• Media Alliance of Houston Awards

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    The Media Alliance Awards were last Thursday night and here are the nominees in their respective categories. We don't know who won what but congratulations to all the winners and to Brenda Love for being named Agency Principal of the Year.

    Here is the list:

    THE 2013 STAR AWARDS NOMINEES ARE IN!

    On Air Television Personality

    Chita Johnson KHOU
    Len Cannon KHOU
    Todd Freed KUBE

    On Air Radio Personality

    John Lopez CBS Radio
    Rod Ryan Clear Channel
    Cactus Jack Cox Media Group

    Marketing or Promotions Director

    Kali Gipson KHOU
    John Murphy KUBE
    John Synder Comcast

    Local Buyer

    Melinda Minzenmayer FKM
    Denise Butler Love
    Lisa Cragoe Love
    Leah Smith Briggs and Caldwell

    Local Agency Support Staff

    Jennifer Gonzales Briggs
    Sarah Dillon Brivic
    Hank Bell Love

    Digital Sales Professional

    Dianna (DK) Kuan KHOU
    Jorge Suarez KUBE
    Michelle Hanson Comcast

    Out of Home Professional

    Karen Hernandez-Lix CBS Outdoor
    John Michaels CBS Outdoor
    Jay Sitta CBS Outdoor

    Local Radio Account Executive

    Gayle Draper CBS Radio
    Kevin Epps Cox Media Group
    Sheryl Grigsby Cox Media Group

    Local Radio Assistant Sales or Traffic

    Erin Kapner CBS Radio
    Cinday Brinkman Radio One
    Janna Poskey Cox Media Group

    Local Television Account Executive

    Rhonda Cox Comcast
    Glenda Carmon KTRK
    Cynthia Watler KUBE

    Local Television Assistant Sales or Traffic

    Teri Alaniz KHOU
    Marsha Kudela KHOU
    Karen Rock KRIV
    Ana Bzdusek KUBE
    Katrina Campbell Comcast

    Digital Sales Manager

    Elizabeth Bond KHOU
    Tim Roth KHOU
    Tracy Donaldson Comcast

    Radio Sales Manager

    Tim Gratzer CBS Radio
    Judy Lakin Cox Media Group
    Bob McKay Radio One

    National Radio Sales Manager

    Brad Copland Radio One
    Alan Ecklund Clear Channel
    Tandy Ingro CBS Radio

    Local or National Television Sales Manager

    Piere Mitchell Comcast
    Erin Hoffman KHOU
    Lori Clark KHOU
    Steve Gratzer KUBE

    General Sales or Director of Sales TV Manager

    Miles Cathey KHOU
    Mark Mahoney KTRK
    Sean Cantrell Comcast

    Market Manager or Station Manager for Radio

    Sarah Frazier CBS Radio
    Doug Abernathy Radio One
    Mark Krieshen Cox Media Group

    Market Manager or Station Manager for Television

    Susan McEldoon KHOU
    Jerry Martin KPRC
    Jeff Carroll Comcast

    Community Affairs Director

    Dale Lockett KHOU
    Karen Koch KRIV
    Cynthia Cisneros KTRK

    Radio Program Director

    Gavin Spittle CBS Radio
    Johnny Chiang Cox Media Group
    Terri Thomas Radio One

    Agency of the Year

    Briggs and Caldwell
    Brivic Media
    FKM

    Agency Principal

    Chris Caldwell
    Allen Brivic
    Brenda Love

    MAH Rising Star

    Jessica Brothers Cox Media Group
    Tamika White Comcast
    Richard Guilmenot KHOU
    Jaimie Taylor KUBE

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  • Vanilla Ice for Capitol Lighting

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  • Video intro for Alfred Cervantes.

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    This ran at last nights ADDY awards.

