Balcom Agency Win Eight Awards At District 10 American Advertising Awards

FORT WORTH, Texas – April 2, 2015 – Balcom Agency received regional recognition for eight client projects at the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) District 10 ADDY Awards, honoring work from more than 20 clubs spanning Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Balcom won the most awards earned by any Fort Worth organization this year, one-third of the total awards presented to members of the AAF – Fort Worth club.

Balcom was honored with one Gold, two Silver and five Bronze ADDYs for non-traditional, video, social media, out-of-home and illustration projects for clients in multiple industries as follows: 

1 Gold ADDY: 

• Dairy Discover Zone Interactive Exhibition for Dairy MAX

2 Silver ADDYs: 

• Instagram for Justin Boots
• “Law School” video for United Way of Tarrant County

5 Bronze ADDYs:

• “AMAZING” illustration single for Dairy MAX 
• “YUMMY” illustration single for Dairy MAX
• “AMAZING, YUMMY, BUILT By Nature” illustration campaign for Dairy MAX
• “Thermometer/Bat” out-of-home flat for Cook Children’s Health Care System
• “Income, Education, Health” video campaign for United Way of Tarrant County

Balcom’s work for the Dairy MAX Dairy Discovery Zone will move on to compete in the National American Advertising Awards, to be held in June.

“When we asked Balcom to help us redesign our mobile Dairy Discovery Zone exhibit, we could have never imagined the amazing outcome,” said Marty McKinzie, vice president of industry relations at Dairy MAX. “The Balcom team harnessed their creative power and marketing expertise to transform our exhibition space into an exciting and engaging experience for everyone. We’re tremendously proud of the results.”

“It’s fun to do great work when you love what do you and who you do it for,” said Stuart Balcom, CEO and president of Balcom. “The B team is honored to be acknowledged by our peers in the industry and pleased to share in these successes with our clients.”

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is the only association comprised of more than 40,000 professionals from all segments of the advertising trade. The association’s annual American Advertising Awards is the industry’s largest, most comprehensive competition, organized through 200 local clubs in 15 districts.

To learn more about Balcom’s award-winning work, visit www.BalcomAgency.com. 

About Balcom Agency
Innovation meets inspiration every day at Balcom Agency in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1993, the agency’s core services include branding, marketing communications, web design, social media, public relations and media planning. Balcom makes great things happen for a roster of local, regional and national clients, including: Justin Boots, Dairy MAX, the Neeley School of Business at TCU, USMD Health System, Mrs Baird’s, PCCA, Southwest Bank, Cash America, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council. To learn more about its award-winning work, visit BalcomAgency.com, or connect with the agency at FollowtheB.com.