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2014 Radio Mercury Award finalists named [Radio and Television Business Report (RBR-TVBR)]
[May 09, 2014]

2014 Radio Mercury Award finalists named [Radio and Television Business Report (RBR-TVBR)]


(Radio and Television Business Report (RBR-TVBR) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) 157 radio spots and campaigns have made it to the finals of the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards, which honors outstanding radio created by advertising agencies, production companies, radio stations and students. DDB NY and Clear Channel Media + Entertainment lead this year's entries throughout multiple categories. Publicis Kaplan Thaler and The Richards Group closely follow with multiple nominations. The Radio Marketer of the Year will be awarded to GEICO at the June 4 awards event at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.



The 2014 finalists incorporate a wide range of small to large advertising agencies and radio stations alike, as well as national and regional advertisers from the automotive, consumer packaged goods, beer, entertainment, fast food, financial services, insurance, telecommunications and retail categories. Entries were judged on their creativity, originality and effective communication of a brand's message.

"This group of finalists all created stories to help develop their client's brand and messaging," noted Matt Eastwood, chief creative officer, DDB NY and Chief Judge for the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards. "We really heard a new level of creative executions specific to what radio does best and that is storytelling." "Radio continues to be an effective and strategic medium to build brand awareness and drive ROI, no matter the advertiser or marketer," said Erica Farber, RAB CEO. "Not only am I encouraged by the creative use of radio, which is always set at such a high bar, but I am thrilled to see the caliber of radio station produced spots and campaigns shining in this year's competition." The final round judging panel included Chief Judge Matt Eastwood, chief creative officer, DDB NY; Jill Applebaum, group creative director, JWT NY; Chris Beresford – Hill, executive creative director, BBDO NY; Wayne Best, founder, COG NYC; Pablo Buffagni, chief creative officer, Grupo Gallegos; Jim Elliott, chief creative officer, Y&R NY; Mark Gross, executive vice president / executive creative director, DDB Chicago; Joe Johnson, executive creative director, Publicis, NY; and Jeff Vinick, EVP, Executive Creative Officer, Deutsch NY.


