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Austin Ad Fed Newsletter

March 2007

Ad Fed Hot Spot Happy Hour
Thursday, March 29th
Lambert's, 2nd & Guadalupe
5:30pm-7:30pm

Join us at Lambert's (2nd & Guadalupe) on Thursday, March 29th for another installment of the Ad Fed Hot Spot Happy Hour. Christine Albert will take the stage at 6:30pm. Bring cards and make new friends!

2007 Kings of the Course Golf Tournament
March 30th Play Date for Ad/Marketing Professionals

The Kings of the Course Corporate Golf Scramble & Relay places local companies in competition yet again, but on a different playing field. The tournament is a four-person 9-hole scramble followed by a 3-hole golf relay at the Harvey Penick Golf Campus. Register your company's foursome today! More Info

Hill Country Ride for AIDS
April 28th
By Ted Burton

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get in shape but you already feel like that was “so two months ago?”

Don’t give up yet—you can start training this weekend for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS. The Austin Ad Fed team—the Ad Fed Veloci-Peddlers—is recruiting riders now for the April 28 event... Read Article

The Crossover: Urban Then, Mainstream Now
April 6th & 7th, UT Austin
By Carl Settles

Urban music and culture have taken center stage in American life. However, except for a few notable exceptions, African-Americans

across the country remain largely absent from marketing and communications fields – so much so, that in an effort to encourage Madison Avenue ad firms to hire more minority talent, officials like former New York Attorney General (now Governor), Elliot Spitzer, have threatened to take legal action.

How do we reconcile the prevalence of urban culture in mainstream media with the lack of African-American participation in the marketing and communications fields?... Read Article

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How about those ADDYs?
Thanks from all of us to 2007 ADDY Chair Scott Van Osdol who organized a unique and fabulous show. Scott, you are a gift.

Want to win some ADDYs next year? In this issue, get perspective and insights from this year's judges about how to do just that.

If you remember graduating and starting your first job in advertising, you'll appreciate reading what up-and-coming young professionals, Nancy Jeng of UT and Antonio Banos of Texas State, report as winners of the American Advertising Federation's "Most Promising Minority Students" program, which took them to New York for immersion sessions at the NY Times, Verizon, and ESPN, and seminars by Leo Burnett, Interpublic and Y&R Brands.

Also starting a new venture is former long-time GSD&M VP, Eric Webber, who recently left the agency to start his own PR firm. Learn what Eric has learned in the transition from big to small.

Get the details on our wonderful spring events: the Urban Media Symposium, "The Crossover: Urban Goes Mainstream," April 6-7; the Hill Country Ride for AIDS, April 28; and the Big Wig Awards (date is TBD in June) which will have a new look and feel this year.

Finally, we hope you enjoy the new design and editorial enhancements of your Austin AdFed e-newsletter. Let us know what you think at news@austinadfed.com – we appreciate your help in making it a must-read in our community.

Sincerely,
Pat Niekamp, President
Austin Advertising Federation

A Night at the Crocket Center
By Lisa O'Neill, Ad Fed Board Member

Walking into the huge metal warehouse that is the Crocket Center on North Lamar, you knew you would be taking in an ADDY show quite different than any other... Read Article

Austin Revisited
By Tom Gabriel, CEO of GdB, 2007 Austin ADDY Judge

When I was asked to reflect back on the Austin judging experience, I worried about what and how much I’d remember. After a month filled with the usual distractions, I would hate to inadvertently leave out something worthy. So I did the prudent thing, and sent for a list of the winners...
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Some Thoughts on Judging the Austin ADDY Awards
By Anne Telford, Editor-at-Large, Communication Arts, 2007 Austin ADDY Judge

Austin is one of the most creative and distinctive cities I’ve had the pleasure to call home. It’s a location that draws people with originality. Despite the changes Austin has undergone in the many years since I left, it thankfully still retains its funky spirit, and that shows in the output of its ad community... Read Article

The AAF's "Most Promising Minority Student" Awards Program, 2007
Two different viewpoints from winners Nancy Jeng and Antonio Banos

Antonio Banos
The Most Promising Minority Students Program event was a once in a lifetime experience for a Hispanic advertising student like me. I was given the opportunity to meet and interview with some of the best advertising agencies in the nation. Everyone at the event was extremely nice to all of us finalists. One of the best things is that I had the chance to... Read Article

Words of wisdom from the newest PR agency in town, Webber/Mc-J
By Eric Webber

You want to do what? Leave something steady and dependable for the uncharted waters of starting your own business? I did it recently, so I’ll offer up some thoughts, for what they’re worth, to anyone considering doing the same.

I’ve had a job of some kind since I delivered newspapers in the 7th grade... Read Article

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