MarketInk: San Diego County Fair was top awards winner

Students from the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University show their awards Photo courtesy Rick Griffin MarketInk The San Diego County Fair was the top winner at the current Sandie Awards presented by the American Marketing Association San Diego chapter The fair s six awards included two Gold awards in the Digital Marketing Campaign and Influencer Marketing categories two Silver awards in the Branding-In-House and Diversity Equity and Inclusion categories and two Bronze awards in the Integrated Campaign-In House and Constituents Relations-In House categories InnoVision Marketing Group won five awards including two Gold awards in the Branding-Agency and Community Relations-Agency categories and a Silver and Bronze awards in the Influencer Marketing category Also InnoVision s Alanna Markey senior VP and general manager was named Marketer of the Year AMA declared Markey has spent more than years of professional contributions to the agency and leading with heart strategy and purpose Alanna Markey Sandie award recipient Photo courtesy Rick Griffin MarketInk It is an honor to receive this recognition from the San Diego AMA surrounded by this inspiring advertising population that is redefining what it means to be a great marketer mentioned Markey I am privileged to have the opportunity to help lead our organization and encourage the career passions of each organization member which has been the secret weapon behind InnoVision s continual enhancement as well as my own SeaWorld San Diego s sales and marketing group took home the inaugural Trailblazer accolade for its th anniversary campaign Vuja de Digital of Solana Beach received the Agency of the Year award The agency was recognized for its work on the World Design Capital a binational voyage and tourism campaign Also in the agency received a MediaPost Planning Buying award and Drum award for Marketing Americas It was also named one of AdWeek s Fastest Growing Agencies and Inc Magazine s Best Workplaces AMA noted Vuja de Digital Co-founders Kelly Maguire and Todd Juneau have emphasized their dedication to creating an ecosystem that supports professional increase and aligns with the firm s performance-driven ethos With a perfect points from the judges Best of Show award was presented to Manscaped San Diego-based men s lifestyle and grooming brand for its Meet the Boys integrated campaign The San Diego Tourism Authority won five awards including four Gold awards in the Content Marketing Experiential Marketing Social Media and General Relations categories and a Bronze award in the Event Marketing category Sandie award recipients from SeaWorld Photo courtesy Rick Griffin MarketInk The University of San Diego won three awards including one Gold in the Integrated Campaign-In House category one Silver in the Event Marketing category and one Bronze in the Cause Marketing Nonprofit category Belmont Park won three awards including two Gold awards in the Branding-In House and Event Marketing categories and one Silver in the Content Marketing category Soapy Joe s Car Wash won three awards including two Silver in the Cause Marketing and Social Media categories and one Bronze in the Digital Marketing Campaign category Enlyte won three awards including one Silver in the Marketing Innovation category and two Bronze in the Bronze and Experiential Marketing categories Winners of two awards included Digitopia and University of California San Diego Extended Studies Single award winners included Buchanan Brand and Design Carlsbad Educational Foundation Cubic Orange Ignite Visibility Mission Federal Credit Union Mixte Communications Red Door Interactive The Shipyard and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Students from the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University received awards in learner categories AMA representatives explained awards were presented from among a record-high entries submitted by companies or agencies and four collegiate institutions Judges included nationwide marketing professionals from outside San Diego and Orange County The Sandie awards event the San Diego chapter s second annual drew about attendees held May at the Town Country Resort Hotel in Mission Valley We re deeply grateful to every volunteer participant finalist and winner who helped turn this into a true celebration of creativity and public reported Zachary Senvisky president AMA San Diego It also marks the perfect punctuation on a standout board year our highest membership since national recognition as an award-winning chapter and momentum that sets the stage for an even bigger year ahead for our chapter A list of award winners can be viewed here San Diego Seals lacrosse group has job opening for public-address announcer The San Diego Seals a professional indoor lacrosse group has a job opening for a society address announcer at its home games played at Pechanga Arena formerly the San Diego Sports Arena Audition tapes and applications are now being accepted the crew publicized Radio sports talk-show host Steven Woods has served as the crew s P-A announcer since the gang was founded in A Seals comment commented Woods released in April that he would be laying down his mic at the conclusion of the - season which ended in April with a - loss to the Buffalo Bandits at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo N Y Professional box lacrosse has an capacity and electricity that is unmatched in professional sports and the Seals next P-A announcer will be tasked with continuing the legacy that was created by Woods the gang report declared Woods currently is co-hosting with Ben Higgins the weekday morning Ben Woods sports talk show heard on KWFN -FM The Fan Mike Grace Seals VP of contest presentation communicated Times of San Diego he s expecting about applicants before the July deadline We have heard from countless interested individuals Grace announced The next P-A announcer for the association will need to be able to drive the ability in Pechanga Arena while also keeping our fans informed and entertained Experience as a lacrosse competitor is not required commented Grace Having a background in lacrosse or knowledge of the event is very helpful it s not absolutely vital he commented Applicants need to be sports fans that understand the flow of a competition and we can teach them the nuances of box lacrosse The San Diego Seals is one of teams that play in the -year-old National Lacrosse League the world s only professional box lacrosse league The Seals entered the league with the - season The group won the NLL West Conference regular-season title during the - and - seasons The Seals went - at home during the - season winning nine of their last regular-season games at Pechanga Arena Total season attendance was more than fans the organization explained Since the start of the - season the Seals are - in regular-season games at home Interested candidates should submit a one-minute audition video consisting of seconds explaining why they believe they re the ideal candidate and seconds of a tournament announcing sample such as a player introduction and goal-scoring call Qualifications for the job include a strong voice talent ability to multi-task in a stressful setting previous populace speaking or broadcast experience ability to stand for long periods of time and availability to work nights weekends and holidays Starting pay is to per hour More information is available here Pew survey News media sources depends on politics The level of Americans trust in news media outlets and sources for news media consumption largely depends on political party affiliation according to the latest Pew Research Media Tracker survey Pew s inquiry titled The Political Gap in Americans News Sources discovered that respondents who identify as Democrats or Democratic-leaning are more likely to trust news organizations By contrast Republicans or those who are conservative-leaning were more likely to distrust news media outlets Out of media outlets respondents were requested to rank Democratic respondents trust more outlets than they distrust Republicans on the other hand actively distrust far more outlets than they trust So what news outlets do Democrats and Republicans consume greater part For Democrats CNN topped the list followed by NBC ABC CBS MSNBC NPR Associated Press PBS BBC News and the New York Times When it comes to where Republicans are more likely to get their news Fox News tops the list by a wide margin followed by ABC News NBC CBS Joe Rogan Experience CNN Newsmax Daily Wire Tucker Carlson Structure and Breitbart The media outlets were selected based on audience size and represented different platforms ranging from legacy news outlets to nontraditional news sources Pew declared the outlets provided a snapshot of media brands Pew s analysis surveyed approximately U S adults in March Respondents were drawn from the nonpartisan think tank s American Trends Panel a nationally representative list of randomly selected U S adults More information can be discovered here Rick Griffin is a San Diego-based citizens relations and marketing consultant His MarketInk column appears weekly on Mondays in Times of San Diego