BAF 2014-2015 Kickoff

BAF Kickoff Event - Whiskey Bar

The Boise Advertising Federation kicks off its 2014-2015 season on Thursday, August 21st at the Whiskey Bar in downtown Boise. They’ll announce the latest Duke Award winner, install the 2014-2015 Board of Directors, and offer up a preview of what’s in store for the upcoming year.

Admission is free.

And in the end…

Another Rockie Awards show is in the books.

There was food. And drinks. And revelry.

Oh, and awards were handed out, of course. Our friend and occasional contributor Don Day live tweeted some of them:

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Drake Cooper took home Best of Show for their Don’t Fail Idaho work on behalf of the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation.

Art Gregory was recognized with the Silver Medal Award.

Although he was on vacation in Tanzania when it happened, a collective toast was raised to Bill Drake for his lifetime of work in this crazy business we call advertising, and he received a lifetime membership to the Boise Advertising Federation.

All in all, it was a solid show at an outstanding venue. A hearty ‘well done’ to everyone who helped put on the show.

And the show got started with this fantastic piece of work from John Eames and the folks at North by Northwest:

 

Get Your Think On! w/ Ben Kunz

Get Your Think On with BAF and Ben Kunz

The Boise Advertising Federation is hosting a luncheon featuring guest speaker Ben Kunz, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Mediassociates:

Ben Kunz is a marketing communications innovator—specializing in planning advertising campaigns and measuring results. He is Vice President of strategic planning at Mediassociates, a leading media planning and digital strategy agency; is co-founder of eEffective, a digital advertising demand-side platform network; and is also a frequent columnist at Bloomberg Businessweek, where he writes national columns on the intersection of advertising and technology.

Visit his blog at www.thoughtgadgets.com.

Cost is $20 for BAF members, $25 for non-members.