The prestigious Akron ADDY® Awards event is the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The ADDY Awards, considered the world’s largest advertising competition, honors creative excellence and cultivates the highest creative standards in the industry. Awards are given in 15 categories, including sales promotion, collateral, direct marketing, interactive and broadcast.
Register and Pay for the Event
2012 ADDYs will be held Friday, March 2 at the Akron Urban League from 5 – 9 p.m.
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Registration
AAF-Akron invites the entire local advertising and marketing community to submit entries into the local ADDY® competition. Entries must be first registered online at www.addycompetition.com. Rules may change from year to year, so entrants are encouraged to read them carefully at registration.
Drop Off
All entries (with paperwork as instructed at registration) must be dropped off at the designated drop-off location. Specific to the Akron competition, all broadcast entries must be placed on disk and all print entries should be submitted with a duplicate copy. (If no duplicate of the piece is submitted, it may not appear in the show gallery.) No entries can be accepted after the designated “late drop-off” date – judging is performed that weekend.
Judging
Three ADDY judges are annually recruited from outside District 5 according to national AAF guidelines. For more on this year’s judges, contact the ADDY chair.
Awards
Winners are announced at an annual recognition ceremony, complete with a show gallery of all entries, food and beverages, and emceed presentation. Honors include Silver, Gold, Best of Show and/or a Judge’s Choice. Entrants and nonentrants are welcome to attend and sponsorship opportunities are available.
To join the ADDY Committee or for more award information, email the ADDY Co-Chairs at addy@aafakron.com now!
2012 Committee Members
Many thanks to our dedicated ADDY team!
Cecilia Sveda – Minx Design; Co-Chair
Dan Kearsey – Highland PR; Co-Chair
David Dellosa – The University of Akron; Student Chair
Michael Talese – The University of Akron; Student Co-Chair
Zac Bettendorf – The University of Akron
Jonathan Bollin – InfoCision
Adam Citak – The University of Akron
Meghan Fagley – The University of Akron
Steve Govern – Kleidon & Associates
Tammy Hanshaw – Repros Color
Ross Horvath
Joe Ickes – The University of Akron
Jim Maguire – Maguire Photo
Sarah Norman – designhaus
Lauren Polinsky – Palo Creative
