Paducah Bank Earns Four Telly Awards

Paducah Bank Earns Four Telly Awards, Bringing Total to 14 International Honors

 

Paducah Bank has earned four honors in the 47th Annual Telly Awards, bringing the organization’s total number of Telly Awards to 14.

The Telly Awards, founded in 1979, honor excellence in video and television across all screens. The competition receives more than 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and six continents and recognizes work from leading advertising agencies, television stations, production companies, and brands around the world. This year’s winners included nationally recognized brands, media organizations and production companies from across the world.

“Video has never been more contested, more creative or more consequential than it is right now,” said Amanda Needham, Managing Director of The Telly Awards.

Paducah Bank’s latest awards recognized its “I Choose Paducah Bank” campaign, featuring two Paducah natives: former NFL player George Wilson and New York Yankees player Justin West. Both athletes chose Paducah Bank, and their stories helped bring the campaign’s message to life through local talent, personal connection and hometown pride.

The Justin West video was produced by Curt Stewart at EMP, while the George Wilson spot was produced by Paducah Bank’s Creative Media Manager JT Crawford.

This year’s honors included two Silver Telly Awards and two Bronze Telly Awards recognizing the campaign’s promotional work, business-to-consumer messaging, banking and financial services content, and videography and cinematography.

These awards add to Paducah Bank’s previous Telly Award recognition, including seven Telly Awards earned in 2014 for the bank’s original “This Is Home” commercial campaign and three additional Telly Awards earned in 2021 for an updated “This Is Home” campaign.

“We’ve always believed some of the most powerful stories are right here in our own communities,” said Susan Guess, Chief Marketing Officer at Paducah Bank. “One of our greatest commitments has been investing in local talent, whether that’s the creative professionals on our team, the videographers and storytellers we work alongside, or the customers whose stories deserve to be told. These awards are meaningful because they recognize authentic stories rooted in real people, real dreams and the communities we proudly serve.”