CINCINNATI (June 7, 2021) – Empower: The Un-Holding Company held it down in 2020. Seven new clients, zero layoffs and 15% growth are just a few of the ways Empower stood out among the top 25 advertising agencies in the nation – earning its second title as an Ad Age Agency A-List Standout. Empower is the first and only Cincinnati-based agency to receive this honor, having first been recognized in 2019. Read more about the agency’s standout year in Ad Age.

As noted by Ad Age, the shops on this list have shown they have the skills to carry clients well into the future—whatever that may bring.

In 2020, Empower added 30 new hires, doubled its Chicago office presence and launched four new products. It kept a clear focus of planning for the future, not once shortsighted by quarterly financials. Empower also sponsored the most successful “shop local” initiative to date raising $650,000; an execution that was adopted in other cities.

“Don’t judge an agency by how it performs on its best day, but rather how the organization performs on their most challenging… or in our case… 2020… the year of a global pandemic, social unrest and pivoting on a dime,” says Rob FitzGerald, president and chief operating officer at Empower. “We doubled down on taking care of our people and, in turn, they leaned into clients serving as their greatest ally when they needed us most. We’re proud of our business success, but equally committed to strengthening our culture by having each other’s back and making strides with our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board,” said FitzGerald.