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Liberty University at NSAC 2019
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Liberty University Places Second in National Student Advertising Competition

Liberty University’s Student Advertising Team placed second in this week’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) at the American Advertising Federation’s annual ADMERICA Conference in Hollywood Beach, Fla. The 14-member team, made up students from the School of Communication & Digital Content, the School of Visual & Performing Arts, and the School of Business, finished runner-up behind Ithaca College and ahead of third-place Syracuse. Other participating schools were Columbia College Chicago, Johnson & Wales University Providence,

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Liberty University NSAC
AAF News

Liberty University Secures a Spot in the National Student Advertising Competition Finals

ROANOKE, S.C. — Congratulations to Liberty University who will be representing District 3 in the finals of the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) at the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF’s) National ADMERICA conference in Hollywood, Florida, June 5-8. This year’s NSAC sponsor and client, Wienerschnitzel, provided a brief to teams across the country who put together a strategy, media budget and integrated campaign to present to judges. Liberty won the District 3 competition in Cary, North

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D3 American Advertising Awards Judging
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District 3 American Advertising Awards Results Are In!

Judging for the District 3 American Advertising Awards is complete, with Clean Inc. of Raleigh taking the Best of Show honors for their Boone 2018 Campaign. Over a busy weekend at the Cognito Forms office in Columbia, SC, judges evaluated more than 250 professional and student entries from the Carolinas and Virginia. Each entry had previously received a local ADDY award, earning it the right to be part of this level of the competition. Winners

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AdCamp Atlanta
AAF News

AdCamp Atlanta

Are you a high school student preparing for the next phase in life but are unsure of what career you’d like to pursue? If you are interested in design, writing, project management or even creative expression in general, advertising might be something to consider further. Join the American Advertising Federation as we introduce interested students to the World of Advertising, July 15-19 at AdCamp in Atlanta, Ga. Early registration is open now. Scholarships are available!

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Megan Telencio
AAF News

Governor’s Update 2019

Happy New Year! It’s about halfway through your presidential terms and a great time to reflect on your accomplishments and goals.  I’ve been thrilled to hear about your successes on our calls and I’ve also heard some of you ran into some issues and roadblocks. Perhaps you’re operating with very few volunteers. Maybe you couldn’t get the financing in place for a new initiative.  We’ve certainly all been there, myself included.  We are all volunteers

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Shelley Magee receives the Pat Martin Excellent in District Leadership Award
AAF News

Shelley Magee Receives Pat Martin Excellence in District Leadership Award from the American Advertising Federation

Shelley Magee, Sales Manager for ABC Columbia was awarded the Pat Martin Excellence in District Leadership Award from the American Advertising Federation on June 8 at their annual conference in Chicago. Pat Martin was among the first women to break into the advertising industry. She continued to be a leader throughout her career: as the first woman ad director in one company, as a pioneer in the integration of advertising; promotion and sales training; and

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