Diageo

ABOUT US - As a mid-sized, independent agency, Hoffman York (HY) provides the agility and personalized attention of a smaller agency plus the resources and negotiating leverage of a larger agency. As a full-service marketing and communications agency, we can support brand development and launch with research and strategy, creative, media planning and buying (traditional, digital, social), public relations, analytics and much more. It’s how we ensure our clients get their ROI—return on ideas. Founded in Milwaukee in 1933, HY is 100% employee owned. We pride ourselves in maintaining strong relationships, with 3x the average client tenure and 50% lower employee turnover than the industry average.

WE TEACH THE HOSPITALITY WORLD TO LOVE YOUR BRAND. - Enthuse Marketing is a purpose-driven, women-owned agency specializing in elevating food, beverage, and lifestyle brands in the hospitality industry. We build affinity with buyers and customers via elite sales teams, effective programming, and innovative go-to-market strategies. At the heart of our approach lies a deeply personal philosophy rooted in education and relationship-building. Our commitment to forming genuine connections informs our client relationships and shapes our agency culture. This dedication results in unparalleled client retention and positions Enthuse as the fastest-growing WBENC-certified, 100% women-owned and led marketing agency in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, we have more than 400 employees operating in 44 states across the U.S. Additionally, we are also the founders of the Enthuse Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping female entrepreneurs through education, networking, mentorship, and grants.

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE AGENCY DEDICATED TO PREMIUM, LUXURY & LIFESTYLE BRANDS - forceMAJEURE is an international design house founded in New York in 1998, with homes in New York City and Paris. forceMAJEURE specializes in brand creation, brand renovation, product design and innovation. We offer a wide range of expertise, from strategy, visual and brand identity, to product, packaging, brand content creation & brand experiences. An international team of 30+ passionate designers, imaginative strategists, curious innovators collaborate with clients to create transformative, successful, and long lasting brand and product experiences. Strategically sound and beautifully crafted, our designs deliver results, awareness, and market growth. Over 20 years, we have created a portfolio of international brands in the Beauty, Fine Fragrance, Home and Personal Care, Liquors, and Food and Beverage sectors, among others. We offer a wide range of Brand Experience expertise: Innovation, Visual and Brand Identity, Product and Packaging Design, Merchandising and Retail Environments.

WHY WE'RE UNIQUE - CIEN+ is an award-winning cultural intelligence® consultancy and marketing firm offering AI-powered market research, business consulting, and marketing services for corporations to better understand and tap into diverse and high growth markets. (like Hispanic, African American, Asian, American Indian, People with Disabilities, etc.) Clients include Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare, CPG, and retail industries that want to better understand how to reach diverse and fast-growing segments, like Hispanics, African Americans, Women, among others. Organizations that have trusted CIEN+ to drive growth include, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Prudential, CVS/Aetna, Kroger Co, PepsiCo, L'Oreal Luxe, among others. CIEN's proprietary methodologies of Cultural Intelligence® and the ability to use big data and A.I. tools with its algorithm Culturintel, have been presented and featured by The United Nations, The World Economic Forum and published in collaboration with Harvard University, among others. The firm is proudly a Woman-Owned and Minority-Owned Business, uniquely 100% founded by former corporate executives who dared to create the company they wish to hire in their careers, bringing under one roof the discipline of big consulting, the sophistication of tech, and the creativity of agencies, to unlock the power of culture in business."

WE ARE THE MOST AWARD-WINNING AI / AR / VR / XR STUDIO IN THE U.S. - WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH BRANDS AND THEIR AGENCY PARTNERS - We are a creatively led technology company. Founded in 2015, Groove Jones has become the most award-winning digital studio in the world focused on AI/AR/VR/Spatial Computing/Web 3.0 and emerging technologies. Our team of accomplished artists and thoughtful engineers leverage preeminent technologies and processes to produce innovative and creative solutions for today's digitally connected users. Throughout our history, we’ve maintained a unique vision to inspire, engage and entertain by bringing our imagination to life. Let us inspire you. We are an agile company that produces next-generation experiences for world-class brands. We are best known for our award-winning work in AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), ML (Machine Learning), WebGL, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Application development for advertising and marketing, sales enablement, and enterprise training for both IRL (in real life) and for Metaverse worlds. WE ARE INDUSTRY LEADERS IN + AI - APP / WEB + AR - AUGMENTED REALITY FOR SOCIAL / APP / WEB + VR - VIRTUAL REALITY + SPATIAL COMPUTING APP AND EXPERIENCES + MOBILE APPS + IMMERSIVE WEB - WEBGL + VIRTUAL STAGES + PRODUCT INNOVATION + CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE DESIGN We work with all of the AR face filter and lens platforms as well. Like Spark AR for Facebook and Instagram, TikTok and Lens Studio for SnapChat.

AN ATTENTION FIRST, SOCIAL MARKETING SHOP. - We understand attention and its cost, the when, what, where and how. And most importantly, what to do when we finally have it. Platform agnostic, at the cusp of culture we follow attention. Where it goes, we go. We follow it, understand it, capture it and enable brands to crystalise it. Influencer marketing. Media buying. Social Strategy & Content. Want attention? Got attention? Need attention?

A CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AGENCY DRIVEN BY EQ X IQ - Founded in 2008 by Chief Inspiration Officer Jeff Snyder, Inspira Marketing is a creative solutions agency headquartered in Norwalk, CT. Focused on building brands and strengthening businesses, Inspira Marketing solves business challenges for many of the world’s leading brands by combining EQ and IQ to curate solutions that get noticed. Our process allows us to both discover and measure creative solutions faster, smarter and more effectively than the rest, aiding us to conquer unique business challenges that lead to measurable growth. With over 15 years of experience, Inspira’s expertise is primarily focused in the apparel, automotive, CPG, entertainment, financial, food and beverage, and quick-serve restaurant markets, serving clients such as American Express, California Pizza Kitchen, Diageo, Hulu, illycaffè, Jeep, Mint Mobile, National Geographic, Nissan, Netflix, Thomas’ Baked Goods, and more.

INDEPENDENT GLOBAL STRATEGIC BRAND DESIGN AGENCY - We are not an agency, we are a tribe. London, New York and Singapore is where you’ll find us - and where our mix of different interwoven cultures creates a rich tapestry of seminally, strategic ideas and unrivalled creativity with a fiercely independent spirit. Our ideas drive us, our culture defines us, our people connect us. We are Bulletproof.