Today, Jack Myers Media Business Report presents the list of finalists for the 4th Annual Myers Media Innovation and Creativity Media Company Awards. During this week and next we will present the Bronze, Silver, Gold, Grand and Thomas F. Leahy Awards.
Congratulations to all our finalists!
Company: A&E Television Networks
Entry Title: Big Lots 2006
Other Companies Involved: Big Lots, SBC Advertising, Initiative, 44 Blue Productions
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: AETN Team: Stephen Ree, National Ad Sales, Los Angeles; Jamie Cutburth, Director, Integrated Marketing; Lisa Pue Chinery, Integrated Sales Manager; Allison Bowers, Account Executive; Andy Berg, Find & Design Producer; Rasha Drachkovich, Executive Producer, 44 Blue Productions
Big Lots: Shelley Rubin, VP Marketing; Amy Stocker, Advertising Planning Manager
SBC Advertising: Ken Brown, Account Director
Initiative Media: Jeanne Raftery, VP Associate Director
Company: A&E Television Networks
Entry Title: The Sopranos A&E Connection Game
Other Companies Involved: Civic Entertainment Group, area/code, Mobot
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: A&E Television: Lori Peterzell; VP, Consumer Marketing and Advertising; Stacy Krusch, Director, Strategic Alliances and Consumer Promotion; Gleana Albritton, Coordinator, Consumer Marketing
Civic Entertainment Group: Stuart Ruderfer, Seth Grossbard
area/code: Kevin Slavin, Frank Lantz
Company: AOL LLC
Entry Title: AOL/Chevrolet Sessions and Backstage Pass
Other Companies Involved: Chevrolet Motor Car Division, Campbell Ewald, GM Planworks
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: AOL: Bill Crandall, Traci Kranz, Nick Stoyanoff
Chevrolet: Kim Kosak, Julie Mynster
Campbell Ewald: Beth Oliver, Paulette Adams
GM Planworks: Guy Schueller
Company: CBS Radio
Entry Title: AT&T Blue Room
Other Companies Involved: AT&T, GSD&M, The Marketing Arm, Tupelo-Honey Productions
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Glenn Higgins, GSD&M; Adam Smith, The Marketing Arm; Stephen Wallen, Tupelo-Honey Productions
Company: Channel One Network
Entry Title: Clean & Clear Oxygenating Launch
Other Companies Involved: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Channel One Network: Aimee Jordan, Meredith Walters
Clean & Clear: Brittany Johnson, Assistant Product Director
Johnson & Johnson: Brittany Johnson
Company: Condé Nast Publications
Entry Title: WIRED Store
Other Companies Involved: Over 40 companies including key sponsors: American Express, Infiniti, Panasonic, Toughbooks, ViewSonic, Knob Creek, [yellow tail], Bud Select
Company: Condé Nast Publications
Entry Title: WIRED and Geek Squad
Other Companies Involved: Geek Squad (Best Buy)
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: WIRED Media; Geek Squad
Company: Condé Nast Publications
Entry Title: WIRED NextFest
Other Companies Involved: GE, Atari, Autodesk, Blackberry Pearl, Citibank, Datapipe, Discovery Channel, General Motors, Hilton Garden Inn, Intel, NASA, The Science Channel
Company: Court TV
Entry Title: Parco, P.I.
Other Companies Involved: Amalgamated, Mediastorm, and Deep Focus
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Mary Corigiliano, SVP, Marketing, Court TV; Jason Valentzas, VP, Consumer Marketing & Promotions, Court TV
Company: Deep Focus
Entry Title: Shut up and Sing
Other Companies Involved: MySpace, Technorati
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Ian Shafer, CEO, Deep Focus; Dana Desckiewecz, Creative Director, Deep Focus; Duke Nguyen, Account Supervisor, Deep Focus; Ben Weisman, Site Developer, Deep Focus; Clarence McGann, Banner Developer, Deep Focus; Heather Erickson, Sr. Sales Manager, MySpace; Mike Linton, National Sales Director, Technorati
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
Entry Title: TJX Companies - Marshalls/United States Figure Skating
Other Companies Involved: Hill/Holliday, ABC Television Network, ESPN Networks, ABC Owned & Affiliated Television Stations and associated websites, ABC Owned & Affiliated Radio Stations and associated websites, Radio Disney, Disney.com, USFS.com, Us Weekly
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Grey Seamans, Disney ABC Unlimited; Jan Sage, ABC Owned TV Stations; Stacey Shepatin, Hill/Holiday; Holly Harrington, TJX (Marshalls); Gwen Grech, Disney ABC Unlimited; Fred Silha, Disney Online; Andrew Cohen, ESPN; Lonny Anger, ABC Radio Networks; Ramsey Baker, USFS
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
