For Immediate Release
Contact:
Hillary Angel
Wilkin Guge Marketing
(909) 390-1239 x104
hangel@wilkinguge.com
The Wilkin Group, Inc. Wins Best of Show
at Inland Empire ADDY® Awards
CLAREMONT, CA —For the second year in a row, The Wilkin Group, Inc. won “Best of Show”at the 2003 Inland Empire ADDY® Awards. The agency won top honors over all Inland Empire advertising agencies for its Great Dane Adoption and Rescue Campaign. In addition, the agency won Best of Show Print, six Gold ADDY® Awards, two Silver ADDY® Awards and four Awards of Merit.
The Wilkin Group, Inc. received the prestigious overall Best of Show award, Best of Show Print, and a Gold ADDY® Award for its Great Dane Adoption and Rescue poster campaign. The agency also received two additional Gold ADDY® Awards for the Great Dane Adoption and Rescue print ad campaign, one for a business-to-business website for Ryan Beck Photography, one for its self-promotion holiday gift The Wilkin Wagon, and one for its self-promotion holiday card.
All entries receiving a Gold ADDY® award will be forwarded to the American Advertising Federation District 15 ADDY® Awards Competition, to be held on the East Coast in April.
Two silver ADDY® Awards were presented to the agency for The State Farm Open Poster ad, and local radio spot for Inland Empire Health Plan. The agency received Awards of Merit for its BRAINSTORM newsletter; still photography for Markwins Blush Products, direct marketing/specialty advertising computer bags for University of La Verne College of Law, and outdoor billboard for Inland Empire Health Plan.
“Winning the overall Best of Show award, along with the multiple Gold, Silver and Merit awards is a great honor for The Wilkin Group,”stated Andrew Wilkin, owner and creative director. “I thank our clients for the opportunity to create effective and memorable advertising on their behalf.”
Presented by the American Advertising Federation, The Inland Empire ADDY® Awards honor excellence in the areas of print, new media, and radio/TV advertising. The 2003 ADDY® Awards, presented by the Inland Empire Ad Club, was held at the Mission Inn in Riverside on Friday, March 21, 2003. A complete list of the entries and winners at the event can be found at www.ieadclub.com.
The Wilkin Group, Inc. works as a strategic partner to help define and reach sales and marketing goals. The agency’s specialties include corporate communications such as advertising campaigns, market planning, media planning, public relations, and company brochures. Current clients include Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.; University of La Verne College of Law; Glencrest Investment Advisors, Inc.; Lindora; City of Rancho Cucamonga; Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau; National Housing Development Corporation; San Bernardino County Museum; Inland Empire Open and Mt. San Antonio College.
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