    Credits:
    Director - Interviewer Lou Congelio Acme Fish

    Production Coordinator Lynn Birdwell Bird House Productions

    Camera, Grip and Lighting, C2 Cameras Bird House Productions

    DP Raul Casares

    2nd Cameraman Jerry McCallum

    Recording Studio - Audio Mix Wire Road Studios

    Editor Gary Watson Human Films

    Animation Brandon Ray BrandonRay.net Paper Brain

    Music Sonny Boy Terry SonnyBoyTerry.com

    Interviewees:Karen Aptekar Aptekar Productions, Lynn Birdwell Bird House Productions,
    Location Scout/Manager Craig Busch, Rebecca Castillo Clearpoint Creative, Lou Congelio Acme Fish, Tim DeSilva Culture Pilot, Rick Ferguson Houston Film Commission, Mary Lampe Southwest Alternate Media Project, Marian Luntz Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
    Jolene McMasters Women in Film & TV Houston, Jim Mousner Origin, Michelle Mower Director, Filmmaker, Randy Polk University of Houston,Trish Rigdon Houston Cinema Arts Society, Grace Rodriguez C2 Creative, COHouston, Bo Svensson Texas Film Scout, Cressandra Thibodeaux 14 Pews, Gary Watson Human Films

  • @acmefish presents to @filmhouston Alfred Cervantes at the ADDY's

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    Great guy. Well deserved award. Thanks for all that @filmhouston does for our town and our ad community.

  • ADDY's - The Day After

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    Well before the kickoff and the hangover from last night goes away, here's some observations from the 2013 ADDY's:

    • The Revival was a great change of pace from years past

    • The HOB was a good venue, better than the Hyatt

    • The presentation itself was lame. No display of creative design for the awards presentation. After all, that's why we're there. We're not there to see some paid actor spew one-liners about our industry

    Now on to the awards:

    • Agencies here are great at self-promotion. Adcertera, Freed and such won many awards for promoting themselves. Imagine if that effort was put into creating work for clients

    • Lopez Negrete continues to sweep the TV category with work that seems nothing more than a Spanish version of a campaign created by the agency's that handle the work on a national english level

    • Although FKM and Fuddruckers did some nice TV work to get noticed

    • We have amazing designers in this town. The print and collateral design work is awesome and shops like Origin and Savage are putting this town on the map more than agencies are

    • Digital continues to grow in creative recognition

    • The agency's here are not blowing too many people away. Love Advertising, the so-called biggest in-town, got 2 silvers for B2B work. FKM won for Clockwork and Palate but what else? Lopez doesn't seem to do anything but TV. Richards/Carlsberg and Freed did what small agencies should do and won for little things. Sorry, Freed but the IKEA work should be better given the brand

    • Everyone won. The judges apparently felt that everyone deserved to get a little something for coming. The Hucksters, Whole Wheat, and others got recognized. Then again, Goode Company won more awards for doing their own work

    • We have really talented production companies here. Let's use them more rather than sending work out of town

    Just observations, let's hear yours.

  • And the ADDY goes to...

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    Category: Sales Promo- Product/Service Sales, Catalog- Gold ADDY goes to @GoodeCompany for their Holiday Catalog 2012

    Category: Sales Promo- Product/Service Sales, Kits or Prod Sheets- Gold ADDY goes to @TheWoodlandsUMC for IMAGINE Launch Packet.

    Category: Sales Promo- Product/Service Sales, Menu- Gold ADDY goes to Patrick Henry Creative Promotions.

    Category: Sales Promo- Product/Service Sales, Campaign- Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC for- Rise for Breakfast Café.

    Category: Sales Promo- Packaging, Single Unit- Silver goes to @GoodeCompany for turkey/pie carrier.

    Category: Sales Promo- Packaging, Single Unit- Gold goes to @GoodeCompany for Pie Shipper Box w/Letterpress Card.

    Category: Sales Promo- Packaging, Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurant, LLC for @Fuddruckers Lunch Box.

    Category: Sales Promo-POP, Trade Show Exhibit- Silver goes to @TheWoodlandsUMC for IMAGINE- Kick-Off Campaign.

    Category: Sales Promo-POP, Trade Show Exhibit- Gold ADDY goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for Russo’s NY Pizzeria- Packaging Campaign.

    Category: Sales Promo- A/V Sales Presentation- Silver goes to Langrand & Co. for Consortium Health Plans.

    AAFHouston: Category: Sales Promo- A/V Sales Presentation- Gold ADDY goes to Origin for @ApacheCorp- Global Analyst Video: Relentless.

    Category: Collateral Material- Annual Report 4-Color, Silver ADDY goes to Origin for Men’s Warehouse 2011 Annual Report.

