THE 13th ANNUAL ADCOLOR AWARDS PRESENTED BY FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, OMNICOM GROUP AND MICROSOFT ADVERTISING
Since 2007, ADCOLOR has honored individuals and companies that go above and beyond to make a difference in the creative and tech industries. This is our night to celebrate their accomplishments and give them the recognition they’ve so richly earned.
AWARD CATEGORIES
RISING STAR
A Rising Star is an up-and-coming young gun with less than seven years of experience. He/she stands out among his/her peers as someone who is brilliant, whose personality shines and whose differences only make him/her and those around them stronger as they move forward in their career.
ROCKSTAR
A Rockstar is someone who, whether through their primary role or extracurricular activities, shows brilliance as a leader and visionary in the industry. He/she has a positive track record and the potential to accomplish so much more. Falling in between the Rising Star and the Legend, this individual is creating his or her own path and encouraging others to shine.
INNOVATOR
An Innovator is an employee who embodies progress and imagination. He/she stands out among peers as an inclusion game changer and brilliant pioneer in their role, creating breakthrough developments and/or improvements, whether tangible or intangible.
CHANGE AGENT
A Change Agent is the individual within a company who is using his/her talents and position to enhance the corporate culture and create a more inclusive environment – calling attention to the talents of all types of people. This can be part of or beyond the scope of that persons’ primary role.
MOST VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP
The Most Valuable Partners (MVP) are two people/companies that work together to provide exceptional and highly effective diversity solutions within their organizations and industries. They may be an agency, marketer, media company or diverse supplier with NMSDC or WBENC certification that teams up for a short or long-term project that furthers diversity and inclusion.
ONE CLUB | ADCOLOR CREATIVE
The One Club | ADCOLOR Creative Award recipients are creative professionals of multicultural background who have demonstrated noteworthy talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital and traditional advertising disciplines.
ADCOLOR IN TECH
The ADCOLOR in Tech Award recipient is a champion of diversity & inclusion in the tech industries, who has pushed the boundaries and created positive change, setting the stage for other generations to take the opportunities made by this change agent, even further.
AD OF THE YEAR
The Ad of the Year is a campaign or single execution that is truly brilliant. That pushes boundaries, promotes conversation and highlights the lives of multicultural, LGBT and/or other under-represented Americans in the mass media.
AWARDS CRITERIA
Please note: When writing the ADCOLOR Nominee Summary you must include examples of how the nominee meets the criteria below.
Rise Up: How has the nominee gone above and beyond in his/her career?
E.g.: Notable accomplishments, clear business results, awards and recognition in the field.
Reach Back: How has the nominee gone out of his/her way to help others?
E.g.: Extent of involvement, influence on peers and impact of involvement on his/her organization, industry and/or community.
2019 HONOREES AND NOMINEES
Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK
Eva Longoria, Actress, Producer, Director, Philanthropist
Legend Award
Steve Pamon, Chief Operating Officer, Parkwood Entertainment
Helen Lin, Chief Digital Officer, Publicis Media
Ted Chung, Founder & Chairman, Cashmere Agency
Catalyst Award
Gold House
AdFellows, a program of Verizon
The Curly Girl Collective
Lifetime Achievement Award
Hector Orci, Founder & Co-Chairman, Orci
Sheldon Levy, Former SVP, Deputy/Associate Head of Production, Saatchi & Saatchi NY
ADCOLOR/One Club Creative Award
Robert Wong, Chief Creative Officer, Google
Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer, Kastner & Partners and Founder & Chief Creative Officer, SNKRINC.
Mx. ADCOLOR
Joon Park, Cultural Strategist, Sparks + Honey
Ms. ADCOLOR
Brittany Johnson, Creative Strategist, Facebook
The Ad of the Year
Campaign: Love Has No Labels – “Rising”
Client: Ad Council
Agency: R/GA
Campaign: “Changing The Game”
Client: Microsoft
Agency: McCann NY
Campaign: “Dream Crazy”
Client: Nike
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy
Campaign: “An Open Mind Is The Best Look”
Client: Nordstrom
Agency: Droga5
Campaign: “Truth Is Worth It – Perseverance”
Client: NY Times
Agency: Droga5
Change Agent
Vincent Pierson, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Minor League Baseball
Alexandra Siegel, Senior Manager, Equality Content, Narrative, and Marketing, Salesforce
Sherice Torres, Marketing Director, Google
Rockstar
Dhane Scotti, Integrated Consumer Marketing Lead for Pixel, Google
Michael Warner, Chief Relationship Officer | Partner, EGAMI Group
Krystle Watler, Head of Business Development, Virtue
Innovator
Shala Akintunde, Creative Director/ Founder, The Movement Worldwide
Antionette Carroll, President and CEO (Founder), Creative Reaction Lab
LaToya Drake, Global Outreach Lead, Google
Rising Star
Julian Gillian, Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett Chicago
Tiffany Golden, Associate Producer, Wieden+Kennedy
Mariano Pintor, Account Supervisor / Social Media, McCann NY
ADCOLOR in Tech
Brendan Chan, Program Manager, CS Education, Google
Danielle Lee, VP, Global Head of Partner Solutions, Spotify
Stacey Mahoney, Global Sales Strategist, Microsoft
MVP
TONL & NIKE
R/GA & The AD Council
Google, Inc. & UN Women
2019 Agenda
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