Now in its 27th year, the annual Ace Awards recognizes brand engagement excellence within our community. This year, over 140 nominations were submitted across 12 categories, the highest volume ever received. These were ultimately narrowed down to 52 finalists based on the board’s review of the submissions. Congratulations to the following finalists:

 

Category Nomination Title Organization/Agency Nominated

1

Best Brand/Re-Brand Clark & Sullivan Rebrand Stan Can Design

2

Best Brand/Re-Brand Fifty South Virginia Stan Can Design

3

Best Brand/Re-Brand HATCH Design on the Edge

4

Best Brand/Re-Brand Reno eNVy Design on the Edge

5

Best Brand/Re-Brand The Jungle Design on the Edge

7

Best Event Promotion Addy Awards Jamie Kingham Stills Motion

8

Best Event Promotion Dear World Nevada University of Nevada, Reno

9

Best Event Promotion Midtown Art Walk Living Stones Church

10

Best Event Promotion Reno Craft Beer Week Don Vetter Vetter Pr, Inc./Reno Craft Beer Week LLC and the Nevada Craft Brewers Association

11

Best in Cause-Related Marketing (or Non-Profit) Art Walk Reno Biggest Little Group

12

Best in Cause-Related Marketing (or Non-Profit) Comida Local Laxalt & McIver

13

Best in Cause-Related Marketing (or Non-Profit) HPV Free NV Infographics Immunize Nevada

14

Best in Cause-Related Marketing (or Non-Profit) Reno Startup Deck Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada/The Abbi Agency/Boost Creative

15

Best in Direct Marketing GameWorks Direct Email Campaign Estipona Group

16

Best in Direct Marketing Jolly Happy Soul Stan Can Design

17

Best in Direct Marketing Personalization beyond First Name – Using CRM to influence season pass purchases Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows

18

Best in Mobile FCT Mobile First Centennial Title

19

Best in Mobile Rounds Bakery Design on the Edge

20

Best in Print High Fives Foundation 2014 Annual Report High Fives Foundation

21

Best in Print Myth or Truth (Tobacco Prevention Education) KPS3 Marketing

22

Best in Print Reno Tahoe Tonight (February 2015) Oliver X

23

Best in Print Reno Startup Deck Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada/Abbi Agency /Boost Creative

24

Best in Public Relations Camels, Ostriches and Zebras, Oh My! RAD Strategies

25

Best in Public Relations Nevada Sesquicentennial Celebration The Glenn Group

26

Best in Public Relations Nevada Museum of Art 36th Star: From Territory to State Nevada Museum of Art

27

Best in best online casino Public Relations STJ500: Even Cloistered Nuns Need Publicity Estipona Group

28

Best in Public Relations Telling the Whitney Peak Story Whitney Peak

29

Best in Public Relations The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Media Relations KPS3

30

Best in Social Media #NotACronut Ashley Brune Communications / Rounds Bakery

31

Best in Social Media #ThinkReno City of Reno – Office of Communications & Community Engagement

32

Best in Social Media Reno Moms Blog Reno Moms Blog

33

Best in Social Media TMCC Gift of Education Campaign The Abbi Agency

34

Best in Social Media Whitney Peak Hotel – Best in Social Media Whitney Peak

35

Best in Web and Digital Design Arts for All Nevada
(Noble Studios)
Mary Ellen (Arts for All Nevada)

36

Best in Web and Digital Design Butter & Salt Gatherings Boost Creative

37

Best in Web and Digital Design KPS3.com KPS3 Marketing

38

Best in Web and Digital Design noblestudios.com Noble Studios

39

Best Integrated Marketing Strategy Greater Nevada Credit Union Integrated Marketing Campaign Greater Nevada Credit Union and KPS3

40

Best Integrated Marketing Strategy Nevada Health Link Integrated Marketing Campaign KPS3 Marketing

41

Best Integrated Marketing Strategy North Lake Tahoe Capitalizes on Human Powered Sports The Abbi Agency

42

Best Integrated Marketing Strategy University of Nevada, Reno 2014 Recruitment Campaign University of Nevada, Reno Office of Marketing and Communications

43

Best Non-Local Promotion Bark and Barrow Website White Rabbit

44

Best Non-Local Promotion Celebration of a Saint Estipona Group

45

Best Non-Local Promotion Fallon Image Campaign PATRICK MEDIA – CONSIDER IT DONE

46

Best Non-Local Promotion IGT Montana Machine Sales Campaign IGT

47

Best Video/Film/Commercial “The Edge of Impossible” by the High Fives Foundation The High Fives Foundation

48

Best Video/Film/Commercial Reno Ronald McDonald House Norvell Family Story Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada

49

Best Video/Film/Commercial Washoe County State of the County 2015 Video Series SoSu.TV

50

Best Video/Film/Commercial Secret Witness Outreach PATRICK MEDIA – CONSIDER IT DONE

51

Best Video/Film/Commercial The Reno Sessions David Ware and Ford Corl

52

Best Video/Film/Commercial The World is a Sick Place TV Estipona Group

Of note, this was also a record year for People’s Choice, as the award was determined by 1,500 participating voters who were asked to pick their favorite local marketing initiative of the year from all nominations. To register for the in-person event please visit renoama.eventbrite.com.