Contact Diane Morrow Interviews available upon request Colorado Springs, CO— David C Cook received seventeen ADDY® Awards at the annual creative contest held by the Pikes Peak Advertising Federation, an organization dedicated to improving the understanding, practice, and quality of advertising. Each year, over 300 locally produced advertising pieces are judged. Winners of the 2010 ADDY Awards were recognized on February 26 and will advance next to regional and national competitions. Not only did David C Cook top last year’s total, they were the biggest winner in the region for the third year in a row. “David C Cook is extremely honored to be recognized by the Pikes Peak Region of the American Advertising Federation this year,” said art director Thom Hoyman. “At David C Cook we strive to create work that makes a difference not only in our community, but also around the world.” The final tier of competition will take place in June at the National American Advertising Awards Show sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. The national ADDYs honor creative excellence in advertising and represent the industry’s largest and most representative creative competition. In addition, 2002 marked the first time entrants were solicited and accepted from all across the world, making the ADDY competition one of the largest of its kind. David C Cook’s seventeen ADDY Awards included recognition for: · Rio Curriculum Packaging · Family Ministry Conversations Invite · Fall New Release Catalog · Spring New Release Catalog · Summer New Release Catalog · CPC Sales Touch Screen · Storylines by Andy Croft and Mike Pilavachi · The Meeting of the Waters by Fritz Kling · It’s Your Call by Gary Barkalow · Rise Up and Sing by Lex Buckley · You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes by Lisa McKay · The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen · A Million Ways to Die by Rick James · Solitary by Travis Thrasher · Action Bible Trailer · Action Bible Website · Crazy Love Website With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world’s largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. The American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association, conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry (www.aaf.org). Since 1875, David C Cook continues to be a leading nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Co, with offices in Elgin, Illinois, Paris, Ontario, Canada, and Eastbourne, UK, David C Cook resources are published in over 150 languages, distributed in more than 80 countries, and sold worldwide. The Kingsway music division produces over 30% of the top 500 praise and worship songs sung around the world. For more information, visit www.davidccook.com. |