FORT MYERS, Fla. - eTradeWire -- The region's advertising industry shined bright at the American Advertising Awards ADDY^® Night Live gala on Saturday, February 20^th, hosted by the American Advertising Federation-Southwest Florida (AAF-SWFL). The evening's festivities were emceed by comedian Sheena Reagan with musical guest The Rosada Project. What was judged to be Southwest Florida's best advertising of the past year was showcased at the gala from among 150 advertising executions and campaigns entered into the competition. Entrants included advertising agencies, advertiser creative teams, and freelance professionals.

Also at the event, AAF-SWFL named Mr. Bob Beville, Vice President of Sales at Waterman Broadcasting, as its 2021 AAF Silver Medal honoree. The Silver Medal award program recognizes business community leadership and contributions to advertising by actively furthering industry standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.

AAF-SWFL American Advertising Award winners include:

Myra Janco Daniels Best of Show Award

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Ø  Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Best of Category Awards

Best of Print

Ø  Wilson Creative Group for client Collins DuPont Design Group

Best of Sales & Marketing

Ø  Priority Marketing for client Southwest Florida Children's Charities, Inc.

Best of Out-of-Home and Ambient Media

Ø  Shell Point Retirement Community

Best of Online Interactive

Ø  Wells Marketing for client Fords, LLC

Best of Film, Video and Sound

Ø  Celsius Marketing | Interactive for client Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

Best of Cross Platform

Shell Point Retirement Community

Best of Elements of Advertising

Ø  Caryn Clark…The Hip Chick Voice! for client Your CBD Store

Best of Public Service

Ø  Quenzel & Associates for client Player's Circle Theatre

Judge's Choice Awards

Ø  Celsius Marketing | Interactive for client Wicked Dolphin Rum

Ø  Sun Broadcasting for client Just One of Those Dayz

Ø  Priority Marketing for client TwinCutz Barbershop

People's Choice Award

Ø  Priority Marketing for client Guadalupe Center

Gold ADDY

Ø  AAF-Southwest Florida

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Ø  Caryn Clark…The Hip Chick Voice!

Ø  Celsius Marketing | Interactive

Ø  CONRIC pr + marketing

Ø  Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Ø  NOISE INC.

Ø  Priority Marketing

Ø  Quenzel & Associates

Ø  Shell Point Retirement Community

Ø  Sun Broadcasting

Ø  Waterman Broadcasting

Ø  Wells Marketing

Ø  Wilson Creative Group

Silver ADDY

Ø  AAF-Southwest Florida

Ø  Absher Design Group, Inc.

Ø  Celsius Marketing | Interactive

Ø  CONRIC pr + marketing

Ø  Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Ø  Hodges University

Ø  Naples Zoo

Ø  NOISE Inc.

Ø  Payton Brands

Ø  Priority Marketing

Ø  Quenzel & Associates

Ø  Shell Point Retirement Community

Ø  Wells Marketing

Ø  Wilson Creative Group