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8/13/2010
Des Moines, Iowa, March 3, 2010 — An air dancer swaying in the wind took home top honors Saturday night, Feb. 20, during the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Des Moines’ annual ADDY® Award Show.
 Des Moines-based ZLR Ignition produced the air dancer commercial for Stew Hansen Dodge City that took home the Best of Show ADDY during the evening.
More than 200 people from the local advertising industry and community attended the event. In total, judges reviewed 381 entries in 109 categories for the show. Fifteen Best of Class ADDY Awards were given out, while 47 Gold ADDY Awards and 72 Silver ADDY Awards were also highlighted during presentations. All 381 entries were on display during the show.
Local agencies honored with the 15 Best of Class Awards for their work include:
Sales Promotion 
Public Service
The Integer Group
Collateral Material
Radio
Advertising for the Arts & Sciences
Saturday Mfg.
Elements of Advertising
Innova Ideas and Service Out-of-Home
Community Choice Credit Union
Non-traditional Advertising
ARAG
Newspaper
The Meyocks Group
Interactive Media
Blue Compass Interactive
Television
ZLR Ignition
Advertising Industry Self-Promotion
Flying Hippo Web Technologies
Direct Marketing
Consumer or Trade Publication
Mixed/Multiple Media
Red Dot
The three judges — advertising professionals brought in from Texas, Virginia and Florida the weekend of Jan. 8 and 9 — also chose some advertising work for special recognition. These Special Judges’ Awards were given to:
Judges’ Award — Visual Impact
Red Dot
Project: Downtown Farmers’ Market Mixed Media Campaign
Judges’ Award — Design
The Integer Group
Project: Quick Step Tradeshow Booth
Judges’ Award — Innovation
Trilix
Project: Genuity iPod Touch Kit (for Stine Seed)
Judges’ Award — Admiration
Trilix
Project: 2009 Trilix Holiday Kit
New to the awards this year was a People’s Choice Award. Several entries were selected through an online voting process by AAF of Des Moines members. A winner was chosen from the finalists during the show by attendee voting:
People’s Choice Award
The Meyocks Group
Project: Delta Dental Smile Squad Campaign ### Contact:
Kathleen Riessen
President, AAF of Des Moines
515.979.4166
president@aafdsm.com See photos from the evening on the AAF of Des Moines Flickr page.
See the full list of awards in the ADDY Winners Book. About the ADDY Awards
With more than 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY® Awards are the world’s largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The ADDY® Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. The American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association, conducts the ADDY® Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry.
About AAF of Des Moines
The American Advertising Federation of Des Moines has represented the advertising community in central Iowa for more than 100 years and is the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 40,000 professionals in the advertising industry. Locally, the AAF of Des Moines represents a cross-section of the advertising industry with members ranging from advertisers, agencies, media companies, vendors and college advertising clubs. More than 50 member companies are represented in the the AAF of Des Moines.
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