3 makes 28 at the 2006 Addys: 18-month-old Albuquerque Ad Agency Earns 8 Golds and 20 Silvers

3, Albuquerque’s newest full-service ad agency/design firm, won 8 gold and 20 silver ADDY awards at this year’s NMAF ADDY Awards, earning the second-highest amount of total ADDYs in the statewide competition. Work created during 2006 was eligible for judging; 3 opened its doors during the latter part of 2005.

3 won gold and silver ADDYs for work entered in print, design, collateral, direct marketing and interactive categories. Nearly 50% of the entries the agency submitted won some kind of recognition at this year’s show, which had approximately 450 entries from 35 entering agencies.

This year’s NMAF ADDYs were judged by creative directors from some of the country’s largest and most influential ad agencies, including Crispin Porter + Bogusky, The Richards Group and McKinney.

Albuquerque advertising agencies participating in the 2006 New Mexico Advertising Federation ADDYs included McKee Wallwork Cleveland, Rick Johnson & Company, Esparza Advertising, Kilmer & Kilmer, Rome & Gold Creative, Squires & Company, Vaughn Wedeen, Thielen Designs, DW Turner and Xynergy New Media.