{"id":438187,"date":"2026-09-16T23:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438187\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T23:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:16:13","slug":"arlington-communications-honored-as-best-in-nation-for-second-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438187\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington Communications Honored as Best in Nation for Second Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"published-on small-text\">Published on September 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p>       &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main-page-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/articles-2026-3cma-awards.jpg\" alt=\"Three trophies displayed on glass\" title=\"Three trophies displayed on glass\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The City of Arlington Office of Communication took home top honors at the City-County Communications &amp; Marketing Association Savvy Awards on Sept. 10, 2026. The City received six awards, including the best in show, for its video programming, budget communications, website efforts and Spanish outreach.<\/p>\n<p>The Savvy Awards, held in conjunction with 3CMA&#8217;s Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado this year, recognize outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships. This year\u2019s awards featured more than 1,200 submissions in various categories.<\/p>\n<p>Arlington\u2019s FY2026 Budget Campaign, \u201cPiecing it Together\u201d received 3CMA\u2019s highest distinction, the Diamond Award, recognizing it as the best overall Communication &amp; Marketing Processes entry. This is the second year in a row Arlington\u2019s budget communications campaign has won this award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Diamond Award highlights our commitment to delivering transparent and comprehensive budget communications for our community,\u201d said Jay Warren, Director of Communication and Legislative Affairs. \u201cOur goal is to ensure residents not only have access to the information they need, but that it\u2019s presented in clear, creative and engaging ways that strengthen trust in local government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other awards Arlington received included:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cPiecing it Together: Arlington\u2019s FY2026 Budget Campaign,\u201d Communication &amp; Marketing Plan, Savvy (first place)&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cUniedo las piezas\u201d Spanish budget campaign, Campaign Outreach to a Diverse Audience, Savvy (first place).&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cPiecing it Together: Arlington\u2019s FY2026 Budget Video,\u201d Education\/Training Video, Silver Circle (second place).&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0City of Arlington Website Redesign and Reorganization, Overall Website, Silver Circle (second place)&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cNational Medal of Honor Grand Opening Video,\u201d Special One-Time Video, Award of Excellence (third place).&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the City of Arlington&#8217;s Office of Communication received six awards (including four first-place awards) at the annual Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) conference held in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on September 16, 2026 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The City of Arlington Office of Communication took&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-438187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}