The 2020 American Advertising Awards Gala was held Saturday, February 29 at the Old Cigar Warehouse. The following winners were announced.
Professionals
Best of Show: Cargo, Lenovo League of Chaos Campaign
Cross Platform
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Campaign
- GOLD – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Faceballs Integrated Campaign
- GOLD – Cargo – Lenovo League of Chaos Campaign
- GOLD – X-Agency – Dillard-Jones Campaign
- SILVER – Cargo – Lenovo League of Chaos Campaign
- SILVER – Cargo – ThinkPad University
Elements of Advertising
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Video
- GOLD – Cargo – Lenovo League of Chaos
- GOLD – Crawford Strategy – Explainer: American Zinc Products
- SILVER – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Videos
- SILVER – Cargo – Lenovo ThinkBook Heroes Campaign
- SILVER – FUEL – Against the Flow
- SILVER – FUEL – Raising the Cross
Film, Video & Sound
- GOLD – Cargo – Lenovo League of Chaos Series
- GOLD – Electric Soul – The Taste of a More Epic Time
- GOLD – Electric Soul – Value, Hope, & Coffee
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Anna Radio 30 Seconds
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – ReWa If We Didn’t Have Water Video
Online/Interactive
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Field Notes (Blog)
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Tour Presentation
- GOLD – EP+Co – Denny’s Father’s Day
- GOLD – X-Agency – Dillard-Jones Website
- SILVER – FUEL – A Site for Sore Eyes
- SILVER – FUEL – Scroll Awhile
- SILVER – FUEL – The Web We Weaved
- SILVER – X-Agency – The Reserve at Lake Keowee Website
- SILVER – X-Agency – Tribus Interior Design Website
Out of Home & Ambient Media
- GOLD – EP+Co – PUMA RS-X MTV Sneaker Talk
- GOLD – Jackson Marketing – Famous Jacksons Conference Rooms
- SILVER – The Beach Company Marketing – Airport Billboard
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Game Today OOH Campaign
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Get it Together OOH Campaign
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Harry Potter OOH Campaign
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive OOH Hot Dog
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive OOH Ice Cream
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Pepsi Big Ball Graphic
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Star Wars OOH Campaign
- SILVER – Cargo – UCI Mountain Bike Championship
- SILVER – Jack Porter Inc. – University of Miami Football Ops
- SILVER – Jordan Fretz Design – Captive Audience Ceiling Clings
- SILVER – Smash Ink – Bojangles’ of WNC Corporate Office
Print Advertising
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Magazine Ad Campaign
- SILVER – BRIGHT+CO – Drive Faceballs Ad Double Truck
- SILVER – Infinity Marketing – Cancer Survivors Park Logo
- SILVER – UMG – No Gandhi Dental Campaign
Public Service
- GOLD – EP+Co – EP+Co Launches Gun Metal Forge
Sales & Marketing
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Home Brochure
- GOLD – The Beach Company Marketing – Kiawah River Vision Book
- GOLD – BRIGHT+CO – ReWa 2018 PAFR
- GOLD – Cargo – Lenovo Future Academy Lunchbox
- SILVER – Cargo – Lenovo Empathy Campaign
- SILVER – Cargo – Millennials Decoded
- SILVER – Clemson University – Clemson World Research 2019 Issue
- SILVER – FUEL – Not Just Another Box
- SILVER – FUEL – X Marks the Spot
- SILVER – Jackson – NAPA Farm and Fleet Sales Posters
- SILVER – Jackson – NAPA Farm Sales Posters
- SILVER – Jackson – Trijicon 2020 Campaign
Students
Best of Show: Jullianna Eckardt, Anderson University
Judges Choice
- Typography Excellence: Taylor Anderson, University of South Carolina Upstate
- Design Execution: Ashley Stone, Anderson University
- Standout Logo & Branding Design: Kay Doss, Anderson University
Cross Platform
- SILVER – Laura Mattison Davis – Bob Jones University
- SILVER – Austin Rusher – Anderson University
- SILVER – Ashley Stone – Anderson University
Elements of Advertising
- GOLD – Kay Doss – Anderson University
- SILVER – Megan Adams, Terra Baughn & Allie Thompson – Anderson University
- SILVER – Shane C. Gilmore – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Maggie Hance – Anderson University
Online/Interactive
- GOLD – Kay Doss – Anderson University
- GOLD – Ivy Leaves Design Team – Anderson University
Out of Home & Ambient Media
- SILVER – Leah Smith – Anderson University
- SILVER – Karl Tremper – Bob Jones University
Print Advertising
- SILVER – Miriam Llaca-Curiel – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Kelly Vervaet – Bob Jones University
Sales & Marketing
- GOLD – Taylor Anderson – University of South Carolina Upstate
- GOLD – Jullianna Eckardt – Anderson University
- GOLD – Jullianna Eckardt, Taylor Harrison, Abigail Timms & Jacob Smith – Anderson University
- GOLD – Samantha Hunter – University of South Carolina Upstate
- GOLD – Hallie James, Camryn MacDonald & Taylor Smith – Anderson University
- GOLD – Abigail Marasigan – Bob Jones University
- GOLD – Brianna Stephens – Anderson University
- GOLD – Ashley Stone – Anderson University
- GOLD – Sunset Team – Anderson University
- GOLD – Yihao Yin – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Lindsey Bott – Bob Jones University
- SILVER – Amanda Brown – Bob Jones University
- SILVER – Kay Doss – Anderson University
- SILVER – Shane C. Gilmore – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Ivy Leaves Design Team – Anderson University
- SILVER – Maddy Klass – Bob Jones University
- SILVER – Qaisera Lahmi Ishaaq – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Carson Long – Anderson University
- SILVER – Lyn Richards – University of South Carolina Upstate
- SILVER – Anastasia Shcherbina – Anderson University
- SILVER – Brianna Stephens – Anderson University
- SILVER – Sunset Team – Anderson University
All gold winners will go on to compete at a district level. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
