WASHINGTON —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.
“The commercials we’re honoring here today are the best examples we’ve found of cutting through the clutter, keeping people from hitting the fast-forward button or changing the radio station,” said Chris Keating, national sales director for Nation’s Restaurant News, who emceed the awards presentation. Winning spots were played during the ceremony. —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.
The event was sponsored by PepsiCo Foodservice. —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.
Winners were determined based on companies’ annual sales and the advertising medium. Categories and winners were: —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.
Best radio campaign for sales under $100 million: Jerry’s Subs & Pizza, Gaithersburg, Md., “Jerry’s Brand Personality.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television campaign for sales under $100 million: Kings Family Restaurants, McKeesport, Pa., “Abandoned.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television single for sales under $100 million: Pier W, Beachwood, Ohio, “Pier W City Lights.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best radio campaign for sales between $100 million and $500 million: Shari’s Restaurants, Beaverton, Ore., “Now Serving at Shari’s.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television campaign for sales between $100 million and $500 million: tie between Bonefish Grill, Tampa, Fla., “Recipes,” and Zaxby’s Franchising, Athens, Ga., “Indescribably Good.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best radio single for sales between $100 million and $500 million: Zaxby’s Franchising, “Zensation.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television single for sales between $100 million and $500 million: tie between Big Boy Restaurants International, Warren, Mich., “It’s a Michigan Thing” and Bonefish Grill, “Mayday.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best radio single for sales of more than $500 million: Boston Pizza International, Richmond, British Columbia, “Carmen.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best radio campaign for sales of more than $500 million: Boston Pizza International, “Simply Italian.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television single for sales of more than $500 million: O’Charley’s, Nashville, Tenn., “Lawnmower.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best television campaign for sales of more than $500 million: International Dairy Queen, Edina, Minn., “Made for Each Other.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best use of humor, television: International Dairy Queen, “Inhaling.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best use of humor, radio: Freebirds World Burrito, Emeryville, Calif., “Beefcake.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Best radio spot produced for less than $3,500: Jerry’s Subs and Pizza, “Spokes Chicken.” —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently. Economy, politics take center stage at confab —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.