• August 31, 2009

The Association of National Advertisers has announced the finalists for the 2009 Multicultural Excellence Awards. Currently in its ninth year, the awards recognize ANA member companies and other marketers for their outstanding work in producing multicultural advertising campaigns that ran between May 2008 and April 2009.

The 2009 grand prize winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony during the ANA's 11th Annual Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference in Phoenix. The finalists in each category are:

African American
McDonald's Mom's Trust, Burrell
Procter & Gamble's My Black is Beautiful, Burrell Communications Group
State Farm Insurance, Sanders/Wingo

Asian
Allstate Insurance, Kang & Lee Advertising
California Department of Public Health, APARTNERSHIP, INC.
JCPenney, interTrend Communications

Campaign with Significant Results
Chivas Regal 18, Santiago ROI
Johnson & Johnson - AMBI, Spike DDB
McDonald's, Burrell

Digital Media
Allstate Insurance, Lapiz
JCPenney, interTrend Communications
U.S. Army, Sensis

General Market Category
The Ad Council & Office of Women's Health, Muse Communications
Microsoft, Crispin Porter & Bogusky
MillerCoors - Miller High Life, Saatchi & Saatchi

Hispanic
Allstate Insurance, Lapiz
Comcast, Grupo Gallegos
UNICEF's Tap Project, Casanova Pendrill

Radio
Comcast, Grupo Gallegos
McDonald's McCafe, Burrell
Walmart, Lopez Negrete Communications

The awards are sponsored by the ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Committee.