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The Dallas chapter of the American Advertising Federation is the oldest civic organization in Dallas and celebrated its 100th year anniversary in 2008. We are the only association that represents all facets of the advertising industry. The birth of AAF Dallas can be traced back to 1908. During the past century, AAF Dallas has had a track record of making vital contributions to the local advertising community. Throughout our history, the League has worked with local advertising and city leaders to further the business of advertising and to provide personal and professional developments opportunities for our members. AAF Dallas activities has been recognized nationally- we were the Division 1 (over 500 members) Club of the Year in 2010-2011 and in 2013 have been honored for our activities in programming, government relations, public service, diversity and multicultural initiatives, and communications.

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AAF Dallas Sponsors FTC’s Green Lights & Red Flags | Ad Professionals Need This, Sign-Up Now for FREE Event!

AAF Dallas Posted On May 25, 2021

We’re excited to announce the newest edition of the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Lights & Red Flags. Join this online workshop on truth-in-advertising law, social media marketing, data security, business-to-business fraud, and other business basics in Dallas on June 24, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Central Time.

Register Here

This event is designed for advertising professionals, business owners, attorneys, and others who need to know how established principles apply in today’s fast-moving advertising environment.

The free business workshop series, Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC Rules of the Road for Business, turns to Texas — virtually — for its next stop. Focused on trending topics in truth-in-advertising law, social media marketing, data security, business-to-business fraud, and other business basics, the workshop will take place on Thursday, June 24, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Central Time, online from Dallas.

Designed for business owners, advertising professionals, attorneys, and others who need to know how established legal principles apply in today’s fast-moving marketplace, the program will offer practical insights from Texas business leaders and recognized experts in consumer protection law and cybersecurity. Acting FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will deliver opening remarks.

The FTC’s Southwest Region, the American Advertising Federation of Dallas, the Better Business Bureau Serving North Central Texas, the Dallas Bar Association Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section, and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law are co-hosting the event. An application for a total of 4.00 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit for Texas attorneys — including 1.00 hour of ethics and professionalism — is pending.

The Dallas program continues the popular business workshop series that the FTC has held in past years with regional partners in cities across the county. Space is limited on the virtual platform so register early(link is external) to reserve your place.

Green Lights & Red Flags event is sponsored by the American Advertising Federation of Dallas, Better Business Bureau Serving North Central Texas, the Dallas Bar Association Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section, and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

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Make Your Mark | Join AAF Dallas Board of Directors

AAF Dallas Posted On May 19, 2021

If making an impact on the Dallas Advertising community is your thing, this is for you. Joining the AAF Dallas Board of Directors is an exciting opportunity.

Work alongside and get to know the most diverse group of talented peers, industry experts, regulatory professionals, and more.

✨Our Board meets monthly and consists of several teams, including the ADDY’s Awards, ADDY’s MarCom, Digital, Diversity, Education, Government Relations, AAF Dallas MarCom, Membership, Programs, Public Service and Social Media.✨

So click on the link and learn more about the many ways you can leave your mark in our industry’s landscape for years to come.
#AAFDALLAS #WeAreDallasAAF #MakeYourMark

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If Your Company Won an ADDY Here’s What to Expect | Instagram LIVE and Party! Party! Party! #SafestADDYsEver

AAF Dallas Posted On March 4, 2021

AAF Dallas is getting creative and thinking outside the box, or maybe we should say, inside the box, for the Safest ADDYs Ever Experience. And please check out the great graphic design courtesy of Rodrigo Maycotte with Fortunato.

Reserve your box starting at $849 for members and $999 for non-members. We have an extremely limited quantity for these collector’s items, so let us know ASAP if you’ll be celebrating with your team. Here’s a rundown of what this years winners should expect.

March 10-11: Boxes will be delivered to your agency. We recommend your agency celebrate at 4PM on March 11 coinciding with our LIVE Instagram presentation. We will be visiting agencies who won Best of Show, MOSIAC and Judges Choice between 4-6 PM.

Reserve Your Box

Step 1 | Safety First

Before we get into the fun, we must remember to party responsibly. We’ll provide the sanitizer, masks, place marker stickers, and a tape measure to help your team ensure you stay 6 feet apart and safe during your celebration.

Step 2 | Get this party started

It’s not the ADDYs without the booze. We’re bringing the party by providing bottle service complete with champagne, a shaker, liquor, recipes, and mixers so your team is sure to have a party to remember.

