AAF - Cleveland

AAF-Cleveland To Highlight Multi-Cultural Marketing

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Virginia Marti College of Art & Design
Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast - 8:30am
Program - 9am
Tickets - $15 for members, $25 for non-members, $10 for students

Order tickets online here
 
Read Jennifer's bio here

Next NOCA Forum

The next NOCA ONEINDUSTRY Forum will be held on Wednesday, March 31 at The Plain Dealer.  The topic:  "Social Media and Interactive Marketing" with author Larry Weber, founder and chairman of W2 Group.

Progam at 8am
Tickets are $20
Reservations here

2009 ADDY Highlight Videos

Some video highlights from the ADDY Award Show at the Doubletree Hotel Lakeside.

Calling All Chefs

DigiKnow and Marcus Thomas are ready to defend their AAF-Cleveland Agency Cook-Off crowns.

Do you have what it takes to challenge their supremacy?  If you think you might have the right stuff, enter the 2nd Annual AAF-Cleveland Agency Cook-Off Challenge.

The entry fee is only $150 and includes admission for four of your top chefs, table (which you can decorate any way you'd like), electric hook-up, kitchen/microwave use and a chance to steal the crown and be named Chili Cook-Off champion.

Entries must be received by Friday, March 19.  Call the AAFCLE office at 216-901-4000 x-11 or email us here.

AAF-Cleveland Hands Out The ADDYs

Congratulations to all of our ADDY winners.  Here's the top winners from this year's competition.

Best of Show
baby james's 1st 5-months
KRON Corp
Doug Herberich

Judges Choice Awards

Brokaw Inc.
RTA Grass Parking Spot

 

flourish Inc.
Cleveland State University Campaign

 

KRON Corp
baby james's 1st 5-months

 

People's Choice Award

Liggett Stashower
Rezults Downtown Fitness

Most Gold ADDYs
Nesnadny + Schwartz (3)

Most Silver ADDYs
Marcus Thomas LLC (7)

Most Overall ADDYs
Brokaw Inc. (20)

David L. Stashower Visionary Scholarships In Communications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010-11 academic year, students wishing to apply are asked to send in the following items:


1. A personal letter or documentation summarizing why he/she deserves the scholarship, and verifying his/her major field of study in advertising, graphic design, public relations or communications.
2. One or more letters or recommendation from faculty and/or advisors with specific personal knowledge of the applicant.
3. An official transcript of the applicant's academic record for the freshman, sophomore and junior years.
4. Optional-portfolio of work, writing samples or any other form of communication the applicant deems appropriate.

Send these to:

Scholarship Award Committee
Liggett Stashower
1240 Huron Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44115

Deadline for applications is April 16, 2010.

Questions?  Contact Vicki Kressler here.

Discount Tickets To CIFF

Once again this year, AAF-Cleveland will offer members discount tickets to a film showing at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival.  The film this year is entitled "The Happiest Girl In The World."  AAF-Cleveland members can receive a $2 discount off of tickets to see this film by using code: AAFCLE.  Find out more about this film, showings and order tickets here.

2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off - March 23rd

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

6:00pm to 8:30pm

The Blind Pig

Tickets are just $10 and include chili plus all the fixins and one beer.

Click here to order tickets online

February Portfolio

The February issue of Portfolio is now available for download

Cover courtesy of Baron Photography

Get Your AAF-Cleveland Gear

We've opened up our new AAF-Cleveland Merchandise Store online.  Now you can get all of you AAF-Cleveland gear like hats, shirts, mugs and even stuff for your pets.  Check out the new store by browsing here.

In your Facebook

Join the Official AAF-Cleveland Facebook Fan Club. It's social. It's networking. It's oh so 2.0.

Get LinkedIn

You're LinkedIn, right?

You ought to be.

There's now an AAF group on Linked In and I think you should to.  Joining will allow you to find and contact other AAF members on LinkedIn.

The goal of this group is to help members:
• Reach other members of AAF
• Help officers from various clubs network to find help, speakers, ADDY judges and more
• Accelerate careers/business through referrals from AAF Group members
• Know more than a name – view rich professional profiles from fellow AAF Group members

Here’s the link to join.

Take a look.  It should be a useful tool for you.