FWV Leads All Winners at Triangle American Advertising Awards with Five Top Honors, Takes 14 Overall
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RALEIGH (Feb. 22, 2019) – French/West/Vaughan (FWV) one of the nation’s largest independently-owned public relations, advertising and digital marketing agencies led all winners in the prestigious Gold and Judges Choice categories at the 2018/2019 Triangle American Advertising Awards held Thursday night in downtown Raleigh, claiming five of the evening’s top honors and 14 overall.
Hosted by Triangle AdFed, the area’s chapter of the American Advertising Federation, the American Advertising Awards (formerly the ADDYs) is the industry’s largest and most representative competition, designed to recognize excellence in the art of advertising.
French West Vaughan team at the 2018/2019 Triangle American Advertising Awards Ceremony
“Our creative teams continue to demonstrate that they are among the best in our industry, not just here in the Triangle but on a national level,” said Rick French, FWV Chairman & CEO. “This is also a testament to the outstanding talent in this market, as we saw last night in the award-winning work from agencies and organizations throughout the area.”
The awards were judged by an elite industry panel that included Leigh Farrior, ADDY Award-winning production director for Montgomery, Alabama creative agency Stamp; veteran writer and creative director Tony Sharpe, formerly with FCB Chicago; and New York-based creative director Marie Richer, a member of the Television Academy and the international jury of the FWA whose work has been awarded at Cannes, the One Show, D&AD and the Clios.
The complete list of 2018/2019 Triangle American Advertising Awards won by FWV follows below.
Judges Choice
Branded Content & Entertainment for Online Film, Video & Sounds (Wrangler Legends – Katie Cahn)
Gold
Branded Content & Entertainment for Online Film, Video & Sounds (Wrangler Legends – Katie Cahn)
Film & Video Cinematography (Wrangler Legends – Katie Cahn)
Branded Content Campaign (Wrangler Legends)
Direct Mail 3D (J. Peterman Company)
Silver
Branded Content & Entertainment for Online Film, Video & Sounds/over :60 sec (Hotel de Cowpunch – Wrangler Legends)
Social Media, Single Execution (Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Giphy for Wrangler)
Photography Campaign (J. Peterman Company)
Consumer Website (SkyTrak)
Bronze
Social Media, Single Execution (White Sands IG for Wrangler)
Branded Content & Entertainment for Online Film, Video & Sounds/under :60 (SkyTrak – Play of the Day Challenge)
Branded Content & Entertainment for Online Film, Video & Sounds/under :60 (SkyTrak – Play of the Day Wedges)
Branded Content Campaign (SkyTrak)
Public Service: online/interactive (V Foundation for Cancer Research website)
About French/West/Vaughan
French/West/Vaughan (FWV) is one of the nation’s leading public relations, public affairs, advertising and digital media agencies, with offices in Raleigh, New York City, Los Angeles and Tampa. National, international and local clients represented by the agency include Wrangler, ABB, Proximo, Melitta, Bassett Furniture, Volvo Trucks North America, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, Moe’s Southwest Grill and the N.C. Department of Transportation. Owned or affiliated companies include fashion and lifestyle PR firm AMP3 (New York City), pet and veterinary PR practice FWV Fetching and feature film development imprint Prix Productions. FWV is a partner inIPREX, a $380 million network of communication agencies with 1,600 staff and 110 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fwv-us.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn, Pinterest or Instagram.