Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Breeze Entry Title: Adventures in Travel Entry Credit: Sam Rhinard Judge Comment: Great attention getting image. Clever headline. Ad would have been stronger with one dominant headline at top. Still a clean, well-designed ad.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Virginia Gazette Entry Title: Ken Matthews Garden Entry Credit: Suzanne Brown Judge Comment: One of the best ads for generating sales. Dominant image. Easily understandable. All important elements included. Nice work.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Rankin's President Day Sale Entry Credit: Rachel Craig, Nancy Keyser Judge Comment: Clean and well-designed ad. Love the image embedded over Washington. This will get people to look at the ad. Only thing is something you can't control - How much have prices been chopped? %Off would drive more results but this is not in your control at times.