    Category: Collateral Material- Annual Report 4-Color, Gold ADDY goes to Origin for Cameron 2011 Annual Report.

    Category: Collateral Material- Brochure 4-Color- Silver ADDY goes to @TheWoodlandsUMC for IMAGINE Brochure.

    Category: Collateral Material- Brochure 4-Color- Gold ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for FairfieldNodal Message Book.

    Category: Collateral Material- Brochure 4-Color- Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to @ricemba for MBADNA Brochures.

    Category: Collateral Material- Brochure 4-Col- Non-Eng- Gold ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for FairfieldNodal Brochure Campaign.

    Category: Collateral Material- Pub. Design, Magazine Design Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for Mayakoba Magazine.

    tegory: Collateral Material- Pub. Design, Book Design- Silver ADDY goes to Schlumberger for High Pressure, High Temp Book.

    AAFHouston: Category: Collateral Material- Poster, Single- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for Redstone Golf Club Ladies Night Invite. #AAFHADDYs

    Category: Collateral Material- Poster, Single- Gold ADDY goes to Hawley Design for St. Thomas U- 2 Saints & a Taco Poster.

    Category: Collateral Material- Poster, Campaign- Silver goes to @papalibre for Redstone Golf Club Jr. Gold Camp Campaign.

    Category: Collateral Material- Poster, Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Basic Energy Services Posters.

    Category: Collateral Matl- Special Event Matl., Invitation- Silver goes to Luby’s Fuddruckers for Pearland Grand Opening Invite.

    Category: Collateral Material- Special Event Matl., Invitation- Gold goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for Houston First Corporation Bucket.

    Category: Collateral Material- Special Event Matl., Campaign- Silver ADDY goes to @LimbDesign for Theta Charity Antiques Show.

    Category: Collateral Material- Special Event Matl., Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to The Hucksters for The Schooner Restaurant.

    Category: Radio, Local, :60+ Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for Sonic Corp.LLC “My Plain Life.”

    Category: Radio, Reg/Natl. :60+- Silver ADDY goes to JWT for Shell Rotella Hardworking Radio.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Collateral- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for Gerald Freed Annual Fishing Classic Poster.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Collateral- Gold ADDY goes to @Adcetera for their Halloween Book.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Stationery Package- Silver ADDY goes to Breakfast a 12 for Breakfast at 12 business cards.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Stationery Package- Gold ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Axiom Stationery.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Broadcast- Silver ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Axiom 2012 Demo Reel.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Digital Advertising- Silver ADDY goes to @FKMagency for MEETPALATE.COM.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Digital Advertising- Silver ADDY goes to @FKMagency for FKMAGENCY.COM.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, DM, Specialty Items- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for Freed Christmas Package.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Cards, Invites & Announcements- Silver ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for Holiday Card.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Cards, Invites & Announcements- Gold ADDY goes to @papalibre for AAF Houston Stu Comp Mailer.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Campaign, Integrated Campaign- Silver goes to @papalibre for Freed Advertising AdVenture Camp.

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Campaign, Integrated Campaign- Gold goes to @Adcetera for their Halloween Campaign.

    Student Category: Collateral Matl., Pub Design, Book Design- Silver goes to 12M Advertising for Texas A&M 2012 NSAC Plan Book.

    Student Category: Non- Traditional Advertising, Single- Silver ADDY goes to U of H 2012 NSAC Team for Nissan Non-Traditional.

    Student Category: Elements of AD, Visual, Cinematography- Gold ADDY goes to U of H for UH Cinematography.

    Category- DM, B2B/B2C, Single, Consumer, Single Flat- Silver ADDY goes to @TheWoodlandsUMC for IMAGINE- Direct Mail.

    Category- DM, B2B/B2C, Single, B2B, Single 3-D- Gold ADDY goes to Tippit & Moo for Global Workers Solutions-The Right Connection.

    Category- DM, B2B/B2C, Campaign, B2B, Single 3-D- Gold ADDY goes to @FKMagency for Waste Management DART #-D Campaign.

    Category- DM, Specialty AD, Apparel- Silver goes to Phil Chrzanowski Design for Cypress Fairbanks Medical center Heart Walk Tee.

