(New Orleans, LA -April 13, 2005) Peter A. Mayer Advertising recently was recognized with a score of regional and local Addys during the annual competition for the best in advertising.
At the New Orleans Advertising Club’s 2004-2005 Annual Addy Awards, held Friday, March 11, the agency won a total of 76 Addys, taking home nearly twice as many awards as its closest competitor. The agency was also the recipient of a Best of Show award for its Elmer’s Candies multimedia campaign. In addition, in the regional Addy competition (7th District), Peter A. Mayer Advertising garnered a total of 14 awards, a record for the agency.
In the New Orleans competition, the agency took home 30 Gold awards and 46 Silver awards for various clients across several mediums. “It’s great to have such a strong showing, year after year, on our home turf, but what we are most proud of is recognition regionally as one the top creative agencies in terms of district awards,” said Mark Mayer, agency President. “Also impressive is that we were recognized for not one client, but for work we do for many clients across a variety of media including television, print, radio, outdoor and Internet.”
Awards in the local Gold category were bestowed upon Peter A. Mayer Advertising for CenturyTel, Elmer Candy Corporation, Community Coffee Company, Dr. G.H. Tichenor Antiseptic Co., Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Louisiana Office of Tourism, as well as its agency brochure, Born in New Orleans, the agency’s annual 4th of July poster and annual holiday card.
The regional Golds were for entries for Louisiana Office of Tourism (three awards) and for the agency’s Born in New Orleans self-promotion brochure (two awards). The 7th district is made up of 20 local Ad Club federations across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Peter A. Mayer Advertising Inc. was founded in 1967 with three employees and $200,000 in annual billings. Today it is one of the largest full-service advertising, public relations and marketing agencies in the Gulf South, with a staff of over 110 professionals and annual billings of $70 million. Peter A. Mayer Advertising specializes in all areas of advertising, marketing, direct response, public relations, public affairs, interactive and promotions. Its client list includes local, regional and national accounts.