On Saturday evening, the Atlanta Ad Club hosted the Atlanta ADDY Awards, the Southeast’s largest advertising competition. With more than 730 entries, 176 ADDY Awards were presented to advertising professionals and students. The coveted “Best of Show Award” was given to Ames Scullin O’Haire for its work with The Blues Foundation, and the “Student Best of Show Award” went to Creative Circus. ADDY Award Co-Chairs Annette Filliat (Arketi Group) and Jennifer Hudson (Edelman) noted a shift this year in more engaging interactive entries, including YouTube videos, micro sites and online games. Attendees included Patrick Scullin (Ames Scullin O’Haire), Dan Reichard (Crawford Communications), John Levinson (AJC Media Solutions) and TJ Hargen (Definition 6). For more information, visit http://www.atlantaaddys.org/.

Amy Leefe, reporting