    Category- DM, Specialty AD, Apparel- Gold ADDY goes to @TexasChildrens for Texas Children’s MS150 Team.

    Category: O-O-H, Outdoor Board, Flat- Gold ADDYs goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for U of H Clear Lake “Party School.”

    Category: O-O-H, Mass TransitExterior- Gold ADDY goes to Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC for @Fuddruckers Art Car Design.

    Category: O-O-H, Site, Interior Animated- Silver ADDY goes to Esparza Advertising for San Jac College- Invent Yourself.

    Category: O-O-H, Site, Exterior Still/Static- Silver goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for U of H Clear Lake Pearland Center Wrap.

    Category: O-O-H, Site, Exterior Still/Static- Gold ADDY goes to @TexasChildrens for Pavillion Women Building Graphics.

    Category: O-O-H, Campaign, Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for @IKEAHouston’s IKEA Holiday Outdoor.

    Category: O-O-H, Campaign, Gold ADDY goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for U of H Clearlake Out-Of-Home Campaign.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, B2B, Products- Silver ADDY goes to @GoodeCompany for Goode Company Website.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, B2B, Services- Gold ADDY goes to @fkmagency for WM- Think Green Interactive Map.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Products- Silver ADDY goes to @CulturePilot for @Buffbrew website.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Products- Silver goes to @sixft for Bombardier Business Aircraft Website.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Outlets- Gold ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for Gatlins BBQ Website Design.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Services- Gold ADDY goes to @fkmagency for Clockwork Home Services.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Services Non- Engl- Silver ADDY goes to @OakInteractive for BB’s Honey Site.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Websites, Consumer, Services Non- Engl- Gold ADDY goes to @OakInteractive for Spirit of TX Site.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Apps, Tablet- Silver goes to @OakInteractive for Disney Presidential Scrapbook App.

    Category: Digital Advertising, Apps, Web-based- Silver goes to @BouncingPixel for Grammaropolis App.

    Category: Digital AD, Ad & Promo, banners, Standard, Non-Engl- Silver goes to @LopezNegrete for Sonic Corp.LLC- Popcorn Chicken.

    Category: Digital AD, Ad & Promo, banners, Standard, Non-Eng- Gold goes to @LopezNegrete for Sonic Corp.LLC- Paper Rock Scissors.

    Category: Digital AD, Ad & Promo, Annual Report- Gold ADDY goes to Origin for Men’s Warehouse 2011 Annual Report.

    Category: Digital AD, Video, Branded Content, Non-English- Gold goes to @LopezNegrete for MillerLite- Luis Michel Viral.

    Category: Digital AD, Video, Branded Content- Silver goes to METRO for Transit Boys- Ballad of the Boyz Video.

    Category: Consumer/Trade Pub, Campaign, B2B, 4-Color- Silver ADDY goes to @LoveAdvertising for TCPN Campaign.

    Category: Consumer/Trade Pub, Campaign, B2B, 4-Color- Gold ADDY goes to @savagebrands for FlexSteel Ad Campaign.

    Category: Consumer/Trade Pub, Campaign, Consumer, 4-Color- Gold ADDY goes to @HEB for H-E-B River Oaks.

    Category: Consumer/Trade Pub, Campaign, Consumer, 4-Color, Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to VRTC for American Honda.

    Category: Newspaper, Frac Page, Color- Silver ADDY goes to The Hucksters for The Penthouse Club- Come Meet the New Neighbors

    Category: Public Service, Broadcast/Electronic/Digital, A/V- Gold ADDY goes to Children’s Assessment Center Capital Campaign.

    Category: Public Service, Broadcast/Electronic/Digital, Digital AD- Silver ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for Friends for Life.

    Category: Public Service, Broadcast/Electronic/Digital, Digital AD- Gold ADDY goes to @wheat_creative for Living Water Intl. App.

    Category: Public Service, Campaign, Integrated Campaign, Gold ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for United Way of Houston.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Collateral, Brochure/Sales Kit- Silver ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Art League Houston.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Collateral, Brochure/Sales Kit- Gold ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Hope Stone.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Collateral, POP or POS- Silver ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for Opera in the Heights.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Collateral, Cards, Invites- Gold ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Art League of Houston.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Broad/Elec/Digital. Digital AD- Gold ADDY goes to @BouncingPixel for CSI: The Experience.

