Ad Hawk Newsletter
Volume 75   ·   January 2010
     

Speaker Series
Dennis Ryan

Engagement is the New Black

Join us on Thursday, January 14 as AAF Dubuque welcomes Dennis Ryan, Chief Creative Officer, at Element 79 is an award-winning, classically-trained big agency creative with deep experience in television...which makes him an endangered species.

It's not just media platforms that are evolving but consumers are reinventing the very way they interact with media.

It's all very confusing, but if you take the half-full perspective, it's also pretty exciting. After all, where there's confusion, there's money to be made, but only if you can reinvent your offering to provide a new, more relevant kind of value. That challenge fills Dennis' work weeks these days and he looks forward to both share what he's learned and learn how others are evolving.

Follow him on Twitter @element79 and his weekday blog at www.brandsareopinions.com

Cost:
$15/members, $20/non-members, $5/students, $15/student non-members

Location:
Midway Hotel

Time:
11:30 a.m. lunch served
12:00 p.m. presentation begins

Menu:
Roast Beef and Baked Ham, Whipped Potatoes with Gravy, Vegetables, Tossed Salad and Rolls

Jackpot & Prize Drawing:
$60 - Must be present to win!
One attendee will also receive a prize from the AAF Dubuque Prize vault!

Register for this speaker

Special Event
 
 
 
 
 

ADDY Deadline for STUDENTS ONLY Extended
To allow students extra time to prepare and submit their entries to the Student ADDY competition, we have extended the deadline for STUDENT ENTRIES ONLY to 5 pm, Friday, January 22. Students entering work should complete the online portion of the entry process, then drop off their work and payment at Dupaco Community Credit Union, located at 5865 Saratoga Road in Asbury, between the hours of 8:30 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Questions regarding the Student ADDY competition can be directed to Jennifer Hanniford at 563-557-7600, ext. 2778, or jhanniford@dupaco.com.


Member of the Year & Silver Medal Award
Member of the Year
The AAF Dubuque Member of the Year Award is given to an individual who has worked hard over the year to be a driving force behind the American Advertising Federation of Dubuque. Nominees should be active participants not only in club activities but also in planning events and volunteering time. He/she should provide ideas to improve the club and actively work to implement them.

Submit your confidential Member of the Year nomination online www.aafdubuque.org.

Silver Medal Award
The Silver Medal Award is given to an individual whom has demonstrated a long-term commitment to the advertising community. The award recognizes outstanding professionals who have made valuable contributions to the advertising and marketing profession through their encouragement and guidance of others engaged in this industry. Nominees should be (or should have been) actively engaged in advertising, marketing, or public relations and use his/her abilities to make outstanding contributions to the advertising profession and the community.

Submit your confidential Silver Medal Award nomination online www.aafdubuque.org

Submit your confidential nomination form online, or send by mail or email jhanniford@dupaco.com. Deadline for submissions is Friday, January 22, 2010.


AAF Welcomes New Members
Brian Davis, Cottingham & Butler
Kassy Herrig, Cottingham & Butler

Marla Grundhoefer, M-Studios
William Grundhoefer, M-Studios
Andy Steil, M-Studios

Amy Hull, Mystique Casino


President's Message
ADDY® is going to the Oscars this year. Are you going to the ADDYs? And what are you entering? Entry deadline is nearing... you have until 7 pm, Tuesday, January 12, to get your best creative together and entered in this year's award-winning ADDY competition!

Some tidbits you may not know regarding our local ADDY competition:

  • Within our district, our club has an outstanding ADDY participation rate for our size
  • Our club pays the expenses for ALL Gold ADDYs to be forwarded to district-level competition, giving these companies the chance to compete and advance to national ADDY competition. (Silver ADDY winners have the opportunity to forward their winning entries to district competition at their own expense.)
  • The deadline for student entries has been extended to January 22. Student entries should be dropped off with payment at Dupaco's Asbury location at 5865 Saratoga Road, between the hours of 8:30 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
  • NEW THIS YEAR: The One That Got Away is a local-only professional category that will honor creative which was mocked up for a client in 2009 but was never used. Entering this category is easy since you don't have to submit anything online. Simply bring your category entry(ies) along with $20 per entry ($25 per entry for nonmembers) to entry drop-off and you're set. (Winners in this category will not advance to district or national competition.)

Creative isn't the only thing to be awarded during ADDY time. The Silver Medal and AAF Dubuque Member of the Year awards are also annually presented to two outstanding individuals within our industry. Get details and complete the nomination forms by using the links above. Please take the time to nominate deserving individuals! Nominations will be accepted through January 22, with winners announced at the ADDY Awards ceremony.

May this new year bring you renewed creative energy and enthusiasm. I hope to see you at next week's luncheon covering how to evolve along with evolving media!

Best regards,
Jennifer

Jennifer Hanniford, President
563-557-7600 or jhanniford@dupaco.com
 
     

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