BATON ROUGE, LA – Saundra Lane, director of The Lane Agency and long time member of the American Advertising Federation – Baton Rouge (AAF-BR), was honored with the Governor’s Award at the AAF District 7 Leadership Conference on July 24, 2010 in Montgomery, Alabama. Lane has been a member of the AAF-BR since 1987 and has served six terms on the board. “Saundra is an excellent example of the spirit and character that this award represents,” noted Marielle Land-Howard, Immediate Past President AAF-BR. In her nomination letter, Howard further stated “because of her many years of service to our Federation and our community, she is certainly deserving of the Governor’s Award.” Established in 1985, the Governor’s Award, also known as the Volunteer of the Year award, is given annually to an individual
AAF–Baton Rouge installed its 2010-2011 Board of Directors and Executive Committee on June 26, 2010 at the annual Board Retreat. Jason Feirman, Publications Director for LSU Athletics, will serve as President. Feirman has been a member of AAF-BR since 2004 and has served as a board member for past 4 years chairing and co-chairing the communications, workshops, college connection and ADDY committees. Monthly AAF-BR member meetings will begin on September 10, 2011 and are scheduled for the first Friday of each month at Juban’s and feature local and national speakers from the advertising industry. For the latest on AAF-BR you can visit www.www.aafbr-current.dev or you can follow us at www.facebook.com/aafbr or www.twitter.com/aafbr. Members can assist the board of directors by being involved with great networking opportunities that directly impact our club and
September 29, 2010 at the River Center Join us for the inaugural Gulf South Social Media Conference! Social media professionals, enthusiasts and business owners are invited to learn from leaders in social media marketing. Keynote address by Julien Smith, New York Times best selling co-author of “Trust Agents” with Chris Brogan. Learn more at www.coastalsocial.com. SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 8 A.M. – 5 P.M. BATON ROUGE RIVER CENTER Purchase tickets online here!
District ADDYs were announced Friday, April 23 in Mobile. All awards will be available to pick up at AAF-Baton Rouge’s May 7 luncheon. If you can’t attend May 7 for some reason, please contact Marielle Land Howard to make arrangements to pick up your awards at Marielle@BusinessReport.com From AAF-Baton Rouge: Call for Entries Instruction Video AAF – Baton Rouge AAF – Baton Rouge Silver ADDY® Award Snapple “Bottled with Love” Alison Ruth Louisiana State University – Student Silver ADDY® BCBSLAF/Angel Award Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA BCBSLA – Gold ADDY® Award Primo Island Lager Bottle Tour BRZ Pabst Brewing Company – Gold ADDY® Award Southampton Publick House BRZ Pabst Brewing Company – Silver ADDY® Award Lone Star Beer ‘Banners of Texas BRZ Pabst Brewing Company – Silver ADDY® Award College of
On Friday, April 22, LSU’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team competed to represent District 7 and took home 2nd Place honors. See their award winning performance at AAF-Baton Rouge’s May 7 membership luncheon at Juban’s! On Saturday, April 23, at a breakfast honoring achievement in this year’s National Student Advertising Competition, the following LSU representatives were honored: Dr. Lance Porter – Donald G. Hileman Educator of the Year Michelle Gallien – Mosaic Scholarship $1,000 Jeffrey Noel – Jan Gardner Memorial Scholarship $1,000
On Saturday night, April 23, AAF-Baton Rouge’s board of directors received the following Club Achievement honors in recognition of outstanding service to their clubs and our industry: From AAF District 7: Distinguished Honors from AAF District 7: Club of the Year President of the Year 1st Place honors in Division III in: Communications Government Relations Diversity Education Public Service 2nd Place honors in: Programs Membership 3rd Place honors in: Club Operations From AAF National: 1st Place honor in Division III in Public Service 2nd Place honor in Diversity & Multicultural Initiatives