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, OOH- Gold ADDY goes to TX Video & Post for Houston First NYE LIVE!

    Category: AD for the Arts & Sciences, Campaign, Single Med Campaign- Silver ADDY goes to @PennebakerBrand for Petrofac/Rayethon.

    Category: AD for the Arts/Sciences, Campaign, Single Med Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to @BouncingPixel for Rice CTTL Science Games.

    Category: AD for the Arts/Sciences, Campaign, Integrated Campaign- Gold goes to @PennebakerBrand for Houston International Fest.

    Category: TV, Local :30- Gold ADDY goes to @papalibre for @IKEAHouston- Kaleidoscope TV.

    Category: TV, Local :30- Silver ADDY goes to The Lee Group for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital- Kaitlin.

    Category: TV, Local :30- Gold ADDY goes to @LockeBryanProd for @PepeTheParrot- Billy Gibbons- Store Focus.

    Category: TV, Local :30, Non- English- Silver ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for Sonic Corp.LLC.

    Category: TV, Local :30, Non- English- Gold ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for MillerLife- Nothing Else Matters.

    Category: TV, Local, Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to @LockeBryanProd for @PepeTheParrot- Billy Gibbons Campaigns.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV, Single, Products- Silver ADDY goes to JWT for Shell V Power TV.

    Category: TV, Reg/Natl TV, Single, Products- Gold goes to Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC for @Fuddruckers “In the Zone.”

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV, Single, Outlets, Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for Walmart- Saving Champ.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV, Single, Outlets, Non-English- Gold ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for Walmart- This is Huge.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV, Single, Services- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for Hochheim Prairie Insurance.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV, Single, Services- Gold ADDY goes to @fkmagency for Clockwork Home Services.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV Campaigns, Products, Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to @LopezNegrete for MillerLite-Nicknames.

    Category: TV, Reg/Natl TV Campaigns, Outlets, Non-English- Silver ADDY goes to Tippit & Moo for @PepeTheParrot – Parri-Fiesta

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV Campaigns, Services- Silver ADDy goes to @FKMAgency for Clockwork Home Services.

    Category: TV, Regional/National TV Campaigns, Services- Gold ADDY goes to @papalibre for Hochheim Prairie Insurance.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Copywriting- Silver ADDY goes to @papalibre for @IKEAHouston for 2012 Copy Campaign.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Copywriting- Gold ADDY goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for U of H Clear Lake Out-Of-Home.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Logo- Silver ADDY goes to @axiomcreative for Dogwoods Logos.

    Category: Elem of Advertising, Vis, Illustration, Campaign- Gold goes to @axiomcreative for Basic Energy Services- Illustrations.

    Category: Elem of Advertising, Visual, Photography, Color- Silver goes to @RchrdsCrlbrg for The Methodist Hospital Foundation.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Photography, Campaign- Silver ADDY goes to @TexasChildrens for Pavillion for Women.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Photography, Campaign- Gold ADDY goes to @TheWoodlandsUMC for IMAGINE.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Animation/Special Effects- Silver goes to TX Video & Post for South TX FDAF.

    Category: Elem of Advertising, Visual, Animation/Special Effects, Non- Eng- Gold ADDY goes to @ZapBoomBang for Sonic Corp Sub.

    Category: Elem of Ad, Visual, Animation/Special Effects(Digital) - Silver ADDY goes to @ZapBoomBang for Global Workers Solutions.

    Category: Elem of Ad, Visual, Animation/Special Effects(Digital)- Gold ADDY goes to TX Video & Post for Houston First- NYE LIVE!

    Category: AD Industry Self-Promo, Cards, Invites & Announcements- Gold ADDY goes to @papalibre for AAF Houston Stu Comp Mailer.

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Visual, Illustration, Campaign- Silver ADDY goes to @LoveAdvertising for TCPN Elements

    Category: Elements of Advertising, Sound, Music Only, Non- English- Silver ADDY goes to @ZapBoomBang for Miller Lite- The Plot.

    Category: Elem of Ad, Sound, Music Only, Non- English- Gold ADDY goes to @ZapBoomBang for Miller Lite- Nothing Else Matters.

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