Affirm Wealth Advisors: Affirm Wealth Advisors, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. in Peoria, Tucson and Sierra Vista, has earned the Ameriprise Client Experience Award for 2023.
Award recipients earned an overall client satisfaction rating equal to or greater than 4.9 out of 5.0 and maintained stellar business results. The award represents an elite group of Ameriprise advisors recognized as leaders for their commitment to making a difference in the lives of their clients.
Gordley Group: Tucson-based marketing firm Gordley Group brought home a total of five awards during the 2024 Annual American Advertising Federation (AAF) Tucson ADDY Celebration, the most received by any one agency this year. The agency received two Gold awards and three Silver awards.
Gordley received two Gold ADDYs for its 2023 interactive holiday card in the categories of Augmented Reality and Direct Marketing & Specialty Advertising.
Gordley was awarded two Silver ADDYs for its “I will be” campaign with Pima Community College (PCC) in the Integrated Branding Content and Out-of-Home categories. A third Silver was awarded to the firm in the Brand Elements category for creating “Oro Valley’s Path Forward” general plan branding for the Town of Oro Valley.
True Ranch Collection: True Ranch Collection announced that two of its historic southern Arizona dude ranches have been named among the country’s best by the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. White Stallion Ranch placed second, and Rancho de la Osa placed ninth in this year’s “Best Dude Ranch” contest. The two ranches were nominated to a selection of 20 finalists by a panel of USA Today editors and other travel experts, then voted on by visitors to the 10Best website over four weeks.
White Stallion Ranch is a historic dude ranch on the west side of Tucson, bordering Saguaro National Park. It has been owned and operated by the True family for more than 55 years and offers a year-round, family-friendly dude ranch experience.
True family member Russell True founded Ranch Preservation Holdings, LLC, with partner Jaye Wells to preserve and manage additional historic dude ranches within the True Ranch Collection, including Rancho de la Osa.
Located in Sasabe, along the U.S.-Mexico border and adjacent to the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Rancho de la Osa features a Spanish-style Hacienda and is home to the longest continually operated building in Arizona, built in 1722 by Jesuit missionaries and now the ranch’s Cantina.