CAF News

Ron Bess honored at Silver Medal Award Luncheon

The advertising community came together to celebrate award recipient Ron Bess, President, Euro RSCG North America, and CEO, Euro RSCG Chicago, on March 23 at the Drake Hotel. Click here for event photos.

Chicago Advertising Federation members named Advertising Age’s “Best Places to Work."

Digitas, Laughlin Constable, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Starcom & Tris3ct were part of Advertising Age's 2012 Best Places to work. Click here for complete details.



Five Questions for Ron Bess of Euro RSCG North America

The Chicago Advertising Federation's Silver Medal Award Winner on the best ads of 2011 and best practices for 2012. Click here for Q&A with Ron Bess, recently published on the Yahoo! Advertising Solutions Blog.

ADDY Winners Announced by AAF – District 6

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) District 6 has announced the 2012 ADDY Award winners. Michelle Kreinbrook, AAF District 6 Indiana Lt. Governor and ADDY chair, said 158 awards were presented in the annual competition that celebrates creativity in advertising. Chicago took 25 of the 34 Gold ADDYs awarded at the district level. Click here for more details.

Be a Part of ADMERICA! 2012

ADMERICA! 2012 will explore the innovations made in the fields of advertising, marketing and communications through the use of music, apps, movies, television, gaming, social media and sports. Click here for more information about registration and sponsorship opportunities.

Speaker Series: The Creation of Mayhem

Chicago Advertising Federation's recent speaker series, "The Creation of Mayhem," gave attendees an insider's look at the process behind the development of this award-winning campaign. Click here for event follow-up.

Forrester Wave: Demand-Side Platforms Report available for download

Download your copy of The Forrester Wave™: Demand-Side Platforms, Q4 2011, and find out why DataXu was ranked #1 and named a Demand-Side Platform leader by the independent research firm, Forrester. NOTE: You will need to provide your name, company and e-mail address to download the report.

Over 300 attend Career Day

The 30th Annual Career Day, which was sold out, prompted attendees to use Twitter to communicate with each other in real time during the event. Click here for highlights.

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