If there’s one thing the ad industry loves, it’s the ad industry. Every year, we like to get all gussied up and throw ourselves an awards celebration to recognize all the hard work we’ve done over the past year. This mainly consists of high-fiving and lots of talk about how awesome we all are. Speaking of how awesome we all are, Studiobanks won a bunch of ADDY Awards from AAF Charlotte this year! Here’s the rundown of what we took home:

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Studiobanks recently welcomed two new members to its team. Crystal Wright will serve as a senior producer and Katie Fisher will serve as a copywriter.

With a B.S. in Communications from Western Carolina University and more than eight years of agency experience, Wright serves as the liaison between clients and Studiobanks’ creative team. Fisher is an award-winning copywriter with a B.A in English from Wake Forest University and eight years of marketing and advertising experience.

Please visit our team page to learn more about the Studiocrew.

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This year's Charlotte ADDY Awards Show & Preview Gallery brought together a record 275 industry professionals to celebrate creative excellence in our community. The Mint Museum Uptown provided a gorgeous setting that matched the evening's award-winning, artistic achievements.

During the Awards Show, Studiobanks was presented with the following awards:

• Gold ADDY: Parker Poe Holiday Microsite
• Gold ADDY: Studiobanks Holiday Microsite
• Silver ADDY: CMA Awards Website
• Silver ADDY: CMA Country Christmas Microsite
• Silver ADDY: Muzak A/V Systems Website
• Silver ADDY: Reel-Scout Marketing Website
• Silver ADDY: Reel-Scout Search Website
• Silver ADDY: SAFER Barrier Website
• Silver ADDY: Varrow Website

Awards are an important part of our industry as they benchmark creative excellence and online success. We happily accepted these awards on behalf of the collabortive efforts and partnerships with our awesome clients.

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Santa's making his list and checking it twice, and needs your help deciding who's been naughty or nice.

Visit holiday.studiobanks.com to cast your votes for each Studiobanks team member and view the live results. And as an added twist, we created a 3D version of the site to spice up your viewing pleasure. Request a pair of 3D glasses on the site and we'll mail them to you for free!

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The 2010 CMA Awards will air live November 10 at 8|7c on ABC

Digital marketing agency, Studiobanks recently completed the design for “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” website – CMAawards.com – for the Country Music Association. The website was designed to capture the red carpet glamour and behind-the-scenes moments of “Country Music’s Biggest Night™.”

Our digital team at CMA was familiar with Studiobanks’ work and reputation,” said Ben Bennett, CMA’s digital marketing manager. “They married our existing CMA Awards artwork and our aspirations for the site to create an impressive interactive design that showcases the sophistication of our industry’s biggest celebration, plus all the deserving nominees for this year’s Awards. Studiobanks is known for creating memorable user experiences and we are proud of the experience they have provided for our passionate fans.”

Studiobanks delivered an engaging design that amplifies the CMA Awards celebration while providing fans with an all-access pass before and after the event, which recognizes industry achievement in Country Music.

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Charlotte-based digital agency, Studiobanks has been recognized with an esteemed Webby Award for its work on Muzak’s 75th Anniversary website. The website, which showcases Muzak’s successful history in an ever-evolving industry, was selected as an Official Honoree for the Corporate Communications category category in the 14th Annual Webby Awards.

The Webby Awards are the Internet's most respected symbol of success. Winners of the 14th Annual Webby Awards were chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a global organization whose members include David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson, and R/GA chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg.

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To bid adieu to 2009 and ring in 2010, our team partnered with law firm Parker Poe to create a festive interactive holiday card to spread New Year cheer and well wishes to its attorneys and clients. Our work was recently recognized at the 24th Annual Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Conference, placing third in the Your Honor Awards' electronic media category.

According to LMA, the Your Honor Awards is law firm marketing's Oscars, Emmys and MacArthur Foundation Awards all rolled up in one. This is the vehicle by which LMA honors the products and services produced by the legal industry each year that stand for the "best of the best."

Congratulations, Parker Poe! Thank you for the opportunity to create award-winning work together!

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To celebrate creative excellence in our industry, Studiobanks joined more than 32 Charlotte advertising and design firms at last week's 2010 Charlotte ADDY® Awards & Gala Show. Held at the snazzy Westin Hotel in Uptown Charlotte, we were honored with a Gold ADDY® Award for Muzak’s 75th Anniversary mini site, which showcases the company’s successful history in an ever-evolving industry, and a Silver ADDY® Award for Crossroads Charlotte’s Website, a social networking site established to promote the positive future of the Charlotte area, the interaction of ideas and community involvement.

Thank you to clients Muzak and Foundation for the Carolinas for their amazing partnership and collaboration on these award-winning projects! Also, cheers to all involved in putting together a tremendous show and congratulations to all of this year's winners.

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