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AAF MEMPHIS PRESENTS 2019 AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS WINNERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  2.24.19

MEMPHIS, TN—AAF Memphis presented its 52nd annual American Advertising Awards for creative excellence on Saturday, February 23 at the Tower Room in Clark Tower in East Memphis.

Attended by over 300 professionals from local advertising, marketing, graphic design, and media companies, the event honored 54 Gold ADDY winners, 55 Silver ADDY winners, and 7 recipients of “Best Of” awards.

A total of 473 entries were judged by creative directors from Denver, Atlanta and San Francisco.

“I had a great time in Memphis. Really. Completely honored you had me.  The club should be very proud of the level of work that was in the show,” said Atlanta judge, Silver Cuellar, Associate Creative Director, Brunner. “I’m still quite impressed with the strength in design overall.”

“I am always amazed at the talent and creativity we have in Memphis and this year did not disappoint.  The level of commitment our advertising community has to excellence is unmatched for our local chapter of the American Advertising Federation,” said AAF Memphis President Amy Hughes, Director of Sales at Entercom. 

AAF Memphis Presents 2018 American Advertising Awards Winners

AAF Memphis presented its 51st annual American Advertising Awards for creative excellence on Saturday, February 17, at Minglewood Hall. 

Attended by over 400 professionals from local advertising, marketing, graphic design, and media companies, the event honored 24 different agencies, organizations and individuals with 72 Gold ADDYs, 64 Silver ADDYs, and 10 recipients of “Best Of” awards.

Sr. Art Director, Sullivan Branding

You are a brilliant conceptual thinker.

You also sweat every executional detail.

You dream of a job that encourages you (correction: inspires you) to bring the same level of passion and originality to your work that you can bring to life. 

Sales Administration Manager, Entercom Memphis

Entercom Memphis has an opening for a Sales Administration Manager (SAM). This is a cross functional position which will assist in bringing efficiencies to workflow and will support Entercom Memphis’s sales management team as well as the Corporate Revenue Management team. 

Marketing Project Manager, Elvis Presley Enterprises

Elvis Presley's Enterprises is now hiring for a Marketing Projector Manager.  

Responsbilities include: 

• Develop and manage marketing programs and initiatives including advertising, media placement, online, promotions, and brand positioning; develop and maintain vender relationships in managing all the above
• Manage the development of brand enhancement programs including POS displays, brochures, on-site signage, collateral, etc., working closely with graphic designers; write promotional copy as needed
• Track performance of various aspects of business to help determine effectiveness of marketing initiatives and programs
• Work in conjunction with digital agency and web content specialist on online projects/campaigns and digital media buys
• Coordinate email campaign strategy

Howard and Beverly Robertson Announced as 2018 Silver Medal Recipients

AAF Memphis announced Howard and Beverly Robertson, Principals of TRUST Marketing & Communications, as its 2018 Silver Medal recipients at a reception on December 11 at G. Alston The Restaurant in Cordova.

The annual Silver Medal Award stands as the highest form of individual recognition by the American Advertising Federation. It is an awarded to an exceptional industry leader for a career of outstanding accomplishment and advertising contribution. The Memphis chapter has recognized remarkable lifetime achievements annually since 1960. 2018 was the first time that a couple was selected as recipients of the award.