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MadAveGroup earned a 2026 Silver Telly Award for this online video we created for Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio. The video celebrates FTMC being named one of America's best maternity hospitals by Newsweek for the sixth consecutive year.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards honor excellence in video across all screens. The award recognizes branded content, documentaries, social media content and video in all other channels.

Telly Award winners represent work from the world's most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers. Winners are selected from more than 13,000 entries from six continents and all 50 states.

When you partner with MadAveGroup, you can do so with confidence.

• Our work has earned hundreds of awards for creative and marketing excellence.
• We've served 100+ clients for more than 20 years each.
• Four members of our team have earned AAF's highest honor, the Silver Medal Award.
• CEO Jerry Brown is a member of the Entrepreneurial and Business Excellence Hall of Fame.

And, on April 10th, 2026, MadAveGroup Chief Creative Officer Scott Greggory became the first inductee of Bowling Green State University's School of Media and Communication Hall of Fame.

The Hall was established to honor alumni who have made significant contributions to their media or communication-related field through excellence, innovation and leadership, while inspiring the next generation of professionals.

Scott has been a creative leader with our agency since 1993. He's a copywriter, voiceover talent, producer and director. He also works with our writers and select clients as Chief Creative Officer.

Over the years, Scott's "who cares?" philosophy has become one of the foundations of our work. It's an audience-focused question that encourages all our agency's creatives to look deeper at the value of their content before publishing.

Scott graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree after majoring in radio, TV and film.

"I chose BGSU because of the school's broadcasting facilities and the many opportunities I'd have to get my feet wet right away," said Scott. "I spent every moment I could at the radio stations and in the production studio learning my craft."

By his sophomore year, Scott was working professionally at a Toledo radio station. "I had to bum rides, borrow cars and sleep on station lobby couches to make it all happen, but I was so excited to be working in radio that the added effort was more than worth it."

Hall of Fame nominees are evaluated on several factors:

• Have they achieved distinction in their field through awards, leadership roles or significant creative contributions?
• Have they pioneered new ideas, methods, technologies or creative works that have had a measurable effect on their field or audience?
• Have they demonstrated exceptional leadership in professional organizations, industry associations, or civic roles?
• Have they used media and communication expertise to positively influence communities, advocate for important causes or advance the public good?
• Have they demonstrated an ongoing commitment to BGSU?

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The d2i show reel highlights quick samples of our branding, advertising and design agency's video work, as well as their websites, graphics, packaging, outdoor advertising and even branded closed-circuit television programming.

Look for more highlights at design2influence.com or call 419/724-9000.

The MadAveGroup team set an agency record at the 2026 ADDY Awards, winning 19 honors: four Gold ADDYs, nine Silver trophies and six Bronze certificates.

“It was truly a team effort,” said CEO Jerry Brown. “Just about everyone in the agency played a role in creating all of that work.”

Here’s the breakdown. (Click on the links to see the work.)

Gold ADDYs

• Dana Brand HQ Online / Interactive Mobile App
• Visit Perrysburg Rebrand
• Visit Perrysburg Website
• Elroy the Elf Self-Promotional Video

Silver ADDYs

• Croghan Bank Website
• Toledo Public Schools Proud 2025 Kickoff Video
• Fisher-Titus / PCP Radio Campaign
• 5th Year 2025 Recap Brand Identity Campaign
• Toledo Public Schools Champions Logo Identity
• BusinessVoice Humor On Hold Sampler
• d2i Employee Perspective Self-Promotional Video
• 36 Days of Type Challenge Self-Promotional
• 2025 Valentine’s Day Box Self-Promotional Special Events Materials

Bronze ADDYs

• Fisher-Titus Medical Center Website
• Fisher-Titus Medical Center Brand Identity Campaign
• Wood County Hospital Chartis 100 Video
• AccuShred Humor On Hold
• Binkelman Humor On Hold
• Sylvan Studio Humor On Hold

In May of 2025, TouchStone Digital earned an International Advertising Competition award in the category of Best Education Website for the site created for 5th Year. 

You can see the winning entry at www.My5thYear.com.

The goal of the site is to bring awareness to the 5th Year program and help the parent organization - Junior Achievement of Northwest Ohio - reach interested students, families and employers. The TouchStone team worked to create an emotionally powerful, highly animated experience to tell the 5th Year story.

Credits

Michael Seay - EVP, Brand Strategy / MadAveGroup
Director, Digital Technology - Joe Hochgreve
Nathan Steinmetz - Director, Digital Strategy
Account Executive - Sara Young
Design Director - Greg Stawicki
Web Developer - Josh Morrow
Designer - Abby Herrera
Copywriter - Jessica Speweike
Rob Heath - Lead Videographer

Created by the Web Marketing Association in 1999, the Internet Advertising Competition Awards were the first to focus exclusively on online advertising. According to the IAC website, "advertising agencies and marketing professionals are constantly tasked with proving their expertise in creating impactful, innovative online campaigns. Winning industry-recognized awards like the IAC demonstrates [which agencies] can produce outstanding results that resonate with clients and audiences alike."

The IAC Awards honor the best digital advertising work across 86 industries and nine online formats, including social media, video, mobile and newsletters. 

When you believe in a cause, it’s easy to work hard to further that cause.

Jim Pollock is the president of Junior Achievement of Northwest Ohio. In the fall of 2023, he told us about a big idea he had. It was all about helping new high school graduates find their next steps without automatically committing to college, military service or “just a job.”

We liked his concept immediately, so we got busy.

Our team came up with the name for the program - 5th Year - as well as the logo, the brand statements and taglines, the website, a social media campaign, video content and collateral. We arranged and attended press conferences and other promotional events. And we committed hundreds of hours to the four 5th Year “trailblazers” who joined us as interns during the program’s inaugural semester.

Rob Heath from our design2influence team produced this overview video that earned a 2025 Bronze Telly Award.

Established in 1979, The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens. The global competition receives more than 13,000 entries each year.

Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council, a body of more than 250 industry experts - including our Chief Creative Officer - who represent advertising agencies, production companies and television networks.

The d2i show reel highlights quick samples of our branding, advertising and design agency's video work, as well as their websites, graphics, packaging, outdoor advertising and even branded closed-circuit television programming.

Look for more highlights at design2influence.com or call 419/724-9000.

If you're ready for a new professional challenge, look for a Top Workplace.

Those companies prioritize a people-first culture. And each year, Energage uses their proprietary Workplace Survey to identify and then honor those businesses.

In January 2025, MadAveGroup was named a Top Workplace for the sixth consecutive year.

"Our culture is a huge part of what makes us unique," said CEO Jerry Brown. "We believe that when you're passionate about where you work, the quality of your work is going to be better."

Nikki Brown oversees our programs related to health and wellness. "When people know that their company's leaders truly care about them and make the effort to create a great environment, they're happier and more fulfilled," she said. "We see that effort as a worthwhile investment."

Since 2006, Energage has compiled their Top Workplace research by surveying 23 million employees in 70,000 organizations. That insight allows the company to identify “15 culture drivers that are critical to success in any organization,” according to Energage.com.

Sponsored locally by The Blade, the Top Workplaces award is presented to companies across the country.

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