Top Judge Al Doyle – CD/CW

Top Judge Al Doyle – CD/CW – Seattle –

Published: Fri, 05/13/22

Top Judges Showcase

AABSA is all about promoting our judges to the advertising and marketing community. If you are a top judge, or just finished voting in all 9 contests, let me know, and you will be included in a future Top Judge message.

Email Greg Clow »

Top Judge Al Doyle

Al is a retired creative director and copywriter based in Seattle. He spent 19 years as Partner at Fusion, where he helped real estate firms with branding and marketing.

In 2018, Al took his expertise and put it to work for his church under the name RETRO:FIT. His new endeavor helps the leadership of churches find new value in their existing properties.

As a creative, AABSA is proud to have Al as one of our top judges, scoring a difficult 12 out of 12.

Since the logo, poster and billboard contests remain open, the rest of our judges have an opportunity to vote in these 3 contests, as well as the 6 others. No cheating by asking Al for the answers! Good luck!

Vote in any of our open contests »

West Regional Leader Board

Al is on top of the Leader Board, sharing that spot with 8 other judges.

As the results to future contests are rolled out, the competition will get more challenging. But every judge is guaranteed at least 1 point just for participation.

That means 9 points minimum if you vote in all 9 contests and get all 9 wrong (almost impossible – you'd have to try!)

See the Leader Boards »

Personal Judging Summary

If at any time you want to know whether you have voted in all of the AABSA contests, you can request that a summary be automatically sent to your email address.

Important: If you have been using 2 email addresses to vote, (a big no-no), then you will receive a summary with the votes recorded to the email submitted.

Request a Summary »

The Photographer Contest

This is a hard contest to judge. Each photographer is excellent, and their portfolios are extensive and varied.

The question to ask yourself is not "Who is better?" The question is "Which of these photographers can I see myself working with or representing my product?"

Or another question might be "Which photographer approaches their assignment with the kind of feeling or personality that resonates with me?"

With selection framed in this way, you should be able to polish this category off in about 2 minutes.

Take this opportunity to vote now!

Vote in the Photographer Competition »

The AABSA Mission

There is a lot of great creative work out there. Much like this single page ad for client Cake Fetish Cupcakes from Esparza Advertising, it is possible you would never see the work unless you lived in the Albuquerque area.

Small growing firms are often very creative, but focussed more on growing than filling out entry forms for creative contests.

AABSA has removed all the barriers:

• Our contests are free to enter.

• There are no entry forms.

• Entry requires no staff time to prep.

• Agency website links and contact links are displayed prominently on every entry.

And with a membership of 22,000 clients and creatives, it is possible your entry will get more of the right exposure than any other national contest.

The AABSA Mission is to get great creative seen. All you need to do is indicate your interest.

Email Greg Clow »

American Ad Books Showcase Awards (AABSA) is a group of 22,469 advertising and marketing professionals who make use of the AABSA contest platform to learn about, connect with, and hire talented people and firms across the United States.