Knoxville Fall TV Premier - Recap

Last Thursday, August 28, more than 90 Knoxville advertising professionals gathered at Peerless Restaurant for the Fall TV Premier, presented by the American Advertising Federation of Knoxville. Presentations were made by Charter, Comcast, CW, WATE (ABC), WBIR (NBC), WTNZ (Fox), and WVLT (CBS). For some photo highlights, check out the photos section of our Facebook group page. Oh, and the Mahi-Mahi was fantastic.

Tennessee Brand Says "Socialize liberally. Drink conservatively."

Check out this Ad Week blog entry about one of everyone's favorite Tennessee brands getting into the mix (no pun intended) of political advertising.

Knoxville's 40 Under 40

Do you know anyone in the Knoxville advertising community who might be worthy of being named one of Knoxville's 40 Under 40? Click here to fill out the nomination form. Entries are due October 1, and it's presented by the Greater Knoxville Business Journal and UT's Professional MBA Program.

Knoxville Fall TV Premier

Get the first look at fall's new TV shows at the next AAF-Knoxville meeting.

Join the American Advertising Federation of Knoxville and representatives from Knoxville television stations and cable networks on August 28th, as they unveil the new shows in their fall lineups. Get an insider's view of not just the shows, but the programming strategies behind them.

When: Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Where: Peerless Restaurant
Time: 11:30 Networking, 11:45 Lunch and Presentation
$20 for Members
$25 for Non-Members
(credit cards accepted with $1.25 fee)

RSVP by August 25th to Karen at edirector@aafknoxville.com or 742-4838.

AAF-Knoxville Connects You to AAF SmartBrief

Click here to subscribe to American Advertising Federation's SmartBrief. It brings you the advertising news that really matters (besides the stuff you'll find in this blog). AAF's editors handpick key articles from hundreds of publications, do a brief summary of each and provide links back to the original sources. In other words, they do all the research - and you get the news you need, without the fluff.

What's With The Horse?

If you're wondering why we have a horse in the masthead, let me introduce you to Trouble.

Trouble is the beloved pony of Jennifer East, AAF-Knoxville Board Member and Media Representative Extraordinare. Trouble was adopted as the official mascot of AAF-Knoxville and, by unanimous decision, is included in all our communications.

Kinda like a client/boss who insists a logo or slogan be included in everything you do, whether it makes sense or not.

So I guess you could say that including Trouble in all our stuff is just one more way we convey to our membership that "hey--we KNOW what you go through every day."

That's why we love Trouble. That, of course, and hearing the stories Jennifer tells about him. Come to a meeting and ask Jennifer. You'll see what we mean.

O.K. Let's Start With The Free Stuff, Part 1

A few good (free) reasons why we like this organization.

AAF-Knoxville has been around for a long time, and there are a few reasons for this. In the early days, it was one of the only ways for members of the advertising community to get together in a relaxed atmosphere, share stories and ideas, and get to know each other outside of work. Lots of friends were made.

And lots of business was done.

That's still true today. Except instead of just connecting once a month, AAF Knoxville gives you the ability to network with the most important advertising people in East Tennessee on an almost-daily basis, if you so choose. We've initiated a number of electronic tools this year (like this blog, Facebook, newsletters, and other resources) so members can have a freer exchange of information.

And just a few weeks, our online community is as large (sometimes larger) than the groups that attend our meetings.

And it's free. If you want to see for yourself, check out a few links:

http://www.aafknoxville.com/

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21781339491

http://www.aaf.org/