American Advertising Federation

American Advertising Federation:

2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1995 National Ad Club of the Year

Host of the 2007 National Convention

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The Young Advertising Professionals (YAP) division of the Advertising Federation of Louisville creates an environment especially for young adults (ages 21-30) who want to learn about advertising from seasoned professionals while presenting them with the opportunity to interact with peers and keep a pulse on the ever-changing advertising industry.

YAP membership offers activities that encourage networking such as happy hour events and luncheons as well as a career development series that can help guide you on your way to the top.

Take advantage of this great program by becoming a YAP today.

Contact the AdFed office at 502-582-2444 for more information and to join.

Download the latest YAP Brochure. (pdf)

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Speakers/Seminars

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
“Your Career in a Petri dish: Making it Grow”
Steve Langford, WAVE TV
Location: Louisville Science Center
727 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Registration and Networking

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Seminar

7:00 p.m. – Complimentary viewing of “Grand Canyon Adventure: River of Risk”

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
“Don’t Shoot, I’m only the Art Director: Strategies for Conflict Resolution”
Susan Hovekamp, PriceWeber and Lynette Kokomoor, Bandy Carroll Hellige
Location: Frazier International History Museum
829 W Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration and Networking

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Seminar

7:00 p.m. – Complimentary Tour of Museum

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
“Nothing Funny about Results: Using Humor to Sell and How to Discover New Talent”
Tom Sobel, TSM Artists, parent company of Comedy Caravan
Location: Comedy Caravan
1250 Bardstown Rd.
Louisville, KY 40204

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration and Networking

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Seminar

7:00 p.m. – Complimentary Show at Comedy Caravan at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
“Fast Track to the Fast Lane: How Technology can Drive your Career”
Jason Falls, Doe-Anderson
Location: Doe-Anderson
620 W. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Registration and Networking

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Seminar

7:00 p.m. – Tour of Agency, given by Todd Spencer, President/CEO

Happy Hours

All Happy Hours last from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (locations to be announced)

  • Tuesday, December 2
  • Tuesday, January 6
  • Tuesday, February 3
  • Tuesday, March 3
  • Tuesday, April 7
  • Tuesday, May 5
  • Tuesday, June 2
  • Tuesday, July 7

AdFed Hot 10

How Can you Join?

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The AdFed Hot Ten is a way of showing that young people in the advertising and marketing profession make important contributions to the economic, social and cultural landscape of Louisville. If you’ve ever wanted to make sure an employee, coworker, colleague or friend received long-overdue recognition, now is your chance.

2008 Winners (.pdf)

Nomination Form (.pdf)

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  3. Send both in.
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