Industry Quick Links for the week of June 17:
Digital marketing celebrates 25th birthday
Digital advertising became a viable option for marketers 25 years ago when AT&T launched the first banner ad, which garnered an enviable 44% click-through rate. Writer Rebecca Stewart celebrates the growth of digital ads and shares insights from leading industry executives who discuss how this form of marketing has affected the overall ad industry.
This past Saturday night, Think Media Studios walked away as winners at the 50th annual Emmy Awards for the Lower Great Lakes chapter in downtown Cleveland. In partnership with our friends at the Cleveland Cavaliers organization and QTV, we won for our 2018-19 game opener video “As One”.
Over 100 attendees enjoyed a beautiful evening at FWD Day + Nightclub and witnessed 13 well-deserving creative professionals receive awards from AAF-Cleveland.
Our evening began with a tribute to Tom Moore. Tom spent close to 30 years serving AAF-Cleveland including as a past president and as a District 5 governor.
Cleveland-based independent creative agency, Marcus Thomas LLC, announced that it has named former Chief Idea Officer Joanne Kim to Chief Diversity Officer, effective immediately.
In her former role, she oversaw the agency’s creative, production and digital production centers of practice, and was in charge of agency innovation.
AAF-Cleveland would like to welcome The Foundry Rowing & Sailing Center as a new corporate member. Learn more about them here.
Each year, AAF-Cleveland recognizes four outstanding young professionals who’ve made an impact on the local advertising and communications industry, have given back to the community, and have demonstrated a commitment to mentorship and education.
AAF-Cleveland is proud to recognize this year’s worthy recipients of the 4 Under 40 Award:
Diana Prodan, Digital Marketing Specialist at Knox Marketing
Jeff Culliton, Senior Account & Digital Strategy Director at Adom
Chris Jungjohann, Managing Partner and COO at Recess Creative.
AAF-Cleveland is proud to announce the winner of its annual Industry Impact Award, Colette Jones, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Destination Cleveland. Serving in this role since 2012, Ms. Jones has been instrumental in the impact that Destination Cleveland has had on making Cleveland a visitor destination regionally and nationally.
Here is the latest from Clark Rector, Senior Vice President, AAF National.
California Consumer Privacy Act Update
California regulators in the state Attorney General’s office continue their efforts to make the Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ready for implementation by the January 1, 2020 deadline.
The AAF-Cleveland is proud to announce the addition of three new members to its Advertising Hall of Fame. This year’s class includes Rick Turner Jr., Sharon Toerek, and Lane Strauss. The AAF-Cleveland Hall of Fame honors marketing and advertising executives who have made substantial and lasting contributions to the advertising industry.
The AAF-Cleveland Student Connection board is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Scholarship Program. We want to thank our donors Rob Spademan, Sheila Wyse, Think Media Studios and Marcus Thomas LLC for their continued support of this program.
The winner of the Marc Wyse Memorial and Marcus Thomas LLC scholarships is Victoria Schurr from the University of Akron.
