ACE award winners announced

The Reno-Tahoe Marketing Association awarded nine ACE awards, 11 certificates of excellence and 12 awards of excellence at the 18th annual ACE Awards event held May 4.

The winners were:

Comprehensive marketing program/campaign:

• Ace Award: 12-Hour Sale campaign.

• Awards of Excellence: Remote-deposits campaign; report child abuse campaign; "Your Tahoe place. Snow. Just the way you like it"; and California marketing campaign "Missing."

• Certificates of Excellence: "The Dawning of a New Era in Gloves"; Pathway 2007 marketing campaign; work force management road show and destination promotion.

Winners for the Direct Mail (Four-color or more):

• Ace Award: Introduction direct mail campaign.

• Award of Excellence: Spring Collection and Needlework Exhibition 2006.

• Certificates of Excellence: Autumn Collection and Pottery Exhibition 2005, and Christmas Sale 2005.

Winners for the Nonprofit Marketing Campaign:

• Ace Award: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival 2005.

• Award of Excellence: Artown 2005 10-year anniversary.

Winners for the Print Ad Campaign (four-color-plus):

• Awards of Excellence: Asia-Pacific Intro Campaign.

• Certificate of Excellence: "The Dawning of a New Era in Gloves."

Winners for the Print Advertising Campaign (under four-color):

• Ace Award: Object integrity "Famous Quotes" campaign.

• Award of Excellence: CD print campaign.

Winners for the Publicity/Public Relations Campaign:

• Ace Awards: SMS text message promotion and The Summit Sierra public relations campaign.

• Awards of Excellence: Holiday campaign and Free Cone Day 2005.

• Certificate of Excellence: Rosa Parks Tribute.

Winners for the Special Event (25, 000 and over):

• Ace Award: 2005 Reno River Festival.

Winners for the Special Event (under 25, 000):

• Ace Award: Nevada Quarter lunch.

• Awards of Excellence: "Pain at the Pump" and Café Bytware.

Winners for the Television Advertising Campaign (under 25,000):

• Award of Excellence: "Pain at the Pump."

Winners for the Web Marketing:

• Ace Award: www.fishthewest.com (Fish the West).

• Award of Excellence: The Houston Record.

• Certificates of Excellence: ID Wholesaler.com; Mountain Sports International and Security white papers campaign.