The time has come to reward those who’ve willed excellence into existence. We can’t wait to celebrate in person this year, and in true advertising fashion, we’ve spared no expense to overthink ways we can deliver.
A new year calls for a new award show. This one will be one you’ve never experienced before. So, start entering your work, and stake your claim in the annals of advertising glory.
Enter today, time waits for no one.
AAF Dallas is excited to announce the TOP 20 women in Dallas advertising – The 2021 Class of Shining Stars!
These women are Community Leaders, C-Suite Executives, Co-Founders, Executive Vice Presidents, 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 to the 2021 Class of Shining Stars!
Allison McCaslin – Director of Major Gifts at Presbyterian Night Shelter
Amanda Seabaugh – Assistant Vice President – Chief of Staff at AT&T
Amani Seay – Creative Strategy Manager at T-Mobile
Angelica Ocampo – Brand Designer at Strategar
Angie Yarbrough – Co-Founder and Principal at Stratistry
Ashley Parker – Head of Client Services at 3Headed Monster
Chandler Crawley – Associate Creative Director at Hawkeye
Crystal Gonzales – National Sales Executive SXM Media/Pandora
Elisa Silva – Partner & Managing Director at 3Headed Monster
Jennifer Yepez-Blundell – Inclusive Marketing Consultant & Founder at Merida Consulting
Jodi James – Business Development at Studio Tribe
Kim Alexander – Director of Production at Plot Twist Creativity
Laura E. Heymann – Owner & Creative Director at Green Apple Lane Design
Laurel McEuen – Director of Marketing & Creative Services at Raz Imports Inc.
Margie Aguilar – Company Lead / Founder at ISP Creative
Martina Brugnoni – Owner & CEO at Uptown Marketing
Megan Lucy Neal – Account Supervisor at Launch Agency
Nikki Moll – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stephanie Bazan – Vice President, Trade & Market Development, Avocados From Mexico
Valerie Klimko – VP, Client Partner at Hawkeye
The reception honoring these women is scheduled for September 16. We are currently only booking tables for our Shining Stars at this time. Get more information about the event here.
AAF Dallas is excited to announce our fifth annual AAF Dallas SHINING STARS, selecting and honoring the women you need to know now in advertising in Dallas. We want to honor Dallas-based women in advertising, marketing, and communications, leading by example, embodying the talent, skills, and leadership that will elevate our industry.✨
An extension of AAF Dallas’ commitment to diversity and inclusion, the SHINING STARS will promote and honor those who have produced thought-provoking and innovative work, broken through barriers to create something new or forged partnerships that drive growth.
If you know women who deserve to be recognized for their contributions to Dallas’ advertising and marketing industry, nominate them by July 9th!
Nominate a Dallas Shining Star
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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:
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