Step 3 | Make Memories

If there isn’t photographic evidence, did it even happen? We don’t think so, we’ve included a portable photobooth in your box so you can save the memories! Remember to share your unboxing on social media too with #SafestADDYsEver so the Dallas advertising community can stay in touch as you party apart.

Step 4 | Bask in Your Glory

Starting at around 4:30 PM on March 11, we’ll begin delivering special awards to the agencies who won Judge’s Choice, MOSAIC, and Best of Show LIVE on Instagram complete with a MEGA ADDY, hazmat suit, and champagne. So tune in. At around 5:45 PM CT on March 11, we’ll give you the code to unquarantine your customized video with a list of your award-winning entries and the top ADDY Award in the box.

If you won more than one award, the rest are social distancing and will be available for pick up at a later date.

Are you a freelancer or a very small agency?

No worries, we have a party for 1 package for those who want to receive their award on March 11 and have a party complete with champagne, glassware, and other party items. We have very limited quantities, so reserve yours for $249.

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AAF Dallas Introduces Another Judge for #SafestADDYsEver | Francisco Rojas

AAF Dallas Posted On March 1, 2021

Safety protocols completed, our next judge for the #SafestADDYsEver is up for introduction. From a distance, meet Francisco Rojas, Creative Director at David & Goliath.

From Francisco: I’m a Chilean (Born and raised) award-winning creative with over 17 years of experience working for networks such as Ogilvy, GREY, and McCann Worldgroup. In 2015 I moved to Michigan to work for McCann; a few years later, I transferred to Los Angeles, where I currently work for David & Goliath. This is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Taking on new challenges like moving to a new country, learning, and adapting my thinking to new people full of insights has been truly refreshing for my mind and soul.

My work has been recognized by several international advertising awards like Cannes Lions, D&AD, LIA, Clio’s, One Show, New York Festival, Effie Awards, Ad’s Stars, Cresta Awards, Radio Mercury, El Sol, and El Ojo de Iberoamérica.

If you haven’t yet, make sure you order your box to claim your much- deserved recognition for enduring the advertising onslaught that was 2020. Place your order by emailing Allison at allison@aafdallas.org.

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AAF Dallas ADDY’s Winners to be Honored March 11th, 2021 | The Event is Virtual

AAF Dallas Posted On February 8, 2021

The Dallas market’s best in advertising will be honored Thursday, March 11 virtually!

Don’t worry. We will not ask you to sit on a 3-hour Zoom call to figure out which awards you won. We will be announcing the details of the Safest ADDYS Ever Experience this week. Trust us when we say it will be a memorable and fun experience.

The Dallas competition is sponsored by the AAF Dallas, a member association comprised of advertising and media professionals. Proceeds from the American Advertising Awards help support the AAF Dallas’s educational programs, DE&I initiative, public service projects, and proactive government relations efforts.

AAF Dallas will honor the following agencies, firms, and media companies at:

1820 Productions
3 Headed Monster*
Augustine Agency*
Caliber Creative
Children’s Health
Equilateral
Fortunato*
Funimation
Groove Jones*
Haygarth (A TracyLocke Agency)
Isaac Murray Studios
Johnson & Sekin*
Kickstand
Launch Agency*
LERMA/
MindHandle*
Moroch*
Mr. Cooper*
Nametag Films
O&H Brand Design
Omni Hotels & Resorts
Propac Agency
Push.
RBA
Recreation Dallas
Scentsible LLC, dba Poo~Pourri
SEE Pictures
Spire Agency*
Tadd Myers Photographer
The Infinite Agency
The Integer Group
The Marketing Arm
The Matchbox Studio
The Richards Group*
The Shop*
WFAA
White Pants Agency*

*denotes an AAF Dallas Corporate Member

Do you want these winners to enjoy the Safest ADDYs Ever Experience? We REALLY need your support this year to make this happen! Seriously, we are so proud of what we have in store for this season, but we will not be able to pull it off without underwriters this year! Underwrite the 2021 season by emailing Allison Farris at Allison@aafdallas.org.

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The Safest ADDYs Ever Has Begun | Submit Now!

