Fall 2025 Digital Marketing Competition Finalists Announced
November 10, 2025 – We are excited to announce the finalists for the Fall 2025 Digital Marketing Competition. These student teams will advance to the finals and present their campaigns on November 22nd.
This semester’s challenge centered on Paradise Spreads, a fast growing food brand that is reshaping the spread category through flavor, quality, and health focused ingredients. Emily Edwards, CEO of Paradise Spreads, asked students to develop a digital marketing strategy that blends awareness for both Paradise Spreads and Packs with a focus on one consumer and one business audience, along with uncovering a positioning strategy that can be shared across social, search, and retail channels.
Participation reached new heights with one of our largest and most diverse entries to date. Undergraduate teams from around the world submitted strategies that pushed the boundaries of digital marketing and demonstrated a deep understanding of how modern food brands grow in a competitive landscape. These finalists earned their place through strategic clarity, fresh ideas, and a commitment to real world results..
The student teams who will be presenting at the finals are:
FINALISTS (Alphabetical order)
- Team Rebecca Berman (Wheaton College MA) – U.S.
- Team Taliah Block (University of Texas at Austin) – U.S.
- Team Emma Ludwig (University of Oklahoma) – U.S.
- Team Romina Valeria Martinez Esparza (Universidad de Monterrey) – Mexico
- Team Rachel Pryor (University of Oklahoma) – U.S.
- Team JP Tehomilic (Wheaton College MA) – U.S.
ALTERNATES (If a finalist can’t compete, we will contact the following two teams within the next 72 hours)
- First alternate: Team Eric Parmelee (University of Oklahoma) – U.S.
- Second alternate: Team Laura Pietri (IUT Angers-Cholet) – France
In addition to those that made the finals, the judges wanted to call attention to the teams that rounded out the top 25:
REST OF THE TOP 25 TEAMS
- 9th Team Emily Supple
- 10th Team Ashley MacDonald
- 11th Team Lison Clavier
- 12th Team Suzanne Beneteau
- 13th Team Mabely Garza
- 14th Team Sarah Conn
- 15th Team Eve York
- 16th Team Amy Nguyen
- 17th Team Austin Brinkmeier
- 18th Team Lauren Davis
- 19th Team Alessandra Canamar
- 20th Team Piper Lawson
- 21st Team Conner Hunt
- 22nd Team Merly Davila
- 23rd Team Ashlyn Ayers
- 24th Team Johannes Jacobs
- 25th Team Aidan Knowlan
Congratulations to all of the teams that competed this fall. The Spring 2026 Digital Marketing Competition will launch in January and we hope you’ll participate again.
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For further details, visit: www.DigitalMarketingCompetition.com
For questions about the competition, please contact:
Matt Hanson
2200 169th Street, Anderson 382
Hammond, IN 46323
Phone: 219-613-8104
Email: Matt[at]DigitalMarketingCompetition.com
