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January 2020
Take-in Day for the Western Virginia American Advertising Awards
Enter Online Now TAKE-IN DAY Thursday, January 16th 2020 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm Roanoke Higher Ed Center - Room 212 108 North Jefferson Street Roanoke, VA 24016. Take-In Day Checklist Signed Manifest/Invoice Payment, make checks payable to AAF Roanoke (if not paid online) Physical Entries in Envelopes (x2 if you want work to be shown at the Gala) Each entry should be submitted in a plastic sleeve with the following: (2) copies of your entry form (2) copies of your…
Find out more »Digital Marketing AMA
The AMA is coming to AAF Roanoke. The popular AMA (Ask Me Anything) format got off the ground thanks to Reddit and now you can ask anything about digital marketing and we’ll find the answers and present them at the January luncheon. This is the place to ask burning questions about the best platforms to use, how to get a job in digital marketing, how to create a budget … or pretty much anything else you want to know on…
Find out more »February 2020
Intro to Branded Podcasting
Creating engaging branded content has always been a tough nut to crack. Not only is it costly to produce, but walking the line between informing and selling can be tricky. Enter the branded podcast, a way for brands to create authentic content in an easily digestible format that consumers are looking for. Whether it's storytelling, informational, or entertainment-focused, creating a branded podcast could be another weapon in your client's 2020 arsenal. Yeosh Bendayan will give you some ideas, tips, and…
Find out more »March 2020
Western Virginia American Advertising Awards Gala
Celebrate the biggest night for advertising in the region at the Western Virginia American Advertising Awards gala. Celebrate the best of the industry with food, drinks, and some great surprises in the spirit of this year's theme: Back to the Future of Advertising. Tickets are $70 for members, $90 for nonmembers, and $40 for students using a .edu email address. Attire is "Creative Cocktail." Online ticket sales will end on March 6 at noon. Tickets will be available at the…
Find out more »April 2020
Staying Relevant: You Can Do It
How do you stay relevant in an ever-changing workplace landscape? Get advice from one of the best in the business at doing it, Cabell Harris of WORK in Richmond, VA. Cabell will be inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame in March 2020. Andy Spade, CEO of Kate Spade may have said it best: “Cabell has one of those minds that combines a military strategist with a sense of humor, A.D.D. child with business acumen, and a mad professor with…
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