On May 2nd students, professors and area professionals joined AAF Nebraska in Kearney, Nebraska for professional development and networking. We gathered at the Gail & Michael Yanney Pavilion and Burlington Green Courtyard located in Yanney Heritage Park outside Kearney. Read More
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College students, a group of their instructors, and advertising professionals converged to share real world experiences and realities of this profession over the course of a compact day-and-a-half agenda. Read More
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Copywriters, designers, non-profit planners, marketers, and motion illustrators came together on March 14 at the Freelancers Forum. A crowded room of advertising professionals and AAF NE Board members filled a party room at DJ’s Dugout at 114th and Dodge to hear stories and experiences from tenured specialists. Read More
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Carpenter posed a rhetorical question, perhaps to frame his presentation and the relevance of design “How can we work and design better, than through our experiences as human beings together. Are we spending our lives doing what is important to us?” Read More
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“We are not normal people. Normal people create problems.”
Greg Daake shared this quip with a spirited group of area college students during Meet The Pros 2024. He offered many ideas intended for his audience to consider and embrace during the event opening keynote address. Read More
I recently delivered a keynote presentation on the topic of “AI Driven Success: Embracing the Future of Business Today” The presentation was well-received, and I have received numerous emails and messages from individuals interested in accessing the keynote and obtaining further information. In response to this demand, I decided to create a long-format blog post that expands on the content covered in the keynote. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive resource for businesses looking to venture into the realm of AI. Thanks to all who attended! Read More
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The night before the ON Brand conference 2023, I sent LinkedIn messages to Ross Asdourian and several other presenters, a good way to meet before the buzz began.
Asking to connect, I referred to his “unexpected enthusiasm for otters” as listed in his biography and mentioned that our Henry Doorly Zoo had otters on display. I found it amusing that he mentioned a sea animal in his writeup. It seems that otter stories remain to be told or are better left unsaid. Read More
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Thank you to our members and guests for joining AAF Nebraska at DJs Dugout on April 6th for AdWars. Read More
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On March 23, seven AAF Nebraska members participated in the club’s Day Under the Dome. Read More
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Congratulations to Smith Kroeger the 2022 AdWars champions! Read More
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Each year, the American Advertising Awards recognize the best and brightest ads and campaigns created by Nebraska businesses and advertising agencies. AAF Nebraska members participate in this prestigious event. The latest information on the local American Advertising Awards entry and show can be found at www.creativenebraska.org. Read More
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Ayanna Jackson joined AAF Omaha members and guests via a Zoom webinar gathering on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 for an engaging interactive conversation examining why there is a need for diversity, equity and inclusion in advertising. Ayanna lead this open conversation about racism, prejudice and unconscious bias. Read More
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‘The Viewing Vortex’ shared the latest on new and unexpected viewing trends in 2020, an updated breakdown on how to approach video and television audiences and the latest options for buying ‘watchable’ advertising. Read More
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On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Yeosh Bendayan joined AAF Omaha presenting a webinar “Introducing Your Clients to Branded Podcasts.” More than 25 attendees tuned in to gain insights from Yeosh’s expertise in Branded Podcasting. Read More
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Morning Consult and the American Advertising Federation discussed new data examining how brands can navigate this tumultuous and troubling time by driving situation-sensitive, yet purpose-led growth. Read More
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On April 16th AAF Omaha offered our members and the advertising community a virtual AdBites Zoom webinar. Our keynote speaker David Campbell, President and COO of Chernoff Newman shared his insights on Crisis Communication presenting from his home office in Columbia, North Carolina to 47 of or members and professionals from the Omaha advertising community. Read More
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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak the AAF Omaha Breakfast and Tax Solutions “Let’s Talk About Tax” event was held as a webinar. Read More
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On Saturday, February 22, 2020 the Nebraska advertising community came together to celebrate the best advertising created in Nebraska during the American Advertising Awards | Nebraska ADDYs Show 20/20 Creative Vision. This year in Nebraska the American Advertising Awards competition had more than 500 professional and student entries. Read More
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This year during AAF Omaha – Meet the Pros 2020 the federation hosted more than 150 students, professors and young professionals. Our next generation of advertising professionals learned “You Don’t Have to Go Far to Get Far.” Read More
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AAF Omaha’s Holiday Party was held on December 17th at the Field Club of Omaha. More than 75 members and guests gathered for the annual celebration to Celebrate the Season. Read More
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You can always say something nice, but it’s more fun to ROAST ‘em.
On November 7th AAF Omaha hosted the seventh annual “BOOM! ROASTED.” The event gave attendees the chance to be a little less-than-nice to Omaha’s Mr. Nice Guy Mike Compton, Executive Vice President at Renze Display. Read More
Thank you to our corporate members from OBI Creative for hosting AdConnect or as we called it on May 9th Nueve de Mayo Thirsty Thursday. Our Membership team plans AdConnects quarterly. AAF Omaha invites you to attend these networking events to Connect. Network. Relax. with our members and area advertising professionals.
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Ryan Soutter
Director of Sales Engineering, Verzion Media
ACT – Ad Creative Tech
With several emerging technologies furthering the advancement of immersive experiences in advertising, the creative possibilities for marketers are endless. On April 16th Verizon Media’s Ryan Soutter took us for a journey through the new reality of XR and how to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution as we approach the 5G era. Read More
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AAF Omaha celebrated 58 years of hosting Meet the Pros on February 18 & 19. With loads of new content for attendees we presented new speakers this year along with more professionals from more categories, plus internships and scholarships for students to apply for. Meet the Pros 2019 was where aspiration met inspiration. Read More
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The inaugual ON Brand conference held on July 26, 2018 was a great success thanks to the Omaha branding community and our generous sponsors.
