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We are kicking off the New Year with a very special guest at our January luncheon. Get your tickets now to listen to Mayor Sylvester Turner. Purchase HERE!
Join us for the 57th edition of Houston's American Advertising Awards, as we recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising.
The American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs, is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting over 40,000 entries every year in local AAF Chapter competitions.
Entry in your local Ad Federation competition is the first step toward winning a national ADDY. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local Ad Federation phase is the first of a three-tier, national competition:
1. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie to win ADDY Awards - recognition as the very best in their markets.
AAF-Houston's 2018-2019 ADDY Calendar: AAF-Houston Awards Call for Entries: Mid-October 2018. First/Regular Entry Deadline: December 1, 2018. Late/Final Entry deadline: January 4, 2019. The 57th Awards Gala will be held at the Hyatt Regency Houston on February 16, 2019.
AAF-Houston's Gold and Silver ADDY Winners qualify for the AAF Tenth District Awards competition in Dallas.
2. At the second tier, local ADDY winners compete against winners from other local clubs in one of 15 district competitions. District winners receive their awards at the annual AAF Tenth District convention held in April.
AAF Tenth District Winners qualify for the AAF National Awards competition in Washington, D.C.
3. District ADDY winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. National winners receive their awards at the AAF National Convention held in June.
For more information, contact the AAF-Houston Office at adclub@aaf-houston.org/ or 713-237-9999.
Join us at the 2019 AEFH Scholarship Awards Luncheon, where 20 deserving students from throughout the AAF Tenth District will be presented with hard-earned scholarships. Fortunate? You bet. Talented and hard working? Even more so. Come see for yourself.
'Tis the season to come together. Join the Houston chapters of Business Marketing Association (BMA), Media Alliance (MAH), American Marketing Association (AMA), International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Society of Technical Communicators (STC), American Advertising Federation (AAF) and the Houston Interactive Marketing Association (H/IMA) for an evening of cheer at our Second Annual In Cahoots Holiday Mixer. This is a free event. Date is Thursday December 13th starting at 5:30pm, Location Cedar Creek in the Heights, 1034 West 20th street.
This event will provide a unique opportunity for Houston area marketers, communicators and advertisers to interact in a relaxed, fun atmosphere while supporting the Houston Food Bank. Bring nonperishable food items, canned goods, or a monetary donation and automatically enter to win raffle items.
About the Houston Food Bank - America’s largest food bank in distribution leading hunger relief in 18 southeast Texas counties.
Network - Give Back - Food - Drink Specials – Community
College students from across the region compete to create the best ad campaign. Apply for this year’s conference!
Please join us for the 28th Annual Houston Media Classic to benefit the Houston Dream Fund, Houston Food Bank, and the Advertising Education Foundation Houston on Thursday, October 25, 2018. We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Wildcat Golf Club in Houston. The event will include a Texas Scramble, box lunch, and awards dinner reception following golf.
PIGC, AAF-H, Ad 2 Houston and The Printing Museum present, The 10th Anniversary of Oktoberfest.
Join us as we celebrate Oktoberfest with beer and brats at St. Arnolds Brewery. Grab your lederhosen and brush up on the Chicken Dance and Beer Barrel Polka. It will be Wunderbar!
Get all the details for guests, sponsors and to regiter at www.pigulfocast.com, or give us a call at 713.522.2046.
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Take advantage of our lower membership fees for 2018-2019 and enjoy a year of Houstonia Magazine!
$195 Individual Professional* (14 month membership. May 2018 - June 2019)
$95 Individual Academic
$95 Individual Retired Senior Professional
$95 Young Professional and Ad 2
Corporate Memberships start at $700
Jackie Dryden, Savage Brands, to be inducted into the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
With so many new social networks springing up these days, it can often be hard to know where to spend your time for the greatest return on investment.
Level up your career by learning the best practices to improve your LinkedIn profile to attract potential recruiters or to source prospective clients.
RSVP & Join us: http://bit.ly/LevelUpLinkedin
Storytelling in 60 Seconds or (Much) Less: Making Ads Work Like Movies
A big thank you to Simon Printing / Marketing Solutions for your generous sponsorship.
The University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication invites
AF-Houston
members
and fellow Cougars
to the
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Impact Awards to celebrate its 40th year as a school in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at UH and the 10th anniversary of its Jack J. Valenti naming.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.valentievents.com/.
This annual advertising convention is not to be missed by professional members of the American Advertising Federation in the Tenth District. It is held simultaneously with the District-level National Student Advertising Competition for collegiate AAF Tenth District chapter members.
