My sis accepting her Rising Star award at the 2010 ADCOLOR Awards. Well deserved for her work with aspiring advertising professionals from schools all over the country.

The 2009 ADCOLOR Awards took place October 4th in Phoenix, AZ and once again proved to be one of the best days/nights of my life. The resort. The energy. The people. The awards. The champagne. Did I mention the after party thrown by RD Global and GTM? Wow! I will always consider ADCOLOR to be like an extended family due to the love and support that the members have showed me. I went from a passionate, hungry, and naive young man with no agency experience into a passionate, hungry, and slightly wiser young man with growing agency experience. I was even able to serve as the Account Planner for this year’s ADCOLOR Awards’s ad campaign. Who knew I would ever have the opportunity to (indirectly) work with Benny Boom? TRW and T.Thompson really opened the doors for me to be able to engage an audience via my planning and connecting abilities. For that, I will forever rise up and reach back. I urge those that are interested in joining the ADCOLOR movement to visit the website to learn about who we are, what we do, and how it can benefit you. By the way, today I sat on a panel –next to an Olympic Medalist–for a Sports Symposium at the High School of Sports Management in Brooklyn. More about that in a later post.

I know readers may think that this post strays away from my general posts which usually consist of inspiration that applies to other areas of culture, business, and creativity; however; I must give recognition to AAF Most Promising Minority Student Alumni, Shane B. Santiago for creating the 2009 ADCOLOR Award’s Microsite. It looks great, and is a reminder of how great utilizing diverse suppliers can be. It all boils down to the WORK. Work –which in this case– that is exceptional.

Hopefully today will inspire me to share more of my soul with the readers of this blog. As always, keep in mind that The Future is Bright!

I have had the pleasure to serve on committees for the ADCOLOR Awards since 2008. This year I took time out to serve on three. The experience has been one of a kind. This year the award show shifts to Phoenix, AZ. The event will be held on October 4th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Tickets are still available.

This is an award that I would want to win if I was a creative. I actually got a preview of the award, and it is magnificent to say the least. Hopefully, I book my ticket to Phoenix so that I can witness this award be presented. Please familiarize yourselves with the creatives below. They have been responsible for some of the best advertising creative of the past 20 years. I’ve been involved with the One Club for nearly a year, and I know Julius Dunn and Adversity are making strides to make the advertising industry more inclusive. In addition, Tiffany R. Warren has broken more ground by partnering with an industry leader in the One Club. I am glad to be involved with both organizations. Check the link at the end of the post for the full press release.

The One Club announced today that it is forming a partnership with the ADCOLOR Coalition to award the first-ever One Club/ADCOLOR Creative Award honoring a creative professional of multi-cultural background for outstanding achievements in the advertising industry. The One Club/ADCOLOR Creative Award will be presented at the 2009 ADCOLOR Awards ceremony on October 4th, at the Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

The nominees for the award will be selected by The One Club Board of Directors and will be based on the individual’s professional achievement in creative advertising, including design and new media. Consideration will also be given to the nominees’ contributions throughout his or her career in giving back to the industry to develop young talent.

The 2009 Nominees are:

 
Shameka Brown Barbosa, Associate Creative Director/Copywriter, UniWorld Group, New York
Keith Cartwright, Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy, New York
Vida Cornelious, Vice President & Group Creative Director, Global Hue, Detroit
Perry Fair, Vice President, Digital Creative Director, Grey Worldwide, New York
R. Vann Graves, Executive Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, UniWorld Group, New York
Desmond Hall, Executive Creative Director, Global Hue, New York
Jimmy Smith, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles
Feh Tarty, Executive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy, London

via Market Wire

A few months ago I was fortunate enough to be asked to do the brief for the 2009 ADCOLOR Awards. I’ve been around the ‘magic’ that is ADCOLOR, thus taking on a roll of account planner was a ‘no brainer’. 2009 marks the third year of the awards, and is the first year it will be held at a location outside of the east coast. The award show has reached a critical mass and the client wanted to create a call to action while taking into consideration the emotion that is felt by partaking in the award show. Below is my favorite spot that was created.

“The Catch”

Credits

Groups CDs: Sallie Mars
Art Director: John Nguyen
Copywriter: Mikal Cook
Planner: Kenji Summers
Producer: Beny Ashburn, Co-Produced by Eric Tao
Production Assistant: Chandler Simms
Business Manager: Ken Krausgill

PRODUCTION – PICTURE PARK:
Director: Benny Boom
Executive Producer: Mark Hankey
Line Producer: Roger Ubina

POST FACILITY:
Post: Jon Grover (editor), Cut & Run
Mixed: Steve Rosen, Sonic Union
Transfer: Lex, Nice Shoes
Graphics: Charlex & Gary Mack, NBA
Music: Akintayo Adewole of Akande Music + Publishing LLC

The ADCOLOR Awards are back for the 3rd time. This year the award show moves to Phoenix, AZ by way of Boca Raton, FL. Warm weather should bring out the best and brightest diverse talent from the marketing, advertising, and media industries. I look forward to catching some dry heat out on the west coast.

Below is the press release:

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