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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.