2012 SDNA Better Newspapers Contest Advertising Results

A - Best Single Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The New Era / Shaun Kats Nice graphic with nice message. Easy to read. A heartwarming ad!

A - Best Single Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Very cute graphic - caught my eye right away!

A - Best Single Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Rosholt Review / Calvin F. Ceroll Like the graphic - almost know what it is before reading the copy. Stands out on the page. Very nice ad.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Hot Springs Star / Michael Burg Very nice use of graphics and attention getting focal points. Good use of "white space" so the eye is drawn to main points.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Potter County News / Lacey Westphal A lot of information in an ad that flows easily, Good Balance!

A - Best Single Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Clear Lake Courier / Nancy Greene Eyecatching for it's simplicity! Uncluttered! The artwork border is a perfect match for the advertiser.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Jane Bachman Great idea! Use the experiences of long-time employees to recruit new ones!

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Yankton County Observer / Dave Baumeister

Great use of lying artwork with the ad. No overkill copy.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Jim Anderson & Dan Merritt Good creative copy. Like the single column by full layout.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Madison Daily Leader / Kristen Grimm Ad is well done

A - Best Single Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Pierre Capital Journal / Russ Savage & Staff Nicely done ad,

A - Best Single Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Watertown Public Opinion / Gregory M. Dosch & Sharon Irish Best in class. You know what the ad is about before you start reading. Very well balanced. Nicely done.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Adam Roosa

A - Best Single Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Jason Hofer Great flow of ad and fantastic use of elements.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Rapid City Journal / Christi Faris Really like the floating feel of the ad, not constrained or boxed off. Eye-catching bold notes help organize the layout

B - Best Series Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The New Era / Shaun Kats Short and Sweet!

B - Best Series Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg I loved it! Good Job.

B - Best Series Ad Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150

1 - First / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Mesissa Chipps, Holly Endres & Catey Watkins I Loved it! Very Creative.

B - Best Series Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Hot Springs Star / Sheryl Grimes

B - Best Series Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Hot Springs Star / Michael Burg The message was short and to the point, which I like. The graphics and the message went together very well. Great way to sell a retirement home!

B - Best Series Ad Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Custer County Chronicle / Norma Najacht Humor gets the prize here. They wer eye catching ads that made you want to know what was being sold.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Linda Meyer Great idea! Use the experiences of long-time employees to recruit new ones!

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Mobridge Tribune / Darrell Gill Very well executed. Terrific color production really makes this stand out.

A - Best Single Ad Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Dave Baumeister Excellent concept, use of photos makes ads extremely impactful - voters know what's at stake

B - Best Series Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Madison Daily Leader / Krisen Grimm Great ad series. Nice job

B - Best Series Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Pierre Capital Journal / Staff Really great series. Makes us want to celebrate.

B - Best Series Ad Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Pierre Capital Journal / James Shanor, Kim Robinson & Melanie Handl Hilarious, simple, awesome! Basically perfect ads, I'm jealous, and we will seal them.

B - Best Series Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Josh Hotz

B - Best Series Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Jason Hofer Good use of showcasing the product being advertised.

B - Best Series Ad Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Argus Leader / Katie Wrage & Heather Lathrop Great use of image, clean, modern & stylish. Draws the eye in.

C - Best Advertising Special Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Staff Oh this is so neat! Good Job!

C - Best Advertising Special Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Northwest Blade, Inc / Heidi Morlock, Jada Bulgin & Tara Beitelspacher Really interesting & well done!

C - Best Advertising Special Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg & Amanda Fanger Nice Job! Attractive ads and photos throughout the whole section!

C - Best Advertising Special Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Potter County News / Lacey Westphal & Molly McRoberts A very good section, one that has great appeal to the readers. I liked that you opened up the ads to more than just businesses, including family and friends.

C - Best Advertising Special Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / The Miller Press / Staff Good advertising throughout the section.

C - Best Advertising Special Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Butte County Post / Staff Just a great section! Ads all fit into the section very well in terms of theme, and layout. Excellent job!

