An Adam Ritchie Brand Direction product packaging concept was awarded an International Design Award. The competition "recognizes, honors and promotes legendary design visionaries and uncovers emerging talents in architecture, interior, product, graphic and fashion design on global level." The jury included experts from Design Quarterly, HGTV, The Style Network and Cool Hunting. More than 1,000 entries from 52 countries around the world were evaluated for achievement in design, creativity, usability and innovation. (IDA)

A packaging campaign from Adam Ritchie Brand Direction won its category in the GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards. The program "honors outstanding new work" and draws winners from a pool of more than 10,000 entries. (GDUSA)

The dotCOMM Awards recognized Adam Ritchie Brand Direction with a Platinum Award in its Viral Marketing Campaign category. The awards are judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals and "honor excellence in web creativity and digital communication." (dotCOMM)

PR industry trade O'Dwyer's kicks off its annual food issue with a bylined feature where Adam Ritchie discusses "turning the digital into the edible."

The APEX Awards presented Adam Ritchie Brand Direction with an Award of Excellence in its Marketing & Public Relations Campaigns, Programs & Plans category. The awards “recognize professional communicators for their ability to achieve overall communications effectiveness.” (APEX)

A product packaging campaign by Adam Ritchie Brand Direction won an International Spark Design Award in the Experience category. Spark winners "innovate, change the game and in some way help humanity or the environment we live in." Judging was conducted by an independent multidisciplinary jury of designers from IDEO, LUNAR/McKinsey, Altitude/Accenture, HP, Intuitive Surgical, Landor, Steelcase, Gensler and Camelbak. (Spark) (PR Newswire)

The agency won the Gold Award for Best Arts & Entertainment Campaign in the Bulldog Reporter Awards. The campaign was called "innovative and multidimensional." The awards were judged by journalists from Forbes, USA Today and The Washington Post, and recognize "excellence in public relations and communications."  (Bulldog Reporter)

The agency brought home a win in the MarCom Awards for its work with Cyber Aces. The MarCom Awards "recognize excellence in marketing and communications."