Join the NSAC Alumni Network
The National Student Advertising Competition jumpstarted your advertising career. Now, there’s another way it can help—join the NSAC Alumni Network! Read More
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The National Student Advertising Competition jumpstarted your advertising career. Now, there’s another way it can help—join the NSAC Alumni Network! Read More
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BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE 2016 AMERICAN ADVERTISING AWARDS-NEBRASKA FEBRUARY 20 – SCOTTISH RITE OMAHA Read More
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LINCOLN, Neb., (October 12, 2015) Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Megan Bollish and Jeremie Memming in its Lincoln office. Read More
Press Releases
LINCOLN, Neb., (October 12, 2015) Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Katie Sands and Tony Sattler to vice president in its Lincoln office. They also join the agency’s Officer’s Council. Read More
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Planning Your Budget for 2016?
Here are even more AAF Events!
AAF events provide professionals at all levels with career development, brand exposure and networking opportunities unlike anywhere else. Our industry events bring together the most elite brands and leaders that influence advertising of today and tomorrow.
Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us at one or all of our 2016 AAF Events.
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October News: Western & Central Region Conferences, ADWKDC, Edge Effect, New Savings for Members Read More
AAF National News
Our AAF committee held our first get-to-know-the-committee meeting on September 22. In addition to being able to meet some of our team, the purpose of the meeting was to get to know a bit more about our client, the target audiences for the campaign targets and what the group is trying to accomplish with within our timeline. Read More
AAFO News
I recently heard someone say, “People think the AAF is a club for ad agency people only.”
Is that person’s perception a reality? Read More
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The Nebraska Legislature’s 2016 session will begin January 6. The 2016 session will be a short one, lasting 60 working days — ending on or around April 20. Read More
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In case you missed it, Roxanne Hobbs, Founder of The Hobbs Consultancy posted a blog titled Diversity and Inclusion in Advertising: Moving From Talking to Doing. Read More
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Omaha, Neb., (September 11, 2015) The new Envoyinc.com is clean, intuitive and unburdened by trendy web gimmicks. Read More
Press Releases
Tell Them to Apply to the Most Promising Multicultural Students Program!
The AAF is now accepting applications for the 2016 class of Most Promising Multicultural Students. Most Promising gives multicultural undergraduate seniors the opportunity to participate in professional development workshops, visit with companies and agencies and connect with recruiters in New York City.
Guide your intern to the next step in their career! Read More
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Plan Ahead with AAF’s Diversity and Education Programming and Events
Need to take your recruitment to the next level? Look no further! The AAF can connect you with tomorrow’s top talent through our college chapter membership of over 5,000 students. Read More
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Connect. Advance. Flourish. AAF Omaha exists to unite and prosper advertising, marketing and public relations professionals in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Read about upcoming educational events and programming AAF Omaha is offering this fall in the September issue of AdMuse. Read More
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In the August AdMuse, April Clark reminded us about how engagement is the ultimate goal of every AAF Omaha member – how every time we ask a member to become active in any way – small or large, that is engagement. Read More
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In case you missed them, see below some articles on what is happening on the state level that is affecting advertising and the general economy. Read More
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Public Service Committee:
First Meeting Tuesday, September 22
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Cheesecake Factory at Westroads
Work has begun on the 2015-2016 AAFO Public Service campaign and we need your help. Human traffick... AAFO News 
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My name is Christine Dunn. You might recognize me from volunteering for various events for AAFO for the past four years or perhaps I bugged you at one point to speak at a UNO Ad Club meeting ... AAFO NewsMember Profiles 
LINCOLN, Neb., (September 1, 2015) Swanson Russell announces the addition of five employees: Stuart Adams, Ritch Lomeli, Karl Ploeger, Zeth Schlenker and Kim Whitley. Read More
Press Releases
LINCOLN, Neb., (September 1, 2015) The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has selected Swanson Russell as their agency for marketing communications support. Based in Geesteren, Netherlands, and Colorado Springs, CO, GRSB works for the sustainability of the global beef industry in the face of environmental, social and economic challenges. Read More
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LINCOLN, Neb., (August 25, 2015) AgriClear has selected Swanson Russell as their agency of record. Available to cattle producers throughout the United States and Canada, AgriClear is a new, online platform allowing cattle producers to buy and sell cattle with anyone, anywhere, anytime with confidence. Read More
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Bring the family along for the 2015 Central Region Conference.
The AAF Central Region Conference is taking place October 1-2 in Kansas City. We know the content, networking opportunities and fun will be perfect for you… but what about your family? Combining work and family travel can be a great way to save money and enjoy time away at the same time, but what does Kansas City have to offer? Read More
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Connect. Advance. Flourish. As a member of AAF Omaha, you are affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the national organization empowered by 40,000 professionals in 200 professional advertising clubs across the country.
