Adam Ritchie won the Gold Award for Public Relations Professional of the Year in the Bulldog Reporter Stars of PR Awards. The program was judged by journalists from Forbes, USA Today and The Washington Post, and recognizes “extraordinary individual and agency contributions to PR and communications over the past year. Individuals are judged on their leadership, breakthrough communications approaches, integrity and results.” (Bulldog Reporter)

Jacuzzi, the iconic global brand trusted for more than 60 years, has hired Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to provide strategic communications and media support. (The Holmes Report) (O’Dwyer’s) (Bulldog Reporter)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction is helping Life Alive, an all organic, plant-forward collection of cafes led by Panera and Au Bon Pain founder Ron Shaich, in its expansion and mission to feed the vitality of a busy world. (The Holmes Report) (O’Dwyer’s) (Bulldog Reporter)

Adam wrote a PRWeek op-ed on PR as an unstoppable source of invention and transformation. The story shared multiple cases of PR driving product development and encouraged practitioners to use their skills to that end.

Adam was the special guest on The PR Week, PRWeek's weekly roundup of "everything that matters in the worlds of PR and communications." The editors spoke with Adam about his work and the latest industry news.

Adam discussed using wit while remaining on-brand and considerate, in a PRWeek story on the relationship between two iconic children’s show characters.

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction won Most Innovative Content Distribution Strategy and Best Use of Twitter in the Content Marketing Awards. The awards recognize "the best content marketing, strategy, distribution, editorial and design." The competition is the largest and longest-running content marketing awards program in the world.

PR News named Adam Ritchie a finalist for PR Professional of the Year in the Platinum PR Awards. The awards "celebrate the year's crowning achievements in communications and marketing, and benchmark the top communications campaigns and leaders." (PR News)

Voyage Media interviewed Adam for its Inspiring Stories series. The collection looks at “independent entrepreneurs and risk takers who take the road less traveled and make our cities exciting places to live.”

The Public Relations Society of America's news source, Strategies & Tactics, published an article by Adam Ritchie. The piece appears in the Design and Innovation edition and discusses how PR can be used to invent new products and services. In the up-front section, the editors called the work in the issue, "ingenious, bold and inspiring." (PRSA)

Adam weighed in on navigating the line between irreverent humor and workplace sensitivity, in a PRWeek article on food and beverage marketing.

Adam Ritchie is a PRWeek 40 Under 40 honoree. PRWeek called Adam "a true innovator" and "a new breed of PR practitioner," and cited Adam Ritchie Brand Direction for "pioneering unique approaches" and "an example of how PR is evolving." The PRWeek 40 Under 40 recognizes "the next generation of industry leaders redefining the role of communications, PR and marketing." (PRWeek)

Agency principal Adam Ritchie was quoted in two stories about a major corporation drawing criticism for pegging its brand to a beloved anti-capitalist New York City icon. (CBS New York) (Metro Media)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction won PR Innovation of the Year in the American Business Awards. The Stevies recognize achievement in the workplace. The PR section was judged by a panel of in-house and agency experts who called the work, "absolutely brilliant...takes PR innovation to the next level...extremely well thought out and researched...addresses a shifting market...in touch with the times." 

The PR Club of New England presented Adam Ritchie Brand Direction with Four Bell Ringer Awards in Guerrilla Marketing, Hospitality/Travel/Entertainment and National Media Placements. Bell Ringer recipients "reflect top talent and innovation, and share the common thread of driving business results and brand equity for their clients."

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction was the most winning agency in the country at the Public Relations Society of America’s Anvil Awards, sweeping the communications industry’s most iconic honor in four separate categories. (Bulldog Reporter)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction received four Silver Anvil Awards from the Public Relations Society of America. The categories included Marketing for Consumer Products: Packaged Goods, Marketing for Consumer Products: Food and Beverage, Integrated Communications for Consumer Products: Food and Beverage and Most Effective Shoestring Campaign: Business. The jury called the work, "a breakthrough idea...compelling and fresh...ingenious planning...dogged pursuit of the objectives...above and beyond...innovative thinking to create a unique product and experience." Established in 1945, the Silver Anvils are the PR industry's most iconic award, recognizing "the best strategic public relations campaigns and the highest standards of performance for the profession." (PRSA)

The Public Relations Society of America presented Adam Ritchie Brand Direction with a Bronze Anvil Award for Branded Content in Arts, Sports and Entertainment, and two Bronze Anvil Awards of Commendation for Branded Content in Consumer Products and Media Relations in Packaged Goods. The jury called the work, "a fantastic example of what this industry needs more of: original creativity and a lot of fun...multifaceted...well-researched, produced and executed...successful in creating buzz, sales and communicating brand messages." The Bronze Anvils represent "the best of the best in public relations tactics that contribute to the success of overall programs or campaigns." (PRSA)

PRWeek interviewed Adam about some of the challenges at full service agencies and why the wall separating creatives from account staff is crumbling. (PRWeek)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction received two Telly Awards in Social, Arts & Entertainment and Craft, Use of Music. The Telly Awards honors work from leading producers across all screens, for nearly four decades. More than 12,000 entries were submitted from five continents, and were judged by executives from Hearst, ESPN, Vice and Vimeo.