BEST OVERALL PROMOTION
Winner: Entercom New Orleans’ Measurable Results for Advertisers with Promotions
CONTESTS
Best Video Contest
Winner: WGPR-FM’s Imported from Detroit
Finalists:
- 103.5 The Beat’s Who’s Next?
- WQMZ-FM’s Christmas Idol
Best Sports Contest
Winner: The State Journal-Register’s Pro Football Contest
Finalists:
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sports Panel Football Pick’em
- KFDX-TV’s Auto Racing Challenge
- KFMB-FM’s Bracket Buster
- Bristol Herald Courier‘s Auto Racing Challenge
Best Photo Contest
Winner: CITI-FM’s Master of All Garage Giveaways
Finalists:
- KISS-FM’s Cutest Dog Contest
- Winston-Salem Journal’s Cutest Couples
- WKBT-TV’s Cutest Kid Contest
Best Sweepstakes
Winner: Evansville Courier & Press‘s Help for the Holidays
Finalists:
- Billings Gazette’s Ultimate Wedding Giveaway
- KYMG-FM’s Where Do You Want to Be?
Best Promotion for Advertiser Results
Winner: WPSD-TV for Audiology & Hearing Center
Finalists:
- The Longboat Observer for Noble Juice
- WEZB-FM for Haydel’s Bakery
- Winston-Salem Journal for Mario’s Pizza
BALLOTS
Best Niche Ballot
Winner: San Antonio Current’s San Antonio Music Awards
Finalists:
- Madison.com’s Best of Taste of Madison
- Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Diamond Awards
- The Times’ Football Fans’ Choice Awards
Best Metro Ballot
Winner:
Winner: The Signal’s Best of Santa Clarita Valley
Finalists:
- Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston
- Naples Daily News’ Choice Awards
- Steamboat Pilot & Today’s Best of the Boat
- U-T San Diego’s San Diego’s Best
Best Quiz
Winner: WDAF-TV’s Which Royals Player Are You?
Finalists:
- KAKE-TV’s How Well Do You Know Kansas City?
- Madison.com’s Which Badger Are You?
- Madison.com’s Which Madison Area Beer Are You?
- The Wichita Eagle‘s Fred VanVleet Trivia
- The Wichita Eagle‘s Test Your Seinfeld Knowledge
ECOMMERCE PROMOTIONS
Best Event Deal
Winner: WDIV-TV’s Michigan Renaissance Festival
Finalists:
- KTUU-TV’s The Addams Family
- Provo Daily Herald’s Stadium of Fire
Best Restaurant Deal
Winner: Tri-City Herald‘s Cedars Restaurant and Lounge
Finalists:
- CincySavers.com’s Boi Na Braza Churrascaria Brazilian Steak House
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Raging Crab
Best Recreation Deal
Winner: SourceMedia Group’s Hunter’s Ridge Golf Club
Finalists:
- The Post and Courier’s Children’s Museum of Lowcountry
- WTMT-FM’s Hot Springs Resort & Spa
Best Travel Deal
Winner: KSTP-TV’s Radisson Blu Mall of America
Finalists:
- KGBT-TV’s Peninsula Island Resort & Spa
- Quad-City Times’ Clarion Hotel
Best Seasonal Store or Theme Week
Winner: Quad-City Times‘s Holiday Deals – Cyber Week
Finalists:
- Miami Herald’s Best of 2013
- The Post and Courier’s Holiday Special!
Best Card
Winner: WISE & WPTA-TV’s Golf Card
Finalists:
PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
Best Contest Program
Winner: U-T San Diego
Finalists:
- KAZR-FM, Saga Communications
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lee Enterprises
- WCPO-TV, Scripps Media
Best Ballot Program
Winner: The News Tribune’s 2015 Golf Card
Finalists:
- Bellingham Herald‘s Whatcom Taster Challege
- KFSM-TV’s Bella Vista Village Golf Card
- KRTV-TV / KXLH-TV’s Golf & Go 2015
- The Seattle Times‘ ’15 Pizza Passport
Best Overall Ecommerce Program
Winner: Charleston City Paper, Jones Street Publishers
Finalists:
- Madison.com, Lee Enterprises
- The Signal, Morris Multimedia
Best Small Market Promotions Program
Winner: WPSD-TV
Finalists:
- The Day
- KTUU-TV, Schurz Communications
- WKDZ-FM, Ham Broadcasting
Best Mid-Size Market Promotions Program
Winner: Madison.com, Lee Enterprises
Finalists:
- Charleston City Paper, Jones Street Publishers
- KAZR-FM, Saga Communications
- KY3-TV, Schurz Communications
Best Large Market Promotions Program
Winner: U-T San Diego
Finalists:
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cox Media
- KKDA-FM, Service Broadcasting
- KRXQ-FM, Entercom Communications
- WAGA-TV, Fox Broadcasting Company
Best Group-Wide Promotions Strategy
Winner:BH Media Group
Finalists:
- Entercom Communications
- The E.W. Scripps Company