AAF Dallas Posted On December 9, 2020

It’s been a year. Through it all, our resilient ad peeps have made it work, through remote shoots and endless zoom meetings, socially-distanced concepting sessions and beyond. To reward those who’ve figured out a way, no matter what. In true advertising fashion, we’ve spared no expense to overthink ways in which we can deliver the absolute #SafestADDYSEver. The ADDY trophies have begun their quarantine in preparation for awards season. They will be undergoing rigorous sanitizing protocols and temperature checks, and will be kept at a safe distance away from each other. All to make sure they make it safe and sound to your deserving hands.⠀
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The 2021 American Advertising Awards competition has officially begun in Dallas.

The American Advertising Awards are the largest advertising awards program in the United States that celebrates creativity and excellence in advertising. Entry into the American Advertising Awards begins with your local AAF chapter like AAF Dallas. A jury of advertising peers from around the nation will judge the local competition which will determine who will receive the honor of Gold, Silver and Bronze ADDY Awards. Only the best work will then move on to the district level, then national level for the opportunity to elevate your agency as one of the best in the industry. This competition helps AAF Dallas keep our doors open all year round and continue the important work we do to improve and unify our industry.

2021 Information: We will do our best to keep some aspects of the American Advertising Awards the same this year, but due to COVID-19 we will be implementing some inevitable changes. We will not be hosting an in-person event for the 2021 American Advertising Awards Gala; we will be hosting an experience on March 11, 2021. It is going to be dope.

If you have any questions about this year’s event Allison Farris at Allison@aafdallas.org

AAF DALLAS AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS DEADLINES AND FEES

Regular Deadline is January 8, 2021
Non-Member Fee per Entry – $200
Member Fee per Entry – $160*
Corporate Member per Entry – $140**
*All members will receive a COVID relief coupon this year
**Ask for your corporate member coupon code
Student Fee per Entry – $50

Late Deadline is January 13, 2021
Non-Member Late Fee per Entry – +$50
Member Late Fee per Entry – +$30

Late Deadline for CORPORATE MEMBERS* is January 22, 2021
Corporate Member Late Fee per Entry – +$30
*Not sure if you’re a corporate member, email Allison@aafdallas.org

Late Deadline for STUDENTS is January 22, 2021
Student Late Fee per Entry – +$15

THERE IS NO ENTRY DROP OFF THIS YEAR.

To keep you, our staff, our volunteers and our judges safe, The judging of the 2021 American Advertising Awards will be virtual, meaning no physical entries will be required (FOR THIS YEAR ONLY). Please note that this will mean you need to photograph entries so judges can see your the intricacy of your work virtually. If you feel your work must absolutely be submitted physically, we can make arrangements with you so the judges can see it. Reach out to allison@aafdallas.org with any questions.

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Updated Plans and Sanitized Hands | Shifting AAF Dallas

AAF Dallas Posted On August 17, 2020

Dear members, friends, sponsors,

After much thought, AAF Dallas has decided to cancel all in-person events until Spring 2021 this includes postponing our Shining Stars event scheduled for September 3.

AAF Dallas was founded in 1908 to be the unifying voice of advertising and to elevate the industry both locally and nationally. In the last 112 years, we’ve largely been an event-based organization and this pandemic has forced us to be introspective about our purpose, mission and responsibility towards our members and potential attendees to our events.

We believe now more than ever in our mission of elevating and unifying the voice of advertising.

Our new board of directors (See pic below. We’ll be introducing them on social media and email soon) is actively planning virtual experiences for you such as:

continuing education that focuses on actionable changes our industry needs to make in recognizing the importance of diversity, multiculturalism and belonging,
giving back to our community through our skills and resources, and
developing the future of our industry and world through our education initiatives.

We recognize that the industry’s needs are changing day-to-day and week-to-week, so we’ll be sending a series of surveys and polls for you to let us know what you need and expect from AAF Dallas and all its board members. Expect the first survey next week. Please take the time to fill out these surveys because we are here to listen.

If you have suggestions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us at allison@aafdallas.org.

Thank you,

Jorge Rosales, 2020-2021 President of AAF Dallas

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AAF Dallas Announces Dallas Shining Stars 2020 | Gala Set for September 3rd

AAF Dallas Posted On June 16, 2020

The wait is over. We’re sorry for the delay! AAF Dallas is excited to announce who the top 20 women in Dallas advertising are!

