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Meet Our New Board Member: La’Mond Plummer
We’re so excited to introduce you to La’Mond Plummer, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Membership Chair for 2023 – 2024! La’Mond Plummer (He/Him) Membership Chair for 2023 – 2024 Sr. Advertising Consultant | L. Plummer & Company What was your first Atlanta Ad Club event? The American Advertising Awards! It was a great event filled with talented professionals and students who were recognized for their creativity and talent within the metro…
Atlanta’s 2023 AAF National Awards big wins!
Atlanta had a great presence at the National 2023 American Advertising Awards show! Take a look below at Atlanta’s winning work, along with the National “Best In Show” and other Special Award winners. BEST OF SHOW – NATIONAL NATIONAL BEST IN SHOW – PROFESSIONAL Goodby Silverstein & Partners – San Francisco, CA Cheetos – Hands Free NATIONAL BEST IN SHOW – STUDENT Miami Ad School – Irvine, CA The Art…
Meet Our New Board Member: Cameron Bigelow
We’re so excited to introduce you to Cameron Bigelow, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Communications Chair for 2023 – 2024! Cameron Bigelow (He/Him) Communications Chair for 2023 – 2024 Account Manager | Robert Half What got you interested in being on the Atlanta Ad Club Board? I’ve been embedded in creative communities every where I have lived, from Orlando to Los Angeles to Atlanta. It’s a large part of who I…
Meet Our New Board Member: Matt Azimi
We’re so excited to introduce you to Matt Azimi, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Events Co-Chair for 2023 – 2024! Matt Azimi (He/Him) Events Co-Chair for 2023 – 2024 Senior Manager, Paid Media | Edible Brands What was your first Atlanta Ad Club event? My first Atlanta Ad Club event was the Spring 2023 mixer. The atmosphere was electric, brimming with creative energy and shared passion for the industry. The event…
Meet Our New Board Member: Roberto Gomez
We’re so excited to introduce you to Roberto Gomez, Atlanta Ad Club’s new DE&I Co-Chair for 2023 – 2024! Roberto Gomez (He/Him) DE&I Co-Chair for 2023 – 2024 EVP, Chief Creative Officer & Standard Press | StudioSP Who nominated you and why? Sonja Stanley. I also was Diversity Chair for AAF-DC Chapter before moving to Atlanta. What was your first Atlanta Ad Club event? Happy Hour at New Realm Brewery.…
2023 Scholarship Winners
We are very excited to highlight our 2023 Atlanta Ad Club Scholarship winners! See their award-winning work below! GRAND PRIZE: Anushka Nigam (SCAD) SUBMISSION: Make a new identity suite for a restaurant that has terrible branding (logo, website, and swag if you’re feeling it). “Anushka is a keen observer of human insight. She is always pushing herself and her team to have a deeper understanding of what drives consumer behavior.…
Meet Our New Board Member: Katie Obrecht
We’re so excited to introduce you to Katie Obrecht, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Awards Chair for 2022 – 2023! Katie Obrecht (She/Her) Awards Chair for 2022 – 2023 Senior Creative Director, Leap Creative What community initiatives would you like to see the Ad Club support? I’d like to see the AAC support more of a sustainability platform by adding a special award for best sustainable creative, inserting more or touting…
Meet Our New Board Member: Ally Pridgen
We’re so excited to introduce you to Ally Pridgen, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Sponsorship Chair for 2023 – 2024! Ally Pridgen (She/Her) Sponsorship Chair for 2023 – 2024 Practice Lead, Aston Carter In your opinion, how can we best support people starting out in the industry? We need to guide them throughout the career process in terms of interviewing, negotiating, managing expectations, and mentorship. Connecting them with people relevant to…
Atlanta’s 2022 AAF National Awards big wins!
Atlanta had a great presence at the National 2022 American Advertising Awards show! Take a look below at Atlanta’s winning work, along with the National “Best In Show” and other Special Award winners. BEST OF SHOW – NATIONAL NATIONAL BEST IN SHOW – PROFESSIONAL BooneOakley, Charlotte NC Wilmore Funeral Home for StarMed NATIONAL BEST IN SHOW – STUDENT BYU AdLab/Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Bose – Dreams MORE NATIONAL AWARDS:…
Meet Our New Board Member: Leonard Peters-Smith
We’re so excited to introduce you to Leonard Peters-Smith, Atlanta Ad Club’s new Board Member-At Large for 2022 – 2023! Leonard Peters-Smith (He/Him) Board Member At-Large, Atlanta Ad Club Board 2022 Creative Director, LPS Communications In your opinion, how can we best support people starting out in the industry? Atlanta Ad Club networking events provide personnel starting out in the industry with an opportunity to meet like-minded individuals who are…