2025 AMA Cincinnati Pinnacle Award Winners

Brandience is a traffic-driving agency specializing in retail, restaurant, franchise, and healthcare, known for quickly getting to the heart of every challenge. At the intersection of brand, experience, science, and audience, we blend creativity with insights to craft campaigns that connect with consumers and drive results.

The University of Cincinnati is leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact. UC is a public research university with an enrollment of over 53,000 students. As the global founder of and leader in cooperative education, UC remains a world-class leader in experience-based learning.

The Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKY Port) was jointly formed as an economic development organization by Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in 1968. The NKY Port is a managed entity of BE NKY Growth Partnership and it was activated in 2022 as a real estate and development tool.

Remote Vans® is a Cincinnati-based RVIA Accredited, Class B RV manufacturer renowned for Adventure Vans with advanced technologies, superior build quality, and innovative design. The company is making the dream of an uncompromising “Work, Play, Travel … Anywhere” lifestyle a reality for Americans nationwide with Adventure Vans that deliver superior Power, Comfort, and Connectivity.

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St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a trusted and well-known medical system serving Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati. Together with the more than 800 doctors and advanced practice providers of St. Elizabeth Physicians, we are improving healthcare for our community.

The University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business empowers business problem solvers to tackle the world’s challenges. By offering a unique combination of academic and hands-on experiences, and with a focus on cooperative education and flexible pathways, Lindner prepares students for success in the business world

SageSure is the managing general agent specializing in catastrophe-exposed residential and commercial property insurance. SageSure offers more than 70 competitively priced insurance products in 16 coastal states on behalf of its carrier partners, serves more than 800,000 policyholders, and has more than $2.1 billion of inforce premium. Since its launch in 2009, SageSure has been pioneering property insurance through its market-leading online quoting and binding platform and its sophisticated risk modeling and scoring technology.

SageSure is the managing general agent specializing in catastrophe-exposed residential and commercial property insurance. SageSure offers more than 70 competitively priced insurance products in 16 coastal states on behalf of its carrier partners, serves more than 800,000 policyholders, and has more than $2.1 billion of inforce premium. Since its launch in 2009, SageSure has been pioneering property insurance through its market-leading online quoting and binding platform and its sophisticated risk modeling and scoring technology.

Brandience is a traffic-driving agency specializing in retail, restaurant, franchise, and healthcare, known for quickly getting to the heart of every challenge. At the intersection of brand, experience, science, and audience, we blend creativity with insights to craft campaigns that connect with consumers and drive results.

Xavier Element is a student-led, student-run digital media agency and student consultancy. Our team works with internal and external clients to provide marketing and other consulting services. We strive to connect clients with passionate and driven students who solve business challenges with a unique Gen-Z perspective.

OuterBox is a full-service digital marketing agency built on long-term client partnerships. Since 2004, our 250+ U.S.-based experts have delivered results through SEO, paid search, Google Ads, CRO, email marketing, website design, and eCommerce development. Our formula is simple: We work to grow your business.

UFO Performance Marketing leverages testing and data-driven strategy to optimize customer engagement and drive measurable growth. We help brands scale smarter through performance media, experimentation, and insight. We believe in making marketing more human by fostering real conversations, shared learning, and bold ideas that move people and businesses forward.

HyperDrive is a full-service digital agency that works at the intersection of human intelligence and technology to build cohesive experiences for today’s brands. For over two decades, we’ve connected brands with customers through transformative marketing automation strategies that feel intuitive at every touch point.

UFO Performance Marketing leverages testing and data-driven strategy to optimize customer engagement and drive measurable growth. We help brands scale smarter through performance media, experimentation, and insight. We believe in making marketing more human by fostering real conversations, shared learning, and bold ideas that move people and businesses forward.

OuterBox is a full-service digital marketing agency built on long-term client partnerships. Since 2004, our 250+ U.S.-based experts have delivered results through SEO, paid search, Google Ads, CRO, email marketing, website design, and eCommerce development. Our formula is simple: We work to grow your business.

The Underground Agency at Haile College of Business isn’t your run-of-the-mill agency—it’s a semester-long whirlwind of marketing magic, fully integrated into college classrooms. Yep, you read (or heard) that right! We operate on academic time—powered by whoever enrolls in one of our courses, fueled by raw talent, caffeine, and probably a last-minute PowerPoint or two, and driven by a mighty purpose: Light the spark from within.

