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Rockies Award Show – The Aftermath

Well, once again the Rockies have come and gone this year.

Overall, I’d have to say that the show itself went over very well. The Big Easy (er. soon to be the Knitting Factory) seemed to be a great venue for the show. They took out the majority of the stage to allow for more tables toward the front of the room.

Another nice touch was having helpers to run awards out to the tables themselves. This kept the proceedings moving along, and avoided any awkward stumbling around chairs / tables that might have otherwise happened.

A couple of notes about the award winners:

IAF Silver Medal Award Winner: Michael Ripley of Lewiston.

Drake Cooper, Oliver Russell, and Marketing Media Group were the heavyweights of the night, but it was also nice to see others being recognized, such as Davies Rourke, Foerstel Design, The Agency Creative Network, Donahoe Pace, Rizen Creative and many, many more.

Best of Show, and a number of other awards, went to Noot Group.

Congratulations to all.

In the end, awards were won, hangovers were installed, and everyone appeared to have a good time.

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REMINDER: Rockies Awards Show

For those who may still be thinking about attending, the Idaho Advertising Federation’s Rockies Awards Show is this Saturday, April 12th.

Tables of 8 are completely sold out, but there are still a few spaces available – cocktail-seating style.

The Big Easy is a new venue this year, so it should be interesting to see how the show goes.

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Cleaning Up up North

For those who may have missed it, the Spokane Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards Show was last Friday. And among the entrants were a number of agencies from Northern Idaho.

And, as Rick Thomas from The Coeur d’Alene Press wrote, “Local ad agencies rake in awards.”

Boy did they ever.

Here’s a quick run-down:

Salty Design Foundry won 17 Silver ADDYs, 5 Gold ADDYs, as well as Judges Choice and Best in Division.
Blue541 won a total of 14 ADDYs, including a Gold in Industry Self Promotion for their interactive Christmas card.
Range won 5 ADDYs, including 1 Gold.

As soon as I can get my hands on the complete list of winners, I’ll be sure to share it with the class.

Congratulations to all of the winners.

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Call for Nominations – Silver Medal Award

The Idaho Advertising Federation is accepting nominations for the AAF Silver Medal Award. From a recent email notice:

The AAF Silver Medal Award is presented annually by the Idaho Advertising Federation to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to advertising by furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibilities in areas of social concern.

Who is eligible?

  • The Nominee must have achieved success in an advertising agency, for an advertiser or in broadcasting or publishing.
  • He or she shall have shown consistent creativity and have worked to raise the standards of the advertising profession.
  • He or she shall have been active in civic, religious or other groups dedicated to some phase of human or social welfare and must be currently active in advertising.
  • The Nominee need not be a current member of the Idaho Advertising Federation.

How to submit a Nominee:

  • Please submit nominations on 8 1/2″ x 11″ pages outlining in detail the extent to which the Nominee has met or exceeded the Silver Medal Award Criteria. You are encouraged to expand on the Nominee’s experience and contributions to such degree that judges will be fully informed. Please be advised that abbreviated nominations may be dismissed as insufficient to demonstrate the Nominee’s true qualifications.
  • Provide the Nominee’s name and company affiliation on a cover page with the contact information on the nominator, followed by all pertinent qualifications of the Nominee for consideration on subsequent pages.

Nominations can be submitted by email to Bob Rosenthal, Vice President and General Manager of Journal Broadcast Group, or mailed to:

Idaho Advertising Federation
Silver Medal Award Program
P.O. Box 2691
Boise, ID 83701

Nominations are due no later than Friday, March 14th. For any questions or more information, contact Bob Rosenthal at 208-381-8601.

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From our friends and colleagues in Kansas City

Steve Hall over at AdRants made mention of the Kansas City Ad Club’s videos that they’ve put together for their upcoming awards show.

Good stuff, even if the poor old OMNI did have to suffer a painful death at the hands of the ADDY.

So here’s where the bar has been set for local awards shows. Yes, I know that Kansas City is a much bigger market than pretty much all of Idaho combined, but that’s beside to point. It’s been proven time and time again — it doesn’t take a large market to produce great work.

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