C - Best Advertising Special Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Yankton County Observer / Dave Baumeister & Jim Anderson

C - Best Advertising Special Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Mobridge Tribune / Staff

C - Best Advertising Special Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Webster Reporter & Farmer / Kelli Nimmer & John Suhr Nice, clean magazine. Good colorful ads. Layout allowed ads to breathe.

C - Best Advertising Special Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Brookings Register / Kendra Deibert, Nikki Brower, Beverly Jensen & Teri Eggen Nice entry. Magazine style really is neat. Clear ads & colorful. Solid in deep category

C - Best Advertising Special Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Watertown Public Opinion / Staff Nice mix of ads & editorial. Solid entry.

C - Best Advertising Special Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Madison Daily Leader / Staff Wide variety of ads in size, shape, style & color. Neat Section

C - Best Advertising Special Section / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Aberdeen American News / Emily Richardt & Staff

C - Best Advertising Special Section / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Rapid City Journal / Staff Cover is very powerful and eye-catching. Layout is nicely put together and articles are easy to read

D - Best Use of Color / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Color is Great, Copy is good too. Nice Job!

D - Best Use of Color / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Dakota Dunes / North Sioux City Times / Linda Bingen The ad is good! That's terrific work!

D - Best Use of Color / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Onida Watchman / Amanda Fanger Wow, Impressive!

D - Best Use of Color / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050

3 - Third / Timber Lake Topic / Judy Bickel Sparkler with flag backdrop very effective.

D - Best Use of Color / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Butte County Post / Karen Wallace & Christie Faris Very appropriate seasonal color scheme. Not too busy - but eye catching.

D - Best Use of Color / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Custer County Chronicle / Deb Petterson Wide array of floral colors/styles with staff made ad jump out. Background blue did not overwhelm picture or text.

D - Best Use of Color / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Linda Meyer

D - Best Use of Color / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Mobridge Tribune / Jane Bachman

D - Best Use of Color / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Jim Anderson & Dave Baumeister Excellent concept! Jumps out at you

D - Best Use of Color / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Brookings Register / Nikki Brower & Teri Eggen Creat looking ad, nice blend of color, looks really good together.

D - Best Use of Color / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Brookings Register / Kendra Deibert & Beverly Jensen Great use of color! We couldn't imagine this ad being nearly as good in black & white.

D - Best Use of Color / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Madison Daily Leader / Kristen Grimm Great looking, very original ad! Really like the layout, the humor, all combines for a big impact

D - Best Use of Color / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Christi Faris Colors really pop from page!

D - Best Use of Color / E - Dailies Over 14,000

2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Adam Roosa Color choices are excellent!

D - Best Use of Color / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Rapid City Journal / Jon Martin Extremely well done!

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Melissa Chipps, Holly Endres & Shaundra Thomas Great idea for a community promotion. Signature ads are pleasing & easy to read.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Northwest Blade, Inc / Heidi Morlock Great idea to support troops departing from community. Each ad has a great patriotic message and they go together well with the photos and story about the deployment.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Pride / Staff A simple but attractive layout. Very easy to read. The photo is large and good quality, the schedule is easy to read and the ads have good messages of community support.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Timber Lake Topic / Staff Great concept that is very appealing to advertisers.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Lennox Independent / Staff This combined serveral great ideas into one fantastic concept. Essentially, this is a must have for parents with school-aged kids.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Vermillion Plain Talk / Staff Loved the idea! The history angle guarantees longevity for the advertisers, The reporting is solid and interesting & the ads are well-designed and well placed.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Yankton County Observer / Jim Anderson & Dave Baumeister Very sarp loo,ing product that "teases" something the whole community is likely looking forward to.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / C - Weeklies Over 2,050

2 - Second / Mobridge Tribune / Phyllis Kesyler This is a terrific idea - I can't say I've ever seen anything like it. Overall great job.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Jim Anderson Tis is a tried and true concept that works in many markets and is always very popular. This version is flawlessly executed.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Pierre Capital Journal / Staff Great idea, actively involves readers, have seen it before, but this is very well done. Ad layouts are very good.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Pierre Capital Journal / Staff Excellent ad layouts throughout, idea is adoptable to any newspaper, great job!

