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RON FOTH JR. TALKS SUPER BOWL ADS ON FOX TV
Our own Ron Foth Jr. was interviewed on Super Bowl Sunday about what makes great advertising, and great Super Bowl ads. Watch the video here.
Columbus Zoo spot named Top 10
Wow! We are thrilled and grateful to have our Columbus Zoo commercial named one of the nation’s Top 10 most-watched spots of 2018! We’re proud to be listed here with Nike, Geico, Nissan and more. Thanks to Urban and Leah, and our fantastic friends at the Zoo!
Zoombezi Bay radio spot wins World Waterpark WAVE Award
We’re proud to say our fun radio campaign for Zoombezi Bay has been named Best Radio in the international WAVE Awards, presented by the World Waterpark Association. The playful spots promote the new Otter Banks region at Zoombezi Bay, the waterpark inside the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Marty Nowak named Senior Vice President, Production
We’re happy to announce the promotion of Marty Nowak to Senior Vice President, Production. Marty has been with the agency for over 25 years, rising from Producer to Executive Producer to VP of Production, and now SVP. This Marine Corps veteran is involved in literally every aspect of our TV, radio, video, and photography projects, and has won numerous awards as a cinematographer, editor, photographer, and producer. His unique combination of talents, leadership and creativity has helped make Ron Foth Advertising the world-class agency we are today. Please join us in congratulating Marty on this much-deserved recognition!
Wayne Brady the New Face of Publishers Clearing House.
Wayne Brady stars in our new campaign for Publishers Clearing House, launching nationally today! Read all about it (and watch Wayne with some Winners) in this Business First article.
Buddy Walk 2018!
Fothies and friends shared an incredible experience marching with “The Urbanites” at the Buddy Walk, benefiting the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio. We joined over 12,000 people at the Columbus Crew’s Mapfre Stadium, setting a new record and making this the biggest Buddy Walk in America!
Safelite Repair, Safelite Replace…a divot.
We had a great time playing in the Safelite AutoGlass Charity Classic Golf Tournament. Friends from Safelite and the Columbus Zoo joined us for great times, and a great cause!
Big check. Big campaign. Coming soon!
In New York today presenting our new national campaign for PCH Publishers Clearing House!
Poster Designs honored by Communication Arts
What’s better than having one of your campaigns make the Communication Arts 2018 Advertising shortlist? Well, having TWO of your campaigns make it! This is one of the most coveted creative awards in the industry, and we’re proud to announce that our Harvey & Ed’s posters for Cameron Mitchell Restaurants and our Nightlife posters for the California Academy of Sciences both made the grade!
Celebrating the Homeland from the Heartland
Had a great time (River)dancing our way through the @DublinIrishFestival! So proud to have this amazing client, and congrats to Nikki Murray on a great campaign theme and all those t-shirt designs!
Santa Monica Rocks the Beach
Congratulations to our friends at @Santa Monica Travel and Tourism on a rockin’ beach party last night! We were happy to be there for their annual Travel & Tourism Summit, proud to create and design the annual report and meeting materials, and love being part of their team every day. #SantaMonica
Foth welcomes Afrika Tikkun
Today we welcomed the inspirational ambassadors from #AfrikaTikkun to our offices, all the way from South Africa. We’re proud to have supported this amazing charity for nearly a decade with our friends at @SafeliteAutoGlass. They got a special behind-the-scenes look at how we make all those Safelite commercials, and even sang their own version of the famous jingle! #SafeliteRepairSafeliteReplace
The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research
We’re proud to have been at its inception 25 years ago…and today at the four-mile Champions Walk!
“My Pet Pterosaur” Radio Soars
Here’s some news that has us flying high: our “My Pet Pterosaur” radio commercial has been selected as a 2018 Radio Mercury Awards finalist. Created for the California Academy of Sciences’ “Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs” exhibit, the spot playfully imagines what it’d be like to keep one of these wild, winged reptiles as a pet. It turns out, you may want to stick with a goldfish. YOU CAN HEAR THE SPOT HERE
Have you heard? Foth updates and remodels in-house audio studio.
Our on-site audio studio renovation is complete! It always sounded great in there, and now it looks better than ever. We’ve completely redesigned the space, with high-tech touches everywhere. Plus new state-of-the-art audio software will really make that sound sizzle.
ADDYs 2018: Ron Foth Wins the Night
We were honored to take home 11 awards at the 2018 ADDYs, presented by the American Advertising Federation, including the prestigious Best in Show and Judge’s Choice honors. Shout outs go to our talented team, our amazing clients, and coffee. Lots of coffee.
Columbus Zoo, Zoombezi Bay win RUBY Awards
Our campaigns for the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay water park were both big winners at the RUBY Awards, presented by the Ohio Travel Association. The RUBYs honor outstanding creative work in the travel and tourism industry from across Ohio. The Zoo was honored for Best TV commercial as well as for radio and brochure. Zoombezi Bay was recognized for overall marketing campaign, TV, radio and brochure.
Cindi Pochatek named Art Director
Ron Foth Advertising is pleased to welcome Cindi Pochatek as our newest Art Director. Cindi brings a wealth of branding and digital design experience working as an art director for Victoria’s Secret, Office Depot, American Greetings, the international design consultancy Fitch, and the Via ad agency in Maine. She has also been a design instructor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. Ever the creative soul, Cindi has had her photography displayed at galleries throughout the Midwest, and is even a licensed yoga instructor. Welcome to the team, Cindi!
Columbus Zoo’s “Get Closer“ named Best Zoo Commercial in international competition
Even a grumpy grandpa loves news like this. Our charming “Get Closer” commercial for the Columbus Zoo, starring a curmudgeonly grandpa and his adorable granddaughter, has been named “Best Commercial for Zoos & Aquariums” at the 2017 Brass Ring Awards in Orlando. The global awards, presented by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, recognize creative marketing excellence in the tourism industry.