Of course, each project we work on here at brenlin has to meet the needs of the client, but it’s always our goal to exceed their expectations. So much so that some of our work wins awards. This time of year marks one of the most anticipated ad industry events, the Inland Empire Advertising Awards, or ADDYS for short.

It’s always a difficult process to choose the work to enter. We take pride in all we do for our clients, from the simplest design to the most involved campaign. But being very selective is a must as the cost to enter is high and the competition stiff. This year we were happy to choose projects we created for Lamb Weston and Kraco, and were fortunate enough to win awards for both. We also chose a few projects we had created to promote our business, and ended up winning awards for those as well.

For Lamb Weston we submitted two projects. The first was a direct mailer sent to their key customers. Inside a custom designed and printed box was a small battery powered video screen with a custom made “welcome” video that plays with the press of a button. A very personalized and engaging solution – the judges agreed.

We also took home an award for a Lamb Weston product kit, designed to support a new product launch. A colorfully branded sales piece provides Lamb Weston customers with different tools for executing menu promotions and social media strategies. It includes a USB drive filled with pre-formatted social media messages and other content to use in social media posts.

Two videos created for our client Kraco won awards for “cinematography” and “internet commercial”. These videos were product focused, one for Dickies^® brand auto accessories and the other for the Mossy Oak^® multipurpose tarp. Both live action videos are part of a new product video series developed for Kraco, which we can now proudly call “award winning!”

The last few awards we won were in the “self promotion” category. Late last year we finished up our new brenlin website which ended up winning an award in the web development category. (Visit brenlin.com to take a look). We also created a short video which shares an inside look at one of our team building camping trips. This fun project rewarded us with an ADDY for “video editing”.

The night of celebration was held at the very unique and beautiful Mission Inn in Riverside, CA, where we gathered with other agencies and industry professionals in the field who were eager to view the work and also hear their names called from the podium. So when the announcer said, “the award goes to brenlin”, it was a real thrill to know our work was recognized by our peers.

For us, that night was special. And the bonus is we get to relive it as we share the award and recognition with our clients. We’re fortunate to work with the great people we do and to have the opportunities they give us to do great work. And sometimes win an award…together.