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Black Hills Pioneer / Staff Great gift section, good layouts throughout section, idea could be useful to many papers. Really liked it and would read as consumer.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Adam Roosa & Jason Hofer

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Argus Leader / Katie Wrage, Lori Inveld & Staff Nice looking piece, like the categories drawn out to edge of image area. Color & texture usage is eyecatching.

E - Best Multiple Advertiser Spread / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Aberdeen American News / Staff Nice looking tab.

F - Best Classified Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Clean looking - easy to read.

F - Best Classified Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Tea Weekly / Kelli Bultena

Nice bold headings.

F - Best Classified Section / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Holly Endres & Melissa Chipps Good use of alphabetical order for organization - Easy to read. Clean and neat. Love the "Classifieds" heading.

F - Best Classified Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Freeman Courier / Tim L. Waltner & Linda Von Eye Nice heads & subheads. Makes categories easily identifyable.

F - Best Classified Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / The Miller Press / Janice Erfman Nice clean look & design

F - Best Classified Section / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Custer County Chronicle / Deb Petterson Clean Look. Nice bold headings. Like the classified template so readers can easily figure cost and have info ready when placing an ad.

F - Best Classified Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Chamberlain Central Dakota Times / Debi Ruiz

F - Best Classified Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Webster Reporter & Farmer / Gary Johnson

F - Best Classified Section / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Mobridge Tribune / Jane Bachman, Sarah Gates & Kelsey Majeske Nice clean layout. Easy to read.

F - Best Classified Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Pierre Capital Journal / Misty Pickner & Staff Nice headers. I like the narrow easy to read helvetica typ fonts in the columns.

F - Best Classified Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Watertown Public Opinion / Advertising Staff Good clean, easy to read pages.

F - Best Classified Section / D - Dailies Under 14,000

1 - First / Mitchell Daily Republic / Penny Hohbach & Staff Good use of color to highlight line ads. Probably good upsell too! Clear, easy to read fonts in line ads and headers. New highlight feature won this for you!

F - Best Classified Section / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Staff

F - Best Classified Section / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Aberdeen American News / Brenda Van Meter Header design works really well. Like the category headers. They stand out nicely.

G - Best Use of Art Service / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Holly Endres & Melissa Chipps Are they only selling spoonfuls? NICE Attention grabber!!

G - Best Use of Art Service / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Nice Graphic. Could use this graphic for lots of different businesses!

G - Best Use of Art Service / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The New Era / Megan Punt Know right away what the ad is for.

G - Best Use of Art Service / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / The Miller Press / Janice Erfman Very attractive ad.

G - Best Use of Art Service / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Freeman Courier / Tim L. Waltner Nice artwork consistant throughout the ad. Ad flows very nicely.

G - Best Use of Art Service / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Lennox Independent / Kelli Bultena Very clear on what's being advertised! Gets your attention immediately!

G - Best Use of Art Service / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Sarah Gates Nice use of color and artwork

G - Best Use of Art Service / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Webster Reporter & Farmer / Kelli Nimmer Clever use of space for a small ad. It really gets the points across nicely with the use of artwork.

G - Best Use of Art Service / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Mobridge Tribune / Justin Petersen Nice theme and use of color. Great job of using the space.

G - Best Use of Art Service / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Pierre Capital Journal / Lori Owens, Adam Lickty Another great entry in this category. Photos layed out in a way to commant attention. Great idea to angle them across ad.

G - Best Use of Art Service / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Pierre Capital Journal / Lori Owens, Kim Robinson, Melanie Handl Wow, now we're all hungry for burgers, does Bubba Ray's deliver to Iowa? Very effective use of art, the picture says it all, not much copy needed.

G - Best Use of Art Service / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Madison Daily Leader / Kristen Grimm Very original graphic. We love giraff with the straw in it's mouth. Tied it into the copy very well. It works and draws attention. Great job!

