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Did You Miss the Dallas Shining Stars Gala? | Catch Our Interviews with these Amazing Women

AdChat DFW Posted On September 23, 2021

The fifth year of the AAF Dallas Shining Stars program was thankfully an in-person event that made all who attended giddy with joy to be in each other’s presence. The event, held on September 16th, was abundantly represented by the who’s who in the world of Dallas advertising and marketing.

Since launching this program, there has been a marked shift in AAF Dallas leadership with a board makeup of 65% women.

Adchat DFW had the opportunity to sit down with many of the stars and ask them interesting questions from who was their biggest inspiration to how COVID has affected the industry. Many of the answers will surprise you. The videos were played at the event and are below.

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AAF Dallas Announces Dallas Shining Stars 2021 | Check Out These Rock Stars

AAF Dallas Posted On July 27, 2021

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.

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Who is Your Favorite Woman in Advertising? Nominations Are Open for Dallas Shining Stars 2021

AAF Dallas Posted On June 15, 2021

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!

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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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AAF District 10 Winners Are In | Check Them Out!

4As Posted On April 9, 2021

April 9, 2021
THE WINNERS ARE IN
On April 6, 2021, we learned that 21 professional entries and 14 student entries received gold, silver, or bronze awards at the 2021 District 10 American Advertising Awards!

Congratulations to The Richard’s Group for winning Judges Special Award for professionals, and Emil Miralda from Texas A&M University-Commerce at Dallas for winning Student Special Judges Award!

Professional Entries
Gold

Gold: The Shop Garrison Brothers Bottle Design Packaging Campaign
Gold: The Richards Group The Leaning Tower of Dallas 020 – Guerrilla Marketing
Gold: The Infinite Agency Traptize Ky 020 – Guerrilla Marketing
Gold: Children’s Health Children’s Health Gratitude Tunnel Out-Of-Home Installation
Gold: Groove Jones Givaudan Virtual TasteTrek Citrus Virtual Reality
Gold: The Marketing Arm DieHard is Back Regional/National Television Commercial
Gold: The Marketing Arm DieHard is Back Branded Content & Entertainment for Television
Gold: The Marketing Arm DieHard is Back Cinematography—Single
Silver

Silver: Johnson & Sekin Local Hive Packaging
Silver: Caliber Creative Greenhouse Vodka and Gin Packaging Campaign
Silver: Push. Push Holiday Gift 2020 Special Event Materials (printed or digital)
Silver: Propac Agency PepsiCo Retro at Kroger Social Media, Campaign
Silver: Richards/Lerma #HomemadeCinco Social Media, Campaign
Silver: The Matchbox Studio Bonton Farms Brochure 088C – Brochure/Sales Kit
Bronze

Bronze Productions Real. Local. Journalism. Local Television Commercial Campaign
Bronze Augustine Agency #2FAST2TASTY Integrated Advertising Campaign – Regional/National – Consumer
Bronze Kickstand Doctor Mallard Internet Commercial
Bronze Push. Dallas College Rebrand Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Bronze Richards/Lerma Safeword: Colonoscopy Integrated Advertising Campaign – Regional/National – Consumer
Bronze The Matchbox Studio Red Gap Brewing Margarita Gose Packaging
Bronze The Shop Modern Pour Logo Design
Student Entries
Gold

Gold: Southern Methodist University 23andMe: The Story of You Meredith Welborn S19B – Campaign
Gold: Southern Methodist University Fight Nature with Nurture Grace Peek S07B – Campaign
Gold: Southern Methodist University Fight Nature with Nurture Grace Peek S09B – Campaign
Gold: Southern Methodist University Nair for Men Ethan Rios S23 – Copywriting
Gold: Texas A&M University – Commerce at Dallas Spotify – Set the Mood Emil Miralda S19B – Campaign
Silver

