What is Ad Fed? We’re people who make our livings in advertising and professional communications, along with students at area colleges and universities. The Ad Fed is a place to network with agencies, client-side marketing professionals, media, creatives, freelancers, and others who love this business. We host events ranging from the ADDYS® (the largest creative competition in the world) and educational programs, to gatherings just for fun.
Can you believe it? It's time to start planning for the 2012 Addy Awards. This is the best industry event of the year. Come see some great creative and celebrate with our own local talent here in Knoxville. Some of whom will go on to compete at the national level. Mark these dates: Thu Jan 26th will be the call for entries and Sat 2/25 is the Addy Gala. We will be sending more information and notifications with each of our our social media platforms so please follow, like, sign-up but whatever you do...plan on being at the Addy's next February. See you there.
Click the attachment below for rules/regs for the 2012 Addy's ADDY_Rules_Regs_2011-12.pdf
To submit entries, click this link: http://www.omnicontests2.com/addy/omnicontests/logon.cfm?clubid=115
Who does Oscar nominated Morgan Spurlock (director of Super Size Me) look to when he is doing a movie completely about advertising? Spurlock talks to Abigail Rendin, Senior Manager at Olson Zaltman Associates. And this week, Abigail is coming to
AAF Knoxville
January Seminar & Lunch
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012
Register: Members Non-Members Students
Olson Zaltman Associates is a research based consulting firm that identifies deep consumer insights to help clients develop and implement effective marketing, communications and innovation strategies. Olson Zaltman Associates uses an exclusive research tool, ZMET® (the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique), that identifies the deep mental and emotional universal orientations that structure and guide how people think, feel and behave with regard to a particular topic.
Abigail has spearheaded major branding and innovation research studies with Fortune 500 firms around the globe. She is also the firm’s Global Partner Liaison managing the network of firms that license ZMET in over 25 countries around the world. Abigail recently appeared in Spurlock's documentary film Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Her contagious passion for insights and outgoing nature makes her a natural speaker at conferences around the country. She holds a BA in Anthropology and a BA in International Studies both from The Pennsylvania State University.
• January 26, 2012
• 11:30am -1pm (11:30-12 networking/shmoozing)
• Peerless Restaurant
• Lunch
• $25 Members in advance
• $35 Non-Members
• $20 Students
• $35 Members Paying the door
