Adam Ritchie was named Communications Executive 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 said Adam is "expanding what PR can do and breaking barriers…showing range and purposeful creativity across industries…bringing value to clients…giving back and sharing his talents…elevating the PR discipline to new heights."

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction received three Silver Anvil Awards of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America. The categories included Marketing for Consumer Products: Packaged Goods, Marketing for Consumer Products: Retail Stores and Restaurants and Influencer Marketing Program To Expand Awareness: Micro-Influencers. The juries called the Summer Infant work, "creative, strategic and clear…great metrics across channels…successfully sold the product…convinced consumers to take another look at the brand" and called the Life Alive work, "smart, bold and authentic…simple and effective with quantifiable results…the target audience felt heard, respected and valued…checks all the boxes." 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 PR Club of New England presented Adam Ritchie Brand Direction with Four Bell Ringer Awards in Hospitality/Travel/Entertainment, Content Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications and Micro Influencers. Bell Ringer recipients "reflect top talent and innovation, and share the common thread of driving business results and brand equity for their clients." (Business Wire)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction was announced as a Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Finalist in three categories, including Marketing > Consumer Products > Packaged Goods, Marketing > Consumer Products > Retail Stores and Restaurants and Influencer Marketing Program To Expand Awareness > Micro-Influencers. The Silver Anvils are the longest-running public relations competition and "honor organizations that have successfully addressed a contemporary public relations issue with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness, contribute to the public relations body of knowledge and become part of the history of the profession." (PRSA)

Adam discussed turning a negative brand attack into a positive inventive response in a PRWeek story on the feud between Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors.

The Shorty Awards, which "honor the top content creators, influencers, brands and organizations on social media" has added Adam Ritchie Brand Direction to its shortlist. Entries from around the world are judged by the Real Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences on "creativity, innovation, use of platform and overall effectiveness."

At the In2Summit, a global conference exploring the disruption and evolution in the communications industry, Adam Ritchie was presented with an In2 SABRE Award in the Innovation Excellence category for Most Innovative Marketing / Communications Professional - Agency. The jury recognized Adam for "creating a new content distribution vehicle and changing consumer behavior." The Innovation & Insights SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation & Engagement) Awards "spotlight the future of marketing and communications." (The Holmes Report)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction was shortlisted by The Holmes Report in three separate campaign categories — Best in Digital Marketing/Advertising, Best Content Creation for Media Sites (Earned) and Best Use of Illustrations + Photography — and one individual category — Most Innovative Marketing Communications Agency Professional — in the Innovation & Insights SABRE Awards. "This year's entries cover an impressive array of work — artificial intelligence, defying brand expectations, strategic challenger brands." (The Holmes Report)

Adam Ritchie Brand Direction has been shortlisted in the PRWeek U.S. Awards for Best Content. The awards are "firmly established as the communications industry's highest accolade, celebrating the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit and education teams, and the work they produce." (PRWeek)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.