EVENTS

Each year, the biggest brands blow endless dollars on high production ads during the Super Bowl. Each year, we get our members together to watch those ads and judge how good they are. Must be 21+ to attend.

Our biggest event of the year! Submit your best creative work from 2022 to be judged by a panel of advertising professionals from across the country. Join us for the awards show to honor and celebrate all winners selected by our judges. A “can’t-miss” event for anyone interested in advertising, marketing and creative!

Melissa Harrison is the CEO of Allee Creative. In her presentation, Melissa will cover what our industry can expect in the coming years and how we can prepare for the best (and the worst) to come.

Join your fellow AAF-ND members at Office Sign Company in Downtown Fargo for an after hours happy hour event. Enjoy a drink, chow down on some snacks, and catch up with your fellow marketing folks.

For 24-hours, marketing professionals and creatives in our area can volunteer to donate their time to help one of three lucky non-profits in the F-M community.

Nelson Eddy is a Jack Daniel historian and managing partner of Finn Partners. In his presentation, Nelson will cover how a 150 year old brand stays relevant and how a small craft brand evolved into the number one selling whiskey brand in the world today.

Join your fellow AAF-ND members at Thuen Studios in West Fargo for an after hours happy hour event. Enjoy a drink and catch up with your fellow marketing folks.

Dr. Marcus Collins is an award-winning marketer and cultural translator currently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden + Kennedy New York as well as a marketing professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.. In his presentation, Dr. Collins will cover brand’s influences on us, why we buy, and where our relationship with them began. Most importantly though — where they are taking us next.

Join your fellow AAF-ND members at Drekker Brewing Company for an after hours happy hour event. Enjoy the region’s most unique beers, snag some “eye-scream” and catch up with your fellow marketing folks.

Our team is working hard to plan speaker events, happy hour socials, professional development opportunities and much more!

Stay tuned for more events to be announced at future dates.