First Annual Student Summit

The advertising industry may be a confusing place at times, but local professionals will help guide you with presentations, a question and answer panel, local agency tours and a luncheon with a national speaker.

Join the American Advertising Federation of the Black Hills for our first annual Student Summit and spend a day networking with local advertising and marketing professionals and students such as yourself.

Information will be sent to your advertising and marketing professors. For questions, contact Brittany Rihanek at brihanek@security1stbank.com

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The Student Summit will provide local college students the opportunity to network with and learn from local marketing and advertising professionals through a marketing competition, speakers, business tours and a question and answer session.

Students will write marketing plans for the Sturgis Center for the Arts for the marketing competition. Michelle Grosek and her staff of volunteers at the Sturgis Center for the Arts strive to make the arts a daily “habit” for students of all ages. Their mission is to provide an environment of learning and appreciation of the arts. Students will promote the BAM (bicycle, art and music) Festival to be held Saturday, July 10th in the Sturgis City Park.

Speakers will include Josh Barsch, CEO of StraightForward Media and author of an upcoming book about resumes, and Angela Clayton, Manager of Digital Marketing for Starz Entertainment in Denver. Clayton will speak during the group’s monthly luncheon which is open to the public at 11:30 at the Quality Inn. The luncheon program is free for AAF-Black Hills members, $30 for non-members and includes lunch.