The Blacksmith Awards, presented by the Cincinnati chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, honor the best of Greater Cincinnati’s public relations community, from talented, experienced practitioners to stellar work that has local, national and international impact.

The Blacksmith Awards is grateful for the for the support of Vehr Communications, our 2023 presenting sponsor:

Congratulations to all of our 2023 Blacksmith Awards finalists, listed below by category type, and within, alphabetically. Join us in celebrating all our finalists at the 2023 Chapter Banquet on Thursday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.

And now, the 2023 Blacksmiths finalists are:

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TACTICS

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

• Cincinnati Public Schools

• Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

• Kenton County Public Library

• Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, PigWorks & Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services

• Pomme Communications

• Rumpke Waste & Recycling

• Scooter Media

• Vehr Communications

• Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

• Cincinnati Public Schools

• Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

• Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services

• Kenton County Public Library

• Metro

• Pomme Communications

• Rumpke Waste & Recycling

• St. Elizabeth Healthcare on behalf of Slide Nine

• Scooter Media

• UC Health

• Vehr Communications

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

• Kenton County Public Library

• Scooter Media

• University of Cincinnati

• Vehr Communications

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