The Underground Agency at Haile College of Business isn’t your run-of-the-mill agency—it’s a semester-long whirlwind of marketing magic, fully integrated into college classrooms. Yep, you read (or heard) that right! We operate on academic time—powered by whoever enrolls in one of our courses, fueled by raw talent, caffeine, and probably a last-minute PowerPoint or two, and driven by a mighty purpose: Light the spark from within.

5 Whys Marketing is a Cincinnati-based outsourced CMO services and digital marketing agency delivering leadership, strategy, websites, content, SEO/SEM, and other marketing support for clients around the world. We help you identify the root of the opportunity and establish a firm marketing foundation for profitable, sustainable growth.

Health Carousel is a total talent management company with a leading portfolio of healthcare staffing solutions. By delivering the top international nurses, travel nurses, and allied health professionals across a range of in-demand healthcare specialties, we are working to ensure every patient in the United States of America has access to a qualified healthcare professional, when and where they are needed.

The University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business empowers business problem solvers to tackle the world’s challenges. By offering a unique combination of academic and hands-on experiences, and with a focus on cooperative education and flexible pathways, Lindner prepares students for success in the business world. 

5 WXavier Element is a student-run, student-led digital marketing consulting agency at Xavier University that connects clients with passionate & driven students who solve business challenges with a unique Gen Z perspective.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a trusted and well-known medical system serving Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and Greater Cincinnati. Together with the more than 800 doctors and advanced practice providers of St. Elizabeth Physicians, we are improving healthcare for our community.

Brandience is a traffic-driving agency specializing in retail, restaurant, franchise, and healthcare, known for quickly getting to the heart of every challenge. At the intersection of brand, experience, science, and audience, we blend creativity with insights to craft campaigns that connect with consumers and drive results.

5 Whys Marketing is a Cincinnati-based outsourced CMO services and digital marketing agency delivering leadership, strategy, websites, content, SEO/SEM, and other marketing support for clients around the world. We help you get to the root of the opportunity and establish a firm marketing foundation for profitable, sustainable growth.

ImpaSt. Elizabeth Healthcare is a trusted and well-known medical system serving Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati. Together with the more than 800 doctors and advanced practice providers of St. Elizabeth Physicians, we are improving healthcare for our community.

Health Carousel is a total talent management company with a leading portfolio of healthcare staffing solutions. By delivering the top international nurses, travel nurses, and allied health professionals across a range of in-demand healthcare specialties, we are working to ensure every patient in the United States of America has access to a qualified healthcare professional, when and where they are needed.

Health Carousel is a total talent management company with a leading portfolio of healthcare staffing solutions. By delivering top international nurses, travel nurses, and allied health professionals across a range of in-demand healthcare specialties, we are working to ensure every patient in the United States of America has access to a qualified healthcare professional when and where they need it.

TigersEye Creative is an insights and strategy-driven creative agency specializing in impactful branding, digital marketing, and engaging storytelling. With expertise spanning healthcare, financial services, CPG, and nonprofits, TigersEye delivers creative solutions that inspire audiences, strengthen brand identities, and drive meaningful business growth through innovative campaigns and data-driven digital strategies.

SageSure is the managing general agent specializing in catastrophe-exposed residential and commercial property insurance. SageSure offers more than 70 competitively priced insurance products in 16 coastal states on behalf of its carrier partners, serves more than 800,000 policyholders, and has more than $2.1 billion of in-force premium. Since its launch in 2009, SageSure has pioneered property insurance through its market-leading online quoting and binding platform and sophisticated risk modeling and scoring technology.

Brandience is a traffic-driving agency specializing in retail, restaurant, franchise, and healthcare, known for quickly getting to the heart of every challenge. At the intersection of brand, experience, science, and audience, we blend creativity with insights to craft campaigns that connect with consumers and drive results.

UFO Performance Marketing leverages testing and data-driven strategy to optimize customer engagement and drive measurable growth. We help brands scale smarter through performance media, experimentation, and insight. We believe in making marketing more human by fostering honest conversations, shared learning, and bold ideas that move people and businesses forward.

Founded in 1898, Dayton, Ohio-based LION is a family-owned global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative protective gear, uniforms, care and maintenance solutions, and fire safety training products to ensure the health, safety, and performance of first responders worldwide. LION’s mission is clear: keeping first responders READY FOR ACTION.