Creativity
From The ANDYs to Ogilvy: How Two Ad Students Danced into their Dream Job
Two students submitted their ANDY entry form and realized their dream of becoming an award-winning creative team could actually come true. On a crisp July morning in Amsterdam, Seth Mollerup and I were on the tail end of a six-week advertising study abroad with our Professor Jeff Sheets and the BYU AdLab. Our trip started…
Read MoreMidnight Moment – Isabel Martínez / Isabelita Virtual Midnight Sunrise, 2018 World Premiere
Midnight Moment is the world’s largest, longest-running digital art exhibition, synchronized throughout Times Square nightly. The 2018 Selection Committee included Stephen Frietas, Sr. VP of Marketing, OAAA, Fanny Josefsson, Copywriter, GREY, Tony Jones, VP Creative Director, MRM//McCann, Kate Oppenheim, Managing Partner, M SS NG P EC ES along with representatives from The ADC, The AD Club of NY…
Read MoreWhat These Ten Companies Have In Common – OATH's Brandblazer Winners
In June, Oath celebrated it’s first birthday and also announced its inaugural Brandblazers program. Ten clients were celebrated in New York featuring a fireside chat between Oath CEO Tim Armstrong and Oath Board of Advisor Zac Posen. The 2018 Brandblazer companies: Avon BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Caltex Crowne Plaza HP HUAWEI Macy’s Pizza Hut Sun Life…
Read MoreOut Of Home Print – Then and Now with PosterHouse: Rosie Edition
We’ve all seen this poster. Her image is as ubiquitous as Uncle Sam or Ronald McDonald. But almost everyone misidentifies her. In this month’s edition of Hot Poster Gossip, we explore the truth behind this iconic poster. In February 1943, the now-iconic We Can Do It poster appeared in the back offices of a few Westinghouse factories…
Read Moregyro & The AD Club Win ACE Awards for Corporate Identity
In August of 2017 The ADVERTISING Club unveiled its new brand identity as part of a property overhaul. gyro, the world’s first full-service, global creative B2B powerhouse and Corporate Member led the rebrand process from start to finish. The AD Club of NY is one of the only industry associations whose member base reflects all areas…
Read MoreMcCann Repeats as Network of the Year at ANDY Awards
For the second consecutive year, McCann was both named Network of the Year at the International ANDY Awards and was chosen as winner of the Best-in-Show GRANDY Award. The global network honor reflects creative work from six countries spanning McCann’s North American, Asian, European and Middle Eastern regions. McCann this year also won the Richard…
Read MoreFirst Industry Show of Awards Season, Offers #ANDYpredicted Top Ten Award-winning Ads of 2018
“It’s a Tide Ad,” KFC’s “FCK” and Downtown Record’s “Live Looper” Top List of Jury Favorites New York, NY – April 24, 2018 – The ADVERTISING Club of New York’s 2018 International ANDY Awards, the first advertising award show of the season, has announced its list of the top ten ads it predicts will sweep the…
Read MoreThis year’s theme at The ANDYs: humanity (and other takeaways from the jury room)
If you’re anything like us, you’ve raised many an eyebrow at award show winners. You’ve wondered “Why did that piece win?”, “Why not that other piece?”, or simply, “What were they thinking?” Well, ladies and gents, believe it or not, we finally got some answers to those burning questions. This year, the Andy Awards…
Read MoreHere's Your Chance To Showcase Your Side Project Art
New York, NY – TBD – Times Square Arts announced today that they have partnered with The ADVERTISING Club of New York and are seeking submissions of original moving image art from artists working in the field of advertising. The winner’s work will be exhibited on participating electronic billboards in Times Square as the…
Read MoreTHE STABLE’S CHATS: COULD AWARDS JURIES DO A BETTER JOB?
Rightly or wrongly, awards copped a beating last year. Advertising has been having a love-hate affair with awards since the first awards program dared to judge its work. Most of the major awards programs have made changes this year to win back hearts. But what about the actual judging process? Could jury rooms do it…
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