Golden Post Awards 2025: Finalists

Congratulations to the agencies named below as category finalists for the 2025 Golden Post Awards! With hundreds of outstanding entries received for the 2025 competition, these finalists represent the very best in government social media.

Winners in each category will be named during the Awards ceremony at the 2025 Government Social Media Conference!

2025 Finalists (in alphabetical order by category)

Best Organic Campaign

City of Henderson, NV
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Town of Cary, NC
Utah Department of Transportation

Best Organic Collaboration

Bureau of Land Management - Utah
City of Fishers, IN
LA Metro
Port of Seattle, WA
Southern California Regional Rail Authority - Metrolink

Best Paid Campaign

City of Celina, TX
City of Denton, TX
King County Elections, WA
City of Miami Beach, FL - Office of Marketing & Communications
Idaho Department of Commerce, Tourism Division - Visit Idaho

Post of the Year

City of Boise, ID
City of Greenville, SC
City of Long Beach, CA
Downtown Cary Park, NC
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, FL

Best Public Awareness Strategy

Michigan Gaming Control Board
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, FL
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Tennessee State Parks

Best Video Strategy

City of McKinney, TX
City of Las Vegas, NV
Southlake DPS, TX
Tennessee State Parks
Walnut Valley Water District, CA

Best Brand Voice

City of Denton, TX
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Best Use of Social Media in an Emergency

Charlotte County, FL
City of Issaquah, WA
City of Tampa, FL
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, FL
St. Charles Parish Government, LA

Best Overall Social Media Presence

National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State Department of Transportation

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