Posts by The Advertising Club of New York

It’s the big pink elephant in the middle of the living room and we are going to address it. Join us for this annual evening of fun disruption as the brightest, most interesting minds in marketing and advertising tackle the issues impacting their businesses. The always-provocative Michael E. Kassan, Chairman and CEO of MediaLink, will once…

‘Coders vs. Cancer’ challenges hackers to devise proactive social tools for self-exams Breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the world. It also has the highest survival rate if caught early and managed with a healthy lifestyle. Despite the widespread awareness of the disease, very few women take action to prevent it. This September,…

Hard to believe it but our summer is coming to an end. We had such a great batch of interns this year who are a testament to the future of our industry and we’re so excited about it! We asked them to send us their advice to aspiring industry professionals stemming from their own career or…

By: Samantha Kafka, intern at Havas Health Advertising undergraduate at the University of Florida: @Samantha_Kafka As a fellow intern, I understand how real the struggle can be finding an internship in the advertising industry. It is no secret that it is very competitive, especially for the paid internships at premier agencies. Unfortunately, there is no…

By Brian Havig, Copywriter, gyro New York Originally posted on Fortune While attending a session on travel by the Advertising Club of New York’s Vertical Series, three marketing experts from TripAdvisor, Celebrity Cruises and Hawaiian Air discussed trends they are seeing as 2016 approaches. As the second half of the year unfolds, here are four trends…

Last week, we celebrated our 2015 Ad Person of the Year, Brad Jakeman, President, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo, and it was truly an unforgettable night. Mauro Porcini of PepsiCo, Andrew Robertson of BBDO, Sophie Kelly of The Barbarian Group and Cindy Gallop of IfWeRanTheWorld and MakeLoveNotPorn toasted – well, mostly roasted – Brad’s accomplishments and…

by Laurel Rossi, outgoing Chairman of the Board of Directors The past 2 years have been tremendous growth years for the ADVERTISING Club of New York, marked by our distinction as the bravest organization in the industry. We set an industry leadership agenda for the club that includes our diversity initiative and our ability to…