ANDY Awards
Andrew Keller on working at Meta: 'I now respect the media side more'
By Charlotte McEleny of The Drum Putting a creative mindset into a media-driven platform has created balance on both sides, says Meta global creative director Andrew Keller. Former CP&B chief exec and global creative director, Keller has been with Meta since 2016 and has since developed a compelling story around the value of communities to brands. Keller believes that…
Read MoreFrom The ANDYs to Ogilvy: How Two Ad Students Danced into their Dream Job
Two students submitted their ANDY entry form and realized their dream of becoming an award-winning creative team could actually come true. On a crisp July morning in Amsterdam, Seth Mollerup and I were on the tail end of a six-week advertising study abroad with our Professor Jeff Sheets and the BYU AdLab. Our trip started…
Read MoreMidnight Moment – Isabel Martínez / Isabelita Virtual Midnight Sunrise, 2018 World Premiere
Midnight Moment is the world’s largest, longest-running digital art exhibition, synchronized throughout Times Square nightly. The 2018 Selection Committee included Stephen Frietas, Sr. VP of Marketing, OAAA, Fanny Josefsson, Copywriter, GREY, Tony Jones, VP Creative Director, MRM//McCann, Kate Oppenheim, Managing Partner, M SS NG P EC ES along with representatives from The ADC, The AD Club of NY…
Read MoreMcCann Repeats as Network of the Year at ANDY Awards
For the second consecutive year, McCann was both named Network of the Year at the International ANDY Awards and was chosen as winner of the Best-in-Show GRANDY Award. The global network honor reflects creative work from six countries spanning McCann’s North American, Asian, European and Middle Eastern regions. McCann this year also won the Richard…
Read MoreFirst 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.…
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