The Aurora Highlands Recognized for Marketing Excellence at 2025 Denver MAME Awards

The 4,000-acre master-planned community continues its award-winning momentum, earning top honors for marketing creativity and innovation at the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver’s annual MAME Awards.

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AURORA, Colo. (November 3, 2025) – The Aurora Highlands once again proved its creative strength and marketing leadership at the 2025 Denver MAME Awards, earning four major honors and being named a finalist in 11 additional categories. Hosted by the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, the awards were held on Saturday, November 1, and celebrate excellence in marketing, design and community development across the homebuilding industry.

This year, The Aurora Highlands took home:

• Best Radio Ad – “Home for the Holidays”
• Best Special Promotion – “Home for the Holidays”
• Marketing Professional of the Year – Zobi Naqshband, Digital and Social Media Marketing
• Best Overall Advertising Campaign – “Community of the Year Campaign”

The community was also recognized as a finalist in the following categories, all of which they won in 2024:

• Community of the Year
• Best Graphic Continuity – The Aurora Highlands
• Best Brochure – The Aurora Highlands Brochure
• Best Print Ad – “Community of the Year Campaign”
• Best Video – The Aurora Highlands Welcome Video
• Best Digital Marketing Program – Community of the Year and Summer Concert Series
• Best Innovative Use of Technology – The Aurora Highlands App
• Best Website for a Community – TheAuroraHighlands.com
• Best Signage – The Aurora Highlands Monumentation
• Best Sales Office – The Aurora Highlands Visitor Center
• Best Community Amenity Feature – Winged Melody Park

“Winning four MAME Awards this year, especially in marketing, highlights the creativity and collaboration that continue to define The Aurora Highlands,” Carla Ferreira, CEO of The Aurora Highlands, said. “Our ‘Home for the Holidays’ campaign brought the warmth and spirit of the season to life for residents and homebuyers, while our team’s ongoing digital innovation has kept our community top of mind year-round. We’re incredibly grateful to the Home Builders Association and our industry partners. These awards truly feel like the Oscars of home building, and we’re continuously awed by the company we keep at such an inspiring event.”

The “Home for the Holidays” campaign, which earned both Best Radio and Best Special Promotion, showcased the emotional connection of coming home during the holiday season through storytelling, community events and local partnerships. The initiative was amplified through traditional and digital channels, capturing the attention of both homebuyers and industry peers.

In addition, Zobi Naqshband received Marketing Professional of the Year, recognizing his exceptional work leading The Aurora Highlands’ digital and social media presence. His innovative approach to content, engagement and analytics has helped the community maintain strong visibility and resonance across platforms.

The Aurora Highlands also earned Best Overall Advertising Campaign for its Community of the Year Campaign, which captured the community’s growth, art and amenities through cohesive messaging across print, digital, video and experiential activations.

The 2025 MAME Awards mark another milestone in The Aurora Highlands’ commitment to creativity and excellence. Over the past several years, the 4,000-acre master-planned community has become one of Colorado’s most awarded developments, earning 48 local, regional and national recognition for its innovative marketing, striking public art installations and robust community amenities.

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About The Aurora Highlands

Located between the mountains and the plains, The Aurora Highlands 4,000-acre master planned community expands the metro area to the east near DIA. The community will feature every category of housing from attached to multi-family and single-family residences, providing people with more than 11,424 housing units. The community will also incorporate Colorado’s active lifestyle with recreation centers and over 21 miles of trials, 12 neighborhood parks and 20 pocket parks. The community’s award-winning Hogan Park at Highlands Creek already features dozens of public art installations and will eventually be home to performance plazas, climbing walls, a zip line, embankment slides and gardens in its nearly 100-acre space. Aurora Public Schools will also build four new schools in the community, the first of which opened in 2023. For more information about The Aurora Highlands, please visit www.theaurorahighlands.com or check out the community’s press kit.