AAF Dallas is celebrating the 4th annual Shining Stars awards program which honors top women in Dallas advertising. In 2017, we launched our AAF Dallas Shining Stars program to celebrate amazing women doing amazing things in Dallas advertising. Inspired after attending the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame event, we googled “top women in Dallas advertising” and the result was “The 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas” instead of finding women who are producing thought-provoking and innovative work, breaking through barriers to create something new, or forging partnerships that drive growth. We believe ambition, work ethic, creativity, and leadership are qualities to celebrate and elevate. We believe when you get 25 incredible women in a room, great things happen. We believe it’s time that the nation recognizes our city as the talented advertising market that we are…and so the AAF Dallas Shining Star program lives on. See last year’s group here.

Your health and safety is important to us, we are currently postponing the Shining Stars event to Thursday, September 3. We have been working closely with the venue to ensure our guests safety is a top priorty. Currently (6/15/20) there is a limited number of tables of SIX(6 attendees) only with SIX(6) feet apart from each table. We WILL be requiring masks for all attendees (with medical exceptions) for this event. The venue has also increased sanitation and have committed to single use serving dishes. We will be serving plated dinners this year in lieu of action stations. Gloves and masks will be worn by all staff, but also available to guests if requested. Additionally, we will have a medical professional at the door checking temperatures. This event will only go if it is safe to do so. In the event that it is postponed again, we will let our Shining Stars and attendees know.

Dress code is semi-formal. Table reservations will begin on June 15, 2020. This event will have very limited capacity this year and has consistently sold out in years past. Therefore are no individual ticket sales at this time. We are currently only booking tables for our honorees and their companies at this time! Please register for our mailing list if you would like to be notified if individual tickets go on sale. In the mean time, one way to show support for your favorite Shining Star is to takeout an ad in this year’s book. For information about tables reservations reach out to Allison McCaslin at allison@aafdallas.org.

We’re thrilled to announce the fourth class of AAF Dallas Shining Stars. These women are Community Leaders, C-Suite Executives, Co-Founders, Executive VPs, Strategic Masterminds, Media Mavens, and more. They are breaking glass ceilings and elevating the Dallas advertising community to heights we have never seen before! Congratulations!

THE 2020 AAF DALLAS SHINING STARS:
Aimee Bové, Director of Media at The Loomis Agency
Alexa Pérez, Project Manager at Launch Agency
Alisa McCarthy, Brand Management Director at The Infinite Agency
Amanda Breaux, Integrated Account Director at Saatchi & Saatchi*
Amanda West, Senior Manager of Advertising at Pizza Hut
Andrea “Dre” Wilson, Group Media Director at Moroch*
Ashlynn Rehmani, Local Media Strategist at Univision
Brandi Rand, Associate Director of Social Media at Burrell Communications
Caitlin Mitchell, Social Strategy Director at The Richards Group*
Claudia Schaefer, Chief Experience Officer at Caliber Collision
Diana Schroeder, Vice President of Video Production at The Marketing Arm
Dina Light-McNeely, Senior VP Strategy Group Director at Spark Foundry a Publicis Media Agency*
Elizabeth Clayton, Principal at Richards Partners*
Hayley Dawson-Owens, Director of Consumer Insights & Innovative Strategy at Wingstop
Kat Kornegay, Account Director at Johnson & Sekin*
Kristina Blake, Partner & Creative Director at 31,000 FT
Lysbet Zimmerman, Principal at Quadratic*
Molly McLaren, VP, Group Creative Director at The Integer Group*
Salma Gottfried, Principal/Brand Management at LERMA/*
Tb Founder at Center Reach Communications
*denotes corporate members of AAF Dallas

Thank you to this year’s sponsors!

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AAF Dallas Announces the 2020 District 10 American Advertising Awards Winners

AAF Dallas Posted On April 13, 2020

The 2020 District 10 American Advertising Awards competition has just been completed. Because of the ongoing situation, it took a little longer than usual. We want to thank Marc Eisenberg and David Meraz for being flexible and ensuring this competition could still go on despite the obstacles! Congratulations to the following Dallas agencies for winning an award at the district level!

