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Headline: Martin Hall Agency wins several gold, silver ADDY Awards

ADDY Awards
Reed College of Media students and team members of the Martin Hall Agency attended the AAF-WV ADDY Awards ceremony in Charleston on Thursday, Feb. 20. L to R: Brandie Evans, Halle Guzolik, Kelsi Camp, Ana O’Brien, Gabriella Ambrusico, and SeVohn Hunter.

The Martin Hall Agency, a student-run Ad+PR agency in the Reed College of Media, won several gold and silver American Advertising Awards in the West Virginia chapter of the American Advertising Federation’s 2019 student competition for the exceptional work produced with the “Don’t Box Me In” First Amendment Day Campaign. 

One Gold ADDY was awarded for a series of posters designed to promote the First Amendment Day events. 

The first Silver ADDY was awarded for the “Don’t Box Me In” cross-platform campaign, which included an animated promotional gif, posters, banner, social media hashtag campaign (#1ADay), media release, PSA/radio ad, t-shirt design, and a promotional video. 

The second Silver ADDY was for the “Don’t Box Me In” t- shirt design, and the third Silver ADDY was awarded for MHA’s new logo, watermark, insignia and brand guideline book.

The “Don’t Box Me In” First Amendment Day campaign was funded by a generous grant from the “1 for All” initiative at the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.

Contact SeVohn Hunter, MHA Executive Director of Public and Media Relations, at sbh0006@mix.wvu.edu for more information.