Sparks flew at the 49^th Annual American Advertising Awards in Cedar Rapids this weekend when MindFire was recognized with a total of 15 Addy awards. Awards included one judge’s choice, three best in category, six gold and five silver awards.

“Helping our clients succeed is the top priority in everything we do. Nonetheless, receiving recognition from our peers for the work that we do feels pretty good, too,” said Lynn Manternach, cofounder and brand arsonist at MindFire. “We’re so thankful to all our clients for trusting us with their brands.”

And the awards go to… (insert drum roll here):

Judge’s Choice

This judge’s choice recognition was awarded by John Tapacio, founding partner and executive creative director of Insight Marketing Design.

• Hitachi Mining ad campaign (cross platform – integrated campaign)

Best of Category

• Bergstrom Kysor Never Hunt campaign (print advertising)
• Hitachi MINExpo tradeshow (out-of-home & ambient media)
• Area Substance Abuse Council public service video (film, video & sound)

Gold

• Mississippi River Distilling Company whiskey label updates (sales and marketing, packaging; campaign)
• Mississippi River Distilling Company clear spirits label updates (sales and marketing, packaging; campaign)
• Mississippi River Distilling Company whiskey label (sales and marketing, packaging; single unit)
• Hitachi MINExpo tradeshow (out-of-home & ambient media, installation; single)
• Hitachi Mining ad campaign (cross platform, consumer campaign; national
• MidWestOne Power Checking campaign (cross-platform, consumer campaign; national)

Silver

• Quad City MetroLINK Hedgehog campaign (cross-platform, consumer campaign; national)
• Bergstrom Kysor Never Hunt campaign (print advertising, magazine advertising; campaign)
• Mississippi River Distilling Company website (online/interactive, website-consumer)
• Area Substance Abuse Council public service video (film, video & sound, public service television)
• MidWestOne Power Checking radio (film, video & sound, radio single spot - :30 or less)

Check out pics from the FUN night on our Facebook page!

Inga Rundquist

Inga Rundquist is a Public Relations Arsonist and Co-Owner at MindFire. When she’s not dreaming up ideas that will generate publicity, you can find her knee deep in the social media world, also known as the next PR frontier.