G - Best Use of Art Service / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Christi Faris Good use of fonts, very creative!

G - Best Use of Art Service / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Adam Roosa Header draws attention!

G - Best Use of Art Service / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Rapid City Journal / Jason Hofer Use of artwork is very effective. Flow of text is clean & extremely easy to read.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The Onida Watchman / Amanda Fanger & Marileen Tilberg Just missed.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / A - Weeklies Under 1,150

2 - Second / The Onida Watchman / Amanda Fanger Oh this is fabulous!

H - Best Use of Local Photography / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The New Era / Shane Merrill / Shaun Kats Loved it!

H - Best Use of Local Photography / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Freeman Courier / Jeremy Waltner

H - Best Use of Local Photography / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Timber Lake Topic / Kathy Nelson Good quality photos.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / The Miller Press / Janice Erfman This is a simple photo, but there's something about it that makes you want to go get a pizza from this guy. Great ad!

H - Best Use of Local Photography / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Linda Meyer The plethora of friendly smiling faces makes the reader want to visit this store.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Yankton County Observer / Dave Baumeister Fun, and smart. Good use of photos. Most locals should quickly identify with.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Dan Merritt & Jim Anderson Another brilliant example of how to smartly use file photos to represent the concept or ideas.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Madison Daily Leader / Krisen Grimm Great photo and layout.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Mitchell Daily Republic / Janet DeRouchey Cute! Love the photo, strong contender in this category.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Brookings Register / Kendra Deibert We appreciate the complexity of the photo treatment. Love to see local photos in gym ads, it's easy to load them up with stock images of buff guys working out, this is better.

H - Best Use of Local Photography / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / No Contest Entries /

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Melissa Chipps

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Tea Weekly / Kelli Bultena Short and Sweet!

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The New Era / Lisa Miller Loved it!

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Custer County Chronicle / Deb Petterson Good Sales aide.

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / The Lennox Independent / Kelli Bultena Great! Delivers info in plain terms & does a great job telling me about your publication

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / No Contest Entries /

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Madison Daily Leader / Staff Nicely layed out rate card. Very colorful and a nice size.

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Watertown Public Opinion / Staff Best idea of the bunch. Who doesn't want to sell more color. Doesn't have as much stying power as the winners.

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan / M. Schievelbein Wins because it is something advertisers can keep and use every day.

I - Best Advertising Sales Tool / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / No Contest Entries /

J - Most Original Creative Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Dakota Dunes / North Sioux City Times / Linda Bingen Clean ad. Like the use of photos. Overall nice ad.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / The Rosholt Review / Calvin F. Ceroll Nice use of cute picture. Background works well for ad. I like the font used for "Sweet Corn Fiesta".

J - Most Original Creative Idea / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Really cute ad. Love the pheasant driving the tractor. Nice layout. White space works in this ad

J - Most Original Creative Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Custer County Chronicle / Norma Najacht Idea and picture are great.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Timber Lake Topic / Judy Bickel Great idea that is seldom seen.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Freeman Courier / Jeremy Waltner Great ad.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Mobridge Tribune / Darrell Gill Great way to get our readers involved. Good idea.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Mobridge Tribune / Justin Petersen Congratulations on getting a car dealer to promote just one vehicle in this much space. The artwork and color all come together for a very creative and effective ad!

J - Most Original Creative Idea / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Yankton County Observer / Jim Anderson Nice clean layout. Nice mix with copy, ads and photos.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Madison Daily Leader / Melissa Hegg & Brandy Moore Wonderful concept, perfect execution & layout

J - Most Original Creative Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Brookings Register / Kendra Diebert & Beverly Jensen We couldn't stop smiling! Whoever did this did a great job!

J - Most Original Creative Idea / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan / Heather Heimes Most Inovative idea of the bunch. Great use of a variety of media to push advertising.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 3 - Third / Rapid City Journal / Jon Martin Overall theme consistant with their menu.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 2 - Second / Rapid City Journal / Christi Faris Pleasing to the eye, easy to follow layout. Like the usage of effects on three circles in the center.

