2025 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Education, Churches, and Organizations ( Non-Daily Group 4) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald
    Entry Title: Genieve campaign
    Entry Credit: Lindsay Richardson
    Judge Comment: This ad series showed good consistency and were effective in what they were trying to convey. Perfect choice of picture with the copy as well. Great job!
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Alexandria Times
    Entry Title: Liberty’s Promise
    Entry Credit: Jessica Kim
    Judge Comment: This ad had a lot of copy but was displayed very nicely in an easy to digest way that still made it visually appealing.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald
    Entry Title: Heart of Gold
    Entry Credit: Lindsay Richardson
    Judge Comment: This was a nice, clean ad with clear calls to action. Very effective.
  • Competition Comment: The ad I rated last with a 1 was because of the glaring typo in shinging. Designers need to check their work and so should the client before it runs. My eye went immediately to the mistake instead of what the ad was for.