The 7th AMAIowa NOVAawards were the biggest ever. This year the AMA received 86 entries to the competition, a 33% increase over last year's submissions. Looking over a smattering of work we have to say a lot of it was very impressive. This year's panel of judges was chaired by Lori Howe and included 10 others representing clients and agencies.

Nearly 120 marketers attended the event. Awards were given in 12 categories wit Best of Show going to Aviva for their "Status for Youth Campaign." If your work won feel free to send it over with a little blurb.

The event was captured by Chris Maharry. Photographs can be seen in this gallery.

After working tirelessly, BitMethod is finally ready to debut their Change app. Change is a new point of sale system that makes things easier for vendors and customers. This is another one of those innovations coming out of Des Moines that makes our hearts sing. Seeing it in action is not something to miss. Tomorrow also happens to be BitMethod's birthday and we can bet the best present from you would be to drop by Mars.

Come join us next Thursday, May 17th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, at Mars Cafe, as we bring our first version of Change into the world and introduce it to its happy new family. Mars Cafe is determined to make our birthday extra happy. They’ll be running Happy Hour prices all night! $2.50 on select beers.

Cliche, perhaps. Heartwarming, absolutely. Makes us want to buy a VW, eh.

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We're looking to highlight a few ad/design folks who are graduating this month. That includes any graduates in Iowa and we'll even consider Nebraskans. All you need to do is send over a few samples of your work and a little about yourselves.

This can be a good way to get your name out if you're currently looking for a job. Or, you might just want to show off your creative genius. If this sounds like your thing, shoot us an email.