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Top Area Advertising Honored at ADDY® Awards

February 19, 2009

WATERLOO — The best in area advertising was honored at the 2009 ADDY Awards on Thursday night at the Waterloo Elks Club. The annual awards ceremony is sponsored by AAF-Cedar Valley.

Of the over 270 entries, 30 Gold ADDY Awards and 61 Silver ADDY Awards were presented. Entries were judged based on creativity, originality and creative strategy.

The top prize, Best of Show, went to Dana Lechtenberg in the “Sales Promotion, Packaging Campaign” category for Rudy’s Tacos hot sauces.

The following entries received Judges’ Citations:

Judges’ Citation – Print
ADVERTISING FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES; Arts, Brochure
University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art
UNI Gallery of Art Permanent Collection Brochure
 
Judges’ Citation – Biggest Surprise
Radio; Local Radio
Coloff Media
Fantasy Showgirls
The Ladies Man
 
Judges’ Citation - Mosaic
Mixed/Multiple Media; Local Consumer
Mudd Advertising
Mudd Advertising/Chicago COMCAST Cable, WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago
Great Used Car Sale Mixed Media
 
Judges' Citation – Typography
MIXED/MULTIPLE MEDIA  
Mixed-Media, National B-to-B
EdgeCore
PIPAC Insurance
Going Loco in Mexico

Judges' Citation - Copy Writing
PUBLIC SERVICE
Public Service, Mixed Media Campaign
ME&V
Cedar Valley Chase
Cedar Valley Chase Event
 
Judges’ Citation – Art Direction
Collateral Material; Brochure, Campaign
Courier Communications
Pulse Entertainment Magazine
64 Things to Do

The three-tiered ADDY competition, held by the American Advertising Federation, is the world’s largest advertising competition. The top 15 local winners move on to the District ADDY Competition, and district winners advance to the National ADDY Competition.

For more information, contact Laura Hand at 319-274-4456 or Lhand@forbin.com, or visit www.AAFCedarValley.com.