Wintersteiger Creative Recognized with Top Honors in National Contest

Posted: 03/31/2008 In Category: Snowsports Manufacturer

Written By: Nina Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY – March 31, 2008 – Wintersteiger’s “Park and Pipe: Feet” poster won a Silver ADDY® Award in the Utah Advertising Federation’s ADDY awards, the first of a three-tier national competition. Wintersteiger, the global market leader in ski and snowboard servicing machines, engaged Crowell Advertising in Salt Lake City to create the poster. The full-service marketing agency is also charged with managing Wintersteiger’s U.S. branding strategy.

“For a European brand deeply rooted in the ski racing scene, we knew we needed to be strategic with our marketing as we shifted our focus to the U.S. recreational ski market,” said Ryan Eittreim, sales manger at Wintersteiger. “One wrong move and our brand could have been permanently alienated. So, we challenged Crowell to design collateral to meet the needs and trends in the ever-changing ski world.”

The winning poster depicts a snowboarder riding in the half pipe with a team of bare feet stemming from the base of the snowboard. In the trademark “Wintersteiger Green” color way, the feet illustrate the unique, quality performance achieved when tuning boards with Wintersteiger products and services.

“Admittedly, the poster is a little weird," said Chip Haskell, vice president and creative director for Crowell. "Sometimes that's good, and sometimes, that's not so good. In this case, the weirdness works in the sense that snowboarders and skiers like the abstract design and the silent message. Not surprisingly, their first comment is usually, ‘Where can I get one of those (posters)?’ And that’s always a pretty good indicator that you've created a real connection with your target audience.”

“Response to the posters has been awesome,” continued Eittreim. “Our shop customers plastered their walls right away. We’re stoked on the designs Crowell has brought to the table.
They continue to contribute ideas that exceed our expectations.”

The “Park and Pipe: Feet” poster won Silver in the “Collateral Material – Posters” category.

According to the UAF website, the ADDYs are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting over 50,000 nationwide entries every year in local ADDY competitions. The mission of the ADDY competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. The UAF ADDY Awards are the first of a three tier national competition.

About Wintersteiger
Wintersteiger is the world market leader in its three divisions Sports, Seedmech and Woodtech. Our success is based on customer proximity which we enjoy due to a globally-structured, tightly-knit sales and service network and sophisticated and future-oriented planning. Wintersteiger is the world market leader in service and rental solutions for the entire ski and snowboard sport. Sports and rental shops, ski and snowboard manufacturers and national federations trust in the system solutions and first class service from Wintersteiger. Wintersteiger USA is a fully owned subsidiary of Wintersteiger Austria handling sales and service in North America for all three divisions. www.wintersteiger.com

About Crowell
Crowell Advertising, Marketing & PR, known for its unabashed creativity and innovative marketing strategies, has operated under the same ownership since 1987. The full-service agency based in Salt Lake City offers creative and production services, PR, media buying and an interactive marketing division. Crowell employs 34 staff members and reports $26 million in annual capitalized billings. For more information visit www.crowelladv.com

Contact:
Nina Johnson
Crowell PR
njohnson@crowelladv.com
801.808.9590

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