Ad 2 San Diego

Whiskey Tango Pacific Beach Pub Crawl – Git ‘R Done! Saturday, September 11th – 2:30pm Pacific Beach

Brittany Cook — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:32:11 +0000

Dang ol’, I tell you what, man.

It’s the end of Summer and what better time for a Pub Crawl then now?! In the past we’ve been Nerds, Hippies and the Twitterati. This year, we’re ditching classy for trashy and donning our best (or worst as it were) redneck gear. So put on your best mullet, pull out those funky teeth and don’t forget to show your love for the champagne of beers!

Pub Crawl Details

When: Saturday, September 11th, 2010 – 2:30PM
Where: Starting a Taproom PB – 1269 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109
How Much: $5 Ad 2/Students | $10 SD Ad Club/non members

Everyone who signs up gets an Ad 2 Whiskey Tango Pub Crawl Trucker Hat!

Drink Specials: Tap Room is giving us $1 off pints & 10% off food. From there, drink specials will vary from bar to bar.

START WITH FOOD & DRINKS @ TAP ROOM 1269 GARNET AVE, PB
2:30 – 4:00PM: TAP ROOM
4:15 – 5:00PM: TAVERN
5:15 – 6:00PM: CABO CANTINA
6:15 – 7:00PM: BUB’S DIVE
7:15 – 8:00PM: PB BAR & GRILL
8:15 – 9:00PM: MILLER’S FIELD

Deep Dive Study on Making Great Presentations

Brittany Cook — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:40:30 +0000

Okay so we got Ad Club and Ad2 San Diego together and said “how are we going to take our seminar series up a notch?” So here’s the first of what we came up with …

Starting on Friday, August 27 with Ryan Berman, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Fishtank Brand Advertising … this seminar is called “What’s Your Story?” and will focus on how to tell your story. Whether it’s for a client, a brand or your own personal story, your story should entertain, educate and engage. So, don’t miss this opportunity to create meaningful narratives in all aspects of your business life.
Sign up here: http://bit.ly/SDAC_Story

Then Tuesday, September 14 … Gary Ware, Director of Media Operations, Covario, Inc. will lead an intimate workshop (maximum 12 people) focused on “Creating [insert favorite adjective] Presentations” using PowerPoint and Keynote.

And now that you’ve got content … and it looks damn good on PowerPoint or Keynote … it’s time to make that presentation live and in person … Tuesday, September 21 … Gary will continue with the next workshop “Delivering [insert another favorite adjective] Presentations”.

Workshop Details

Date: 9/14 & 9/21
Agenda: 6:00pm – 6:30pm Check In 6:30pm – 8:00pm Workshop
Price
Ad 2 Members & Students: $60.00
Non Member: $100.00
San Diego Ad Club Board Member: $60.00
San Diego Ad Club Member: $80.00

Click Here to Register for the Workshop!

A Day at the Races with Ad 2 San Diego Recap

Jeff Horn — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:52:00 +0000

And they’re off. From the backstretch seats of Del Mar Race Track I’m on
my dogs yelling at horses, mourning my losses, and making new connections.
Only recently did I join Ad2, but I can already tell it was a wise move. Our
trip began with a group ride to Del Mar, where a series of impromptu trust
falls broke out in the parking lot. When we got to our seats, with beer in hand
we caught a glimpse of Mario Lopez accepting a blanket of flowers for his
horse’s performance. So naturally I thought, “If AC Slater can win, so can I.”

I was sorely mistaken. In fact I discovered I know nothing about horse
racing save for the oversized hats. I must say however that taking a loss has
never been so comfortable. The day was spent chatting, cheering and clinking
glasses with a great group of like-minded professionals. For a newbie to San
Diego and the local advertising scene, I was welcomed graciously and made
some exceptional new contacts. And even though the job hunt looms before me,
I’m liking my odds more everyday.

Application Process Now Open For 2010-2011 Ad 2 SD Public Service Campaign

Ad 2 San Diego — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:45:55 +0000

Ad 2 San Diego’s Public Service Committee announces the launch of their annual public service campaign.

Ad 2 is a national network of young advertising professionals committed to making a difference in their communities through advertising. For over 30 years, Ad 2 San Diego has contributed to the local community by creating a complete advertising campaign for one non-profit organization every year. Their most recent campaign, organized by current and former Ad 2 members, assisted The Challenged Athletes Foundation with their social media strategy. In addition 2 years ago they promoted the Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County’s “Sports Bigs” program. That campaign included bilingual radio and television spots featuring Chris Chambers of the San Diego Chargers and TV personality Dick Enberg. Samples of the work can be found at the link below:

http://www.vimeo.com/bigbrotherssd

By building advertising campaigns in television, radio, print, outdoor and interactive media, Ad 2 SD members strive to positively impact the San Diego community. The Public Service Committee is dedicated to assisting a non-profit organization reach their development and visibility goals. If you feel your non-profit organization could benefit from selection as the 2010-2011 Ad 2 public service partner, please go to the Public Service Page on the Ad 2 SD website to download an application. Applications must be submitted by Friday August 27, 2010 for consideration.

