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Letter from the President
Give it away, it comes back. You should be proud of yourselves. You volunteered in record numbers for our public service campaigns, the ADDY Awards, and committees like Cultural Diversity. The results?
You should be proud of your accomplishments, and the club to which you belong. I certainly am. Our Club Achievement reports can be downloaded from our updated website. By any measure, we did great: winning three times at the four-state District level and twice nationally. So thank you, Heroes of Advertising, for all your Good Work. By producing and entering the ADDYs, you gained the recognition you deserve. By your pro-bono service campaigns you made a huge difference to our neighbors in need. And while doing it you made new friends, learned new skills, built your portfolio and won ADDYs. Keep up the Good Work by visiting www.austinadfed.com and look for ways to Get Involved. Keep giving it away. It'll keep coming back. P.S. To everyone who donated a total of $4995 to the Team Ad Fed Veloci-Peddlers, thank you, my friends. And a very special thanks to Sentient Services' Paul Janowitz and Mike Elhaj who donated $1000 to my Hill Country Ride for AIDS. Advertising Angels, those guys. P.P.S. We're still working on the web redesign. We hope to include pictures of more Ad Fed members in the months to come. Thanks to John Langford for his great photos. |
EVENTS
The date of the Big Wig Awards has changed!!!
Join the Austin Ad Fed for our annual Big Wig Awards Show on Thursday, June 15th. This year's show will be an event like you've never seen before! Awards! Entertainment! Big Hair for Big Heads! Get ready for an 80's-style salute to the backstage chicks and dudes of Austin's Ad Biz!
Also, Austin Ad Fed members will elect new club officers and Board of Directors at Big Wig Awards luncheon. Members in good standing will be issued voting cards as they enter.
Big Wigs Luncheon · June 15th 11:30 AM · Hyatt Town Lake
Special thanks to our March luncheon sponsor Your Address Magazine from Celebrate Publications.
ADDY NEWS
Stubbs Menus, LatinWorks, Gold National ADDY
Austin Chronicle TV Spot, Texas State University, Gold National ADDY
Austin Agencies Win Seven National ADDYs, Record 75 ADDY Awards in Regional Competition
Texas State University Advertising Students Win Best of Show District and Gold National ADDY
Austin Ad Fed members won seven National ADDYs this week. McGarrah/Jessee led with a Gold and two Silver ADDYs, GSD&M and LatinWorks each won one Gold, Door Number 3 received a Silver, and TSU students won Gold for the same Austin Chronicle TV spot that won Best of Show Student Award locally and at District.
The awards will be presented at the national ADDYs, June 11th at the American Advertising Federation Convention in San Francisco. The ADDYs are the nation's most competitive creative competition, with over 50,000 entries and only 177 awards presented this year.
Austin Ad Fed members distinguished themselves in the four-state District competiton as well, winning a record 75 ADDYs at the District 10 convention held April 28th in Corpus Christi.
At that show, Texas State University advertising students Colin Decker, Ashley Ross, John Livingston, Allen Lafuente, and David Kelly won the prestigious 'Best of Show Student Award' for their Austin Chronicle TV spot. In February the spot won the same award at the Austin ADDYs.
In District competition GSD&M led the way with 38 ADDYs, followed by McGarrah/Jessee with 14. Milkshake Media won three ADDYs, and nFusion won three Gold ADDYs for their '2005 Austin ADDY Call for Entries Campaign: Advertising Anonymous.' Other winners include Cartis Group, Door Number 3, LatinWorks, MDS Advertising, Shiny Object, Sibley/Peteet Design, SicolaMartin, the Decoder Ring Design Concern, and The MAD House Advertising.
Click here to view the complete list of Austin winners at District and National.
Austin Ad Fed Makes the Grade
The Austin Ad Fed received high marks in AAF Club Achievement competition this month. The Public Service campaigns report led with scores of 95, 98, and a perfect 100 at District, and placed second in national competition. The report was written by EnviroMedia principal and VP Public Service Valerie Davis with help from President Scott Van Osdol, Board Member Larry Hill, and Achievement Chair Heather Ladage. The Cultural Diversity report placed third at national. The awards included $1,100 in prize money, which will be used for student scholarships and public service campaigns.
Reports are available for download here.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Hill Country Ride for AIDS Raises Record $483,000
Six Austin Ad Fed members joined a record 402 riders in raising $483,000 for the April 29 Hill County Ride for AIDS. "Over seven years the ride has raised more than $2 million for Central Texans living with HIV and AIDS," said Ride Director David Smith. "This money is so important to their health, safety, and dignity. Our riders, volunteers, and their donors have created an amazing community of kindness."
For the third year in a row Austin Ad Fed members designed and produced the pro-bono marketing and advertising campaign. The Team Ad Fed Veloci-Peddlers (Latin for Speedy-Sellers) raised nearly $5000 for the 65-mile ride. Donations may still be made at the Ad Fed-designed website by selecting Donate To a Rider and entering the team member's name: Valerie Davis, Scott Luther, Emilia Salinas, Dana Shaw, Elaine Sproull, Scott Van Osdol or Ted Burton.
May 2006
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MEMBER NEWS
Photography book designed by McGarrah/Jessee honored at the 46th Annual Western Heritage Awards.
Revealing Character: Robb Kendrick's Texas Tintypes, designed by Chaos as a project for Frost Bank, recently won the Wrangler Literary Award for Photography. The award was presented by the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on April 22nd.
Austin's Synthetic Pictures and GamePlan Marketing & Events partnered to create a national TV spot that aired during the 2005 Tour de France promoting the special Lance Armstrong computer. The Livestrong notebook PC, developed by AMD and Hewlett-Packard, donates $50 per purchase to Armstrong's foundation, and has raised $2.5M for the foundation to date.
AMS Production Group signs on to help the 2007 ADDY Awards. Click here to join the ADDY Production team and see your name in lights!
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The Ad Fed Diversity Committee send a call for participation in our Job Shadow Day which exposes students to career paths in advertising, scheduled for June 15th. Students will spend a day at a local ad agency or creative department as they interact with real advertising professionals. This is a great opportunity to promote diversity in advertising and develop mentoring relationships with Austin area youth.
The Diversity Committee will conduct a diversity survey of the Austin ad community as we continue to develop realistic strategies for increasing minority interest and participation in the ad industry.
We want to thank all of those who participated in our March Ad Fed luncheon in which Cultural Diversity Chair, Carl Settles moderated a spirited discussion featuring some the cities top experts on advertising in the African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Gay and Lesbian markets.
Carl has formed a consortium of creative services professionals who are serious about addressing issues on diversity See Carl's sub-Urban Media blog http://blogs.sub-UrbanMedia.com for on-going discussions, resources and ways to get involved. Or contact Carl Settles diversity@carlsettles.com directly.
STUDENTS
UT Advertising Senior David Wen is operating a great new creative blog and resource site that has been noted in AdAge. http://txadv.blogspot.com
Internships
Did you know the Austin Ad Fed has a multi-state internship listing on its website? If you have an internship you'd like to post, visit our Internship listings page, and complete the Ad Fed Internship Listing Form. Or, drop an e-mail to Lisa O'Neill (lisa@mc-j.com) with your info.
MEMBER BENEFITS
Don't forget, it pays to be a member. Lots of free stuff, good info, networking opportunities. Click here to join, or renew.
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