fEntry Title: John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze
Other Companies Involved: Initiative Media, The Media Kitchen, ABC Primetime, ABC Daytime, ABC.com, US Weekly, E! Network, Style Network, SOAPnet
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Andrew Messina, ABC Television Network; Grey Seamans, Disney ABC Unlimited; Jerry Daniello, ABC Integrated Marketing, Amy Schneider, ABC Integrated Marketing; Jeff Meza, ABC Integrated Marketing, Marlo Sidney, Initiative Media
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
Entry Title:L'Oreal Beauty and Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
Other Companies Involved: L'Oreal Paris, Disney ABC Unlimited: ABC TV, AETN, Lifetime, and Universal McCann
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Grey Seamans, Disney ABC Unlimited; Shari Linker, Disney ABC Unlimited; Monica Bravo, Universal McCann; Mike Alvarez, Lifetime Partnerships; Jonathan Sandak, Lifetime Partnerships; Jamie Cutburth, A&E Television Networks; Carol Hamilton, L'Oreal Paris; Jamie Piro, ABC Television Network
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
Entry Title: Wal-Mart Back to School
Other Companies Involved: Wal-Mart, GSD&M
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Shari Linker, Disney ABC Unlimited; Ben Fuller-Rowell, Disney ABC Unlimited; Jon Sayer, ABC Kids Network, Disney ABC Cable Networks Group; Dave Hamlin, GSD&M; Kazumi Fields, GSD&M; Charles Wilcox, Disney Online; Amy Pilewski, Radio Disney; Sylvia Molina, Family Fun/Disney Adventures Magazines
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
Entry Title: Sears - Luke & Laura Jewelry Promotion
Other Companies Involved: ABC Daytime - General Hospital;
ABC Daytime - The View; ABC Owned TV Stations - WABCTV - NY; ABC Radio - WPLJ - NY; ABC.com
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Perianne Grignon, VP, Sears; Paul Kahn, Disney ABC Unlimited; Jerry Daniello, ABC Integrated Marketing; Don Orlando, Media Buyer & Activator, Sears; Ed Tufexis, Divisional Merchandising Manager, Fine Jewelry, Sears; Gwen Grech, Disney ABC Unlimited; Shari Cohen, Mindshare; Melissa Shapiro, Mindshare; Lauren Israel, Mindshare; Adam Shlacter, MEC Interaction; Jan Sage, ABC Owned TV Stations; Lonny Anger, Interep; Amy Schneider, ABC TV Network Integrated Marketing
Company: Disney ABC Unlimited
Entry Title: Sears and Pooh - The World's Greatest Playdate
Other Companies Involved: Disney ABC Unlimited, Mindshare, MEC Interaction, ABC Owned TV Stations, Radio Disney, Buena Vista Publishing (FamilyFun and Wondertime), Disney Online
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Perianne Grignon, VP, Sears; Christine L. Kubisztal, Director, Sears; Samara Lee, Manager, Sears; Anna Harris, Sears; David Handelman, Mindshare; Carlyn Morris, MEC: interaction; Gwen Grech, Disney ABC Unlimited; Paul Kahn, Disney ABC Unlimited; Jan Sage, ABC Owned TV Stations; Nancy Stephens, ABC Owned TV Stations; Lindsie Chait, Radio Disney; Lison Zapach, Radio Disney; Fred Silha, Disney Online; Ellen Antoville, Buena Vista Publishing
Company: ESPN
Entry Title: ESPN College Pick'em
Other Companies Involved: Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition:ESPN: Liz Poerner, Nichole Kelly, Cory Mummery
Company: Esquire
Entry Title: Esquire Signature Space Project
Other Companies Involved: Thirty-two advertisers, fourteen designers, and seven charity partners
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Kevin O'Malley, Publisher, Esquire Magazine; Stephen Jacoby, Associate Publisher/Marketing, Esquire Magazine; Kate Moulene, Capian Enterprises (in charge of cause-marketing)
Company: Fox Sports Network
Entry Title: Full Throttle & FCS Partnership
Other Companies Involved: Vince Thompson - Creative Presence Partners/Agency; Doug Tower - Urban Legends, Producer; Keith Stoler - Sporting News/Marketing Director
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Bob Swift, SVP, Integrated Marketing and Emerging Media; Martin Oakes, VP, Integrated Marketing and Emerging Media; John Entz, Executive Producer, Best Damn Sports Show Period; Adam Holzer, SVP, Fox Cable Integrated & Emerging Media
Company: FX Networks
Entry Title: FX and Diageo Brands Partnership
Other Companies Involved: Mediacom and Diageo Brands
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Mike Denby, Account Executive, FX Networks; Barry Schwartz, SVP, FX Integrated and Emerging Media; Amanda Carmel, Director, FX Integrated and Emerging Media
Company: Lifetime Entertainment Services
