Save the Date
MAX Awards and Year End Celebration
Monday, June 18
5:30pm cocktails   +   6:30pm presentation
Location TBA

NOMINATE NOW

Seven of the ten categories are determined by popular vote while the other three (marked with an * below) are determined by a panel of judges.  This year’s categories include:

Media Account Executive of the Year
Agency Account Executive of the Year
General Manager of the Year
Sales Manager of the Year
Marketing Director of the Year
Behind the Scenes Achievement Award
Vendor of the Year
Advertiser of the Year*
Unifying Voice Award*
Rising Star*

NOMINATE NOW

Make your nominations now.  The nomination deadline is Friday, May 18.  Each category must receive three or more qualified nominees.  Categories without enough nominees will not be awarded this year.  Nominees need to be serving in the Central Georgia area and do not need to be members of AAF Central Georgia.  For categories descriptions and nominating criteria, please visit the nomination form.

Don’t forget to come back and vote.  After nominations are collected, voting will begin on May 21.  Voting will be open until June 8.  Winners will be determined and announced at the awards ceremony on Monday, June 18.

AC Pup: A Social Media Success

Thursday, April 26
11:45am to 1:00pm
The Telegraph
120 Broadway, Macon
Parking available in lot across the street

 RSVP by Friday, April 20 to Save*
$12 members // $18 guests

 After April 20*
$15 members // $21 guests

rsvp@aafcentralgeorgia.org or online

About the Speaker
Lisa Gilbert
Lisa is currently the Director of Sales and Marketing for Secure Health, a healthcare benefit management company based here in Macon. Lisa has been in healthcare sales for over 25 years, and has worked for a variety of companies within the healthcare marketplace, from start up technology companies to Fortune 500 companies. In all of these companies, Lisa’s goal was to provide creative marketing and sales strategies to highlight new services, concepts and products for the general public as well as C-suite executives.

Lisa is an active member and board member of the Middle Georgia Career Women’s Network, Georgia Hospital Association, Downtown Macon Rotary and is current President of non-profit organization: Central Georgia C.A.R.E.S.

Learn More About Central Georgia C.A.R.E.S.

Thank You to Our Official Location Sponsor

* No cancellations or refunds after Friday, April 20. Please pay in advance or at the door. We accept PayPal in advance by sending funds to info@aafcentralgeorgia.org. We accept cash, check and charge at the door. Invoicing is not available.

Thursday, March 22
11:45am to 1:00pm
The Telegraph
120 Broadway, Macon

Parking available in the lot across the street

RSVP by March 16 and Save*
$12 members // $18 guests

After March 16*
$15 members // $21 guests

Fill Out the Form to RSVP

Thank You to The Telegraph for Being Our Official Location Sponsor

* No cancellations or refunds after Friday, March 16. Please pay in advance or at the door. We accept PayPal in advance by sending funds to info@aafcentralgeorgia.org. We accept cash, check and charge at the door. Invoicing is not available.

The ADDY® Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting over 50,000 entries every year in local ADDY® competitions.  The mission of the ADDY® competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising.  Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local ADDY® Awards is the first of a three-tier, national competition.  Entry in the AAF Central Georgia ADDY® competition is the first step in the three tier process.  At the second tier, local winners compete against other winners in one of 14 district competitions.  AAF Central Georgia winners compete in the District 7 competition.  District winners are then forwarded to the third tier, the national ADDY® Awards competition.  Selection of the most creative entry in each category is affected by a scoring process in which a panel of judges evaluate all creative dimensions of every entry.  A GOLD ADDY® is recognition of the highest level of creative excellence and is judged to be superior to all other entries in the competition.  Entries that are also considered outstanding and worthy of recognition receive a SILVER ADDY®.  The number of awards given in each category is determined by the judges, based on the relative quality of work in that category. 

The National Student ADDY competition is held concurrently with the professional competition and is the largest student advertising competition in the world. Although there are fewer categories, the student competition mirrors the three-tier structure of the professional competition.

AAF Central Georgia received 174 entries in this year’s competition, a 63% increase over last year.  Of the entries received, the following awards were given.  All of the creative can be viewed by visiting http://www.youtube.com/user/AAFCentralGeorgia.

Special Judge’s ADDY® Awards

Gold ADDY® Awards

 Silver ADDY® Awards

AAF Central Georgia congratulates all of the winners of this year’s ADDY® competition.  A special thanks goes to Floco Torres for performing “Cherry Street” live at the event.  The 2012 ADDY® Award sponsors are Bearfoot Tavern, Brilliant Linens, Clear Channel, Cumulus, Doulos Productions, EZ advertizing, Graphic Resource and Lemongrass.

About AAF Central Georgia
The American Advertising Federation (AAF) Central Georgia is a nonprofit trade association serving the Middle Georgia advertising and communications industry with members from Macon, Warner Robins and the surrounding area. The members are creative professionals that are dedicated to advertising excellence and helping businesses and non-profit organizations achieve their marketing goals.  For more information, please visit http://www.aafcentralgeorgia.org/.

About AAF
The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the “Unifying Voice for Advertising.” The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215 college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation’s leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF’s Web site at http://www.aaf.org/.

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 Mastermind Roundtable

 Enjoy a gourmet lunch while networking and mingling with friends and gurus. After, the real fun begins. Similar to speed networking, you’ll have the opportunity to request feedback on your biggest marketing challenges from a panel of proven industry experts. (radio, print, public relations, tv, social media, fundraising/business development)

 Thursday, February 23
11:45am – 2:15pm
Anderson Conference Center
5171 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon

 Early Bird RSVP by Friday, February 17*
$20 members // $30 guests

 After Friday, February 17*
$25 members // $35 guests

 rsvp@aafcentralgeorgia.org or online

 * No cancellations or refunds after Friday, February 17. Please pay in advance or at the door. We accept PayPal in advance by sending funds to jadams@xenoshospitality.com.  We accept cash, check and charge at the door. Invoicing is not available.