OFA Wins National Awards
(Omaha, Neb.) July 10, 2008 – The Omaha Federation of Advertising, a professional organization of advertising agencies, marketers, media, academia and public relations practitioners, won several national American Advertising Federation awards including first place in the categories of public service and diversity, second place in programming and third place in communications.
The OFA received top honors for its public service advertising campaign developed for Youth Emergency Services, an Omaha-based non-profit providing outreach to homeless teens. Members of the Omaha advertising and marketing community donated time and resources to complete the public awareness campaign valued at nearly half-a-million dollars.
OFA Public Service Campaign Contributors:
Kathleen Durkin, Swanson Russell Associates, Chairperson
Jill Butler, Journal Broadcast Group
Dave Christiansen, Swanson Russell Associates
Teresa Dowling, West
Emily Epstein, Swanson Russell Associates
Cort Irish, Bozell
Catherine Monahan, Ervin & Smith Advertising and Public Relations
Wes Neuhaus, Swanson Russell Associates
Kristin Petrick, Ervin & Smith Advertising and Public Relations
Ed Salem, Swanson Russell Associates
Dan Walker, Swanson Russell Associates
Jennifer Windrum, Swanson Russell Associates
Each year, the OFA chooses a local non-profit organization to receive a comprehensive advertising campaign at little or no cost. Local non-profits can apply to be considered for the 2008 Public Service Campaign, now. The application can be found online at www.omahaadclub.org. Recent campaign recipients include Partners for Meth Prevention, The Hope Center, Shaken Baby Task Force and The Kim Foundation/Project Relate.
Omaha Federation of Advertising, www.omahaadclub.org
Founded in 1906, the Omaha Federation of Advertising (OFA) is considered the unifying voice of advertising in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The professional association is made up of and represents corporate advertising, agencies, marketing, media, printing, suppliers, academia and other advertising and public relations professionals. As advocates for the rights of advertisers, we educate policy makers, the media and the general public on the value advertising brings to the well being of our community and the economy.
