugural Forward Awards, a partnership with Fast Company to celebrate the very best in email marketing. The Forward Awards celebrate best-in-class Mailchimp customers who created some of the most innovative email marketing campaigns around the world.

The winners include:

Gear Patrol, Marketing Innovator of the Year

Founded in 2007, Gear Patrol is an award-winning publication and content studio dedicated to informing today’s generation of consumers about the best products to pursue their lives. We are a team of creators, users and enthusiasts building the definitive resource for discovering products and the stories that surround them.

Westfield Creative, Most Engaged Audience

Westfield Creative is a boutique email marketing agency founded by Emily Ryan and Elizabeth Bogh. They specialize in helping awesome brands grow via email and automation. They have worked with a wide range of clients in the last 10 years – from Sparkling Ice to Columbia University!

NASA Solar System Ambassadors, Outstanding Personalization in an Email Campaign

For more than 25 years, the NASA Solar System Ambassadors program has been a public engagement effort by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that works with more than 1400 volunteers across the nation to communicate the science and excitement of NASA's space exploration missions and recent discoveries to their local communities.

Happy People Pickleball, Best Revenue-Driving Campaign

Happy People Pickleball is a passionate small business dedicated to connecting pickleball enthusiasts with everything they need to elevate their on-court experience and off-court fun. 

“At Mailchimp, we have a strong understanding of email’s true power for marketers, providing them with the ultimate playground to flex their creative muscles, craft compelling messages, and attract new audiences,” said Megan Spellman, Director of Brand Experience at Intuit Mailchimp. “The Forward Awards is the perfect opportunity to show off that creativity and inspire even more innovation.”

The four winners were determined by an expert panel of judges including:

Rania Succar, SVP and General Manager, Intuit Mailchimp

Ken Chestnut, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Intuit Mailchimp

Ben Baer, Vice President and Executive Editor, FastCo Works

Mark Ritson, Former Marketing Professor, Journalist, and Brand Consultant

Over the coming months, winners will be recognized through extensive media promotion, including participation in a Fast Company IF360 webinar on September 5th, a custom article, a Mailchimp case study, and more, offering audiences the chance to learn about the groundbreaking strategies behind the winners’ marketing success.

About Intuit Mailchimp:

Intuit Mailchimp is an email and marketing automations platform for growing businesses. We empower millions of customers around the world to start and grow their businesses with world-class marketing technology, award-winning customer support, and inspiring content. Mailchimp puts data-backed recommendations at the heart of your marketing, so you can find and engage customers across email, social media, landing pages, and advertising—automatically and with the power of AI. In 2021, Mailchimp was acquired by Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp.

About Intuit

Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With 100 million customers worldwide using TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible. Please visit us at Intuit.com and find us on social for the latest information about Intuit and our products and services.

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