AAFO NewsAdMuse Archives
Meet the Pros is a 2-day interactive experience to give students insight into the world of advertising, from finding a job to the latest industry trends. The committee for the 2016 Meet the Pros is currently looking for new committee members. Read More
AAFO News
On July 25, 2015 during the AAF District 9 leadership conference in Kansas City AAF Omaha was awarded the District 9 “2015 Club of the Year” and Matt Wilson, AAF Omaha’s Chairman was honored and named the District 9 “2015 President of the Year”. Read More
AAFO News
As Congress prepares to leave Washington, DC for the August recess, the odds keep getting longer that comprehensive or corporate tax reform will happen before the next election. The remainder of 2015 is likely to be dominated by other issues, including funding the federal government and extending the debt limit, the highway spending bill and the Iran nuclear agreement. Tax reform is considered much too partisan to have a realistic chance of being enacted in 2016, a presidential election year. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., has acknowledged that the issue will need to wait until after the election. Read More
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Daryl Anderson is a multidisciplinary creative director with over 20 years experience in marketing strategy, corporate branding and continuity. Read More
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July News: ADMERICA 2015 Recap, New Savings for Members Read More
AAF National News
Every year, AAF Omaha salutes three members who have demonstrated their commitment to their club and their community in outstanding ways. Well-respected and recognized in the advertising industry, these prestigious accolades salute our industry’s best and brightest. Read More
AAFO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2015)—Wally Snyder, Executive Director of the Institute for Advertising Ethics, announced two new members of its Advisory Council. Judy Foston, President and Founder of Foston International Inc., Houston, and Michael Johnson, Senior Copywriter, Bailey Laurerman, Omaha, joined the Council of advertising professionals and academics charged with overseeing the Institute’s planning and program initiatives. 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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If your business involves communicating with customers, it can become more successful through powerful and strategic marketing. Advertising provides great value for the money spent. This goes for businesses both large and small. But advertising is a science as much as it is an art. Without the proper strategy, it can be hard to identify what advertising expenditures will bring in the highest return on investment. Read More
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Our AAF Club membership is all about engagement – every email or phone call with questions, every complaint, every voicemail, email or message… is engagement. Each time we ask a member to become active in any way – small or large… is engagement. Every person invited to an AdBites luncheon, or a 6 in 60 event, or OAX trade show is engagement. So it stands to reason that the more engagement, the more satisfied members, and the more members feel engaged, the more members of AAF and renewals are a given. These are our ultimate goals. Read More
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My first introduction to AAF Omaha was when I was a student on UNO’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team. AAF Omaha helped to get our team to Washington D.C. for the National Competition assisting us with everything from coaching to fundraising. At that time, I decided I wanted give back to the organization that did so much for us that year. Read More
AAFO News
(Omaha, Nebr.) July 16, 2015 – The American Advertising Federation Omaha (AAF Omaha) formerly the Omaha Federation of Advertising, a professional organization of advertising agencies, marketers, media, academia and public relations practitioners has elected a new Board of Directors for 2015-2016. Read More
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OMAHA, Nebr. – July 10, 2015 – Omaha-based marketing and communications firm, Redstone, announced the launch of two redesigned client websites: Scott Enterprises, area commercial, industrial and institutional roofing provider; and Dyer Law, Lincoln and Omaha based law firm. Read More
Press Releases
I am the Director of Marketing Communications at WoodmenLife (f.k.a.Woodmen of the World).
I am responsible for the direction, development and implementation of WoodmenLife’s overall marketing communications efforts, including developing and managing department staff responsible for internal and external communications planning and implementation. Read More
AAFO NewsMember Profiles
WASHINGTON, DC (July 1, 2015)—Partnering with another iconic American brand, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) is excited to announce Snapple as the corporate sponsor for the 2016 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). Read More
AAF National NewsPress Releases
The Official 2015-2016 Board of Directors Slate was sent to AAF Omaha voting members on June 30, 2015. To be included in the slate approval, please return your ballot via e-mail or by mail no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. If you did not receive your ballot for approval please contact the AAF Omaha office at 402.561.6621 or email teri@novia.net. Read More
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Greetings from your Membership Committee!
Membership is one of the keys for a successful AAF club, after all what is a club without members??!
Keeping membership levels up and active depends on the entire membership of the organization. Read More
AAFO NewsMembers of Congress Defend Advertising
Representatives Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., and nearly 100 of their Congressional colleagues have written to House leadership defending the current tax treatment of advertising. The letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. points out the detrimental effect that a change to the tax treatment of advertising would have. It cites the IHS Global Insight economic study that shows 21.7 million U.S. jobs and $5.8 trillion in U.S. sales are supported by Read More
Legislative IssuesTrends, Truths and Strategy
During this year’s ADMERICA conference, Jim Norton, incoming Chairman of the Board for AAF and Global Head of Media Sales for AOL, sat down with award-winning experts to hear their thoughts on where the industry is at and where it is heading. Read More
AAF National NewsAAF is now accepting applications for the 2016 Most Promising Multicultural Students Program. Read More
Diversity in Advertising
The American Advertising Federation Omaha (AAF Omaha), a professional organization of advertising agencies, marketers, media, academia and public relations practitioners, won several national American Advertising Federation (AAF) awards including first place in the category of Government Relations; second place in Membership Diversity & Multicultural Initiatives and Communications; and third place in Club Operations, Advertising Education, Programs, Membership and Public Service. Awards were presented during the national American Advertising Federation annual conference ADMERICA June 10-13, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jeffrey DeLong, Senior Technology Manager at Jumpstart Automotive Group, and longtime member of the American Advertising Federation, was chosen to receive the 2015 Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award. For the past 17 years, Jeffrey has devoted his time and talents to many different programs, leadership roles and committees giving AAF countless hours of volunteer time. In the true spirit of the award, Jeffrey is one of the distinguished individuals that the award recognizes for volunteer service to advertising through volunteer work with the AAF. Read More
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LAS VEGAS — Leo Burnett Chicago has won Best of Show in the 2015 American Advertising Awards national competition for its “Unthink Magritte” campaign for the Art Institute of Chicago, while BBDO New York earned a special judge’s award for “HORSE With Harden,” an interactive campaign for Footlocker. Read More
AAF National News
Partnership brings exclusive benefits on the nation’s first social network designed for marketing professionals to the AAF’s 45,000 advertising members. Read More
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This summer, the AAF will launch the Most Promising Manager Training series—a customized development program for high-potential advertising professionals who have at least five years of industry experience. Participants will become more effective in addressing issues that have become even more prevalent as the workplace has diversified. Advertising professionals will immerse themselves in topics related to functional skill development, self-exploration, leadership and diversity and inclusion. Read More
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