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19
Jun

AAF-KC League Kickball Kicks Off Next Week

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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The game of kickball began in early 4th Century Greenland as a way to elect the ruling class year after year. Violent skurmishes would often erupt across the playing surface (misshapen sheets of dislodged ice shelves or crudely-sewn patches of dried Northern Chipmunk hide) until the victorious ruling class was populated by... Read more

18
Jun

Kansas City Agencies Represent at 2013 National ADDY Awards

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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Results for the 2013 National ADDY Awards are in and Kansas City agencies rocked the house once again. Big props to National Gold ADDY winners Barkley for decideyourside.com and Meers for the Great Plains SPCA "Humping" spot along with National Silver ADDY winners Whiskey Design for the Fresh Air Farm campaign, SHS... Read more

17
Jun

Chelsea Rohde Appointed to Ad 2 National Advisory Board

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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Chelsea Rohde is nerdy for passionate about Ad 2. So passionate, the outgoing President of Ad 2 Kansas City has been appointed to the Ad 2 National Advisory Board for the upcoming year. Ad 2 Kansas City has only been affiliated with Ad 2 National since last fall, an initiative which Chelsea spearheaded and saw through to the... Read more

13
Jun

AAF-KC & KCADC Present Kansas City: America's Creative Crossroads

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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You can feel it in the air and on the streets. You can read it in the news. It's all over the web. Amazing things are happening in Kansas City. We have a legacy of artistic and entrepreneurial innovation spanning more than 125 years. It is a mashup of new ideas and American creativity — an intersection of arts,... Read more

12
Jun

VML Acquires Stake in Poland’s Heureka Group

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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VML, one of the world’s leading digital marketing agencies and part of the Y&R network, today announced it has acquired a minority stake in Heureka Group, a top Polish interactive agency. The Heureka Group has offices in Warsaw and Krakow, with a staff of more than 150 people. This is VML’s largest agency... Read more

11
Jun

Meers Advertising Checks in at #9 of KCBJ Fastest Growing Companies List

Posted by Stefan Mumaw
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This week, the Kansas City Business Journal ranks the area’s fastest-growing businesses based on annual revenue growth rate between 2010 and 2012. Congrats to Meers Advertising, who checked in at #9 on the list. KCBJ subscribers, check out the article and full list here. Read more