ATK PLN – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Caliber Creative – 1 Gold
Equilateral – 1 Bronze
Funimation – 1 Silver
Johnson & Sekin – 2 Silvers
Lucky21 – 1 Silver
MindHandle – 1 Silver
O&H Brand Design – 1 Bronze
Recreation Dallas – 1 Silver
Lerma Agency – 3 Bronze
Saatchi & Saatchi – 1 Gold
Spire Agency – 1 Bronze
The Infinite Agency – 1 Gold, 1 Silver
The Integer Group – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
The Richards Group – 1 Special Judge’s Award, 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
TracyLocke – 2 Silvers
WALO – 1 Silver

We’d also like to congratulate the students from the Temerlin Advertising Institute, Texas A&M Commerce, and The University of North Texas for their Awards!

Anna Rose Corell & Gaelle Gachelin – 1 Gold, 1 Special Judge’s Award
Monica Williams – 1 Silver Award, 1 Bronze Award
Adeline Fortenberry – 1 Bronze
Ashley Roy – 1 Bronze
Madeline O’Mary – 1 Bronze

If you are a Gold ADDY winner, your entry has automatically advanced on to the National competition, paid for by the District. If you are a Silver ADDY winner, you will receive an email from the AAF National office asking if you want to advance your Silver entries on to the National competition. Those emails should start going out during the week of April 13th. The entry fee to advance Silver ADDYs to National is $125/per entry for professional entries and $30/per entry for student entries, payable to National who will have all instructions. All Gold and Silver entries have been shipped to National, you do not need to resubmit anything. The National judging will take place in May.

District Trophies will be shipped to to us when it is safe. We will host a happy hour when we can to ensure you get your awards!

Further, the American Advertising Awards are usually hosted at ADMERICA in June. It was announced to day that the in-person conference has been cancelled and they are working on scheduling a virtual award show for the winners. Information will be available at www.aaf.org as more decisions are made.

To see the full list of winners for the AAF Tenth District you can View/Download PDF files of winning entries, broken down by city:
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Get AAF’s Dallas ADDYs List of Winners | Watch Hysterical “Must Love Ads” Themed Videos

AAF Dallas Posted On March 2, 2020

Last Thursday night, we had the best time celebrating the amazing creativity coming out of Dallas! We had so much fun working with Johnson & Sekin with the Must Love Ads theme for this year. They did a phenomenal job bringing this theme to life! If you missed the show, check out the groovy theme videos and the AdChat DFW interviews with the creative team that made it happen. The Richards Group took home the Best of Show for their “Snapple X Old Town Road” in the social media campaign category. Other special awards went to:

Lerma, The Mosaic Award for “PRxPR Case Study” in the Pro Bono Campaign category.
Launch Agency, Judge’s Choice for “So Much Better TV” in the TV Campaign category.
ATK PLN, Judge’s Choice for “Arli and the World of Wonderful” in the Animation, Special Effects or Motion Graphics/CGI category.
The Richards Group, Judge’s Choice for “Save Jane” in the Pro Bono Ambient Media category.
Lerma, Judge’s Choice for “#StopGunViolence” in the Pro Bon Pro Bono Campaigns category.
Anna Rose Corell and Gaelle Gachelin at Southern Methodist University, Student Best of Show for “P3 – Good Things Come in Threes” in the Poster category.
Client of the Year – TOYOTA, Josh Hoffmann
Agency Media Strategist/Planner of The Year – Nicole Cappellino, Publicis Media
Agency Media Buyer/Investor of The Year – Katie Brown, Goodway Group
Media Sales Rep of The Year – Laura Garcia, Viant
Agency Account Executive of The Year – Samer Salfiti, The Integer Group
Creative Production Partner of The Year – Courtney Love, Shoptology
Agency Support of The Year – Jonathan Ogle, The Infinite Agency
Educator of the Year – Douglas May, UNT
Young Professional of the Year – Kyla Jones, RAPP

To see who won Gold, Silver and Bronze, check out our 2020 winners book here. If you were a winner and would like to purchase trophy duplicates for your clients or teams, order here through March 21.

This year, the American Advertising Awards Gala was the largest of the year with 604 attendees. We have likely outgrown the venue and are looking forward to the future of this program! Proceeds from the American Advertising Awards gala go directly back into the development of our industry through AAF’s Education Initiatives, Public Service, Diversity and Multiculturalism Programming, Public Service and Professional Devleopment. Thank you to all who attended and made this a historic evening to remember! Follow us on Social Media for the full gallery of photos which will be available in 2-3 weeks.

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