Save the Date for the October Luncheon

When: Monday, October 13, 2008
11:30 a.m.
Where: The Sheraton Madison Hotel,
706 John Nolen Drive

Please join AAF Madison to gain insight into how candidates, political parties and special interest groups communicate with voters as Ken Goldstein, Director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project and professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shares his nationally recognized knowledge and research with us.

Call Julie Redders at AAF Madison to register, 608-831-9242 or email her at julie@aafmadison.org.

Wanna be a star?

Start thinking ADDY entries, and start thinking big. The 62nd annual ADDY Awards Show will be held on Saturday, February 21, at the ever-ADDY-lovin' Monona Terrace.

So what's different this year? Ahem. Watch for more information-a lot more-to come, but here's a teaser. Think party. Big party. Cool party. Fun party. And think mingle, admire, and show off your work. Think: "See peers I haven't seen in a while." Think: "See what everyone else is working on." Think: "I'm a winner."

We'll fill you in on the details later, because there are lots of them. But for now, think about your best work this year. We have a sneakin' suspicion that some agencies we haven't seen for a while may show up. And you're going to want to be there and show off your best.

And if you haven't thought ADDYs in a while, think about this. After the show last year, Campbell LaCoste took some Madison-winning work national, and came in Silver. So there they were, nationwide winners, smack in the midst of the likes of the biggest agency names in the country. Talk about winning big.

So. Wanna be a star? Start thinking ADDYs.

We need bodies and brains to help pull off the show. Jump in! Email Co-chairs Liz Stroud, liz@jargonmarketing.com or Rico Goedjen, ricog@msn.econoprint.com to get involved and have some fun.

Roll Call from the Membership Committee

What a great way to kick-off our new program year with last month’s speaker Rick Breden! Glad to see so many of you in attendance!

Please take a moment to review AAF Madison's newest members listed in this newsletter, and help us welcome these folks into our club at our next meeting.

New members are vital to the growth and vitality of our association giving us all a larger pool of talented marketers to network with and share experiences. The Membership Committee is hard at work implementing new programs to keep our ad club growing. Here are some new initiatives that we invite all of our members to participate in Read more.
New Member Referral Program
New Member "Buddy" Program
New Online Company Roster & Membership Directory

New AAF Madison Members

Rhonda Vlasak Bingham, Bingham Marketing Group LLC Emmaly Snyder, Inn on the Park Matthew Cowden, ProVideo Mick Webber, Webber Creative

AAF Madison

Executive Director

Julie Redders, AAF Madison
julie@aafmadison.org
P.O. Box 5663
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-831-9242

Board of Directors

President

Tom Keeler
tom.keeler@madisonscw.com
Madison’s CW

Secretary/Treasurer/Diversity Co-Chair

Irving Chung
isc@waldbest.com
Waldbillig & Besteman, Inc.

Ad 2 President

Kristen Parent
kparent@nmbfrat.org
National Mutual Benefit

Education

Jon Hornbacher
jon@tiltmedia.com
Tilt Media, Inc.

Media Placement/PR Chair

Kim Lothe
mediapartners@charter.net
KMR Media Partners

Membership

Karen Tiedt
karen.tiedt@madisonscw.com
Madison’s CW

Website & Newsletter

Katie Shepherd
katie@boomtowncommunication.com
Boomtown Communication

Vice President, Programs Chair

Cynthia Everhart
cynthia@twistcom.com
Twist Communications, LLC

Past President/Silver Medal Award Chair

Bill Kennedy
bkennedy@kennedyc.com
Kennedy Communications

ADDYs Co-Chairs:

Rico Goedjen
ricog@msn.econoprint.com
Econoprint
Liz Schaefer
liz@onezerocharlie.com
Studio@OneZeroCharlie
Liz Stroud
liz@planetnewsletter.com
Jargon Marketing & Communications

Diversity Co-Chair

Amy Hutchinson
achutchinson@charter.net
Stratadesign, LLC

Fundraising

Ed Schulz
eschulz@adamsoutdoor.com
Adams Outdoor Advertising

A Message from our President, Tom Keeler - October 2008

Every election season, retail advertising takes a back seat to the barrage of political advertising that fills the airwaves with messages designed to influence a voter’s perception of a particular issue or candidate. The onslaught of campaign messages can be seen and heard everywhere now from broadcast TV and radio, cable, print, outdoor, on-line, as well as other emerging media including mobile. Read more.

About Town

Geo Group Earns State Certification as a Woman-Owned Business Read more.

ZD Studios Completes Environmental Branding Project for Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters and 10 Historic Sites Read more.

Your client needs a [good adjective] web site.

Ad 2

For all you girls who just want to have fun and guys who want to dance if they want to... bring on the Aqua Net or rock out your mullet for Ad 2 Madison's 5th Annual Halloween Bash—Nightmare on King Street: 80's in '08! Read more.

Next Event
What: Oktoberfest at Ad 2’s next Toast 2 Tuesday!
When: Tuesday, October 7
5:30 p.m.
Where: Essen Haus (514 E Wilson St)
Read more.