In 2024, this small independent agency got a little…less small? Cornett welcomed some extraordinary new members to our team this year, expanding and improving our capabilities across strategy, media, creative and more. They might have picked up a thing or two here in the last 12 months, but a great hire will always teach you more than you teach them. And we’re learning from these awesome humans every day.
Cornett
Advertising Services
Lexington, KY 6,033 followers
Independent, female-owned, full-service ad agency. 3X Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Awards winner. 🏆🏆🏆
About us
We’re Cornett: an independent, female-owned, full-service ad agency recognized as one of the best in the country—because we create, maintain and restore relevance for our partners. Real relevance. Weird relevance. Take-it-to-the-bank relevance. Waking up Sleeping Giant brands and helping them realize their full potential. Making great work and working hard to be an agency you’ll actually love working with. Got a Sleeping Giant kind of brand? Don’t let it die the slow death of irrelevance. Get a partner that gets it, and let’s wake it up.
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http://www.teamcornett.com
External link for Cornett
- Industry
- Advertising Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Lexington, KY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1984
- Specialties
- Brand Positioning, Social Marketing, Consumer Insights, Digital + Traditional Media, Interactive Design, Creative, Social Media, Crushing Everything, Killer Design, and Relentless
Locations
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249 East Main Street
Suite 400
Lexington, KY 40507, US
Employees at Cornett
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Emmy Hartley
Chief Operating Officer at Cornett
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Peter V Cook
Director of Interactive Strategy at Cornett
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Christy Hiler
Owner & CEO, Cornett // Ad Age 2023 Leading Women // Adweek 2022 Women Trailblazer // Host, Own It Podcast // Committed to seeing more women-owned ad…
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Randy Steward
Creative Director with over 14 years of agency experience, working primarily in QSR, Tourism, and Beverage spaces.
Updates
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We're an ad agency, not a PR firm. But we've always sought to create powerful work that blurs the line between the two, big ideas that increase our clients' share of voice and share of market. With 1,100 earned media placements and 3 BILLION earned impressions, our 'Hey, Aliens! Look at Lexington' interstellar tourism campaign produced in partnership with VisitLEX and Quinn PR is a perfect example. We're thrilled that it's been named a finalist in the 2025 PRWeek Awards.
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Benny (aka Herdius Jackson) has worked with some of the biggest names in the business and brings decades of experience turning bold ideas into award-winning work. Now part of #TeamCornett, Benny will help strengthen our visual craft and push creative to new heights.
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Registration is OPEN for the 2025 Own It Summit in LA, January 30th at Team One office. Hosted by Cornett's owner and CEO, Christy Hiler. This year’s event will cover: ⚡️ Talent and staffing ⚡️ Business development and pitching ⚡️ Knowing and growing the value of women's agency ownership ⚡️ How Women’s Sports reached its tipping point and how to apply learnings ⚡️ And much, much more Featuring: Haley Hunter, Christine Olivas, Mandana Mellano, Dany Lennon, Jennifer McCabe - Armanino, Sharon Toerek, Samantha Rothaus, Frances Lumpkin Webster, Toni Lee, Pilaar Terry, Laura Petruccelli, Robin Boehler, Rachel Huff, Alexandra Gardner, Mary Lou Bunn, Jo McKinney, Lori Murphree, Ashley Walters, APR, Christine Guilfoyle, Nora DiNuzzo, Howard Moggs, Asmirh Davis, Shannon Jones, Yadira Harrison, Carrie Kerpen, Jean Freeman https://lnkd.in/gxSRWkxx
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As our relationships have grown in size and scope, so have the requests and expectations. To meet these demands we’ve made significant investments in our team. Enter Herdius Jackson, a.k.a Benny. 👏 👏 👏 Welcome to #TeamCornett https://lnkd.in/gkmW2uP4
Cornett hires Benny Jackson as creative director - SHOOTonline
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Welcome Kate Schifferdecker! (say that three times fast) Kate’s an experienced strategic adviser who will ensure that before we build anything, we build a strong relationship. #TeamCornett
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And we quote, "CMOs, consider this a creative candy store that introduces you to some of our members and the indies out there making waves and solving business problems." 😏 Congrats to all who made Indie Agency News inaugural Top 40!
Behold! The full list of Indie Agency News Top 40 winners, including Merit is live and ready for your viewing pleasure. Learn more about this fab indie work including how the agency approached the brief, creative ideas, results and more. CMOs, consider this a creative candy store that introduces you to some of our members and the indies out there making waves and solving business problems. Click the link in comments and see work from the Top 40 list, including: SMALL DCX Growth Accelerator Klick PREACHER Pereira O'Dell Öpınıonated SPCSHP Party Land Lafayette American Cornett FUSE Create Someoddpilot Quality Meats Creative Curiosity Special U.S. Zambezi Slim Creative SpecialGuest WorkInProgress Outerkind Terri & Sandy Standard Practice Mediator The BAM Connection Barrett Hofherr Loop Storythings Hook Partners + Napier Lupine Creative Thank you, AvidXchange, Inc. for supporting us and the indie agency community. #indiework #indieswork
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New in Ad Age: Cornett Owner/CEO Christy Hiler joined other top indie ad agency execs to share her thoughts on the uptick in industry M&A activity and maintaining independence against the odds. Long story short, we’re focusing on the work.
The ad industry is closely watching the crop of new independent agencies opening up. For the shops that survive the overcrowded market, “staying independent is the hardest part,” said Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur. Ad Age caught up with over a dozen executives at indie shops including W+K and Mischief USA to get their advice and success stories. https://lnkd.in/e3Mcsw9p
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It's here. It's loud. And you don't want to miss it. The brand-new Lexington Sporting Club stadium is open and it's spectacular. We've been so proud to promote it alongside our local partners, including owners Bill & Donna Shively and Stephen Dawahare and the front-office team of Kim Shelton, Vince Gabbert, and Micheline Schott. Get your tickets and we'll see y'all on the pitch this fall: https://lnkd.in/e2pTZ9Wm