Silver: Southern Methodist University 23andMe: The Story of You Meredith Welborn S27B – Campaign
Silver: Southern Methodist University Fight the New Drug Meriel Upton S09B – Campaign
Silver: Southern Methodist University Nair for Men Ethan Rios S10D – Campaign
Silver: Texas A&M University- Commerce Change on the Inside Daria Tucker S21 – Consumer Campaign
Bronze

Bronze: Southern Methodist University Dallas Museum of Art Maria Archundia S13B – Campaign
Bronze: Southern Methodist University Feel Better Olivia Childs S11B – Campaign
Bronze: Southern Methodist University Marshall Amplification SophieVos S19A – Single
Bronze: Texas A&M University – Commerce War on Plastic Brandon Castelo S07B – Campaign
Bronze: University of North Texas 7-Eleven Branding Campaign Douglas May S22B – Integrated Brand Identity Campaign – Campaign
If you are a district Gold winner, your entry has already been advanced to the national level of competition at no cost to you.

AAF National will contact all Silver winners via email to ask if they want their Silver entry advanced to the national level of competition at an additional cost.

If you do not receive your Silver advancement email, you need to contact Amanda Dehart at AAF National.
Awards will be shipped to the local clubs’ American Advertising Award Chair for distribution. Duplicate District awards can be ordered HERE.

Our 2021 District 10 ADDY Judges:

Matt Hanson

Director of Digital Marketing Strategy | Digital Helium, LLC

Saint John, Indiana

John McCafferty

President/Creative Director | McCafferty Advertising

Louisville, Kentucky

Gil Arevalo

Lead Creative | Harley-Davidson

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Allison Robbins

CEO/Owner | Aspect 6 Creative

Muncie, Indiana

Congratulations and sincere thanks to all of those that participated!

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Spire’s Kimberly Tyner Named AAF Dallas’ Agency Leader of the Year

Spire Agency Posted On March 10, 2021

The 59th Annual AAF Dallas ADDYs will take place virtually on March 11, and Spire’s Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer Kimberly Tyner will be honored with the inaugural Agency Leader of the Year award.

AAF Dallas’ Suits Awards recognize and honor individuals across various advertising disciplines who support the creation, execution, and delivery of great creative work from the Dallas advertising industry. Each year, AAF Dallas selects one individual from each of nine categories to honor during the ADDYs award show. This is, however, the first time the organization has named an Agency Leader of the Year.

Spire’s 2019 AAF Dallas Shining Star owns a sailboat, so it’s no surprise that she knew a thing or two about navigating the bumpy waters of 2020. Under Kimberly’s leadership, her B2B marketing shop became one of Dallas’ most awarded agencies with 26 major awards, the most in the company’s history. Spire was among the top five most-awarded Dallas agencies at the 2020 American Advertising Awards, and was one of just 17 agencies to win at the District 10 level. The agency also received multiple Graphis and Hermes awards, made Logo Lounge, and was a two-time DFW Marketer of the Year winner by the American Marketing Association.

Her creative inspiration propelled the agency onto the Clutch 1000 global list of Best B2B Agencies in the World for the second year in a row in 2020. Spire was also named to the more-exclusive Clutch 1000 list for both Fastest Growth and Sustained Growth. The agency went on to be named to B2B Marketing’s Top 38 US B2B Agencies and Marketing Round’s 12 Best Agencies You Should Know in 2020.

Kimberly made the cover of the Dallas Business Journal in December for her feature on maintaining culture and creativity from afar. Earlier in the year, Spire was named to *DBJ’*s 2020 list of DFW’s Largest Advertising & Marketing Firms.

More awards. More growth. More press. More wins. In a hell of a year, Kimberly designed a helluva year for Spire by doing the big and small things that mattered most.

AAF Dallas was founded in 1908 and is the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation — the “unifying voice” of the 40,000 professionals in our nation’s advertising industry. The Dallas ADDYs are the first step in a three-tiered competition that culminates into the national American Advertising Awards this summer. It is our industry’s largest creative competition with over 35,000 professional and student entries each year.

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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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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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