Media Professional Awards Presented by The Daily News
Advertising Industry CEO/President/General Manager of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager from an area newspaper or magazine.
Television/Cable Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager from an area television or cable station.
Radio Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager from an area radio station.
Out-of-Home Media Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager from an area billboard, transit or other out-of-home advertising company.
Sales Manager of the Year
Awarded to a person holding the specific title of sales manager. Nominees may represent any area company that sells television, radio, print, out-of-home and/or
interactive media.
Direct Mail Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager who works primarily in direct mail.
Promotions Director of the Year
Awarded to a promotions director from an area media outlet.
Agency/Firm Awards Presented by Dragonfly
Advertising Industry CEO/President/General Manager of the Year
Awarded to an industry chief executive officer, president, or general manager. Nominees may operate their own business or work for another company.
Communications Firm of the Year
Awarded to an area firm engaged in advertising, public relations communications, production, or issues management (may include some, but not
necessarily all, of the following: advertising, direct mail, public relations, production, etc.).
In-House Advertising Agency/ Marketing Department of the Year
Awarded to company's in-house advertising/marketing
department that is engaged exclusively or primarily in the production of advertising for that company rather than for clients.
Media Firm of the Year
Awarded to a firm engaged primarily in media placement.
Professional Services Individual Awards
Advertising Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to an account executive or account manager from an area advertising agency or design firm.
Marketing Professional of the Year
Awarded to a person specifically holding a marketing position. Nominees may operate their own business or work for another company.
Admin Support Person of the Year
Awarded to an administrative support person in the area. Nominees may work for any type of organization that operates within the advertising industry.
Special Events/Public Relations Specialist of the Year
Awarded to a special events or public relations specialist from the area. Nominees may operate their own business or work for another company.
Contributions to Minority Advertising Award
Awarded to a professional who contributes to the minority market in the local advertising field or related industries. This person could be a minority, employed by a minority based company, or engaged in the education of minority
advertising students.
Public Relations Director of the Year
Awarded to a public relations director from the area. Nominees may operate their own business or work for another company.
Industry Newcomer Award
Awarded to a professional with only one to two years experience in the local market. (He/She may be entered in other categories as well.)
Production Manager of the Year
Awarded to an employee whose primary responsibilities are to facilitate the execution of production.
Traffic Manager of the Year
Awarded to an employee whose primary responsibilities are to traffic jobs throughout an agency, marketing department or television/radio station.
Interactive Programmer of the Year
Awarded to an employee whose primary responsibilities include interactive programming and developing.
Media Buyer/Planner of the Year
Awarded to a media buyer or planner from an area advertising agency or media-buying agency service.
Diversified Professional Service Person of the Year
Awarded to an individual who does not seem to fall into any other specific category but goes above and beyond the call of duty every day within various aspects of the marketing/advertising industry.Ý Ý*Memphis Advertising Federation has the authorization to move nominees to a more appropriate category if one exists.
Production/Printing Awards
Electronic Production Company of the Year
Awarded to an area company engaged in broadcast production, including traditional broadcast, audio and the Web.
Printing/Prepress Production Company of the Year
Awarded to an area company engaged in printing or prepress production (which may include some, but not necessarily all, of the following: film output,
digital imaging, production, etc.).
Production/Printing Account Executive of the Year
Awarded to a sales representative or account manager from an area electronic production company, printer, paper company or specialty supplier.
Education Awards
Communications Educator of the Year
Awarded to a professional educator - employed by a local high school, university, college or commercial college - who has helped shape the future of individuals planning to enter the advertising industry.
Mentor Award
Awarded to an industry mentor who has helped shape the future of individuals and the local advertising industry. If employed in an educator's position, the nominees will not be judged in this category. Those nominations should be submitted in the Communications Educator of the Year category.
Student of the Year
Awarded to a local high school, university, college or commercial college student studying marketing, advertising, design communications, or a related journalism field. This person could have also served as an intern for a local advertising agency or local company marketing department.
Client Award
Advertising Client of the Year
Awarded to the client of eligible firms or to individuals who display outstanding characteristics uncommon to the industry.
Ad Person of the Year Award
Ad Woman of the Year
Ad Man of the Year
These two categories do not require nominations. They will be determined based on category winners. A select panel of judges will determine who should receive Ad Woman and Ad Man of the Year.
For more information about the Pyramid Awards, please contact Andrea Wiley Orians at 901-526-6220 or
aorians@cs2advertising.com
