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.
