Make Your Mark
at the RAMA Action Taker Series
Friday, October 19, 2007 in Columbus, OH
Friday, October 19, 2007 in Columbus, OH
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Throughout history, ideas have driven innovation to communicate without words. Their voices have been heard. Will we hear yours?Join us Friday, October 19th at the Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH to hear from our generation's top retail designers and learn what inspires them.Seating is limited. Register now! |
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John Jay
Executive Creative Director & Partner Wieden+Kennedy John is legendary for providing out-of-this world creative inspiration, insights, trends and more to audiences worldwide. Jay is Executive Creative Director and a Partner of Wieden+Kennedy. He works as Dan Wieden’s partner in overseeing the creative work of the agency’s global offices. Jay spent 6 years in Tokyo, opening the office there as well as in Shanghai. Prior to moving to Japan, he served as Co-Creative Director on the Nike account and also worked on Microsoft and Coca-Cola in the U.S. In Japan, he oversaw all accounts as Creative Director including Nike Japan, Nike Asia-Pacific, Uniqlo and other influential Japanese brands.
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Graceann Bennett
Managing Partner, Director of Strategic Planning Ogilvy & Mather Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty has made it's mark over the years with consumers and the industry especially with the recent Cannes Grand Prix award for the internet based "Evolution" campaign. Not only has the campaign sold a lot of soap but it sends a message about the changing media landscape; online advertising can win an award that has been given to traditional television spots and films. Also, it can generate 1.7million views on YouTube during the first month with no paid media. That's a viral campaign with a message that sticks. Come hear from Graceann Bennett on how the history behind the Dove brand evolved into this successful long term award winning strategy.
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Eric Erickson
VP Creative Director Target Behind the Bullseye: How Target became one of the best-known brands in America and the champion of affordable design. How a man, a mantra, a monument and a metropolis transformed a Midwest discount chain into an international design leader. |
Sign up to win a CCAD Scholarship! - The Randy Curtis Memorial Award
Randy Curtis is a former RAMA board member and friend with over 20 years in the advertising industry. He spent 20 years in the agency world, handling such clients as Target, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald’s, Texaco, General Mills and RCA to name a few. He left the agency world to join Wal-Mart in 1997, where he was named Vice President of Creative and Media. Randy passed away in February 2006, a few weeks after the annual Retail Advertising Conference in Chicago, where he was an active participant. He was a very talented and creative person who openly shared his passion for retail. Through this memorial award, RAMA not only honors Randy Curtis, but also hopes to inspire talented students to choose a career in retail advertising and marketing.
Pick up and drop off applications:
Institutional Advancement
ATTN: Sue Haidle
Canzani Center, 2nd floor
Application pickup starting: Friday, September 7, 2007
Application deadline: Friday, October 5, 2007
The winning student will receive:
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Schedule
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Registration RAMA Members $99 / Non-Members $149 Location Canzani Center (JVC) |
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For more information contact Peter Perweiler at (202) 661-3052 or perweilerp@rama-nrf.com.
RAMA is a division of the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association. The association is made up of retail advertising and marketing professionals, plus their counterparts on the agency, media and services side of the business.
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For more information about how to sponsor an event, contact Kelly Gilmore at gilmorek@rama-nrf.com or (217) 546-7110.