Siouxland Marketing Association Awards: Shpilkes Near Sweep!

The Siouxland Marketing Association held its annual awards banquet Friday evening at the Anhydrous Convention Center in downtown Sioux City.

Each year, the SMA presents the "Sooie" awards for outstanding work in Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, and Spin Control.

Girnt Shpilkes of Shpilkes Discount Marketing won a near sweep of this year's awards, losing in only one category.

Notably, Shpilkes was awarded the Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for the second year in a row.

The complete list of this year's awards follows:

Award: Best Branding
To: Girnt Shpilkes, Shpilkes Discount Marketing
For: Brand Name Development for Impact Airlines

Award: Best Slogan
To: Girnt Shpilkes, Shpilkes Discount Marketing
For: Belligerent  Software--"We Put a Little Quality into Everything We Make"

Award: Best Product Line Management
To: Girnt Shpilkes, Shpilkes Discount Marketing
For: Willbury Medical Supplies - next generation product line
                     "Clear!" - smartphone pacemaker app
                     "Say Cheese!" - smartphone colonoscopy app
                     "Spit!" - TeleDentistry services

Award: Best Non-compensated Public Service Campaign
To: Farabelli, Palmer, and Associates
For: Siouxland Tourism Bureau - "Sioux City: Just a Heartbeat Away from Heaven"

Award: Best Public Relations Campaign
To: Girnt Shpilkes, Shpilkes Discount Marketing
For: The Republican National Committee - Women, LGBT, and Minorities Outreach Program
            (Nominated by the Democratic National Committee)

Award: Lifetime Achievement Award
To: Girnt Shpilkes, Shpilkes Discount Marketing  (Second year running)