2012 FINALISTS ICSC is proud to announce the finalists of the 2012 U.S. MAXI Awards. The U.S. MAXI Awards honor outstanding marketing campaigns from all over the United States. Chosen by a panel of industry professionals, these finalists represent excellence throughout the industry.
The 2012 U.S. Maxi Awards will be presented at ICSC’s first-ever NOI + Conference in Orlando, Florida, September 5, 2012. TRADITIONAL MARKETING - ADVERTISING
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Pooches Pose at The Brickyard’s PUParazzi! The Brickyard Shopping Center Chicago, Illinois Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: RPAI US Management, LLC
The Gateway provides Daily Dish The Gateway Salt Lake City, Utah Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: RPAI, Southwest Management
Favorite Label Consumer Campaign Natick Mall Natick, Massachusetts Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Home for the Holidays Promotional Campaign Southlake Town Square Southlake, Texas Owner: Retail Properties of America Inc Management Company: RPAI Southwest Management LLC
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2011 Hillsdale’s South End Renovation Bohannon Development Company San Mateo, California
MORE Holiday Advertising CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Club Estrellas E-Magazine The Shops at La Cantera and North Star Mall San Antonio, Texas Management Company: General Growth Properties TRADITIONAL MARKETING - BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B)
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The Writing’s on the Wall West Acres Shopping Center Fargo, North Dakota Owner/Management Company: West Acres Development, LLP
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Think Retail. Create Value. DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
Keep The Dollars In Dallas United Commercial Realty Dallas, Texas
TRADITIONAL MARKETING - CAUSE RELATED MARKETING
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Queen for a Day Aspen Grove Littleton, Colorado Owner/Management Company: DDR Corp.
The BLVD commUNITY Benefits The Boulevard at the Capital Centre Largo, Maryland Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: RPAI US Management LLC
Cinco de Mayo Bristol Warner Village Santa Ana, California Owner: Sandy Sigal Management Company: NewMark Merrill Companies
Peanut Butter Project Paul Bunyan Mall Bemidji, Minnesota Owner/Management Company: DDR Corp Crocker Park Casino Night Raises the Stakes Crocker Park Westlake, Ohio Owner: Crocker Park LLC Management Company: Robert L Stark Enterprises Inc.
It’s A Gas! The Bright Side of Science Galleria at Sunset HENDERSON, Nevada Owner/Management Company: Forest City Enterprises
Success in Education The Gateway Salt Lake City, Utah Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: Retail Properties of America SW
Gorgeous Prince George’s: Then & Now The Mall at Prince Georges Hyattsville, Maryland Owner/Management Company: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Celebrating 100 Years of Girl Scouts Montclair Plaza Montclair, California Owner /Management Company: Cushman and Wakefield of California, Inc.
NewPark Mall’s Cultural Corner Newpark Mall Newark, California Owner /Management Company: Rouse Properties Inc.
Oakbrook Center 9/11 Tribute to a Fallen Hero Oakbrook Center Oak Brook, Illinois Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Frogs, Flowers & Fantasy ‘InBloom’ at Oakbrook Oakbrook Center Oak Brook, Illinois Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Christmas Lights and Rhythms at PLAZA Plaza Las Américas San Juan, Puerto Rico Owner/Management Company: Plaza Las Américas, Inc. North Texas Santa Run The Shops at Legacy Plano, Texas Owner/Management Company:: Retail Properties of America, Inc.
Dumb Friends League The Shops at Northfield Stapleton Denver, Colorado Owner/Management Company: Forest City Enterprises
Winefest The Shops at Northfield Stapleton Denver, Colorado Owner/Management Company: Forest City Enterprises
Battle of the Bands for LLS The Shops at Wiregrass Wesley Chapel, Florida Owner: Forest City Enterprises Management Company: Forest City Commercial Management
“VEGAS Gives” The Shoppes at The Palazzo Las Vegas, Nevada Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Tyler’s TOMS Style your Soles Event Southlake Town Square Southlake, Texas Owner: Retail Properties of America Inc Management Company: RPAI Southwest Management LLC
The Festival of Trees Southlake Town Square Southlake, Texas Owner: Retail Properties of America Management Company: Inland Southwest Management Company
Welcome Home Heroes St. Louis Union Station St. Louis, Missouri Owner: Union Station Holdings LLC Management Company: Jones Lang LaSalle Through the Eyes of a Child Westland Shopping Center Westland, Michigan Owner: Hudson Advisors Management Company: Trademark Property Property
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Operation Heartfelt Salute CBL Carolina Region Winston-Salem, North Carolina Management Company: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Chemo Duck 15 CBL Nashville Region Centers Management Company: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
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CBL Brings Relief to Tornado-ravaged Joplin, MO CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee
CBL Cares CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sing! DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
9/11 Day of Service General Growth Properties Chicago, Illinois
Sensitive Santa Glimcher Realty Trust Columbus, Ohio
Paying it Forward-Jones Lang LaSalle Community Day Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta, Georgia
Retail As Art United Commercial Realty Dallas, Texas TRADITIONAL MARKETING - EVENT OR SALES PROMOTION (INCLUDES GRAND OPENING, EXPANSION & RENOVATION)
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Style Social: A Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger Series The Americana at Brand Glendale, California Owner/Management Company: Caruso Affiliated
This is the SPOT! Atlantic Station Atlanta, Georgia Owner: North American Properties; CBRE Investors Management Company: North American Properties
Lexus Style Event Beachwood Place Beachwood, Ohio Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Broadway Plaza’s Neiman Marcus Grand Opening Broadway Plaza Walnut Creek, California Owner: Macerich & Northwestern Mutual Life Management Company: Macerich iMall - Charleston Town Center Charleston Town Center Charleston, West Virginia Owner: Forest City Enterprises and Cafaro, Inc. Management Company: Forest City Enterprises
Fashion Place 11-11-11 Grand Re-Opening Fashion Place Salt Lake City, Utah Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Grand Opening for Pinto Ranch, Vegas Style Fashion Show Las Vegas, Nevada Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Galleria Dallas Celebrates Fashion’s Night Out Galleria Dallas Dallas, Texas Owner: Institutional Investors Management Company: Simon Property Group Strolling Bridal Faire Lincoln Center Stockton, California Owner: Lincoln Properties, Ltd. Management Company: Sims-Grupe Management Corporation, Inc.
