STANANDLOU Earns Awards at Local and District ADDYs

After receiving recognition at the local level, Houston ad agency STANANDLOU Advertising won two bronze ADDY awards from the American Advertising Federation’s 10th District, comprised of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

Both of the awards were for print work done for Tila’s – a restaurant that specializes in authentic Mexican cuisine.  STANANDLOU won in two categories: overall print campaign and single print piece.

The Tila’s print campaign grabs the reader’s attention with a distinctive yellow background and clever headlines. One ad in the campaign promotes the variety of top-shelf tequilas with the directions, “Lick. Suck. Swallow. Repeat.” The second bronze ADDY went to an ad that plays off the restaurant’s authenticity by declaring, “Jesus eats here. So do his brothers Mateo, Marcos, Lucas and Juan.”

The two district awards come on the heels of the 2006 Houston Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards ceremony, where STANANDLOU won five Gold ADDYS and seven Silver ADDYS in the newspaper, consumer magazine, direct marketing, trade publication, and self-promotion categories.

The HAF judges awarded the work for Tila’s two Gold ADDYS and a Silver ADDY.  STANANDLOU’s magazine ads for Houstonian Lite earned two Gold ADDYS and a Silver ADDY as well. The final Gold ADDY was for The Houstonian Golf and Country Club.  In addition, the agency took home Silver ADDYS for work done for NOEL Furniture, the Greater Houston Partnership, Aphelion Software, LOGIX Communications, and an agency self promotion piece.

“We are thrilled to be recognized at both the local and district level,” said Lou Congelio, president of STANANDLOU.  “Our goal has always been to stay on the cutting edge of creativity and any recognition we get for our efforts is icing on the cake.”

STANANDLOU is a full service communications firm based in Houston, with projected 2006 billings of $31 million and is ranked among Houston’s top five full-service advertising agencies.  Clients include Aphelion Software, Barefoot Properties, Buc-ee’s, Christus Spohn Health Sustem, Constellation NewEnergy, The Houstonian, Houstonian Lite, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, KRBE-FM, LOGIX Communications, Monterey’s Little Mexico, NOEL Furniture, Redstone Golf Club, Tortuga Mexican Restaurants and UHY Advisors.

And the Emmy Goes to… STANANDLOU

STANANDLOU Advertising/Marketing, in association with KHOU-TV Houston and VT2 Media Design and Communication, won a coveted Emmy Award for Best Public Announcement Campaign at the Lone Star Chapter of the National Television Academy Emmy Awards held on October 15 in Dallas. The awards show attracted television professionals from across Texas to salute excellence in broadcasting.

The award-winning campaign consists of two 30-second television commercials promoting the Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP). The commercials feature KHOU-TV’s Lisa Foronda, one of SNAP’s devoted supporters, as well as three other Houston actors. The commercials were written and produced by STANANDLOU Creative Director Lou Congelio, STANANDLOU Associate Creative Director Josh Powers, VT2 General Manager Cliff Davis, and KHOU-TV Director of Public Relations Wendy Burkeen.

“As far as I know, this joint project between a local network affiliate, an ad agency and a production company is the first of its kind anywhere in the country,” said STANANDLOU Marketing/Advertising President Lou Congelio.  “Not only did everyone put their egos aside to collaborate on this incredible project, but we all put our fees aside and did the work pro-bono. The results have been overwhelmingly positive.”

In addition to the two Emmy-winning commercials, STANANDLOU has created two other commercials for SNAP, and each one has won awards in multiple advertising industry competitions over the past five years.

“Doing award-winning work is very rewarding,” noted Congelio.  “But doing work that also makes a positive impact in the community, as these commercials have, is one of the true testaments to the power of creative advertising.”

STANANDLOU is a full-service communication firm based in Houston, with projected 2005 billings of $27 million.  Starting as a creative boutique in 1988, the agency has grown to a top-five full service agency that pushes the creative envelope.  Clients include Aphelion Software, Christus Spohn Health Systems, Constellation NewEnergy, Harbercraft, The Houstonian, Kelsey-Seybold Clinics, LOGIX Communications, Monterey’s/Little Mexico, The Redstone, and UHY Advisors.

STANANDLOU Advertising Wins Silver ADDY

Following success earlier this year at the local level of the ADDY Awards, STANANDLOU Advertising has received a Silver ADDY at the district level for their work on the political web campaign at www.dontdelay.us.

Earlier this year, the top-five Houston agency won seven Gold ADDYs, seven Silver ADDYs, over twenty Citations of Excellence, and the coveted Best in Show for Print.

“We are excited as an agency to have been recognized by our peers on the regional level,” said Lou Congelio of the award. “And we are even more excited to represent Houston at the national level and aid in establishing Houston as a major center for creative advertising.”

The winning entry was for a multimedia campaign consisting of a music video, Web site, and a sign intended to divert votes from an incumbent Congressman. It read, ‘Congressman For Sale,’ in the typical fashion of a ‘Home For Sale’ yard sign, followed by the web address, www.dontdelay.us.”

The regional ADDY award is the highest honor granted within the 10th District of the American Advertising Federation. Industry leaders judge the entries in over 100 categories. Top performers from the district go on to compete nationally later this year. The national ADDY award competition is the largest in the nation and receives over 60,000 entries annually.

STANANDLOU is a full-service communication firm based in Houston, with projected 2005 billings of $27 million.  Starting as a creative boutique in 1988, the agency has grown to a top-five full service agency that pushes the creative envelope.  Clients include Aphelion Software, Constellation NewEnergy, Conoco LNG, The Houstonian, Kelsey-Seybold Clinics, LOGIX Communications, Monterey’s/Little Mexico, The Redstone, and UHY Advisors.