Indie Agency News members did it up last night at the Ad Age Small Agency Awards, presented on the New Balance campus in Boston. In front of a full house were several first-time winners, including Drake Cooper, Colossus and Deep Focus.
One by one, as the winners took the stage, there was tremendous gratitude for the Ad Age team (especially Judy Pollack, who is largely responsible for Small Agency’s success) and a reminder of the power of independence. Oft cited in acceptance speeches was the community of agencies and talent, plus the fact that indies continue a well-earned streak of business wins.
“To be an Ad Age Small Agency if the year, you have to be doing the best work in the business AND be one of the best places to work with and for,” says Christy Hiler, owner and CEO at Cornett. “It is a coveted title and great honor to stand among the best in this hard but super fun industry.”
With a 32% win rate, Indie Agency News member winners crossed all categories, from agencies to people and campaigns to disciplines. Below, see the member winners (click the links to read the writeups). To learn more about all the winners, visit Ad Age.
Thank you, and congratulations to the entire Ad Age team, including Judy, Brian Bonilla, Jeanine Poggi, Tim Nudd and all of the people on the events teams, for another flawlessly run and excellent conference.
Indie Agency News Member Winners
- Agency 11-75 Employees: Quality Meats
- Agency Northwest Gold: Ă–pinionated
- Agency Northwest Silver: Drake Cooper
- Agency Midwest Gold: Curiosity
- Agency Southwest Gold: Preacher
- Agency Southwest Silver: Bakery
- Agency Southeast Silver: Cornett
- Data & Insights Silver: DCX Growth Accelerator
- Design Gold: Colossus
- Campaign of the Year, B2B Silver: Copacino Fujikado
- Campaign of the Year, Digital Silver: Terri & Sandy
- Campaign of the Year, Experiential Silver: Ă–pinionated
- Campaign of the Year, Health Care Silver: Doe-Anderson
- Campaign of the Year, Integrated Silver: Special US
- Campaign of the Year, Media Gold: DCX Growth Accelerator
- Executive of the Year: Leyla Touma Dailey, Doe-Anderson
- Agency Producer of the Year: Melissa Brown, Deep Focus
- Creatives of the Year: Lauren Olson and Nate Corrado, Ă–pinionated
- Media Planner of the Year: Tricia Wolfer, Curiosity
- Strategic Planner of the Year: Sam Levison, DCX Growth Accelerator
“Bonus” content: Zanger “singing” at Sweat & Co.’s after party. Credit: Christy Hiler, Cornett (damn you, Christy!)
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Doug Zanger is the founder and editor-in-chief of Indie Agency News. He is also the founder of the Creative Bohemian consultancy, lives in the Pacific Northwest and is insufferable about it.
