South Dakota Advertising Federation

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Calling for Nominations

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Each year, SDAF gives two prestigious awards at our annual ADDY® show. These awards are to honor the best of the best. Please review the criteria and, if you know someone who is deserving, please nominate him or her today. Winners are chosen by all past SDAF presidents and past winners.

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AdStuds Take Flight

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A record number of students got on board for this year’s AdStuds Student Day, which was organized by the South Dakota Advertising Federation and AIGA of South Dakota. This awesome event helps prepare students for career take-off in advertising, design and marketing. Read More »

Say No to the Crap

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By Jolene Loetscher, Chief Doo Officer
DooGooders™
scooper@doogooders.com
DooGooders.com

Being a business owner comes with a lot of crap. In our company, literal crap that comes by the gallon. So when you do what we doo, cleaning up dog doo, inevitably you get some prank calls from kids (I can’t blame them) or voicemail from people wondering just how you pick up the poo. But then you get the questions that even in a million years of a jazillion buckets of poop pick-up, you never could expect. And sometimes someone drops a load of, “Huh?!!?!?” bigger than what a Great Dane can pile up. That’s a house pooper. Read More »

Public Service Committee Assists YWCA’s Newest Program

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The South Dakota Advertising Federation teamed up with YWCA Sioux Falls on a project that’s helping to educate and inspire young women. SDAF’s Public Service Committee worked with the YWCA to promote and produce materials for the YWCA Women’s Leadership Program.

“We felt like the program was one that our members really wanted to help and see succeed. It was really important that our member volunteers were working on a project they cared about and believed in,” says Abby Bischoff, chair of the SDAF Public Service Committee. Read More »

The Benefits of Working With Other Members

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One advantage of being a South Dakota Advertising Federation member is doing business and networking with other SDAF members. By collaborating, many SDAF members have found that our local advertising community becomes stronger and business can increase. Here are some of the many benefits you may find when you partner with another SDAF member. Read More »

SDAF Career Opportunities Page Helps Members Find Good Job Candidates

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By Candy Van Dam, Client Service Director, Insight Marketing Design

Jon Carroll joined Insight Marketing Design as creative director in September. Carroll was previously with Lehman Millet in Boston, where he focused on healthcare marketing for clients including Abbott Nutrition and Baxter. “We’re excited to add Jon to our team,” Doug says. “He brings a wealth of experience and a creative energy that will benefit both our clients and our agency.” Read More »

SDAF Annual Calendar

  • August 18, BBQ at Tuthill Park, Lower Shelter
  • September 15, Chank Diesel, The Art of the Custom Font
  • September 15, “Make Your Own Font” Workshop with Chank Diesel
  • September 22, New Member Mixer
  • October 20, Matt Harlow, The Brand/Customer Relationship
  • October 27, Ad Studs Day
  • November 17, Danny Gregory, Drawing as a Spark for Creativity (RESCHEDULED FOR MAY)
  • December 17, Holiday Jam at the Pavilion
  • January 13, ADDY Entry Deadline
  • January 27 (Friday), Glenn Griffin, The Creative Process Illustrated
  • February 16, Susan Stefaniak
  • March 10, ADDY Award Show
  • March 23, OTA Sessions
  • April 12, Kristina Halvorson, Content Strategy for the Web
  • June 22, Annual Golf Tournament

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