Since 1981, AAF-Black Hills has been educating our community about the advertising industry and providing professional development opportunities for businesses in our area and we are still going strong, due largely to the generous support of you, our business community and friend. [click to read more]

WASHINGTON DC – Nearly 150,000 advertising professionals across the nation have jump-started their careers through the American Advertising Federation (AAF) National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). This year JCPenney will be the 38th sponsor of NSAC. For almost forty years, this competition has provided college students the hands-on, practical experience necessary to be competitive in this industry. [click to read more]
After our award winning programming last year, you bet we are going to try our best to out do ourselves this year….so mark your calendars now because you wont want to miss anything. [click to read more]
Do the annual Addy Awards make you tingly all over? Do you start planning what outfit you’ll wear 6 months prior to the award gala? Do
you daydream about next year’s Addy theme? If so, we want to know! The 2011 AAF-Black Hills Addy Awards Committee is seeking new members to join our creative think tank as we start planning in September for the best darn Addy show ever!
If you’re interested in being a part of the 2011 Addy Awards in a big way, plan to sit in on our first ADDY COMMITTEE MEETING, on Tue, Sept 14 from 3:30-4:30 at Western Mailers. This is your chance to help make the magic happen! Can’t make the first meeting, no problem, just shoot us an e-mail and we will count you in.
In a few weeks, AAF will be launching a new national member-only beta website, which will include features like a national calendar of AAF events, and many other resources and tools which will be helpful to you and your career. You should receive an e-mail soon from the national office with further details about the site. [click to read more]
Now, you may do your own little AAF version of hibernation during the summer months, letting your mind recuperate by substituting vampire novellas and US Weekly for Ad Fed’s professional development opportunities during the year. But not everyone has this luxury. Oh, no. Some of your loyal board members have no “off” switch, ladies and gentlemen. [click to read more]
The American Advertising Federation (AAF) announced this week the 2010 Club Achievement Award winners. The club achievement awards are presented annually to ad clubs and federations who display exceptional accomplishments in club operations. Member clubs and federations comprise the AAF’s grass roots structure, which is essential resource in advancing and protecting the interests of the advertising industry. [click to read more]