ACVB Awards and Recognition
ACVB continues to win prestigious awards for outstanding work in
convention services, marketing, advertising and public relations.
Accredited Destination Marketing Organization
The
Albuquerque CVB is proud to be accredited by the Destination Marketing
Accreditation Program (DMAP) of the Destination Marketing Association
International.
Piñon Recognition by the 2010 New Mexico Quality Award program
The
Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau has been recognized by the
2010 New Mexico Quality Award program for having made a serious
commitment to using quality concepts and principles.
Piñon Recognition by the 2008 New Mexico Quality Award program
The
Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau has been recognized by the
2008 New Mexico Quality Award program for having made a serious
commitment to using quality concepts and principles.
Convention Services Awards
The ACVB has won prestigious awards from five respected national convention trade publications:
2009 Distinctive Achievement Award Association Conventions & Facilities magazine
- Bureaus chosen to receive this coveted honor were selected by
Association Conventions & Facilities subscribers who voted for those
that best served their association meetings during the past year.
Gold Service Award Meetings & Conventions magazine
- 1985, 1994-1999 & 2004-2012 The
Gold Service Award Program honors convention and visitors bureaus that
have excelled in professionalism and dedication in their service to
meeting professionals. The award is voted on by subscribers who are
corporate and association meeting/convention planners.
- In 2008, ACVB was awarded its 12th Meetings and Conventions Gold
Service Award, warranting induction into the Gold Service Hall of Fame.
View media release.
Award of Excellence Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine
- 2001, 2004-2010 Corporate
& Incentive Travel’s Award of Excellence designates convention and
visitors bureaus that best served corporate meetings and/or incentive
travel executives/planners during the past year. Recipients are selected
by a poll of the magazine’s readers.
Pinnacle Award Successful Meetings magazine
- 1996-2005 2007, 2008 & 2011 The Pinnacle Award program has earned a reputation as the most credible and prestigious symbol of excellence.
Top Destination Award Facilities & Destinations magazine
- 2001 & 2006 The
destination winners are selected through nominations by meeting/event
planners and industry members. The Awards of Excellence are an annual
recognition of cities and venues awarded for going above and beyond in
delivering quality service to the convention/meeting industry.
Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) Awards
- Denise Suttle, ACVB's Assistant Director of Convention Services was named the 2007 ACOM Member of the Year.
- ACVB's President/CEO Dale Lockett
was awarded the 2004 ACOM Executive Excellence Award. The award
recognizes executives who “support staff participation in ACOM and
quality assurance in the organization's convention service program,
personally and consistently.” The award has been recognizing outstanding
executives for the past 10 years.
Inner Circle Award Association Meetings magazine
Meeting Information Network
- 2010 top five recognition for reporting
Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Awards
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards
The Adrian Awards competition recognizes outstanding advertising and
public relations campaigns form the travel industry including convention
and visitors bureaus, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, and car rental
companies. It is the largest most prestigious award of its kind.
- 2011 Bronze Adrian Award - Online Brand Campaign "Digital Marketing Excellence"
- 2009 Best in Show Adrian Award - Web Marketing - Holiday Video "Life of a Brown Paper Bag"
- 2009 Platinum and Gold Adrian Awards - Holiday Video "Life of a Brown Paper Bag"
- 2009 Bronze Adrian Award - Summer Affordability Campaign
- 2007 Gold Adrian Award - Albuquerque Website www.ItsATrip.org
- 2007 Gold Adrian Award- Albuquerque CVB Positioning Branding Campaign
- 2007 Gold Adrian Award- Albuquerque CVB Print Ad Campaign
- 2006 Bronze Adrian Award- Albuquerque Ads
Internet Advertising Competition (IAC)
Sponsored by the Web Marketing Association,
the highly competitive IAC recognizes excellence in online advertising.
IAC entries are judged by internet advertising professionals and are
scored on creativity, innovation, impact, design, copy writing and use of
the medium. See press release
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2009 IAC Outstanding Website for ABQ Experts www.ItsATrip.org/ABQExperts
Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (WACVB) Best Idea Program Achievement Awards
The Western Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
(WACVB) annual Best Idea Program showcases innovative projects and
creative marketing strategies as submitted by WACVB members.
- 2011 "My Story is Written in Albuquerque" Local Campaign
- 2008 Holiday Video "Life of a Brown Paper Bag" See media release
- 2008 Summer Affordability Campaign: See media release
2012 Communicator Awards for www.ItsATrip.org
The Communicator Awards
is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in
marketing and communications. Founded nearly two decades ago, The
Communicator Awards receives over 6,000 entries from companies and
agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind
in the world. ACVB's website won an Award of Excellence for Websites.
2009 Bronze Quill Award of Excellence for www.ItsATrip.org
2007 Standard of Excellence Web Award for www.ItsATrip.org
The WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that
names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of
excellence for all website development by the Web Marketing Association.
www.webaward.org
2007 Gold MarCom Award for www.ItsATrip.org
ACVB's website won in the Web
Site Overall Category by the Association of Marketing &
Communications Professionals. The MarCom Awards is an international
creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by
marketing and communications professionals. The Gold Award is presented
to those entries judged to exceed the high standards of the industry
norm. www.marcomawards.com
NMPRSA Cumbre Awards
ACVB Communications Division has won several Cumbre Awards
presented by the New Mexico Public Relations Society of America. The
Cumbre Awards honor excellence in public relations throughout the state
of New Mexico. Awards are presented for exceptional public relations
campaigns and tactics.
