ANDY Awards
First Industry Show of Awards Season, Offers #ANDYpredicted Top Ten Award-winning Ads of 2018
“It’s a Tide Ad,” KFC’s “FCK” and Downtown Record’s “Live Looper” Top List of Jury Favorites New York, NY – April 24, 2018 – The ADVERTISING Club of New York’s 2018 International ANDY Awards, the first advertising award show of the season, has announced its list of the top ten ads it predicts will sweep the…
Read MoreThis year’s theme at The ANDYs: humanity (and other takeaways from the jury room)
If you’re anything like us, you’ve raised many an eyebrow at award show winners. You’ve wondered “Why did that piece win?”, “Why not that other piece?”, or simply, “What were they thinking?” Well, ladies and gents, believe it or not, we finally got some answers to those burning questions. This year, the Andy Awards…
Read MoreTHE STABLE’S CHATS: COULD AWARDS JURIES DO A BETTER JOB?
Rightly or wrongly, awards copped a beating last year. Advertising has been having a love-hate affair with awards since the first awards program dared to judge its work. Most of the major awards programs have made changes this year to win back hearts. But what about the actual judging process? Could jury rooms do it…
Read MoreIcons and Rock Stars – Geoff Edwards!
Geoff Edwards, newly appointed, VP, Executive Creative Director, R/GA LA Featured on the cover of Creativity Magazine’s inaugural “Creativity 50” and Boards Magazine‘s “Top 50 Art Directors” in America, Geoff Edwards’ acute sensitivity to the potential of storytelling has fueled his career while inspiring others at the same time. As Co-Head of Creative at CAA…
Read MoreWhy Less is More For the ANDY Awards
Originally appeared on SHOTS Gina Grillo, president and CEO, The Advertising Club of New York/International ANDY Awards, discusses this year’s ANDYs and why change is good… The ANDYs has altered its approach this year by paring back the categories to just five; do you think the breadth of categories in many awards shows has got…
Read MoreIcons & Rock Stars – Kinney Edwards!
Kinney joined Tribal Worldwide in 2007 and currently acts as Executive Creative Director of Tribal New York. He has led creative teams at Tribal on high-profile brands including 3 Musketeers, IAMS, Milky Way, National Football League, Advil, Wounded Warrior Project, Nickelodeon, The Lunchbox Fund, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsi, Alcon, Diageo, Philips, UNICEF and Neutrogena.…
Read MoreIcons and Rock Stars – Danny Robinson!
Danny Robinson SVP/Group Creative Director The Martin Agency Remember when Oprah gave away 276 Pontiac G6s? Danny was a part of that brand integration that made marketing history. But then again, Danny has always thought big — maybe in part because he’s a creative director with an MBA. Danny cofounded Vigilante, at a time when…
Read MoreIcons and Rock Stars – Shanteka Sigers!
Shanteka Sigers is senior vice president and executive creative director at Sanders\Wingo. She designs brand stories. Business Insider lists her as one of the Most Creative Women In Advertising. Black Enterprise has twice named her one of the Top Women Executives in Advertising and Marketing. Complex Magazine called her one of the Top Creative Innovators.…
Read MoreIcons & Rock Stars – Piper Hickman!
Piper Hickman is a Group Creative Director in New York City. A born and raised Midwesterner, her most memorable childhood career aspiration was to be in the water ski show at Sea World in nearby Aurora, Ohio. Despite learning to slalom at the young age of nine, she eventually decided to pursue writing instead of…
Read MoreIcons & Rock Stars – Lewis Williams!
Lewis is a passionate, award winning creative leader and storyteller with extensive experience in total, ethnic and multicultural marketing. As a thinker across all platforms, digital and traditional, he thrives for both breakthrough and effective solutions. During his career he has created work for major brands such as McDonald’s, Toyota, American Airlines, Budweiser, Walt Disney…
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