Entry Title: Amber's Story (GM OnStar/Lifetime)
Other Companies Involved: General Motors (OnStar Division) via GM Planworks
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: GM Planworks: Chris Murphy, Kelly Shannon, Anne Hammond, Sivan Askayo
Lifetime Entertainment Services: Jonathan Sandak, Director Lifetime Partnerships, Lifetime Networks; Richard Boland, Account Executive, Lifetime Networks; Toby Graff, VP Public Affairs, Lifetime Networks
Company: MTV Networks
Entry Title: Ford YourTicket2Drive Campaign
Other Companies Involved: Ford and Marketing Associates
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: MTV: Tim Rosta, Erica Lenard, Chris McCarthy, Jim Pietrowicz
Marketing Associates: Ann Marie Hribar, Kanah Pullam, Melissa Gorman
Ford: Oliver Dixon
Company: MTV Networks
Entry Title: Parker's VMA Adventure
Other Companies Involved: P&G and MediaVest
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: MTV: John Shea, Kate Keough, Barri Cillie, Anna Liza Bella
MediaVest: Chris Dorne, Carly Feinstein, Jen Stebner
MTVN Brand Solutions: Lisa McCarthy, Ali Jannello
P&G: Max Rangel
Company: MTV Networks
Entry Title: Meet or Delete
Other Companies Involved: Hewlett Packard, ZenithOptimedia Worldwide, Goodby Silverstein and Partners
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: MTVN: Marc Weinhouse, Mark Jones, Tracy Valenzi, Ross Martin, Chris McCarthy, Melisa Quinoy, John Mafoustis, Chris Steward
HP: Satjiv Chahil, David Roman, Chris Sutter, Tracey Trachta
Zenith WW: Julie Rieger
Goodby Silverstein and Partners: Nancy Reyes
Company: Plum TV
Entry Title: Plum/Volkswagen Partnership
Other Companies Involved: Volkswagen
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Tom Scott, Chairman & CEO; Chris Glowacki, President; Carla Sinatra, VP Sponsorships
Company: SevenOne Media GmbH
Entry Title: Snickers® "Superhero" Campaign
Other Companies Involved: Masterfoods GmbH (Snickers®), MediaCom GmbH, Beyond mobile, SevenOne Intermedia, e-TV GmbH
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Kathrin Lippert, Masterfoods GmbH; Nicole Zeiske, MediaCom GmbH; Bernd Hofmann, Beyond mobile; Manfred Neumann, SevenOne Intermedia; Ingrid Langheld, e-TV GmbH
Company: The N
Entry Title:Beyond the Break and Tampax
Other Companies Involved: P&G, MediaVest, MTVN Brand Solutions
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Andrea Fasulo, Brent Poer, Marc Weinhouse, Jennifer Stebner, Ali Jannello
Company: Time Warner Global Media Group
Entry Title: The ticket
Other Companies Involved: American Express; Time Warner: Time Inc., Time Warner Cable; Agency: MindShare
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Time Warner: Neil Cohen (Sports Illustrated); Michael Safran (Sports Illustrated); Kerry Gillespie (People); Cece Ryan (People); Kelley Gott (Time); David Karatz (EW); Joanne Tombrakas (TW Cable); Ann Brown (TW Global Media); Kristen O'Hara (TW Global Media); Elyse Lehrfeld (TW Global Media); David Griffin (TW Global Media)
American Express: Jim Hedleston, Nancy Smith, John Nitti
MindShare: Tyler Schaeffer, Cindy Gustafson, Evan Spector
Ogilvy & Mather: Jessica Scibilia, Liz Oliveri
Momentum: Bryce Townsend
Company: Time Warner Global Media Group
Entry Title: Home Show '06
Other Companies Involved: Time Warner: AOL, Time Inc. (CNNMoney.com, Money, People, Real Simple, This Old House, Time), Time Warner Global Media Group, Turner (CNN)
Agencies: Ambrosi, Digitas, Initiative Media, The Richards Group
Client: The Home Depot
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Time Warner: Mark D'Arcy (Chief Creative Officer), Dave Statman (Director, Creative Strategy), Tammy Greenberg (VP, Marketing), Susanne Rehm (Sr. Marketing Manager)
AOL: Rick McNerney (Account Director), Dale Epstein, (Director Impact Marketing), Kevin Gasper (Account Director)
Time Inc.: Greg Bowerman (Money), Kevin Blechman (People), Claire Bucalos (Real Simple), Sara Knutsen (Real Simple), Naomi Russell (This Old House), John Helmer (Time)
CNN: Jennie Robison (Account Executive), Allison Reid (Account Executive)
CNN MONEY: John Gordon (Account Manager), Todd Kaplan
(Account Manager)
Home Depot: Christi Korzekwa, Senior Director of Media and Partnership Marketing, Kim Greenia, Director Broadcast Creative
Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entry Title: Cartoon Network Class of 3000
Other Companies Involved: Cartoon Network, LucasArts, Initiative
