Addys :: Arkansas Advertising Federation

The American Advertising ADDY® Awards recognize excellence in advertising and promote the highest creative standards in the advertising industry. Each year, the Arkansas Advertising Federation conducts the ADDY® competition and honors award-winning work by Arkansas agencies and organizations at the annual ADDY® Awards Show. Winners in the Arkansas competition may move on to compete at the district and then the national level.

The next ADDY competition: "Call For Entries" in December 2008, deadline for entries in early January 2009, and the Awards Gala in mid-Februrary 2009. To enter the ADDYS register online at http://www.ADDYcompetition.com Simply follow the instructions on the website. Make certain when prompted to select an "Ad Club" to select "Arkansas Advertising Federation", NOT "at large U.S. entraints". Rules & guidlines are available on the entry site.

Congratulations Winners / 2008 ADDY Awards!

The Arkansas Advertising Federation hosted this year's ADDY Awards on February 17, 2008. This year's entries were up over 20% from 2007 raising the bar for the competition. Thoma Thoma took home Best of Show for a recruiting video for Moore Stephens Frost. The same piece of work also earned a Special Judges Award for Best Copywriting. Other big winners this year include SHOW Creative for Best Design and Best Art Direction of their work on Tre Vero, a clothing and apparal brand. Also, Heifer International won a Special Judges Award for Best Illustration. To see a complete list of winners CLICK HERE.

Gold Winners move forward to compete at the AAF District 10 ADDYS, Friday, April 18 at the Marriot Dallas Quorum. www.DallasAdLeague.org

District Winners then move forward to compete for a NATIONAL ADDY AWARD. Tuesday, June 10th, Atlanta, GA. www.aaf.org/calendar/aac08/index.html

For more information regarding the 2008 Addy competition please contact Addy Chair Dani Petty at 501-562-2476.

Above (Middle): SHOW Creative's Emily Galusha and Wade McCune with AAF president Sam Cooper.

More 2008 ADDY pics here > http://www.flickr.com/photos/addys