The only thing better than creating great advertising? Hanging out with other people who do it — and sometimes, learning a thing or two.
Monthly Luncheons/Programs: Good food, good networking, groovy presentations you can't live without. Check out upcoming events.
From the Source AAF's Webinar Series: The American Advertising Federation's all-new exclusive web seminar series. It brings trade professionals directly to the desktops of AAF members through bi-monthly Webcasts exploring a wide variety of topics ranging from social media to diversity to legal issues in media. From the Source is available only to AAF members and is a completely free benefit of membership!.You can view archived presentations on the AAF website.
Parties: Oh yeah, we party. We usually do a couple of formal (as in, scheduled far in advance, with an admission price) soirées during the year, and about once a month we host a Hot Spot Happy Hour, where we all gather at the latest, coolest Austin hangout for drinks, snacks and shoptalk. Or a premiere party for "Mad Men" at the Alamo Drafthouse. You get the drift.
Our Board members and volunteers spend hundreds of hours planning programs, producing events, performing public service work and communicating with members and media. We document these efforts in annual Club Achievement Reports and share them with new Board members.
And because ad people are addicted to awards, we submit the reports to the regional and national Club Achievement competition. We don't like to brag, but, when competing against 250 clubs in the American Advertising Federation in the United States, here's how Austin has ranked:
NATIONAL CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (out of 250 Clubs)
2011 National Club of the Year, Division 1 (500+ Members), shared with Dallas Ad League
National: 1st Place Communications, Club Operations, Membership, Programs, Public Service, President of the Year Kevin Cassis. District 10: 1st Place Advertising Education, Club Operations, Membership, Programs, Public Service, 2nd Place Communications
Click here to read the 2011 Club Operations report.
2010 National Club of the Year, Division 1
National 1st place: Communications, Diversity, Public Service; 2nd Place Club Operations, Programs; 3rd Place Advertising Education, Membership; President of the Year Kevin Cassis. District 10: 1st Place Advertising Education, Club Operations, Communications, Membership; 2nd Place Membership, Programs; 3rd Place Public Service
2009
National: 3rd Place Communications, Public Service. District 10: 1st Place Diversity, 2nd Place Public Service, 3rd Place Communications
2008
National: 1st Place Programs, Public Service
2007
National: 1st Place Communications, 2nd Place Public Service. District 10: 2nd Place Diversity, Public Service, 3rd Place Communications
2006 District 10 Club of the Year
Programs Public Service Membership Club Management Communications Diversity
1st Place 2008 1st Place 2008; 2nd Place 2007, 2006 2nd Place 2000; 3rd Place 2009 1st Place 2005 1st Place 2007; 3rd Place 2006 3rd Place 2006
The Legal Legislative Committee tracks the important legislation being proposed by the Texas legislature and in Congress which has a direct impact on the advertising industry. Court decisions which are changing the law in such critical areas as e-commerce, media liability for ad content, and online confidentiality are also monitored and brought to the attention of our members.
As the primary focus of this Committee is to serve as an informational conduit, presentations on a wide variety of topics are provided throughout the year including a monthly article featured on the Ad Fed website.