2014 Radio Mercury Awards Finalists: – To listen to this year's finalists click here.

Agency/Production   Smelliest Words 1 Breath Savers Arnold   Smelliest Words 2 Breath Savers Arnold   Retirement Speech The Mutual Fund Store Bailey Lauerman   Chandler AT&T BBDO New York   Fog Head McDonald’s Bernstein-Rein Advertising   Food Sedan McDonald’s Bernstein-Rein Advertising   Function Brain McDonald’s Bernstein-Rein Advertising   Congrats Tina New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange BVK   Purse Radio Spot Wellmark Campbell Mithun   S’No Risk Weather Guarantee Toro Campbell Mithun   Tobacco Free Radio – Maggie Texas Health Resources Commerce House   Adjectives Arby’s CP+B   Cousin Bobby The Clorox Company – Pine-Sol DDB California   I’m Sorry, I Was Eating a Milky Way – Sitter Mars, Inc. – Milky Way DDB Chicago   I’m Sorry, I Was Eating a Milky Way – Troop Leader Mars, Inc. – Milky Way DDB Chicago   I’m Sorry, I Was Eating a Milky Way – Valet Mars, Inc. – Milky Way DDB Chicago   Meeting New York Lottery DDB NY   Thoughts – Wheresquirrel New York Lottery DDB NY   CEO/Hippie Netflix Deutsch LA   Grandma/Goth Netflix Deutsch LA   Baby Seals Security Service Federal Credit Union Greatest Common Factory   Wine Security Service Federal Credit Union Greatest Common Factory   Best Dressed Dos Equis / Heineken Havas Worldwide NY   Mousehole Theater – “Browser” Reckitt-Benckiser / DCON Havas Worldwide NY   Was I Good This Year? Wisconsin Lottery Hy Connect   F&Easy Fresh&Easy Ignited   When I Grow Up McDonalds Leo Burnett   Parachute Pants Jeopardy Oink Ink Radio   Back To School Great Clips Periscope   Baby Abstract P&G / ZzzQuil Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Calculus Checkers P&G / ZzzQuil Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Semicolon Mime P&G / ZzzQuil Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Built for Speed – Office California Academy of Sciences Ron Foth Advertising   Giant Dinosaur Egg Hunt Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Ron Foth Advertising   Beef Burgundy MILLER COORS Saatchi and Saatchi   Remote Control MILLER COORS Saatchi and Saatchi   Algebra Land Colonial Williamsburg The Martin Agency   French Accent Colonial Williamsburg The Martin Agency   Pat A Cake GEICO The Martin Agency   Autocorrect Motel 6 The Richards Group   If It Ain’t Chikin Itz Cheetin Chick-fil-A The Richards Group   Ooh Babee I luv yer Grill Chick-fil-A The Richards Group   Shake Motel 6 The Richards Group   Zombies Motel 6 The Richards Group   Kid Great Clips Van Winkle + Pearce   Momsong :30 Old Spice Wieden+Kennedy   Momsong :60 Old Spice Wieden+Kennedy   Scary Papa Murphy’s WONGDOODY   Eagle Drummer Hillshire Farms – Ball Park Finest Young & Rubicam NY   Millard Fillmore Hillshire Farms – Ball Park Finest Young & Rubicam NY   Robo-Abe Hillshire Farms – Ball Park Finest Young & Rubicam NY   Innovative Use of Radio   Alan Varner Little Caesars Barton F. Graf 9000   Endangered song Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute DDB NY   Speakers Designated Drivers on Demand Esparza Advertising   Wake Up Pepsico JWT San Juan   Six Corners Radio Allstate Insurance Company Leo Burnett   21 Grams Short Belgian Road Safety Institute TBWA Brussels   Integrated Radio Campaign   Alan Varner Little Caesars Barton F. Graf 9000   It Can Wait AT&T BBDO New York   Super Bowl Weekend Powered By M&M's! M&M Mars CBS Radio New York / WFAN AM & FM   Thoughts New York Lottery DDB NY   Enjoy The Road Ahead SafeAuto Insurance Company Greatest Common Factory   Honor This Sprint Leo Burnett   Pain and Gain Paramount Home Media Radio Tag   7 Days to Sunday: Super Bowl Football Fan Machine Horizon Media WestwoodOne   PSA   Learning AdCouncil DDB NY   Annie DPA Dieste   Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear The Advertising Council FCB West   Toys States United To Prevent Gun Violence Grey   You Can’t Hear Our Differences Polyphony gyro   BBQ Ad Council/AdoptUSKids Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners   Gay Wedding Anti-Defamation League Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Police Officer Anti-Defamation League Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Inspiration Special Olympics Wunderman   Tree Love Jam Tree People Wunderman   Mozart Newtown Action Alliance Young & Rubicam NY   Radio Campaign   Lumberjack Singers MNsure BBDO Proximity Minneapolis   Fog Head & Function Brain McDonald’s Bernstein-Rein Advertising   Get Up On Outta Here AirFastTickets.com Clear Channel Creative Services Group   Mountain Calling Windham Mountain Resort Clear Channel Creative Services Group   I’m Sorry, I Was Eating a Milky Way Mars, Inc. – Milky Way DDB Chicago   Powerball – Social, Meeting and Picture New York Lottery DDB NY   Thoughts New York Lottery DDB NY   Netflix Holiday Radio Netflix Deutsch LA   Forever First First Citizens Bank Factory Detroit Inc.

  Body Solutions Body Solutions Fitzgerald+CO   Lederhosen and Spork Summit Brewing Co.

