Ad agencies honored

Two Reno ad agencies Bayer Bauserman & Co.

and R & R Partners won gold awards in district competition of the Advertising Association of America.

Bayer Bauserman & Co.

won a gold award at the district level for letterhead, envelopes and business cards designed for Seismic Events, a sports marketing and special events company.

R & R Partners won eight district gold awards for its Nevada Commission on Tourism "Nevada, Bring It On" campaign.

In addition, R & R Partners won a gold for its public service radio spot called "Is it Love...Or, Is It A Stroke?" for the Washoe Health System.

Other Reno area advertising and marketing agencies won silver and bronze awards at the district competition, including Smith & Jones, CLM Design, EstiponaVialpando Partners, Art Associates, Inc., KPS/3, Realife Marketing, Innerwest Advertising & PR, M Productions, Hansen Creative Inc., Vantage Pointe Inc., Just Imagine Marketing & Design, the Rose-Glenn Group, and DRGM.

Northern Nevada advertising professionals won 154 awards at the district level, the most of any ad club in the district which includes northern California, northern Nevada and Hawaii.