HispanicAd.com 2008 ‘Excelencia’ Media Planning Awards — Casanova Pendrill wins ‘El Gran Plan’.

HispanicAd.com announced the winners of the 8th Annual Excelencia Media Planning Awards at a luncheon during The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) semi-annual conference in Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday April 1, 2009.

HispanicAd.com presented awards for the best media plans in nine categories as well as the “Gran Plan”.

The judges for this year’s competition were:

Nelson Gardia – Global Hue

Karen Treydte – Casanova Pendrill

Caleb Windover – Media Vest V42°

Winners for the 8th Annual HispanicAd.com Excelencia Media Planning Awards are:

Best Plan Under $1 Million

Agency: MASS Hispanic Marketing
Client: Kimberly-Clark
Product: SCOTT Brand
Media Director: Odette Hasbun
Media Planner: Odette Hasbun
Media Buyer: Odette Hasbun
Client: Wendy Jacobson

Best Plan Using Cable TV

Agency: MV42°
Client: Heineken USA
Product: Tecate (Golden Boy)
Media Director: Ken Cervantes
Media Planner: Ronald Mendez
Client: Robert Ramirez

Best Plan Using Direct Response

Agency: Tapestry
Client: H&R Block
Product: Income Tax Course
Media Director: Isabella Sanchez
Associate Media Director: Victor Garcia
Media Supervisors: Mariel Cantillo
Media Buyer: Adriana Arango
Client: Trisha Raines

Best Plan Using Internet

Agency: MV42°
Client: Walmart
Product: Baby Days
Media Director: Nakia Clements
Media Planner/Buyer: Melissa Santana
Client: Walmart

Best Plan Using Magazines

Agency: Casanova Pendrill
Client: U.S. Army
Product: General Awareness
Media Director: Karen Treydte
Associate Media Director: Diana Sheehan
Media Planning Supervisor: Christy Coleman
Media Planner: Bahman Magdavi
Client: Suzanne Nagel / Robert Strahler

Best Plan Using Newspapers

Agency: Marca Hispanic
Client: Infiniti
Product: 2008 FX 35 & FX 50
Media Director: Edwin Ortega
Associate Planner: Marcella Murillo
Media Buyer: OMD
Client: JeWayne Thomas

Best Plan Using Out of Home

Agency: MV42°
Client: Continental Airlines
Product: Continental Airlines
Media Director: Andrea Slodowicz
Media Planner: Paula Romero
Media Buyer: Paula Romero
Client: Danny Cuellar

Best Plan Using Radio

Agency: Dieste
Client: Western Union
Product: Money Transfer Service
Media Director: Jennifer Leonard
Media Supervisor: Bridget Shippey
Assistant Media Planner: Gina Sancho
Media Buyer: Sherri Franklin
Client: Juan Pablo Valdes

Best Plan Using TV

Agency: Casanova Pendrill
Client: U.S. Army
Product: General Awareness
Media Planning Director: Karen Treydte
Associate Media Director: Diana Sheehan
Media Planning Supervisor: Christy Coleman
Media Planner: Bahman Mahdavi
Media Buying Director: Roxane Garzon
Media Buying Supervisor: Maria Cupajita
Client: Suzanne Nagel / Robert Strahler

El Gran Plan

Agency: Casanova Pendrill (Television Category)
Client: U.S. Army
Product: General Awareness
Media Planning Director: Karen Treydte
Associate Media Director: Diana Sheehan
Media Planning Supervisor: Christy Coleman
Media Planner: Bahman Mahdavi
Media Buying Director: Roxane Garzon
Media Buying Supervisor: Maria Cupajita
Client: Suzanne Nagel / Robert Strahler

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