J - Most Original Creative Idea / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / Argus Leader / Katie Wrage & Chad Garnes Use of elements is clean, effective & sophisticated.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / Tea Weekly / Kelli Bultena Like the title " miss a week, miss a lot!", that says it all! Nice layout, easy to read, given lots of information in an eye pleasing layout. Like the use of including copies of the front page.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / The Onida Watchman / Amanda Fanger Very cute idea bet it's popular with your readers. It's always nice to use local faces to promote your newspaper.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / Dakota Dunes / North Sioux City Times / Linda Bingen

Nice looking ad. Nice way to promote all your newspapers. Like the use of color. Simple but effective ad.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Potter County News / Molly McRoberts Great idea for a contest that promotes actual reading of the newspaper on a regular basis.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Lennox Independent / Kelly Bultena & Staff Good solid campaign that the community could support.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Custer County Chronicle / Norma Najacht This has impact written all over it. Using local leaders is a great way to show the importance of the newspaper to your community.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Webster Reporter & Farmer / Kelli Nimmer

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Yankton County Observer / Dave Baumeister/Observer Readers Everyone likes to see their picture in the paper. Doing the photos in color and adding a bit more to the story than who what when were.also a plus.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Mobridge Tribune / Staff Any value added benefits for subscribing to the newspaper are a plus. This should also boost classified linage.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Brookings Register / Kendra Deibert Hilarious! Someone on staff has photoshop skills

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / Mitchell Daily Republic / Staff Great information to present to readers, and advertisers! I like the unusual shape and color layout.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Watertown Public Opinion / Donna Pieschke & Staff Great concept, I haven't seen anything exactly like this in Iowa papers. Promoted the newspaper while collecting ad revenue at the same time.

K - Best Newspaper Promotion / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / No Contest Entries /

L - Best 2x4 Ad / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 3 - Third / The New Era / Megan Punt Clean simple ad but what really helps is the angling of the header. Catches my eye and makes the ad more interesting. Snowflake background also adds to the overall look.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 2 - Second / Chamberlain / Oacoma Sun / Holly Endres Excellent choice of font and border. Stands out on the page due to it's unique shape. Very nice.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / A - Weeklies Under 1,150 1 - First / The Onida Watchman / Marileen Tilberg Very nice ad. Like the graphic of the open pages of the book. Nice color.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 3 - Third / Lennox Independent / Kelli Bultena My designer was completely jealous of freedom to use this size ad for a soup supper!

L - Best 2x4 Ad / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 2 - Second / Potter County News / Molly McRoberts Very original idea and great use of graphics: not sure if press, but graphic is a bit fuzzy.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / B - Weeklies 1,151 - 2,050 1 - First / Custer County Chronicle / Norma Najacht Great use of fonts, sizes and color. I don't know if the photo is original or stock art, but it was perfect for this ad!

L - Best 2x4 Ad / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 3 - Third / Webster Reporter & Farmer / Kelli Nimmer

L - Best 2x4 Ad / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 2 - Second / Yankton County Observer / Laura Baumeister

L - Best 2x4 Ad / C - Weeklies Over 2,050 1 - First / Mobridge Tribune / Sarah Gates Not sure where you came up with this idea, but it works in every possible way

L - Best 2x4 Ad / D - Dailies Under 14,000 3 - Third / Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan / Cathy Sudbeck Unique layout.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / D - Dailies Under 14,000 2 - Second / The Daily Republic / Janet DeRouchey Nice layout. Shape of photo and running it off the page is a classic attention getter.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / D - Dailies Under 14,000 1 - First / Watertown Public Opinion / Lisa Langenfeld Buche Great use of photo, really makes ad stand out on page. Nice logo overlay and a decent amout of white space.

L - Best 2x4 Ad / E - Dailies Over 14,000 1 - First / No Contest Entries /