The 26th Annual Crystal Awards of AMA Houston held on May 17, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston set new records, with the highest ever number of companies and organizations entering the competition. This year's event was also another sellout, with the largest attendance in history.

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Congratulations to our 2012 Crystal Awards winners!
To see as list of winners, go to Current Winners.

Congratulations to our 2012 Crystal Awards finalists!
To see who made the cut, click here: 2012 Crystal Awards Finalists.pdf 

About the Crystal Awards
The Crystal Awards is AMA Houston’s premier event, honoring Houston’s best marketing work.  What sets the Crystal Awards apart from other awards programs is that it is more than a beauty or popularity contest because good marketing is about more than getting attention. Good marketing is about results. To win at the Crystal Awards demonstrates that your marketing was effective, standing above the rest. That is what marketing is all about! 

Sponsors and Partners
Thanks to our valued Crystal Awards sponsors and in-kind partners. Sponsors of this premier event benefit from exposure to thousands of local marketing and business leaders on pre-event promotions plus excellent exposure during the event! To see our sponsors and partners and for information on sponsoring, go to the Sponsors page. 

AMA Houston Gives Back is helping the community.
A portion of the proceeds from the Crystal Awards goes to AMA Houston Gives Back, the chapter's philanthropic arm that provides grants for qualified marketing-related endeavors of local non-profit organizations, helping them to better serve their communities. The annual grant recipients are announced and recognized during the awards event.

2011-2012 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Bering Support Network
Child Builders
Dionysus Theatre
Friends of Texas Wildlife
Justice for Children
Living Forward Alliance
The Rose

Richard Laurence Baron Grant
Living Forward Alliance was also awarded an additional special grant, given in honor our late friend and mentor to the marketing community, Richard Laurence Baron, who died unexpectedly on December 30, 2011. AMA Houston set up an online donation site and raised funds in his memory, with donations coming from local colleages and friends and from other of his friends from across the globe.

Crystal Awards news, photos and videos:
Press releases:  www.amahouston.org/News/
List of winners: Go to Current Winners for last year and Past Winners for previous years. 
Photos of winners:     http://www.facebook.com/seemyself
Photos of event: http://tomanimagery.smugmug.com/Events/2011-AMA-Crystal-Awards/17325879_ZGsZHq#1315990326_trGn3BN
Chapter photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amahouston/
"The Meeting" video: http://808inc.com/work/ama-awards-the-meeting.html 
Chapter videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/amahoustonmarketing

Crystal Awards contacts:
Co-chair: Jared Houser Jared.houser@livingsocial.com
Co-chair: Ngoc Ma nma@wm.com
Co-chair: Jennifer Soto jenn@starrmarketing.net
Sponsorships: Rodney Bass   rodneytbass@yahoo.com
Entries: Jared Houser jared.houser@livingsocial.com