Tri-State AMP

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Tickets for the annual ADDY Awards Show are now on sale. The show, “Advertising to Remember: A Black Tie Event” is Friday, February 24 at The Plaza by Ray’s in Cape Girardeau. The night will honor exceptional advertising published or aired in the Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Paducah, Ky.; and Harrisburg, Ill., markets between January 1 and December 31, 2011.

Nearly 140 professional and student entries in all media, including print, broadcast, out-of-home and public service advertising, were judged by a distinguished panel of advertising and creative executives for advertising excellence.

Winners of the ADDY Awards are eligible to compete in the second level of the three-tiered ADDY Awards Competition, the District 9 ADDY Awards conducted in March. [...]

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Tri-State Advertising & Marketing Professionals (AMP) is seeking nominations for its annual American Advertising Federation (AAF) Silver Medal award. The award, which honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the advertising and marketing professions, as well as his or her local community, will be announced at the organization’s annual ADDY awards banquet on February 24. Nominations must be received by Friday, February 3.

The AAF’s Silver Medal Award Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.

The nomination form is available here and must be mailed to Tri-State AMP at PO Box 541, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0541 or emailed to info@tristateamp.com.

Past Silver Medal recipients include “Cousin Carl” Anderson of KWKZ, Mike Tenholder of The ImageMaker, Gary Rust of Rust Communications, Charles and Judy Wiles of Southeast Missouri State University, Wes Wade formerly ofHorizon Screen Printing, Jim Riley of Red Letter Communications, and Brian Young of River Radio.

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Tri-State AMP will welcome former Missouri Senator John Loudon as its guest speaker on Tuesday, January 24, during its monthly luncheon. The luncheon will take place at Port Cape Girardeau from 11:30 am to 1 pm and is open to the public. Tickets are required and may be purchased here.

Loudon currently works in Birmingham, Ala., as central director of business development for GoVote.com, the biggest political website in the world. He is also a principal at Legacy Group, Inc., a strategic marketing and communications firm based in St. Louis. Prior to these roles, Loudon was the youngest member to serve in the Missouri State Senate, where he developed a reputation for creative thinking and problem solving. During his tenure, Loudon is credited for the rewrite and overhaul of Missouri’s workers compensation law and the landmark parental consent law. Currently, Missouri is the only state to extend this protection. [...]