Kulur Group Named 2026 Agency of the Year by the African American Marketing Association Agency also honored with inaugural Pulse Award for Brand Experience and Strategy

HOUSTON, Aug. 31, 2026 — The African American Marketing Association (AAMA) has named Kulur Group, a Black-owned full-service challenger brand agency, as Agency of the Year. The agency also won the Brand Experience & Strategy category for its strategy and execution of the Dope Thinkers Only Conference.

The awards were presented at the Marketing For the Culture Summit held Thursday, Aug. 27, in Houston. Held annually, the event celebrates strategy, creativity, and the impact diverse-owned and culture-driven marketing agencies have on their communities. The Pulse Awards were created to give deserving marketers, brands, and agencies their flowers on a platform that recognizes the quality, creativity, and cultural impact of their work.

AAMA is a national organization dedicated to educating, empowering, and elevating Black marketers and creatives through community, resources, and opportunity. Through initiatives like the Marketing For the Culture Summit and the Pulse Awards, AAMA works to advance Black-owned businesses in marketing and Black professionals in marketing, advertising, and communications.

“Being named Agency of the Year and winning the Brand Experience & Strategy award is a reflection of the passion and purpose that underlie everything we do,” said Nicholas Love, CEO of Kulur Group. “We built Kulur Group around the belief that cultural intelligence shouldn’t sit on the margins of strategy. It should help shape it. To have that work recognized by AAMA means a great deal to our team, and we share this recognition with every client and partner who has trusted us to tell their story in Kulur.”

This recognition builds on Kulur Group’s momentum in 2026 as the agency expands its work across higher education, community-focused organizations and culture-driven brands. It also reinforces Kulur Group’s position at the intersection of cultural intelligence, brand strategy and digital transformation.

About Kulur Group

Pronounced “color,” Kulur Group is a Black-owned agency that partners with brands that challenge the status quo to communicate and market bold ideas through brand management and omnichannel marketing, resulting in significant growth and revenue. For more information, visit www.kulurgroup.com.

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