Vistatec Marketing earns top honor for a body of work spanning Vistatec AI, Vistatec Data, VistatecMAP, and enterprise research with Slator
Vistatec, a global leader in AI, localization, multilingual content, and data solutions, today announced that its marketing department has won Platinum at the 2026 MarCom Awards in the Marketing Team’s Body of Work Achievement category.
The category honors an entire marketing, public relations, design, or corporate communications team for the collective impact, strategic depth, and quality of its portfolio over time. Since its launch in 2004, MarCom has grown into one of the largest and most respected creative competitions in the world. Each year, it receives about 6,000 print and digital entries from dozens of countries.
CMO Simon Hodgkins leads the Vistatec Marketing Department alongside María Roa, Daniela Fogaça, Aileen Lynch, and Christine Tubridy. Together, this multidisciplinary group runs Vistatec’s full communications operation, covering brand strategy, demand generation, multimedia production, publishing, events, and sales enablement.
“This award means a great deal to us because it recognizes all that we deliver as a global department,” said Simon Hodgkins, CMO at Vistatec. “In 2025, we launched Vistatec AI. This year, we followed it with Vistatec Data, a new data services brand, major new research in conjunction with Slator, and a further joint-managed AI service with Phrase. At the same time, we developed our vertical campaigns, podcasts, and magazine. I am proud to work with María, Daniela, Aileen, and Christine, who combine creativity with award-winning work and commercial discipline, and I am grateful to our colleagues across all of the Vistatec brands for supporting us to tell their story.”
Major launches and new research
The go-to-market program for Vistatec AI, launched in 2025, underpins the team’s recent work. The suite introduced impactful, productized versions of VistatecAIM, VistatecSpeech, and VistatecVerifier. To support the launch, the team built a dedicated AI Hub with eleven new service pages, created certification branding, and ran the Voice of Global Brands campaign for VistatecSpeech. It also launched the Global AI Brief and a full library of ebooks, articles, and case studies.
In parallel, the Trusted AI + Human Expertise campaign positioned Vistatec as a leader in governed AI with humans “in and on” the loop. The Business Intelligence Group later recognized this approach with its Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award.
The campaign has since grown into independent enterprise research. Over several months, Vistatec Marketing worked closely with Slator, a leading source of market intelligence on Language Solutions and AI, to develop Trusted AI + Human Expertise, a new research report. Vistatec and Slator will present the key findings at a dedicated 30-minute online event on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. GMT (12:00 p.m. EDT). All registered attendees will receive access to the full report after the event. To attend, register at: https://www.vistatec.com/slator-report/.
In 2026, the team also launched Vistatec Data, a dedicated brand for multilingual and multimodal AI data services. Vistatec Data supports the full AI data lifecycle, including data collection, annotation, labeling, evaluation, validation, human feedback, model alignment, and AI model assessment. Most recently, the team led the marketing launch of VistatecMAP (Managed AI Pipelines), a managed localization service Vistatec and Phrase jointly introduced on September 29, 2026.
Campaigns, content, and community
Alongside these launches, Vistatec Marketing delivered a diverse portfolio of demand-generation and brand-building campaigns, integrating sector marketing, thought leadership, events, content, and strategic outreach.
The team also manages a multimedia ecosystem that shapes industry conversation. The VistaTalks podcast recently celebrated its 200th episode and won a Gold Viddy Award for Best Business Podcast. Separately, Life Sciences – In Focus has grown into another recognized podcast and event series serving the global life sciences industry. VTQ Magazine, Vistatec’s flagship quarterly publication, is now past its 20th edition.
The team also runs the Think Global Forum and Think Global Awards, produces many recurring newsletters, delivers VIP events, dinners, and major industry events, and supports Sales with online activities, proposals, case studies, assets, and collateral.
A consistent record of recognition
The Platinum win adds to a strong track record. In the past two years, the team has earned a Titan Gold Award for Best Marketing Department of the Year, a Bronze Stevie International Business Award for Marketing Department of the Year, and a Gold Stevie for Company of the Year. Vistatec has also been recognized as one of the Top 50 Places to Work in the UK and Ireland.
About Vistatec
Vistatec works with many of the world’s most iconic brands to optimize their global commercial potential. Operating since 1997, Vistatec is a recognized leader in AI, localization, multilingual content, and data solutions. Vistatec partners with businesses to navigate the complexities of global markets and ensure impactful, culturally relevant communications. With our global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and locations worldwide, Vistatec continues to lead industry benchmarks through innovative technologies and strategic insights. Learn more at: https://www.vistatec.com/