Gabriel deGrood Bendt   Seeds of Doubt – (Wife, Husband, Kids) California Milk Processors Board Goodby Silverstein & Partners   Baby Seals, Dignity, Wine Security Service Federal Credit Union Greatest Common Factory   Mother Urology Specialists Journal Broadcast Group   Wake Up Pepsico JWT San Juan   The Everyday Collection Target mono   Fairy Godmother Classics NASCAR Ogilvy   Tough Questions Jeopardy Oink Ink Radio   A Minute for the Animals PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals   Moontower Comedy Festival Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival proof advertising   ZzzQuil Sleep Radio / Snippets Calculus Checkers P&G / ZzzQuil Publicis Kaplan Thaler   Shiny-16th Century-Intro Splash Express Sonoma Media Group   The Breathe Easies Ad Council The Barbarian Group   2013-14 Motel 6 Radio Motel 6 The Richards Group   Fishy Jokes Oak Park Natural Pet and Fish Tribune   Scary Good Coffee Dark Matter Coffee Tribune   ID Angel – What is ID Angel?; Right Now; Revolutionary ID Angel Zubi Advertising   Radio Promotion of the Year   Rain KXL Promo Alpha Broadcasting   KNZR AM FM Greatest Generation Various Clients Buckley Radio Bakersfield   Wing Bowl 22 WIP Radio – Steven Singer Jewelers CBS Radio   2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival iHeartRadio Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   iHeartRadio Congrats Jared Leto iHeartRadio Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   iHeartRadio Music Awards Tease iHeartRadio Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013 Tease iHeartRadio Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Y100 Jingle Ball WHYI Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Hot Holiday Wish Hot 101.5 and Aio Wireless Cox Media Group Tampa   Salute Your Hero Wendys Entercom Norfolk   Keep Humming Along Texaco Katz Media Group   The Black Keys Warner Brothers Records / Q Prime Radio Tag   Madea Stuff a Family Stocking Tyler Perry’s Madea Christmas Steve Harvey Radio Network   Cubs Summer Chicago Cubs Tribune   Radio Station Produced   Dent Buy Doors Direct Clear Channel Creative Services Group   Earmuffs Windham Mountain Resort Clear Channel Creative Services Group   Lunchtime Momma Bimbo Bakeries Clear Channel Creative Services Group   Shake Your Buddha AirFastTickets.com Clear Channel Creative Services Group   700 WLW Salute Thanksgiving Workers WLW Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Blown Away iHeartRadio Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Don’t Tell Mommy Lily & David Fine Jewelers Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   EA-Officer Events & Adventures Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Radio Works Clear Channel Media + Entertainment: Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   WLW Opening Day 2014 WLW Clear Channel Media + Entertainment   Zerorez Potty Patch Zerorez Cox Media Group Atlanta   Soulshine Pizza – Freaky Fall Soulshine Pizza Cromwell Radio Group   Roll Call Washington Potatoes Disney   “Erv-toberfest” Erv’s Mug Entercom Milwaukee   Monster Mother Trucker Flower Gallery St. Pier Group / Renda Broadcasting   Are you bored? Santa’s Village Azoosment Park Tribune   Fishy Jokes 1 Oak Park Pet and Fish Tribune   Scary Good Coffee 7 Dark Matter Coffee Tribune   Stories MoreFm MoreFm   Fast Lane Operetta Fast Lane Outfitters, ASAP Energy Inc.

Wright Broadcasting Systems   Can You Imagine Gunther’s Games Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group   Spanish Language Single   Surrounded by Flavor McDonald’s Alma DDB   Sushi Betis Olive Oil BBDO Puerto Rico   James Bond Ortega Argentina New Cinema Conill   Alarm Clock California Milk Processor Board Grupo Gallegos   Boss California Milk Processor Board Grupo Gallegos   Demon Pizza Patrón Richards / Lerma   Spanish Language Campaign   Ad a Lil’ Puerto Rican Flavor Betis Olive Oil BBDO Puerto Rico   Despiertas Bien California Milk Processor Board Grupo Gallegos   Wake Up Pepsico JWT San Juan   All About Great Stories Chicago Latino Film Festival Lapiz   Student Produced   IT Guy Tiger Balm Adhouse   Warzone Youth Outreach Services Columbia College Chicago   The Blessing Kleenex Creative Circus   I’m Going to Die The Humane Society Portfolio Center   Detective X. Lax Ex-Lax The Creative Circus   Existential Crisis Fancy Feast The Creative Circus   Vampire 7-Eleven The Creative Circus   Bullying Hurts University of Texas at Arlington UTA Radio.com   Guitar Center Radio Guitar Center VCU Brandcenter     (c) 2014 Streamline RBR, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company

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