April, 13th 2013
It’s time for the backbone of our advertising community to shine. We want you to nominate your coworkers, clients, vendors, and community leaders for the 2013 Maven Awards. The Maven Awards were established by the board of the AAF-GF to recognize excellence in all areas of advertising — from printing to social media and account [...]
February, 25th 2013
After months of planning the 2013 ADDYs proved to be an exciting night at the circus! Complete with sword swallower, unicyclist and some other amazing circus acts. Join us in congratulating the winners! Best of Show Award “Support Local Creativity” by Film Maker, Tim Martin, of Flying Dog Brewery Judge’s Choice Awards Catoctin Breeze Vineyard [...]
December, 7th 2012
Maybe you’ve noticed the new way we’re registering for events. With the addition of Eventbrite registrations we’ve found an easy way to track who is attending events and make it easier for non-members to pay up front. Members and Non-Members can also pay with credit card on the Eventbrite website before an event.
December, 4th 2012
Nearly 100 people attended the AAF-Greater Frederick / AIGA – Blue Ridge 2012 Winter Holidaze social, held November 29 in downtown Frederick. The event, hosted at the elegant Shab Row Bistro, provided an opportunity for colleagues of the communication arts community to socialize. The function also proved successful in attracting more than 40 area non-member [...]
October, 30th 2012
Last week’s Studio Tours event was a great success! Nearly 30 students and professionals joined us as we got a behind-the-scenes look at some of Frederick’s premiere creative studios. Having just returned from a conference in New Orleans, LTD Creative transformed their space into a House of Voodoo! We got to see the creative process [...]
August, 21st 2012
Innovative Ideas in Digital Advertising: Should Technology Dictate Creativity? FREE Webinar When it comes to advertising, digital is king. It isn’t just the extra point capping off a game winning touchdown drive — it’s the 80 yard bomb to the corner of the end zone. Digital isn’t just a piece your ad campaign. It IS [...]
August, 14th 2012
Event Planning 101 Did you miss the event? Catch up on what we learned below. Using this age-old (from way back to Ancient Greece!) form of investigation, Jasmine took us through the strategic planning that enables event creation. Who: is planning your event? are the stakeholders? (audience, partners, donors, staff, attendees) What: is the identity [...]
August, 6th 2012
AAF-GF was featured in the Community Section of The Frederick News Post in celebration of 14 AAF-GF members donating their time and talent to help out a great cause! Cocktails for a Cause helps to promote non-profits by promoting them using various forms of media. AAF’s Creative Blitz was full of local talent — Digital [...]
August, 1st 2012
Membership renewals are due June 30th of every year – Have you renewed yours yet? Membership in the AAF-GF comes with many benefits, year-round, for businesses including monthly round-tables, ADDY Awards, Maven Awards and Member-to-Member discounts. Membership isn’t restricted to graphic design or strictly advertising agencies – many of favorite businesses can benefit from the [...]
July, 24th 2012
Your new Board of Directors will be meeting this week to create a fun and educational calendar of events for the 2012-13 year. Please tell us what events YOU want to see more of. We’re currently taking suggestions for: Breakfast Roundtables (targeted to micro-businesses & solopreneurs) Lunch Roundtables (targeted to general business, marketing and advertising topics) [...]
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