- 2010 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: Twitter & Facebook Social Media Tactic
Cumbre Silver: "Albuquerque Experts" Integrated Communications Campaign
- 2009 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: Media Kit
Cumbre Gold: 2008 Affordability Campaign
Cumbre Gold: "Life of a Brown Paper Bag" video
- 2008 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: Website - www.itsatrip.org
Cumbre Gold: ACVB Press Tours
Ted B. Sherwin Member of the Year: Megan Mayo, ACVB Communications Manager
- 2007 Cumbre Awards:
Best in Show: Albuquerque Tricentennial Campaign
Cumbre Gold: Albuquerque Tricentennial Campaign
Cumbre Gold: ACVB Business Cards and Letterhead
Cumbre Silver: Destination Master Plan Development
Cumbre Silver: ACVB Two-Year Marketing Plan
Cumbre Silver: Rack brochures – Multi-languages
Cumbre Silver: Convention Sales Invitation for November Meeting Planner Luncheon
- 2006 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: ACVB Two-Year Marketing Plan
Cumbre Silver: Albuquerque Media Kit
Cumbre Silver: ACVB Advertorial
Cumbre Silver: ACVB 25th Anniversary Celebration Booklet
- 2005 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: ASAE Annual Convention Albuquerque Pre-Mailer
Cumbre Gold: ACVB Two-Year Marketing Plan
Cumbre Bronze: ACVB 2004 Travel Planner Guide
- 2004 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Silver: 2003 Albuquerque Film Directory
Cumbre Bronze: ACVB's News & Views Newsletter
Cumbre Bronze: 2003-2004 ACVB Marketing Plan
- 2003 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: 2002 Albuquerque Film Directory
- 2002 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Gold: ACVB Official Albuquerque Press Kit
Cumbre Silver: ACVB Annual Report and Marketing Plan
Cumbre Silver: 2001 Albuquerque Film Directory
- 2001 Cumbre Awards:
Cumbre Bronze: ACVB 1999-2000 Annual Report
ADDY Awards
- 2009 Silver ADDY Award Official Albuquerque Visitors Guide Cover (American Advertising Federation Suncoast ADDY Awards in Florida) Submitted by publisher Miles Media.
Each year, the New Mexico Advertising Federation recognizes
Albuquerque's best creative work at the ADDY Awards Ceremony. The
following awards were awarded to ACVB's ad agency, McKee Wallwork
Cleveland
See the ads at
Photos & Videos: ACVB's Ads
- 2009 Silver ADDY: The Rhythm and Tapestry of Albuquerque Video
- 2007 Silver ADDY: ACVB Print Ad Campaign
- 2006 Gold ADDY: ACVB Tin Ad
- 2006 Silver ADDY: ACVB Leather Ad
- 2005 Silver ADDY: Planner Products website/video
In 2003, McKee Wallwork Henderson won four ADDY Awards on behalf of ACVB:
- 2003 Judge's Choice Award (one of the top five awards): It's a Trip® Poster
- 2003 ADDY: Collateral Material/Poster/ Single - It's a Trip® Poster
- 2003 ADDY: Trade Publication/Campaign/Four- Color - It's a Trip® ads
- 2003 ADDY: Newspaper/campaign/black & white It's a Trip® - Team Up campaign aimed at locals to bring meetings to Albuquerque
2012 TANM Tourism Professional of the Year Award
- Tania Armenta, ACVB's Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Tourism,
was presented the 2012 TANM Tourism Professional of the Year Award from
the Tourism Association of New Mexico for her contributions to the
tourism industry.
2007 TANM President's Award
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Tania Armenta, ACVB's Vice President of Tourism and Communications,
was presented the 2007 TANM President's Award from the Tourism
Association of New Mexico for her contributions to the tourism industry
and work on the Governors Conference.
TANM TIARA Awards
The Tourism Association of New Mexico launched the Tiara Awards
at the 2004 New Mexico Governor's Conference on Tourism. The Tiara
Awards honor outstanding tourism marketing activities by New Mexico
tourism agencies.
- 2012 Most Innovative Strategy - "My Story is Written in Albuquerque"
- 2012 Website Category - "www.ItsATrip.org
- 2009 Most Innovative Promotion - Summer Affordable Campaign and Honorable Mention- ACVB Holiday Video "Life of a Brown Paper Bag"
- 2009 Most Successful Public Relations Effort - Public Sector: ACVB Media Kit CD
- 2008 Best Website- www.ItsATrip.org
- 2006 Most Successful Public Relations Effort-Tricentennial Promotion
- 2006 Tiara Award: Best Print Advertising-Tricentennial Ad Campaign
- 2006 Tiara Award: Best Brochure-ACVB Rack Brochure (in 3 languages)
- 2004 Best Web Site- www.ItsATrip.org
- 2004 Most Successful Public Relations Effort- for the
work ACVB staff did to coordinate the Society of American Travel
Writers Conference held in May 2003 with 50 freelance travel writers
spending a week in Albuquerque.
2004 ASAE Best in Show Award
Albuquerque's booth won the American Society of Association
Executives 2004 "Best in Show" exhibit contest. ASAE, the largest
association tradeshow of its kind, created the exhibit contest to
generate excitement. One judge described Albuquerque's booth as
"beautiful, welcoming and instantly recognizable."
2003 NCDO Destiny Award
ACVB was honored with the 2003 Destiny Award for the
"Albuquerque...It's a trip®" campaign created by ACVB's advertising
agency, McKee Wallwork Henderson. The ACVB campaign was awarded in the
marketing programs category for excellence in destination marketing. The
Destiny Awards are presented by the National Council of Destination
Organizations (NCDO), an industry council of the Travel Industry
Association of America. The judges were impressed with the use of solid
research from the beginning planning stages to measuring the final
results. An additional strong factor was the use of the clever creative
in all advertising mediums for a completely integrated campaign.
2003 IACVB Idea Fair Award
The team-up campaign won first place at the 2003 International
Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau's Idea Fair in the
Community Awareness/Government Relations category.