Tagged in “kansas city”

17
May

Bulletproof Blastback: Linguistics, Lawns and the Logistics of Rap Videos

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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Nothing to lose. It’s the moment—time to make a move, time to spit some truth. Join us on June 7th for the 4th Annual Edition of Art+Copy Club’s most unique event, Bulletproof. Eight local advertising professionals will step in the ring and attempt to dish it on any topic they want to visit—and try to... Read more

03
May

Outside Looking In: What I've Learned about the KC Ad Community

Posted by Sarah Dyerson
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I have now spent a little under 2 years immersed in the advertising and marketing community here in Kansas City and I have learned a lot. Here are the top ten things that make Kansas City “ad people” special in my eyes: Ad people drink for everything, meetings, educational events, breakfast, afternoon snack,... Read more

25
Apr

Jack Stack Barbecue to Close Out Spring Wednesday Acceleration Series

Posted by David Cacioppo
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It's Official. The Internet Loves Barbecue. Be sure to check out our final Wednesday Acceleration on May 2nd. We will close out this year's series with Steve Trollinger, Sr. VP of Direct Marketing at Jack Stack Barbecue. Jack Stack is blazing into 2012 on the heels of their most successful holiday season ever. Steve... Read more

11
Apr

KC Earns Top Honors at District 9 ADDYs

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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While the general results for the District 9 ADDYs were released last week, we recently received word regarding the four Special Judge's Citations -- and Kansas City creatives took home two of them! Given that over 650 entries were judged, this is quite a feat for our Kansas City creative community. 2012 District 9 ADDYs:... Read more

29
Mar

Congratulations to our District 9 ADDY Award Winners!

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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The results are in and Kansas City enjoyed another big year at the annual AAF District 9 ADDY Awards! The AAF's District 9 consists of AAF-KC, AAF St. Louis, Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals (Cape Girardeau/Paducah/Harrisburg), Joplin Area Advertising Federation, Mid-Missouri Advertising Federation,... Read more

21
Mar

2012 ADDY Awards Pics, Part I

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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As the 2012 Kansas City ADDY Awards fade in our collective memory -- and perhaps faded a little faster for some compared to others that night -- we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to relive the comaraderie and commendations. More photos to come but in the meantime, enjoy! Read more

20
Mar

The Kansas City Star Buzzing About "Mad Men"

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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In case you haven't seen it yet, the Kansas City Star had a great article this morning about this coming Sunday's "Mad Men" season premiere. Many thanks to AAF-KC volunteer Renee Robinson for connecting the Star with our recent "Mad Women" event speaker Jane Maas. Don't forget that this Sunday is... Read more

08
Mar

The “Mad Women” of Kansas City

Posted by Sheree Johnson
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I’m looking forward to meeting and hearing stories from Jane Maas tonight at our Mad Women event. Jane, a real-life Peggy Olson, reveals what it was like to be an ad woman on Madison Avenue in the 60s and 70s in her immensely entertaining and bittersweet memoir Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the... Read more

08
Feb

Ad Pros Included Among KC Business Magazine's 2012 "Rising Stars"

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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We received this great bit of news from our friends at KC Business magazine. Congratulations to all the extraordinarily creative and talented advertising, marketing, and communications professionals in Kansas City that made this year's list! KC Business magazine has selected 34 of the most promising Kansas Citians as... Read more

19
Jan

2012 ADDY Awards: The Stage is Set

Posted by John Kreicbergs
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The judging for the 2012 ADDY Awards took place this past weekend and the stage has been set for what is sure to be another stellar showcase of the creative firepower of the Kansas City advertising and marketing community. The ADDY Awards is the world's largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually.... Read more

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