Winners announced for Charleston AMA’s 2017 Spark! Awards
March 10, 2017
Thursday, March 9th the Charleston American Marketing Association hosted the 2017 Spark! Awards at the Harborside East Event Venue in Mount Pleasant. Each year, the Spark! Awards honor and celebrate local creatives for their work in the previous year.
Almost 150 marketers and honorees, sporting their best Mad Men-inspired attire, gathered for a cocktail hour and the awards ceremony, emceed by Travis Rice of News 2.
After a record number of submissions, finalists and winners were selected by Reno Tahoe AMA Chapter in Nevada, and 23 awards were presented to the winners. Blackbaud won three awards, including Best Event Marketing and Best Social Media Campaign, closely followed by Charleston Wine + Food, which won Best Print Ad and Best Facebook Presence.
Danielle Manopoli, a former Marketing Manager at Blackbaud, won the highly prestigious Marketer of the Year Award. Manopoli recently relocated to Georgia and currently serves as Marketing Manager at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a leader in providing essential information to help customers across industry and government assess, predict and manage risk.
Charleston AMA’s Co-Director of Marketing & Communications Katie Biondo of Advantage Media Group|ForbesBooks received the 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award. Erin Danly, president of the chapter, presented her the award.
The official list of winners is as follows:
Best Print Ad
Charleston Wine + Food
2017 Campaign Ads
Best Illustration
Andrew Barton Design
100 Days of Worry
Best Promotional Video
The Brandon Agency
The Normal Brand Video
Best Logo Design
Chernoff Newman
Charleston Airport Logo
Best Direct Mail
Obviouslee Marketing
Charleston Parks Conservancy
Best Copywriting
JTE Marketing Group
Allison Ramsey Architects
Best Outdoor Signage
Trio Solutions
Sabal Homes, SQ FT Sequentials
Best Website
Town of Mount Pleasant
Experience Mount Pleasant
Best Collateral
The Gibbes Museum of Art
The Art of Porgy and Bess
Best Corporate Blog
Luxury Simplified
Luxury Simplified Blog
Best Corporate Identity Package
Blackbaud
Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact
Best Commercial Photography
The Brandon Agency
Hook + Gaff
Best Book Cover
Berge Design
The Eyes Have It — Julie Allan
Best Event Marketing
Blackbaud
bbcon
Best Non-Traditional Marketing
Meadors
Homeless Awareness Campaign
Best Public Relations
Touchpoint Communications
Charleston Fashion Week
Best Rebranding
Meadors
Meadors Inc. Rebranding
Best Social Media Campaign
Blackbaud
#TurnYourTuesday on #GivingTuesday
Best Facebook Presence 2017
Charleston Wine + Food
Charleston Wine + Food Facebook
Best Instagram Presence
Town of Mount Pleasant
ExperienceMP Instagram
Best Twitter Presence
H.A.F. Creative
Lowcountry AIDS Services
Volunteer of the Year
Katie Biondo
2017 Marketer of the Year
Danielle Manopoli
Sponsors for the event included Fox Audio Visual, Stan Foxworthy Photography, Nelson DMC, MIX, Katie Biondo Design, Redux Yoga, EventHaus, Thomas Heath Coaching, NCM, inMotion and Adams Outdoor Advertising.
About the Charleston American Marketing Association
The Charleston American Marketing Association supports and enhances the needs of marketers and business owners at all levels and provides access to valuable information and business contacts, boosting careers and building business. For more information, visitwww.charlestonama.org.
