thinkLA Interactive Awards Gala - Winners & Finalists


Best Digital Campaign of the Year
Winner: RPA - Good Reasons 

  • Tylynne McCauley, Copywriter
  • Hobart Birmingham, Senior Art Director
  • Jason Sperling, EVP, Group Creative Director
  • Perrin Anderson, Senior Copywriter
  • Brian Farkas, Art Director
  • Josh Hill, Jr., Copywriter
  • Cheston Kwan, Art Director

Finalists:

  • RPA - Million Mile Joe
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA - Sponsafier 3
  • Fabrica, in cooperation with 72andSunny NL - UNHATE, United Colors of Benetton

Best Use of Video Media
Winner: RPA - Million Mile Joe

  • Mark Tripp, Producer/Director
  • Jason Sperling, EVP, Group Creative Director
  • Tylynne McCauley, Copywriter
  • Brian Farkas, Art Director
  • J. Barbush, Associate Creative Director

Finalists:

  • RPA - Million Mile Joe: Parade
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA - Prius Inspired Bike
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA - Nog Pong 2
  • 72andSunny - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best Use of Mobile Media
Winner: RAPP - Toyota Camry: It's Ready. Are you?

  • Kimberly Gardiner, Toyota Motor Company
  • Courtney De La Pena, VP, Director of Experience Planning
  • Lucy Bowes, Account Manager
  • Mark Snow, Copywriter
  • Vivian Mangaoang, Production Manager
  • Florence Ng, Art Director
  • Nick Platt, Creative Director
  • David Kalman, Director of Creative Technologies

Finalists:

  • Intiative - Hyundai Veloster
  • 72andSunny - K-Swiss

Best Use of Social Media
Winner: RPA - Fans Of You Too

  • Tylynne McCauley, Copywriter
  • J. Barbush, Associate Creative Director
  • Jason Sperling, EVP, Group Creative Director
  • Sarah May Bates, Senior Copywriter
  • Brian Farkas, Art Director

Finalists:

  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA - Toyota: Shareathon 2
  • Fabrica, in cooperation with 72andSunny NL - UNHATE, United Colors of Benetton

Best Use of Display Advertising
Winner: CraveOnline - DVD Release of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

  • John Olmeda, Director of Creative Technologies
  • Manuel Donarye, Creative Director
  • Leny Evangelista, Art Director
  • Betty Tran, Creative Director

Finalists:

  • AvatarLabs - Pirates of the Caribbean 4
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA - Prius Family HPTO

Best Use of Search/Targeting
Winner: Resolution Media - Activision: Call of Duty

  • 72andSunny, Video Lead
  • Heather Chancey, Account Manager
  • Taylor Hastings, Account Manager
  • Activision: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Client

Finalists:

  • Deutsch LA - HTC
  • Grupos Gallegos - Alzeimer's Association

Agency of the Year: Digital Media
Winner: UM

Finalists:

  • The Aura Group
  • Deutsch LA
  • Fraser Communications
  • RPA
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA

Media Partner of the Year
Winner: Evolve Media Corporation

Finalists:

  • Adap.tv
  • Break Media
  • Fandango
  • Hulu
  • PK4 Media
  • POWER 106.com
  • Stardoll Media

Agency of the Year: Digital Creative
Winner: AvatarLabs

Finalists:

  • @radical.media
  • Saatchi & Saatchi LA

Person of the Year: Sales
Winner: Mari Toplitzky, Sr. Account Executive, CraveOnline 

Finalists:

  • Elain Chang, Director of West Coast Sales, Youthology Digital Media
  • Garo Khachatoorian, Regional Sales Manager, Metacafe
  • Joon Lee, Senior Account Executive, Value Click Media
  • Myra Marayag, VP of Sales, Break Media
  • Morgan McGraw, Sales Manager, Pandora
  • Allison Mellon, Dir. of Entertainment Sales & Strategy, Comcast Digital Entertainment
  • Deborah Williams, Account Executive, ESPN Digital

Person of the Year: Agency
Winner: Deborah Lammon, VP, Digital Media Director 

Finalists:

  • Ming Chan, CEO/CTO, The1stMovement
  • Lori Dicker, SVP Media and Innovation, Moxie Interactive
  • Jason Lee, Associate Media Director, OMD
  • Sejal Patel, Associate Media Director, Initiative
  • Suhaila Suhimi, EVP, Managing Director, Digital, Initiative

Person of the Year: Client
Winner: Jenny Howell, Manager, Honda Regional Marketing 

Finalists:

  • Caty Burgess, Vice President, Media Strategies, The CW Television Network
  • Lindsay Dye, Digital Media Manager, Universal Pictures
  • Evan Greene, Chief Marketing Officer, The Recording Academy
  • Jack Pan, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Summit Entertainment

Hall Of Fame: 
Elias Plishner, SVP, Worldwide Digital Media, Sony Pictures Entertainment


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