2022 Blacksmith Awards Winners

The 2022 Blacksmith Awards were announced during the Cincinnati PRSA Chapter Banquet on Nov. 16, 2022 at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Thank you for your support to make the 2022 Blacksmiths a huge success, and to all the organizations that submitted entries.

Below is a list of all of the organizations and people that were recognized with Awards of Excellence or a Blacksmith during the event:

• Campaigns

• Tactics

• Professional & Team

TACTICS

EARNED

Media Relations

• Award of Excellence: Samuel Adams 25 Years Brewing in Cincinnati, Pomme Communications

• Award of Excellence: Gold Star Supports Ukraine from Half a World Away, Scooter Media

• Award of Excellence: Media Relations Support for Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky’s New Shelter, Scooter Media

• Blacksmith: Firsts Student 2021 Recruitment Media Campaign, Vehr Communications

OWNED

New Digital Platform

• Blacksmith: A Smart Move: Ulmer’s Lateral Recruiting Microsite, Ulmer and Berne, LLP

Websites

• Award of Excellence: JoinOhioNational.com: Financial professional recruiting sites, Ohio National Financial Services

Creative Tactics

• Award of Excellence: Quit Culture: A tobacco cessation campaign, Wordsworth Communications

• Award of Excellence: Centennial Alumni Yard Signs, Elder High School

• Blacksmith: Aglamesis’ Brothers Presents Cincinnati’s Most Expensive Box of Chocolates, Pomme Communications

Best Tactical Pivot

• Award of Excellence: Smoke Break Challenge: Driving deeper engagement, Wordsworth Communications

• Blacksmith: Formica Corporation Promotes 2022 Liming Impressions Collection through Hybrid Conversations, Formica Corporation

Digital Newsletters

• Blacksmith: O-N Insider brings Ohio National associates closer, Ohio National Financial Services

Digital Publications - Single Issue Newsletters, Booklets or Calendars

• Blacksmith: Pathways Newsletter, Stepping Stones Incorporated

Online Videos

• Blacksmith: Smoke Break: Inspiring Quitters, Wordsworth Communications

Podcasts

• Blacksmith: Cincinnati Cancer Advisors Medical Minute Podcast, Pomme Communications

Magazines

• Award of Excellence: My Life, Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services

• Blacksmith: Scooter Media Revamps the Northern Kentucky Business Journal, Scooter Media

PRSSA Tactic

• Award of Excellence: Uplifting Traditions & Diversifying the Future, Miami University students’ Capstone Project

PAID

Best Sponsorship Activation

• Blacksmith: Gold Star Partners with Cincinnati Bengals All the Way to Super Bowl 56, Scooter Media

SHARED

Best use of Social Stories

• Blacksmith: Amazing Kids Monday, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Facebook Engagement

• Blacksmith: Rumpke Celebrates America Recycles Week, Rumpke Waste and Recycling

TikTok Engagement

• Award of Excellence: TikTok Makes Scooter Media the Trendiest Agency on the Block, Scooter Media

BEST IN SHOW - CAMPAIGNS

Quit Culture: A Tobacco Cessation Campaign, Wordsworth Communications

BEST IN SHOW - TACTICS

Smoke Break: Inspiring Quitters, Wordsworth Communications