Hashies 2018 Winners

Please help us congratulate the 2018 winners and finalists of The Hashie Awards! Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who participated.


Facebook: Best Non-Profit

First Place: University of Iowa Second Place: One Iowa Third Place: Animal Rescue League of Iowa

Facebook: Best Business

First Place: Range Grill + Golf Second Place: This New Old House Third Place: RecycleMe Iowa

Twitter: Best Non-Profit

First Place: University of Iowa Second Place: Drake University Third Place: The World Food Prize Organization

Twitter: Best Business

First Place: Blue Compass


Instagram: Best Non-Profit

First Place: Des Moines Arts Festival, Ism Public Relations Second Place: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (tie) Drake University (tie)

Instagram: Best Business

First Place: Iowa Tourism Office, ZLR Ignition Second Place: Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication Third Place: RecycleMe Iowa

Best Use of Video

First Place: Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, Two Rivers Marketing Second Place: One Iowa Third Place: Iowa Wild (tie) Des Moines Arts Festival, Ism Public Relations (tie)

Best Use of Live Video:

First Place: Iowa Department of Natural Resources Second Place: Bubba, Orchestrate Hospitality Third Place: Iowa Events Center

Best Personal Blog

First Place: Sweet Stories Second Place: Pleasant St. Blog

Best Business Blog

First Place: Denim® Second Place: Blue Compass (tie) Greater Des Moines Partnership (tie)

Best Use of Pinterest

First Place: Blue Compass Second Place: Des Moines Arts Festival, Ism Public Relations

Best Use of Snapchat

First Place: Des Moines Arts Festival, Ism Public Relations

Best Social Media Contest

First Place: This New Old House Second Place: Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater Third Place: Old Chicago, Strategic America

Best Social Media Customer Service

First Place: Iowa Department of Natural Resources Second Place: Old Chicago, Strategic America

Best Overall Social Media Presence

First Place: Iowa Department of Natural Resources Second Place: Iowa Wild Third Place: This New Old House

Social Media Campaign of the Year

First Place: Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, Two Rivers Marketing Second Place: Drake University (tie) Des Moines Art Center (tie) Des Moines Arts Festival, Ism Public Relations (tie)

Excellence in Social Media by a Student

First Place: Drake University Student Alumni Association Second Place: Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Third Place: The Fashion Show at Iowa State

Social Media Professional of the Year

Gold: Brooke Miller, Travel Iowa Silver: Niki Smith, Drake University Runner-Up: Hayleigh Syens, Happy Medium

Trailblazer Award

First Place: Happy Medium Second Place: Denim Third Place: One Iowa