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Phyllis Ehrlich, Senior VP of Cartoon Network Ad Sales Promotions & Marketing; John O'Hara, Senior VP and General Sales Manager of Cartoon Network Ad Sales & Marketing; Nancy McIntyre, VP of Global Sales & Marketing, Lucas Arts; Sabina Spigel, Director of Cartoon Network Promotions Marketing; Adam Goodman, Cartoon Network Account Executive; Gavin Leung, Product Marketing Manager, LucasArts; Rion Schwartz, Supervisor, National Broadcast, Initiative
Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entry Title: Lovebites
Other Companies Involved: TBS, JWTwo, Sunsilk, MindShare
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Linda Yaccarino, Executive VP, Turner Entertainment Ad Sales & Marketing; Laura Del Greco, VP, Sales Programming Strategy for Turner Entertainment Ad Sales & Marketing; Peter Isacksen, Co-President of JWTwo; Tiffany Kurtz, Marketing Brand Manager, Sunsilk; Shari Cohen, Senior Partner and Co-Executive Director, MindShare
Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entry Title: Change of Plans
Other Companies Involved: ZenithOptimedia, Chase
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Linda Yaccarino, Executive VP, Turner Entertainment Ad Sales & Marketing; Katherine Johnson, Senior VP of Turner Entertainment Promotions & Marketing; Patty Gillette, Senior Director of Turner Entertainment Promotions & Marketing; Peggy Green, President, Zenith; Cindy Gurmann, SVP Account Director, National Broadcast, Zenith; Manning Field, Senior VP of Brand Management, Chase; Melissa Sofo, Account Executive, Turner Entertainment Ad Sales & Marketing
Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entry Title: CNN Inspire Summit
Other Companies Involved: L'Oreal Paris
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: CNN: Greg D'Alba, COO of CNN Ad Sales & Marketing; Evan Messinger, SVP of CNN Strategic Integration Group; Joy DiBenedetto, VP of Network Booking; Kerry Veale, CNN Marketing & Promotions Manager; Pam Sellers, Editorial Producer, Special Project; Kristina Martin, SVP CNN Integrated Programming & Marketing; Will Gray, Senior Designer, Presentation Design Group; Dave Nuckolls, Senior Executive Producer, Special Projects; Charissa O'Neal, Brand Development Manager; Katrina Cukaj, CNN Sales Manager; Paula Jobson, Account Executive; Zain Verjee, CNN International Correspondent; Paula Zahn, CNN News, host of Paula Zahn Now; Maria Ebrahimji, Associate Director of Network Booking; Kim Bui, Executive Producer, CNN Special Projects
L'Oreal: Carol Hamilton, President, L'Oreal Paris; Kristen Comings, Director Strategic Alliances and Events; Kristin Metzger, Director Integrated Marketing Communications; Lisa Capparelli, L'Oreal Paris, Vice President of Integrated Communications
Universal McCann: Donna Wolfe, EVP Chief Negotiation Officer; Annette Cerbone, SVP Director of National Broadcast; Monica Bravo, VP Group Supervisor
Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entry Title: You Can Be On Robot Chicken! Playstation Promotional Partnership
Other Companies Involved: Adult Swim, Sony PlayStation, OMD
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Phyllis Ehrlich, Senior VP of Cartoon Network Ad Sales Promotions & Marketing; John O'Hara, Senior VP and General Manager, Cartoon Network Ad Sales & Marketing; Aime Duell, Senior Promotions Manager, PlayStation; Josh Feldman, VP of Ad Sales, Adult Swim; Sabina Spigel, Director of Promotions Marketing, Adult Swim; Matt Jarecki, Account Executive, Adult Swim; Seth Green & Matt Senreich, Creators of Robot Chicken; Mike Rose, Client Communications Director, OMD; John Mattimore, Group Director, National Television, OMD
Company: Turner Classic Movies
Entry Title: TCM and Architectural Digest: Architecture in Film
Other Companies Involved: Architectural Digest, American Leather, Philips
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: Randi MacColl and Tina Shanks, Architectural Digest; Tanya Coventry and Carrie Beers at Turner Classic Movies
Company: TV Guide Magazine
Entry Title: New TV Guide
Other Companies Involved: Douglas Jones Group, which helped construct the magazine prototype in MRI; Lippincott Mercer, which studied consumer demand for a new magazine in the category
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: TV Guide Magazine: Ian Birch, Scott Crystal
Company: TV Guide Magazine
Entry Title: TV Guide and Orville Redenbacher's
Other Companies Involved: ConAgra - Orville Redenbacher's
Kroger
Individuals Who Deserve Recognition: TV Guide Magazine
Kroger, ConAgra