:: January 2008 ::

Joint AFL/AMA January Luncheon to Feature Bradley Walker
The January membership luncheon is the semi-annual joint meeting with the Lincoln AMA chapter. This luncheon will feature Bradley Walker, the founder and CEO of Nanonation Incorporated, a Lincoln-based software developer and systems integrator for digital merchandising and consumer messaging in the retail, hospitality, entertainment, travel and financial services industries.

The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2007 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1040 P Street. Networking and registration begin at 11:45 a.m. with the luncheon program beginning at noon. Cost to attend is $13 for students, $18 for members, and $25 for non-members. For more information, or to make your reservation, please call 434-6664 or e-mail info@adfedlincoln.org. All no-shows will be billed.
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A Letter From The President
I’m so excited for this club and what 2008 holds for us. We are once again joining up the local AMA chapter for our January luncheon, and we have a number of exciting events happening with AFL over the next month.
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Winterfest 2008: the cure for the winter blahs!
The Advertising Federation of Lincoln will present the 7th annual Winterfest Ales & Auction on Friday, January 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm in the Embassy Suites ballroom. The event will feature beer vendors/distributors with over 50 different ales for guests to sample and appetizers from local restaurants to sample as well. Blues phenom Levi William will be back to kick the event into high gear!
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Upcoming Event: ADDY Awards
ADDY Awards are Saturday, February 2 in Omaha at the Hilton and banquet invitations should be arriving in the next week or two. For more information, visit: www.nebraskaaddys.org.

Heineken USA/AAF Public Service Advertising Competition
AAF student members can win up to $3,000 by creating a three-part responsibility campaign for Heineken USA. To enter the competition, students must develop a print, radio and new-media ad.
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Minority Report: January 2008
Hispanic Media Vets Launch Mio.TV
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Legislative Report: Santa's Gift to Retailers
Gift cards...they are one of the most popular items on holiday wish lists each year, with 62% of gift buyers expected to have purchased the cards this holiday season according to the American Bar Association.
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AFL Member Spotlight
Shane Jochum, Nebraska Book Company
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Industry Updates
-- Dinger Associates Now “Thought District”. Name change reflects change in business model, culture

Quote of the Month
"I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes."
--Philip Dusenberry, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

Mark Your Calendars

• January Board Meeting
  January 8, 2008 (Tuesday)
  4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• Public Service Committee Meeting
  January 17, 2008 (Thursday)
  4:00 pm
• Special Projects Committee Meeting
  January 17, 2008 (Thursday)
  5:30 pm to 6:15 pm
• Winterfest Ales and Auction
  January 18, 2008 (Friday)
  6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
• Public Service Committee Meeting
  February 21, 2008 (Thursday)
  4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• January Monthly Membership Luncheon
  January 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
  11:45 am to 1:00 pm

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