On behalf of the American Advertising Federation of To l e d o , I w a n t t o c o n g r a t u l a t e e a c h o n e o f t h e 2 0 2 2 A m e r i c a n A d v e r t i s i n g A w a r d w i n n e r s a n d e n t r a n t s ! We are honored to recognize and showcase northwest Ohio’s creative talent in a variety of advertising, marketing, and public relations categories. In mid-January, we received 121 professional and 20 student entries from agencies, businesses, and individuals t h r o u g h o u t t h e To l e d o area. Due to our virtual competition, we were able to invite judges from outside of our surrounding area to evaluate each entry. Thank you to Brenda Cortés, Producer at The Distillery Project located in Chicago, Illinois; Marshall Shorts, Principal Consultant at Artfluential located in Columbus, Ohio; and J o h n To p a c i o , G r o u p Copy Supervisor at Evoke Giant in San Francisco, California bur working out of his home in Seattle, W a s h i n g t o n . We g r e a t l y appreciate the time they took evaluating each entry.
From the President
S A L LY S T E A R N S
Congratulations to Kim McBroom, Director of Sales and Marketing at Bionix, for taking home the most prestigious award of the evening, the 2022 Silver Medal Award. This award recognizes Kim’s outstanding contributions to the community while further advancing the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibility in areas of social concern. Kim will join a remarkable group o f S i l v e r M e d a l A w a r d w i n n e r s t h a t r e p r e s e n t t h e To l e d o creative and advertising community.
AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS 2022
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