Student ADDY Awards Competition!

The AAF Student ADDY Awards Competition is a unique national awards program designed specially for college students. Work entered at your local level can move up to the regional and national judging, just like the work entered by professionals across the country. Applicants must be enrolled full- or part-time in an accredited U.S. educational institution. Student interns are eligible to enter. Submit work developed specifically for this competition or from previous projects or student contests (work must be created while the entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry).

National winning entries may receive the following:

• Finalist certificate—great for résumés and portfolios
• Prestigious Student ADDY Award for first-place winners
• $1,000 cash prize for National Best of Show winner

For more information visit, www.studentaddys.com.

Mid-Year Retreat moved to January

Due to the busy schedules of everyone over the last couple of months, the cost of airfare and delays on getting attendee numbers together we have decided to postpone the National Ad 2 retreat until January 2007. The following email was sent last week by Chad Gennow, Chair, National Ad 2 regarding this change.

National Ad 2 Retreat in Orlando Florida
November 13, 2006

As most of you may or may not know the Ad 2 mid- year retreat has been rescheduled for January. This decision was made so that all of you will have time to raise money and budget to attend. It will also allow the national board to plan a more valuable retreat to all of you and your local Ad 2 clubs. Look out for a member and president survey coming soon!

This retreat should be a great event that will not only enable you to mingle with other Ad 2 members from across the country, but it will also offer you a lot of information that has not been available in the past.

Look for topics like:

• How to succeed in the Public Service Competition
• How to be a better speaker and sell your topic
• Club Management 101 and 901
• Budget and Finance for a better tomorrow

Please mark your calendars with the new dates, January 19th and 20th in Orlando, Florida. A detailed Agenda, emails and web destination will follow as we near the date.If you have any questions in the meantime feel free to contact myself or anyone on the executive board.

In an effort to help build more awareness of Ad 2 and our purpose please keep and eye out for additional materials and information on the support that we offer to you at the local level.

Welcome to National Ad 2

This blog has been created for the National Ad 2 board to better communicate with our members and member chapters around the country. We will work to make this a consistently updated resources for all young profesionals in the advertising industry through the posting of pertinent and timely information.

You can look to this blog to cover much of the following:

• Tips and ideas for your public service campaigns
• Student ADDY information
• The National Ad 2 Retreat in Orlando (January 2007)
• AAF Conference in Louisville, KY (June 2007)
• New chapters forming and how to form an Ad 2 chapter
• Information on National Ad 2's Public Service Client, PE4Life
• General advertising insight, ideas and commentary

Please feel free to comment on any topics you would like to see added and with any questions you might have for us.

Thanks!

Vinny Tafuro, Vice Chair, National Ad 2

Ad 2 Tampa Bay - President's Report

Chapter: Ad 2 Tampa Bay
President: Vinny Tafuro, President Dynamic Creations
Current Membership: 28

Programs and events held since last meeting:
Tampa Digital Studios Tour
Meeting Speakers: Hal Vincent, West Wayne; John Trimm, 93.3 FLZ Clear Channel Radio
Past Presidents Panel w/10 Ad 2 Tampa Bay Past Presidents
Beach Social & BBQ/Softball Game vs. TBAF
Leadership Retreat was 24 hours together in Ybor City.
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Emailed our Public Service Application through other groups to over 5,000 people.

Plans/goals for next quarter:
Kick off our new web cast program to highlight events of other young professional groups
Host our 7th Annual Ad Bash
Select a Public Service Client

What is something your club did a good job with that would benefit other clubs?
Outsource the mailing of Membership packets to ensure they are done at a cost of about $6/ea.
We utilized our Job Bank sponsor dollars to provide improved member benefits.
We are using the PayPal “subscription” service to set up auto renewal of members next year.

What is something your club needs help with?
Biggest challenge is to pass institutional knowledge to new members and board members alike.

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Preview of AAF National Conference 2007

Wally Snyder, President & CEO, AAF makes his presentation of AAF National Conference 2007 to be held in Louisville, KY. John McCafferty, President & Creative Director, McCafferty and Company Advertising and president of the Louisville Ad Club.

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