ATLANTA, GA, February 1, 2005 -
Srixon Sports won the ING Industry Honors Award for 2004 in the
category "Print Ad, Consumer, Products" for their Srixon "Possessed" Ad
on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the 2005 PGA Show in Orlando, Florida.
Srixon
Sports' award-winning advertising agency, Fitzgerald + CO, created the
"tattoo" campaign for Srixon's new product introduction in 2004. The
first ad of the campaign featured flames tattooed on Srixon's HR-X333
golf ball, while the winning ad consisted of a skull image tattooed on
the golf ball. "Working together with Fitzgerald + CO is always an
outside-the-box creative process with the result showing Srixon's
personality and the edgy, passionate, and slight attitude of the
brand," said Mike Pai, Srixon's Vice President of Marketing and
Advertising.
"We've long known that Srixon has the
products to go head-to-head with the dominant brand in the category,"
said Bob Warren, Fitzgerald + CO's Creative Director. "Srixon's
advanced technology was the core that helped us to create such a
powerful ad. In a product category with so much quality competition,
great advertising, and heavy ad spending, it's terrific for Srixon to
receive this level of recognition. This is quite an honor," added
Warren.