We’re Flippin’ For Old Navy at Maple Tree Place Maple Tree Place Williston, Vermont Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: RPAI
Ladies’ Night Out! Market Street - The Woodlands The Woodlands, Texas Owner/Management Company: Trademark
Oviedo; A Transformation from Marketplace to Mall Oviedo Mall Oviedo, Florida Owner: CW Capital Management Company: Urban Retail Properties, LLC
L.L. Bean Grand Opening Paramus Park Mall Paramus, New Jersey Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
Summer Arts at Dos Lagos The Shops at Dos Lagos Corona, California Owner: CW Capital Management Company: CYPRESS EQUITIES
Tyler’s Grand Opening Southlake Town Square Southlake, Texas Owner: Retail Properties of America Inc Management Company: RPAI Southwest Management LLC
Eat, Drink & Think Pink Southpark Meadows Austin, Texas Owner: Retail Properties of America, Inc. Management Company: RPAI Southwest Management LLC Concert in Lights: Ignite the Night Spotsylvania Towne Centre Fredericksburg, Virginia Owner: Spotsylvania Mall Company Management Company: Warner Management Company
Tanger’s Moonlight Madness in Washington, PA Tanger Outlet Center Washington Washington, Pennsylvania Owner: Tanger Management Company: Tanger Outlet Center
The Cleveland International Film Festival Tower City Center Cleveland, Ohio Owner: Forest City Enterprises Management Company: Forest City Commericial Management
Kris Kringle’s Inventionasium and Toy Shoppe Tower City Center Cleveland, Ohio Owner: Forest City Enterprises Management Company: Forest City Commericial Management
The Big Guy To The Rescue The Village at Allen & The Village at Fairview Fairview, Texas Owner/Management Company: The MG Herring Group
Kaleidoscope of Dreams The Village at Fairview Fairview, Texas Owner: The MGHerring Group Management Company: Herring Coyote Property Group-2008-2010
Girls Night Out Village at Stone Oak San Antonio, Texas Owner/Management Company: DDR Corp
“Ignite” Voorhees Town Center Voorhees Town Center Voorhees, New Jersey Owner/Management Company: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust In-Fashion: VIP Lounge @WaterTowerPlace Water Tower Place Chicago, Illinois Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
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The Avenue & GA Aquarium Strategic Partnership Cousin Properties Centers Georgia Owner/Management Company: Cousins Properties Incorporated
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Pearl of an Anniversary Tanger Outlet Centers Greensboro, North Carolina
Spring Fashion Week National Promotion Tanger Outlet Centers Greensboro, North Carolina
TRADITIONAL MARKETING – PUBLIC RELATIONS
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The Evolution of Atlantic Station Atlantic Station Atlanta, Georgia Owner: North American Properties; CBRE Investors Management Company: North American Properties
Welcoming Home A Hero Eastview Mall Victor, New York Owner: Wilmorite Inc. Management Company: Wilmorite Management Group, LLC
Lights, Camera...HIP! Harlem Irving Plaza Chicago, Illinois Owner/Management Company: Harlem Irving Companies
Moorestown Township Liquor Referendum Campaign Moorestown Mall Moorestown, New Jersey Owner: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Management Company: PREIT Services LLC Star Store Program The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes Maple Grove, Minnesota Owner: Prudential Real Estate Investors Management Company: Cousins Properties Incorporated
Symphony in Lights 2010 The Village at Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida Owner: Forest City Enterprises Management Company: Forest City Commercial Management
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Random Acts of Kindness 11 CBL St. Louis Region Centers Management Company: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
NOI ENHANCEMENT – LEASING
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This is the SPOT! Atlantic Station Atlanta, Georgia Owner: North American Properties; CBRE Investors Management Company: North American Properties
Parking Perils Thruway Plaza Cheektowaga, New York Owner/Management Company: DDR Corp.
