Albuquerque, NM (January 2, 2008) – The New Mexico Chapter of the American Marketing Association (NMAMA) is now accepting entries for its 19th Annual Marketer of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding results in marketing plans, campaigns and projects. Proceeds from the awards program will benefit the University of New Mexico’s student marketing organization. The 2007 MOY recipients will be the first to receive the newly unveiled MOY award, designed by local artist Wendell Unzicker.

Entrants compete within the following categories:

- Print Advertising (newspaper or magazine)
- Radio Advertising
- Television Advertising
- Outdoor Advertising
- Direct Mail
- Interactive Media (includes one or more of the following: Website, Internet advertising, Email newsletter, Digital Media)
- Integrated Marketing Campaigns (Campaigns must include two or more of the media above)
- Collateral (Brochures or promotional pieces) This category is not eligible for Best of Moy

Within each category, awards of merit will be honored as well as the Marketer of the Year. The Marketer of the Year from each category will compete for the Best of MOY award, the top honor in marketing.

Winners will be honored at the Annual Marketer of the Year Awards banquet on Thursday, February 21 at the Marriott Pyramid North where they will showcase their award-winning entries. The “Marketer of the Year” and “Best of MOY” campaigns will be recognizing in front of more than 150 members of the local community and the media, providing outstanding publicity and exposure to the winner and his or her organization.

The Marketer of the Year competition is open to any company, agency, not-for-profit or government organization that developed, implemented, and sufficiently completed a marketing program in New Mexico between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. Entries must be received by January 31, 2008.

Information and applications are available at http://www.nmama.org/moy/