AAF winners
501 Studios: 1 GoldAdams Litho: 2 GoldAnne Bordash, designer: 1 SilverBill Cox, BC Create: 1 SilverBlueCross BlueShield: 1 SilverChattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce: 1 SilverHumanaut: 2 Gold, 2 SilverThe Johnson Group: 3 Gold, 28 SilverMayCreate: 2 Silverndp: 3 GoldSuper Chief: 7 Gold, 2 SilverPathfinder: 3 Gold, 1 SilverStudent Winner: Best of show to Joshua Yang of Southern Adventist University
Advertising federation salutes best ads
The American Advertising Federation of Chattanooga awarded 21 gold and 40 silver ADDY awards during the group’s 50th annual awards dinner at the Camp House in February. Among 280 professional entries, judges rated the best ads based upon creativity, originality and creative strategy. The Best of Show winner was awarded to Humanaut for its Out-Of-Home Guerilla Campaign done for Organic Valley. A new award, the Mosaic Award, was given to 501 Studios for “Tomorrow” video for Redemption School of Ministry.
Zuckerberg keynotes CWLI Impact dinner
Randi Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook Live and Zuckerberg media, was the keynote speaker for the 12th annual Impact leadership dinner by the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute. CWLI is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 members that works to increase the leadership capabilities and influence of women in business and government.
Thompson Engineering Mardi Gras party
For the fifth consecutive year, Thompson Engineering hosted a Mardi Gras celebration for clients and guests a week ahead of Fat Tuesday in February. The annual celebration includes seafood brought from the company’s headquarters in Mobile, Alabama.