Both of the awards were for print work done for Tila’s – a restaurant that specializes in authentic Mexican cuisine. STANANDLOU won in two categories: overall print campaign and single print piece.

The Tila’s print campaign grabs the reader’s attention with a distinctive yellow background and clever headlines. One ad in the campaign promotes the variety of top-shelf tequilas with the directions, “Lick. Suck. Swallow. Repeat.” The second bronze ADDY went to an ad that plays off the restaurant’s authenticity by declaring, “Jesus eats here. So do his brothers Mateo, Marcos, Lucas and Juan.”

The two district awards come on the heels of the 2006 Houston Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards ceremony, where STANANDLOU won five Gold ADDYS and seven Silver ADDYS in the newspaper, consumer magazine, direct marketing, trade publication, and self-promotion categories.

The HAF judges awarded the work for Tila’s two Gold ADDYS and a Silver ADDY. STANANDLOU’s magazine ads for Houstonian Lite earned two Gold ADDYS and a Silver ADDY as well. The final Gold ADDY was for The Houstonian Golf and Country Club. In addition, the agency took home Silver ADDYS for work done for NOEL Furniture, the Greater Houston Partnership, Aphelion Software, LOGIX Communications, and an agency self promotion piece.

“We are thrilled to be recognized at both the local and district level,” said Lou Congelio, president of STANANDLOU. “Our goal has always been to stay on the cutting edge of creativity and any recognition we get for our efforts is icing on the cake.”

STANANDLOU is a full service communications firm based in Houston, with projected 2006 billings of $31 million and is ranked among Houston’s top five full-service advertising agencies. Clients include Aphelion Software, Barefoot Properties, Buc-ee’s, Christus Spohn Health Sustem, Constellation NewEnergy, The Houstonian, Houstonian Lite, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, KRBE-FM, LOGIX Communications, Monterey’s Little Mexico, NOEL Furniture, Redstone Golf Club, Tortuga Mexican Restaurants and UHY Advisors.