Without advertising, TheBurg would not be able to publish.
Ads pay for our very existence as a community publication, so we can continue to bring you our daily news reporting, our monthly magazine and our other products and services—all for free.
At TheBurg, we try to make our ads as beautiful, eye-catching and compelling as our stories, so readers will linger over them and, hopefully, patronize our advertisers. It seems, we’re succeeding!
For the fourth straight year, TheBurg has won the “Sweepstakes” award for best performance in our category in the annual advertising contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation. In all, TheBurg took home 22 contest awards.
“This is all to the credit of our amazing sales team,” said Lawrance Binda, publisher and editor of TheBurg. “Winning these awards is just more proof of their hard work, dedication and creativity.”
The sales staff consists of sales director Lauren Maurer and sales associate Natalie diSanto, with the help and support of creative director/designer Meg Caruso.
Please note that, while TheBurg published all of these award-winning ads, we designed many, but not all of them.
Of special note, we won our first-ever “Best Use of Video Award,” a single, statewide award across all news organizations in Pennsylvania. We’d like to thank our video partner, GK Visual, for their excellent production work in making this award possible.
See below a list of all the awards TheBurg won in PNA’s 2026 advertising contest, along with examples of some of our winners.
Best Single Print Ad
First Place, Second Place and Honorable Mention (category sweep)
“Celebrate 10 Years at the Millworks,” 1st Place, Single Print Ad
“Sit, Stay, Slurp,” 2nd Place, Single Print Ad
“Cirque du Soleil,” Honorable Mention, Single Print Ad
Best Single Digital Ad
2nd Place, Honorable Mention
Ad Campaign or Series
2nd Place
Multiple Advertiser Ad
2nd Place
“Shop Small, Shop Local,” 2nd Place, Multiple Advertiser Ad
Ad Campaign Using Multiple Products
Honorable Mention
Special Event/Vendor Support Idea
First Place
“Karma Konnect,” 1st Place, Special Event/Vendor Support Idea
Special Section/Niche Publication
Honorable Mention
“Dinner and a Show,” Honorable Mention, Special Section/Niche Publication
Best Branded Content Advertising
1st Place, 2nd Place
“Business Supporting Community Nonprofits,” 1st Place, Best Branded Content Advertising
“Pennsylvania State of the Union on Latino Health,” 2nd Place, Best Branded Content Advertising
Self-Promotion Advertising
2nd Place, Honorable Mention
“Friends of TheBurg Turns 5,” Honorable Mention, Self-Promotion Advertising
Best Automotive/Transportation Ad
First Place
“Mecum Auctions Returns to Harrisburg,” 1st Place, Best Automotive/Transportation Ad
Real Estate/Builders/Renters Ad
1st Place, 2nd Place
“Walnut Street Commons, HBG Realty” 1st Place, Best Real Estate/Builders/Renters Ad
“Midtown Property Management, Agent Welcome” 2nd Place, Best Real Estate/Builders/Renters Ad
Best Recruitment or Commercial Ad
First Place
“Serve with Us,” 1st Place, Best Recruitment or Commercial Ad
Wild Card Category
First Place, Second Place
“TheBurg Pride Guide,” 1st Place, Wild Card Category
“More than a Card: Mother’s Day Tribute,” 2nd Place, Wild Card Category
Click here for a full list of PNA Foundation advertising contest winners throughout Pennsylvania.
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