industry awards and recognition

2015

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Silver — Website — Smarthealth Today, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Silver — Xavier Nation Magazine/Xavier University
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Employee ESOP Event — Henny Penny
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Bronze — Facebook — Fast Park
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Article/Feature Story — Xavier Nation Magazine/Xavier University

2016

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Internal Communications — Winegardner Hammons Focus Newsletter
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Experiential Marketing — First Student Safety Dog Bus Tour
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Community Relations Campaign — First Student Safety Dog Bus Tour
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Feature Writing — Xavier Nation Magazine/Xavier University
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — External Communications — Xavier Nation Magazine/Xavier University
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Public Relations Professional of the Year — Nick Vehr
• Cincinnati AMA Pinnacle Award — Integrated Marketing — First Student Safety Dog Bus Tour
• Cincinnati AMA Pinnacle Award — Content Marketing — Vehr Communications’ 2015 Social CEO Study
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Experiential Marketing — Fast Park North Pole Express

2017

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Lead Magazine Emerging Business Award — Vehr Communications
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Community Relations — Fast Park’s 9th Annual Canned Food Drive
• Cincinnati AMA Pinnacle Award — Best “Non-Marketing” Marketing Program
• Cincinnati AMA Pinnacle Award — Best Use of Content for Inbound Marketing and Engagement
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Blogs — Fast Park’s Your Travel Partner
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Direct Mail, Direct Response — Emery Oleochemicals Agro Green Business
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Social Media — Fast Park’s 5 Days of Giveaways Sweepstakes
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Reputation and Brand Management — AdvancePierre Foods: Preparing the Company for Sale

2018

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Best Use of Branded Content — St. Elizabeth Healthcare
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Media Relations — The Andy & JJ Dalton Foundation for Buffalo Fans Give Back
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Podcasts — Cincinnati Public Schools’ Making Progress Podcast
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Crisis Communications — Fast Park Communicating Through a Hurricane
• Cincinnati AMA Pinnacle Award — Best Customer Experience Execution

2019

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Creative Tactics — Convergys + Nike “Score a Great Career” Recruitment Campaign
• American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award — Nick Vehr
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Events and Observances More Than 7 Days — Fast Park Summer of Fun
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Best in Show — Fast Park Grand Opening at Chicago Midway Airport
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Marketing — Fast Park Grand Opening at Chicago Midway Airport

2021

• East Central District PRSA Diamond Award — Events and Observances — 8 days or more — SORTA/Metro 10 Days on 10 Routes
• East Central District PRSA Award of Merit — Events and Observances — 7 days or less — SORTA/Metro — Northside Transit Center Opening
• East Central District PRSA Diamond Award — Media Relations — First Student Start Safe
• East Central District PRSA Best of Show — Events and Observances: 8 days or more — SORTA/Metro 10 Days on 10 Routes
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Media Relations — First Student Start Safe

2022

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Media Relations — First Student Recruitment Campaign

2023

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Agency of the Year
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Marketing — Council on Aging AddnAide Campaign
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Media and Publicity — Joe Burrow Foundation Launch
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Integrated Communications — Council on Aging AddnAide Campaign
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Best Tactical Pivot — State of Metro

2024

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Reputation Management — Joseph House Branding and Facility Grand Opening
• Cincinnati PRSA Award of Excellence — Marketing — Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Recruitment Campaign

2025

• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Social Media Multichannel Use — Renaissance Festival
• Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith — Best in Show — Renaissance Festival