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Trofeos dorados sobre pedestales en un escenario de ceremonia de premiación en Panamá
Ceremonia de premiación de comunicación política en Panamá, con trofeos dorados sobre el escenario. · EPM

Abelardo Campaign Wins Ten Awards in Panama Ceremony

The presidential campaign of Abelardo De La Espriella won 10 trophies at Reed Latino 2026 in Panama, including best presidential campaign and best online…

--- The context --- The presidential campaign of Abelardo De La Espriella, identified during the contest by the name El Tigre, arrived at the Reed Latino 2026 ceremony in Panama as one of the watched efforts in the region. The awards honor outstanding political communication work in Ibero-America and bring together initiatives from different Ibero-American countries each year. --- The facts --- During the ceremony, the Colombian team won 10 trophies and became one of the main protagonists of the event. The project received the leading recognition for best presidential campaign and also won in the category of best online electoral campaign. The song Tigre que dejó huella, created by Estrategia & Poder together with Nicolás Tovar, was awarded as best electoral jingle for large audiences. Behind the strategy was Carlos Suárez, founder of the firm, honored as consultant of the year, breakthrough general electoral consultant and electoral strategist of the year specializing in artificial intelligence for large audiences. The team won 10 of the 11 awards for which it was nominated, and the firm added the prizes for best agency creating content with artificial intelligence, pioneer of the year in artificial intelligence, breakthrough electoral agency of the year and digital electoral strategist of the year, shared in a tie between Christian Abarzúa and Luis Ugalde and Danny Quirós. --- The positions --- The result placed in the foreground the political communication work developed by the Colombian team and its use of digital tools and artificial intelligence during the contest. For the firm, the awards validate a sustained technological bet, also reflected in the work presented as the digital revolution of the never. --- What remains unknown --- The full detail of the evaluation in each category is not yet known, nor is the complete list of finalists who competed against the Colombian team in the leading distinctions. It has not been reported either whether the firm will present this same case in other international contests or which part of the team will remain linked to new electoral projects outside the country. --- Unanswered questions --- How much weight did artificial intelligence carry compared with traditional creativity in the final decision? Can this online campaign model be repeated with the same effectiveness in other elections in the region? What concrete lessons does this victory leave for Colombian teams now preparing their next contests? --- EPM analysis --- The deeper reading is that politics is no longer won only in the square, but also in the digital ecosystem surrounding a candidate. In this case, the campaign combined a memorable symbol, a jingle designed for large audiences and steady production of content with artificial intelligence, all under a single coordination. That coherence between identity, technology and execution helps explain why the awards recognized the campaign, the agency and several of its members at the same time. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the recognition earned in Panama shows that Colombian political communication can compete and win on the most demanding stages in Ibero-America when it combines creativity, data and technology with a clear story. The 10 trophies reward a presidential campaign and also reward a way of working online, producing content with artificial intelligence and reaching large audiences without losing identity. That learning now remains as professional capital for the country and as a useful reference for future democratic contests across the region as a whole.
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