The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting nearly 35,000 entries every year in local AAF Ad Club competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising.
Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local Ad Club phase is the first of a three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie to win ADDY Awards – recognition as the very best in their markets. At the second tier, local ADDY winners compete against winners from other local clubs in one of 15 district competitions. District ADDY winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. Entry in the AAF-Greater Evansville competition is the first step toward winning a national ADDY.
Selection of the most creative entry in each category is affected by a scoring process in which a panel of judges evaluates all creative dimensions of every entry. A GOLD ADDY is recognition of the highest level of creative excellence and is judged to be superior to all other entries in the category. Entries that are also considered outstanding and worthy of recognition receive a SILVER ADDY. The number of awards given in each category is determined by the judges, based on the relative quality of work in that category.
CEREMONY INFORMATION
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Individual - Member $50.00
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Individual - Non-Member $60.00
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Table of 8 - Preferred Seating $400.00
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Past Silver Medal Winner Free
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Individual - Student $20.00
Discounted price for student honorees. Guests of students will need to purchase a separate Individual ticket.
Friday, February 16, 2024
Bally’s Evansville
421 NW Riverside Dr
Evansville, IN 47708
Schedule
6:00pm – Doors Open
6:30pm – Heavy Appetizers Served
7:30pm – Ceremony Begins
ENTRY FEES & DEADLINES
PROFESSIONAL ENTRIES
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Member Single Entry $105
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Member Campaign Entry $125
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Non-Member Single Entry $150
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Non-Member Campaign Entry $175
COMPETITION TIMELINE
- December 1, 2024: Begin Accepting Entries
- January 17, 2025: Submission Deadline
- January 20-25, 2025: Judging Takes Place
- February 20, 2025: American Advertising Awards Ceremony
Entries will not be accepted after January deadline.
RULES & CATEGORIES
Work is submitted online. The deadline for submitting is January 17, 2025. No physical submissions are required this season. Judging is virtual. Please disregard the message about physical submissions in the Rules PDFs below.
