ACI North America makes airport marketing awards

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Airports Council International -North America (ACI-NA) this week announced the winners of its 2002 Marketing and Communications Awards

Norfolk International airport in Virginia won the top honour in the communications field, the Peggy G Hereford Award for Excellence. The official presentation to the award winners is taking place today at ACI-NA's Annual Conference & Exhibition in Salt Lake City.

ACI-NA senior director public affairs Juliet Wright commented: "Norfolk airport highlighted family themes that had a consistent softness without an edge." Norfolk was also praised for its website www.norfolkairport.com and the graphical elements of its television advertising. San Francisco and Vancouver airports were ranked second and third respectively for the best airport websites. Guam International airport was ranked top for special events and creative innovation in technology.

A total of 64 airports submitted entries in the contest, which recognizes airports' work in marketing and public relations and gives airports the opportunity to be honoured for categories covering the whole range of media.

The full list of awards by airport is shown below:

• Norfolk International airport: Peggy G Hereford Award 1st Place Print Advertising-Black & White, 1st Place Television Advertising, 1st Place Websites
• Edmonton Regional Airport Authority: 1st Place Annual Reports, 1st Place Newsletters-Black & White
• Huntsville International airport: 2nd Place Annual Reports, 2nd Place Photography
• Miami International airport: 3rd Place Annual Reports, 2nd Place Creative Innovations-Technology
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport: 1st Place Brochures, 1st Place Press Kits, 1st Place Aviation Education & Tour Programmes, 2nd Place Corporate Branding Campaigns
• Houston Airport System: 2nd Place Brochures
• Minneapolis-St Paul International airport: 3rd Place Brochures
• Portland International airport: 1st Place Newsletters-Internal, 1st Place Newsletters-Colour, 3rd Place Websites
• Aeroports de Montreal: 2nd Place Newsletters-Internal, 1st Place Flight Guides, 2nd Place Public Relations Campaigns, 3rd Place Corporate Branding Campaigns
• Greater Toronto Airports: Authority 3rd Place Newsletters-Internal
• Lexington Blue Grass airport: 2nd Place Newsletters-Colour
• Gerald R Ford International airport: 3rd Place Newsletters-Colour
• Port Authority of NY & NJ: 2nd Place Press Kits
• Baton-Rouge Metropolitan airport 2nd Place Flight Guides
• McGhee Tyson airport: 3rd Place Flight Guides
• Savannah International airport: 1st Place Media Guides
• Guam International airport: 1st Place Special Events, 2nd Place Video & Film Productions, 1st Place Creative Innovations-Technology
• Dallas/Ft Worth International airport: 2nd Place Special Events, 1st Place Corporate Branding Campaigns, 1st Place Print Advertising-Colour
• Chicago Airport System: 3rd Place Special Events
• Louisville International airport: 1st Place Marketing Campaigns, 1st Place Radio Advertising, 2nd Place Television Advertising
• Fort Wayne International airport: 2nd Place Marketing Campaigns, 2nd Place Print Advertising-Black & White, 2nd Place Print Advertising-Colour
• Sarasota International airport: 3rd Place Marketing Campaigns, 3rd Place Television Advertising
• Port Columbus International airport: 1st Place Public Relations Campaign, 3rd Place Print Advertising-Black & White
• Seattle-Tacoma International airport: 3rd Place Public Relations Campaign, 2nd Place Radio Advertising
• Mineta San Jose International airport: 3rd Place Print Advertising-Colour
• Oakland International airport: 3rd Place Radio Advertising, 1st Place Creative Innovations-Promotional Items
• Austin-Bergstrom International airport: 1st Place Video & Film Production
• Charlotte/Douglas International airport: 3rd Place Video & Film Production
• Kansas City International airport: 1st Place Photography
• St John's International airport: 3rd Place Photography
• Tulsa International airport: 2nd Place Creative Innovations-Promotional Items
• Southwest Florida International airport: 3rd Place Creative Innovations-Promotional Items
• San Francisco International airport: 2nd Place Websites
• Vancouver International airport: 3rd Place Websites