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Specialty Retail Asset Management Program Provenzano Resources, Inc. Denver, Colorado NOI ENHANCEMENT - MARKETING AND NON-TRADITIONAL/ PARTNERSHIP MARKETING
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Hot Dog! Partnership with Oscar Mayer Helps Kids East Towne Mall Madison, Wisconsin Owner/Management Company: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
NOI Enhancement Hamilton Place Franklin, Tennessee Owner/Management Company: CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Career Fair 2011 Viewmont Mall Scranton, Pennsylvania Owner/Management Company: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
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The Avenue & GA Aquarium Strategic Partnership 5 Cousin Properties Centers Georgia Owner/Management Company: Cousins Properties Incorporated
NOI ENHANCEMENT – OPERATIONS
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Drought Conditions in San Antonio The Shops at La Cantera San Antonio, Texas Owner: General Growth Properties & USAA Realco Management Company: General Growth Properties, Inc.
Solar Solution The Shops at Midtown Miami Miami, Florida Owner/Management Company: DDR Corp. NOI ENHANCEMENT - OVERALL SHOPPING CENTER MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Rockville Town Square VIP (Very Important Parker) Rockville Town Square Rockville, Maryland Owner/Management Company: Federal Realty Investment Trust
NEW MEDIA - BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK/ TWITTER/VIDEO/BLOG)
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We’re Listening! Atlantic Station Atlanta, Georgia Owner: North American Properties; CBRE Investors Management Company: North American Properties
Freebie-licious Eastwood Towne Center Lansing, Michigan Owner/Management Company: Retail Properties of America, Inc.
Miracle Mile Shops’ Follow Friday Program Miracle Mile Shops Las Vegas, Nevada Owner: Boulevard Invest LLC Management Company: RFR Realty LLC, Tristar Capital, RKF & Associates
Rules of Engagement Plaza Las Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico Owner/Management Company: Plaza Las Americas, Inc.
REPin to Win with The Shops at Legacy on Pinterest The Shops at Legacy Plano, Texas Owner/Management Company: Retail Properties of America, Inc
Brewfest Live Tweeting/Custom Hashtag Experience West 7th Fort Worth, Texas Owner: Carlyle/Cypress West 7th, LP Management Company: Cypress Equities Company
Making Social Simple -- and Effective Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta, Georgia
Spring Fashion: Facebook, Frames & Featured Videos Kemper Development Company Bellevue, Washington
Why Can’t We Be Friends Facebook Initiative Tanger Outlet Centers Greensboro, North Carolina
Kimco Realty Launches New Blog Kimco Realty Corp. New Hyde Park, New York
NEW MEDIA - EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
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Buzz Control Ala Moana Center Honolulu, Hawaii Owner/Management Company: General Growth Properties
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Interactive Experience-That’s Retail Intelligence Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago, Illinois
ValuText DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
Get Fueled Up For Back-to-School Retail Properties of America, Inc. Oakbrook, Illinois
Forest City SWIVEL Technology Introduction Forest City Enterprises Cleveland, Ohio NEW MEDIA - INTEGRATED ONLINE CAMPAIGN
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Beauty Live at Galleria Dallas Galleria Dallas Dallas, Texas Owner: Instituational Investors Management Company: Simon Property Group
Using Online Marketing to Cross the Border The Mall at Sierra Vista Sierra Vista, Arizona Owner/Management Company: Rouse Properties Inc.
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Holiday Gift Giving Campaign DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
Sing! Live and Online DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
GGP ‘Merrier Shopping’ Integrates Best Practices General Growth Properties Chicago, Illinois
Retail Intelligence Means Valuable Online Presence Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta, Georgia
Style Multiplier Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TangerSTYLE Studio Online Tanger Outlet Centers Greensboro, North Carolina NEW MEDIA - LOCATION-BASED MARKETING
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Four Square Free Grub at Eastwood Towne Center Eastwood Towne Center Lansing, Michiga Owner/Management Company: Retail Properties of America, Inc.
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ValuText DDR Corp. Beachwood, Ohio
NEW MEDIA - MOBILE APP
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An App that Makes You Go Psst... The Shops at Legacy Plano, Texas Owner/Management Company: Retail Properties of America, Inc
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The Club Mobile App to Connect, Shop & Save General Growth Properties Chicago, Illinois
NEW MEDIA - VIDEO AS A PART OF A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
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Crocker Park Reveals Anticipated New Retailers Crocker Park Westlake, Ohio Owner: Crocker Park LLC Management Company: Robert L Stark Enterprises Inc. NEW MEDIA - WEBSITE
Using Websites to Engage Shoppers and Retailers Forest City Enterprises Cleveland, Ohio
Weaving a Better Web Jones Lang LaSalle Atlanta, Georgia
Holiday Fun For All Retail Properties of America, Inc. Oakbrook, Illinois