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Awards recognize San Diego’s most skillful marketing work of the past year, selected from a record-breaking field of 154 entries to San Diego’s premier marketing awards program.
SAN DIEGO – May 28, 2026 – Compass Digital took home a Gold American Marketing Association (AMA) San Diego Sandie Award in the Website category for The Humanization of Data with Precede Foundation.
More than 250 marketing professionals, agency leaders and students gathered at the Town & Country Resort on May 21 to celebrate the region’s top marketing campaigns and projects as winners were announced live across 14 categories. With a record-breaking 154 award submissions, the 2026 Sandies were the most competitive in the program’s history.
Compass Digital’s winning entry: Precede Foundation – The Humanization of Data. Compass Digital’s Sandie Awards submission details a complete digital transformation that rebranded TrovaNow into the Precede Foundation, replacing an outdated, clinical web presence with a sophisticated platform for global pancreatic cancer research. Embracing a strategy of “The Humanization of Data,” the team deployed a tech-forward visual hierarchy, interactive patient storytelling, and streamlined navigation to bridge the gap between complex scientific innovation and human hope. This comprehensive UX/UI overhaul successfully optimized the conversion funnel, resulting in a 42% increase in average session duration, a 30% surge in monthly digital donations, and the creation of a centralized data-sharing hub for over 35 global academic medical centers.
Sandies Chair and AMA San Diego Board Member Summer Haines says, “Congratulations to Compass Digital for its award-winning work in Website. Our judges had a difficult job this year, the depth of talent across every category made for some of the closest scoring we’ve ever seen. Earning a Sandies Award is a real distinction, and reflects the bold ideas, sharp execution and measurable results that define the best of San Diego marketing.”
All entries were judged by AMA members from chapters outside San Diego with no affiliation to the nominated organizations, agencies or campaigns.
About American Marketing Association San Diego
San Diego AMA is a 501(c)3 organization of marketers at every career stage — from students to senior leaders — dedicated to advancing the art of marketing and creating unique growth and learning opportunities for marketers. San Diego AMA provides education, networking, information, resources and valuable connections in a fun and approachable environment where personal development goals can be achieved. Visit www.sdama.org.
About Compass Digital
A San Diego-based digital marketing agency, Compass Digital specializes in B2B and D2C customer acquisition, delivering exceptional results through paid media, SEO, CRM, and conversion marketing. With a focus on the home and leisure space, Compass Digital’s award-winning campaigns set industry standards. Their month-to-month contracts offer flexibility, allowing clients to scale marketing efforts without long-term commitments.
Media Contact:
Greg Haines
Compass Digital
greg@getcompassdigital.com
619-726-0230