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n Tuesday, May 8th AAF Omaha welcomed Ashton Gary from Goodway Group. Ashton spent nearly 10 years working in digital media planning and strategy for dozens of brands. Now as a director of account strategy at Goodway Group, he helps agency clients at all levels – from multinational to hyperlocal – leverage the right campaign touch points based on their needs. Read More
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Thank you for joining AAF Omaha at Kith & Kin to Connect. Network. Relax. on April 26th. Read More
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The Brand The Influencer and The Agency
On April 18th AAF Omaha welcomed Dana Zucker the owner of Life Done Well. Life Done Well is a collection of three on-line magazines and many niche social channels. Read More
AdWars hosted on April 5th was a fun and fact filled event. This team competition tests your knowledge of advertising practices, terminology and trivia. It’s anything but trivial (just ask someone from the 2018 AAF Omaha AdWars championship team from Bozell). It’s a brutal display of seemingly useless terms and acronyms. It’s a grueling and treacherous evening of famous jingles and tag lines. Most of all it’s always fun!
After four rounds of trivia questions and one creative round Bozell was crowned with the new traveling trophy. Read More
We hear some of our industry’s brightest young ad professionals talk about what they’ve learned on their road to success. They shared valuable insights and tips about breaking into the advertising industry and getting ahead once you’ve made it in. Read More
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Attendees came dressed to impress wearing their best masquerade mask as we honored Nebraska’s best of advertising on February 17th at the American Advertising Awards – Nebraska. Read More
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AdConnect is one of AAF Omaha’s many Member Perks, a free night to help advertising professionals Connect. Network. Relax. Read More
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Each January, ad professionals polish off their bowling shoes and start throwing strikes in hopes of attaining the vaunted AAF Omaha Bowl-A-Rama trophy. Lanes fill up fast and not surprising this year the event sold out again! Read More
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The event met AAF Omaha and AAF Lincoln expectations, welcoming Nebraska lawmakers and AAF members. The reception consisted of a brief presentation from Ryan Horn, AAF Omaha Legislative Issues Team Member, and an update from Andy Ruback, CEO of Flood Communications. Handouts from AAF Omaha were presented to each Senator and legislative staff members detailing the economic impact of advertising in the state of Nebraska.
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This year AAF Omaha celebrated 57 years of hosting Meet the Pros on February 1 & 2. With loads of new content for attendees we presented new speakers this year and more professionals from more categories, plus internships and scholarships for students to apply for. Meet the Pros 2018 was where aspiration met inspiration. Read More
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AAF Omaha’s Holiday Party was held on December 12th at the Field Club of Omaha. More than 75 members and guests gathered for the annual celebration to Live Generously. Read More
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At every event we encourage all attendees to fill out a survey to help our committee understand where we are succeeding, and in which areas we can improve. We hope you enjoy and we look forward to seeing you at the next event! Read More
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We heard the secrets to surprising the unsurprised-able generation from Molly Griffin and Brandon Painter of Barkley-Kansas City during our AdBites professional development luncheon on September 20th. Read More
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The Special Events team would like to thank members and friends of AAF Omaha for their participation in the 2017 Dodge & Burn event. We hope all enjoyed this year’s tournament and we look forward to seeing you at the next AAF Omaha event! Read More
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Thank you to our generous AdConnect sponsor Amobee for hosting the August AdConnect. Read More
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The Programs committee discussed promoting the responses from the last AdBites: Creating Inclusive Workplaces with Cammy Watkins of Inclusive Communities. Read More
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With over 40,000 entries across the country, the American Advertising Awards are the world’s largest and statistically the toughest advertising competition. The competition represents the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising and cultivates the highest creative standards in our industry. Read More
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AdWars hosted on April 13th was a fun and fact filled event. This team competition tests your knowledge of advertising practices, terminology and trivia. Read More
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Annually AAF Omaha and AAF Lincoln host the American Advertising Awards – Nebraska ADDYs program. This year AAF Lincoln hosted the Nebraska ADDYs in Lincoln on February 18th at the Rococo Theatre. Read More
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On February 20 & 21, 175 students and 16 professors attended this year’s event. Meet the Pros was held on University of Nebraska Omaha’s campus at the Scott Conference Center and featured 14 speakers and 4 emcees over two days. The planning committee was very deliberate in choosing speakers that would appeal to students in various aspects of design, marketing and advertising. Read More
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Kerry Heinrich from H&A Media and her team took home the Bowl-A-Rama traveling trophy for highest average team score for the second year in a row. Team members included Kerry, Diane Mumford, Tom Hoffman, Tiffany Yakes-Starr and Jim Starr. Read More
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AAF Omaha members and guests celebrated the season of giving during the federation’s annual holiday party on December 13th. Read More
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SEE WHAT MADE IT THROUGH!
Visit the Nebraska ADDYs website
for a full listing of the 2015-16 Nebraska ADDY winners
Congratulations to our American Advertising Awards – Nebraska Winners Read More
See pictures, scores and learn who snagged the traveling trophy… Read More
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The AAFO Public Service Committee thanks all of the AAFO members who generously gave of their time and talents to help us develop the new Heartland Hope Mission website, banner and materials for their Open House event to celebrate their new building on 21st & U Street. Please check out the neAAFO AT HHM Flowersw website at HeartlandHopeMission.org! Read More
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