Event scheduled for March 15, 2010 at the Alley Theatre
HOUSTON – The American Marketing Association – Houston chapter has announced the 40 Best of Category Winners for the 2009 Marketer of the Year (MOTY) Award. On March 15, 2010, at the Alley Theatre, AMA Houston will honor these Best of Category winners and announce the firm selected as the 2009 Marketer of the Year. The event begins at 5:30 pm.
The Marketer of the Year award is AMA’s annual program that recognizes and honors exceptional overall marketing efforts by Houston-area companies, organizations and institutions. This year, AMA received 196 nominations. Forty of those were selected as Best of Category winners through a process of member voting and scoring by a local judging panel of marketing professionals. Best of Category winners will submit detailed information regarding their marketing challenges and results. This information will be reviewed by a specially selected group of leading marketing professionals outside of Houston that will select Houston’s 2009 Marketer of the Year.
Individual tickets for the Marketer of the Year Awards are $35 for AMA Houston members and $45 for non-members. Tickets are available online at https://www.regonline.com/amahouston2009MOTY.
The Presenting Sponsor is the Houston Business Journal. Gold Sponsors are CenterPoint Energy, Shell Oil Company and Sterling Bank. Silver Sponsors include Business Wire, ContentActive, Continental Airlines, Freeman Leonard, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TPRB Advertising, Marion Montgomery, Inc., PR Newswire, Saurage Marketing Research and Weatherford. The Platinum Event Partner is the Greater Houston Partnership. Other event partners include the American Advertising Federation, Alley Theatre, Bullpen Marketing, Houston’s55.com, Houston Technology Center, iFilm Productions, PRSA and Ventures Marketing Group. Chapter partners supporting MOTY include BusinessWire and ExactTarget.
The AMA Houston congratulates the Best of Category winners for 2009 Marketer of the Year, listed below by category:
AMA Houston 2009 Marketer of the Year
Best of Category Winners
Arts: Institutional Category
Children’s Museum of Houston
Arts: Performing Category
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS)
Automotive Category
Joe Myers Group
Economic Development Category
Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)
Education: College/University Category
Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship
Education: Elementary/Secondary Category
St. Pius X High School
Energy: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Category
Shell Oil Company
Energy: Oil and Gas Products and Services Category
Halliburton
Energy: Transportation/Transmission Category
El Paso Corporation
Energy: Electric and Gas Utilities/Energy Marketing Category
Gexa Energy
Engineering/Construction Products Category
Exterran
Engineering/Construction Services Category
Linbeck
Financial/Banking Category
Sterling Bank
Financial/Investments and Trading Category
Kanaly Trust
Financial/Services (non-banking) Category
PKF Texas
Food Processing, Packaging and Distribution Category
Sysco Corporation
Healthcare: Hospitals/Institutions Category
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Healthcare: Physicians/Services Category
Houston Wellness Association
Healthcare Products Category
eCardio
Hospitality and Hotels Category
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Manufacturing Category
Igloo
Media: Broadcast Category
KPRC Local 2 – TV
Media: Print Category
Houston Business Journal
Real Estate: Commercial Builders/Developers Category
Hines Interests
Real Estate: Commercial Realtors/Managers Category
Transwestern
Real Estate: Residential Builders/Developers Category
Kickerillo Companies
Real Estate: Residential Realtors Category
Houston Association of Realtors
Restaurants: Multiple Locations Category
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Restaurants: Single Location Category
REEF
Retail Category
Buc-ee’s
Services: Business-to-Business Category
Consolidated Graphics
Services: Business-to-Consumer Category
Blinds.com
Services: Professional Legal Category
BoyarMiller
Social Services Category
Houston Food Bank
Sports/Entertainment: Amateur Category
University of Houston Athletic Department (Cougars)
Sports/Entertainment: Professional Category
Houston Rockets
Technology Products Category
Chemstations
Technology Services Category
Schipul
Transportation Category
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Venues and Arenas Category
Discovery Green
The Marketer of the Year Local Judging Panel included:
John Arcidiacono, Sr VP Marketing & Communications, Stewart Title Guaranty
Dr. Edward Blair, UH Professor
Marti Boone, SVP Economic Development, GHP
Karen Clarke, Associate Vice Chancellor/Associate Vice President, UH Systems
John Marvin, President, TSO
Bill Courtney, Director of Marketing, Public Affairs, Rice University
Trevor Eade, Director of Marketing, EMS
Dr. Betsy Gelb, UH Professor
Gabe Gelb, Founder, Gelb Consulting, AMA Houston Past President
Dr. Brent Goff, UHD Professor
Susannah Griffin, VP Marketing, Sterling Bank
Phil Jacobs, VP Marketing, SCI Corporation
Sue Jacobson, Director of National Business Development, Stewart Title Guaranty
Pam Minich, Minich Strategies, AMA Houston Past President
Anne Ness, Director of Marketing, UH Bauer School of Business
Susan Saurage-Altenloh, President, Saurage Research, AMA Houston Past President
Debra Shniderson, Marketing Director, Beck, Redden & Secrest, AMA Houston Past President
Dr. Kathleen Williamson, UHCL Professor
Dawn Zieren, Marketing Director, NPD, AMA Houston Past President
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About AMA
AMA Houston is the area’s premier professional marketing organization and the nation’s second largest chapter. AMA Houston provides marketers the ability to remain competitive in today’s business environment through networking events, special interest groups and real-world educational programs. Named Chapter of the Year four times in the last six years by AMA’s international headquarters, AMA Houston serves more than 1,100 members with diverse marketing expertise from a variety of industries.
