2009 Marketer of the Year

AMA Houston 2009 Marketer of the Year Best of Category Winners   Arts: Institutional Category Children's Museum of Houston   Arts:  Performing Category Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS)   Automotive Category Joe Myers Group   Economic Development Category Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)   Education:  College/University Category Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship   Education: Elementary/Secondary Category St. Pius X High School   Energy: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Category Shell Oil Company   Energy: Oil and Gas Products and Services Category Halliburton   Energy: Transportation/Transmission Category El Paso Corporation   Energy: Electric and Gas Utilities/Energy Marketing Category Gexa Energy   Engineering/Construction Products Category Exterran   Engineering/Construction Services Category Linbeck   Financial/Banking Category Sterling Bank   Financial/Investments and Trading Category Kanaly Trust   Financial/Services (non-banking) Category PKF Texas   Food Processing, Packaging and Distribution Category Sysco Corporation   Healthcare: Hospitals/Institutions Category MD Anderson Cancer Center   Healthcare: Physicians/Services Category Houston Wellness Association   Healthcare Products Category eCardio   Hospitality and Hotels Category Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau   Manufacturing Category Igloo   Media: Broadcast Category KPRC Local 2 - TV   Media: Print Category Houston Business Journal   Real Estate: Commercial Builders/Developers Category Hines Interests   Real Estate: Commercial Realtors/Managers Category Transwestern   Real Estate: Residential Builders/Developers Category Kickerillo Companies   Real Estate: Residential Realtors Category Houston Association of Realtors   Restaurants: Multiple Locations Category Carrabba's Italian Grill   Restaurants: Single Location Category REEF   Retail Category Buc-ee's   Services: Business-to-Business Category Consolidated Graphics   Services: Business-to-Consumer Category Blinds.com   Services: Professional Legal Category BoyarMiller   Social Services Category Houston Food Bank   Sports/Entertainment: Amateur Category University of Houston Athletic Department (Cougars)   Sports/Entertainment: Professional Category Houston Rockets   Technology Products Category Chemstations   Technology Services Category Schipul   Transportation Category Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County   Venues and Arenas Category Discovery Green   SELECTION OF BEST OF CATEGORY WINNERS  Congratulations to the 40 Marketer of the Year (MOTY) Best of Category winners!  Winners were selected from among 196 nominated companies, organizations and institutions by a vote of AMA Houston members combined with voting by a panel of local marketing and business leaders and educators.  The Best of Category winners are asked to submit detailed information on their marketing programs.  These submissions are sent to a panel of leading marketing executives/practitioners from outside the Houston area who act as final judges to select Houston's 2009 Marketer of the Year. Questions about MOTY may be directed to Gary Carson atgcarson@equamark.com or Matt Ross at matt@venturesmarketing.com.  BECOME A MOTY SPONSOR Sign up today as a sponsor and gain exposure on communications to 4,500+ marketing professionals and on the event website, plus receive special recognition and exposure at the event, which draws some of Houston's top marketing executives.  Sponsors also receive additional exposure through communications distributed by our event partners: the Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Technology Center, AAF Houston and PRSA Houston.  Sponsorships start at $500.  For information on becoming a MOTY sponsor, please contact Bill Krull at 713-357-9516 or bkrull@houstonwellness.org. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW!  The 2009 Marketer of the Year reception will be held on March 15, 2010, at the Alley Theatre, with the reception beginning at 5:30 pm.  During the event, the 40 Best of Category winners will be honored and the 2009 Marketer of the Year will be announced.  To reserve tickets for the event, go to: https://www.regonline.com/amahouston2009MOTY