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The Radio Advertising Bureau's Radio Mercury Awards were established in 1992 to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative radio commercials. Over the years, more than 17,000 commercials have competed for $3.1 million. The final round judges include advertising leaders from across the country, in all market sizes, and some of radio?s top-spending advertising clients. The deadline to submit your commercial is April 1.
Listed below is the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards Final Round Judging Panel:
-- Jill Applebaum, group creative director JWT NY (select clients include: Tylenol, Nestle Tollhouse, and Oreo)
-- Chris Beresford- Hill, executive creative director BBDO NY (select clients include: Foot Locker, Guinness, Red Stripe, and FedEx)
-- Wayne Best, founder COG NYC (select clients include: ESPN, Virgin Mobile, JetBlue, and Coca-Cola)
-- Pablo Buffagni, chief creative officer Grupo Gallegos (select clients include: Clorox, Energizer, JCPenney, and Comcast)
-- Jim Elliott, chief creative officer Y&R NY (select clients include: Land Rover, Virgin Atlantic, and Dell)
-- Mark Gross, executive vice president / executive creative director DDB Chicago (select clients include: Anheuser-Busch, Mars/Wrigley, and McDonald?s)
-- Joe Johnson, executive creative director Publicis NY (select clients include: Vicks, Pepto, Champion, Nestle, and Ferrero Rocher)
-- Kerry Keenan, chief creative officer Deutsch NY (select clients include: Direct TV, M&Ms, Outback Steakhouse, and Johnson & Johnson)
The 2014 Call for Entry is open for submissions, with a deadline of April 1, 2014. This year?s awards event will take place in New York at Le Poisson Rouge on June 4. Prizes will be awarded in the Agency Production, Radio Station Produced, Student, PSA, Spanish Language, Campaign, Innovation, Integrated Campaign, and Best of Show. For more information on the Radio Mercury Awards, log onto www.radiomercuryawards.com.