PROFESSIONAL DATES: Monday, April 16 to Tuesday, April 17, 2018
The National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) is an annual competition administered by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) for college chapters across the country. Each year, college teams are – presented with an advertising and marketing challenge provided by the sponsor for the competition. The sponsor for the 2018 competition is Ocean Spray. Come cheer Houston's own UH Valenti School ad team to another victory.
NSAC DATES: Saturday, April 14 to Monday, April 16, 2018
Where: Omni Corpus Christi Hotel • 900 N Shoreline Blvd
Join us at the 2018 AEFH Scholarship Awards Luncheon, where twenty deserving students from throughout the AAF Tenth District will be presented with hard-earned scholarships. Fortunate? You bet. Talented and hard working? Even more so. Come see for yourself
Join us for our annual Membership Drive hosted at Saint Arnold's Brewery, March 27, from 6-9 PM. There will be fun swag, food and drinks on us! Come learn how to get the best rates for AAF-H's 2018-2019 membership.
Join us for the American Advertising Awards, as we recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising. The American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs, is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting over 40,000 entries every year in local AAF Club (Ad Club) competitions.
Click here to purchase Gala Tickets!
Corporate Cupid is your chance to gain valuable industry insights that will help you land that job you have your heart set on.
Come join us at The Hess Club for our February 21st Luncheon including guest speaker, Eddie Shekari, President of Versa Creative.
The American Advertising Federation-Houston will honor E.D. (Ed) Wulfe with its AAF-Houston Trailblazer Award on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The 20th annual AAF-Houston Trailblazer Gala evening will feature a cocktail reception, silent and art auctions that include one-of-a-kind fine art pieces created by members of the advertising and design community, special award presentation, and seated dinner. All proceeds benefit educational initiatives.
iHeart Media offices - 3rd Floor
2200 West Loop South, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77027
*Park on the 3rd floor of garage and bring parking pass to get stamped.
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2018-2020 BOARD NOMINATIONS
Thank you for your interest in serving on the AAF-Houston Board of Directors. Please complete the brief form below. If you have any questions, contact us.
DEADLINE: January 23, 2018
College students from across the region compete to create the best ad campaign. Apply for this year’s conference!
Please join us for the 27th Annual Houston Media Classic to benefit the Houston Dream Fund, Houston Food Bank and Advertising Education Foundation Houston on Thursday, October 26, 2017. We will have a great day of golf at the beautiful Wildcat Golf Club in Houston, TX. The event will include a Texas Scramble, box lunch and awards dinner reception following golf.
Reconnect with media friends from the past at this special HMC Reunion presented by Clear Channel Outdoor. Your individual $25 ticket gets you in the door with one raffle ticket and one drink coupon. Rub shoulders with media greats who are part of HMC history. Whether you are still happily working in the industry, left the market for that next big promotion or retired after years of hard work you will want to join us for this special event.
Join folks in the Houston Media community for a lip sync battle of epic proportions! Your individual $25 ticket gets you in the door with one raffle ticket and one drink coupon. Put together a group and get ready to get down at the Black Swan (Omni Houston).
Join us along with Ricardo Palomares at the AAF-H October Creative Thought Leadership Series: “Achieve What Seems Impossible”. Ricardo is a filmmaker, author, and explorer whose most recent project, “Pedal South”, entailed leading a team of four storytellers on a two-year expedition cycling from Alaska to Argentina. Come and learn about unlocking your full potential, and his step-by-step method to achieve any goal, or overcome any obstacle that seems impossible. He will be sharing the necessary tools to have more focus, purpose, self-reliance, and determination to get to the final destination - all while enjoying the journey.
Join us at the AAF-H September Creative Thought Leadership Series: “A New Era for Texas Monthly Magazine”, as Paul W. Hobby introduces us to the latest chapter of the magazine we all know and love. Learn about the magazine’s print and digital strategy in the changing market, and how the publication plans to move forward under one of the biggest names in the Lone Star State.
Because the advertising and marketing industries are so highly competitive, those green in the business struggle to land that first gig. But after crushing the game for a few years comes the realization, “I should be doing something greater, making more, changing roles.”
HIMA is assembling some of the nation’s best speakers for a one-of-a-kind event with topics ranging from human-to-human marketing, to customer centricity, and the personalization of bots, to ensure you are ahead of the game today and beyond.
Digital is king, so no matter your role, you’ll work with a developer at some point. Learning how to collaborate with the dev team is more crucial than ever.
Marketers from across Houston have expressed great interest in the USPS’ latest digital mail service, Informed Delivery. People want to know how to leverage this new digital marketing tool and incorporate it into their marketing mix.
