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    Carnegie Wins 5 at the Viddy Awards
    We are thrilled to share that Carnegie has been honored with five distinctions in the 2026 Viddy Awards, an international competition dedicated to recognizing video excellence in the digital world. Our creative team successfully secured awards for five out of our six submissions, taking home two Platinum awards, two Gold awards, and an Honorable Mention. 
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    Digital Advertising
    Carnegie Wins 8 at the 2026 Communicator Awards
    Carnegie is proud to announce that our partners earned eight Communicator Awards for excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. The Communicator Awards honors marketing, communications, and creative projects for any audience.
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  • Case Study
    Digital Advertising
    Rice University
    See how Carnegie’s Answer Engine Optimization strategy helped Rice Business increase AI search visibility by 49%, reach #1 share of voice, and grow AI-driven engagement.
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    Digital Advertising
    Graduate Enrollment in the Age of AI Search
    Learn how AI search is reshaping graduate enrollment discovery and how AEO can help your programs show up accurately in AI-generated answers.
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  • Case Study
    Institutional Strategy
    Ohio Wesleyan University
    A unified institutional strategy—centered on student experience, leadership development, and data-informed decision-making—accelerated retention gains, strengthened institutional alignment, and reshaped the university’s impact years ahead of schedule.
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    Institutional Strategy
    AI Readiness in Higher Education: Building an AI-Empowered Leadership Team
    AI is no longer a side conversation in higher education. It is already shaping how institutions recruit, teach, advise, support students, manage operations, and make decisions. Across campuses, faculty and staff are experimenting with new tools, workflows, and expectations. That momentum matters, but it also needs direction.
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