If you have any questions please email publicservice@ad2sd.com

August President Report

Gary Ware — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:57:17 +0000

5th Annual Ad 2 SD Sports Marketing Night

Gary Ware — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:54:05 +0000

“How Action Sports Marketers Are Reaching Youth Demos”

Presented by: San Diego Ad Club and Ad 2 San Diego
When:Thursday Aug 12, 2010 6-8pm

The sun has finally made its way to San Diego this summer … and along with it comes one of San Diego’s biggest conventions … Action Sports Retailers (Aug 13-15) at the Convention Center. Since they’re in town for the big show we’re teaming up with the San Diego Ad Club and we’ve tapped into some of the greatest sports marketing brands and youth marketing experts and asked them to share their insights on reaching the youth de…mos.

The moderator for this panel is Ad 2 SD’s Membership Chair Dan Foote, Verb Network (www.verbtv.com) and you’ll hear from Cedar Carter, O’Neill Girls (www.oneill.com); Dylan Slater, Rip Curl (www.ripcurl.com); “PT” Townend, The ActivEmpire (www.theactiveempire.com); and Gregg Witt, Premise Immersive Marketing (www.premisemarketing.com).

Don’t miss this great learning opportunity … and oh, did we mention that Primo Beer will be sponsoring beer and appetizers? The first 50 attendees will receive a PRIMO 16oz pint glass and PRIMO will sponsor PRIMO Beer for the first hour-6-7pm. After that PRIMO beer will be on special.

Info

When:Thursday Aug 12, 2010 6-8pm
Prices
Ad 2/Students/Board Members
$15.00

Non-Member
$35.00

San Diego Ad Club Member
$25.00

RSVP Today! http://bit.ly/aXiu9t

A Day at the Races w Ad 2 SD – 8 SPOTS Left!!

Brittany Cook — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:15:57 +0000

Exclusive Ad 2 SD/SD Ad Club Event

The 2010/2011 Ad 2 SD Board invites all Ad 2 SD & SD Ad Club members to join us Sat July 24 after our annual board retreat for a day at the Del Mar Races.

Price for the event is $25 for Ad 2 SD/$35 for SD Ad Club, and cover Round Trip Transportation, Beer on the Shuttle, Reserved Seating/Clubhouse Admission, and an Official Racing Program.

We have reserved seats in the Stretch Run area, which conveniently close to wagering windows, cocktail bars and concession stands.

Space is limited, so Register Now!!

SPECIAL OFFER: Sign Up for Ad 2 San Diego Today, and get a complimentary ticket to join us for A Day at the Races! Register below as a non-member to take advantage of this GREAT OPPORTUNITY

A Day at the Races, Details:

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Time: 1:45 – 6:00 pm
Meeting Location: San Diego Ad Club Office | 3579 5th Ave #100, San Diego, CA 92103
Beverages: Beer will be provided on the shuttle, and you are welcome to BYOB for the ride up.
Cost: $25 for Ad 2 SD / $35 for SD Ad Club
Registration Deadline: EXTENDED till Friday 07/23

1st Annual Ad 2 SD Kickball Tournament, June 2010 – Recap

Brittany Cook — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:14:42 +0000

Ad 2 San Diego broke in summer 2010 with our 1st Annual Kickball Tournament. Underground Elephant, MJD Interactive Agency, Treeline Interactive, & a whole bunch of Free Agents made it out to compete for the title of Baller Agency of the Year…

Congratulations to Treeline Interactive for coming in 1st place!! That was quite a finish to the tournament!

Special Thanks

Woodstock’s Pizza, Pacific Beach for donating the many delicious pizzas!

VAVi Sport and Social Club for joining us and providing kickballs, games, prizes and other giveaways.

An Evening with Mike Hughes, The Martin Agency

Ad 2 San Diego — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:05:24 +0000

What a great way to kick-off the new fiscal year for the San Diego Ad Club … they’ll start with a beautiful summer evening in the garden at the USD Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. You’ll get to mix and mingle with the newly elected San Diego Ad Club officers and Board of Directors. We’ll recognize a few people for their great contributions to the Club and two term Ad Club president Greg Joumas will pass the gavel to our first-ever co-presidents, Melissa Lopez and Jon Bailey.

Then we’ll get to see the legendary work from the Martin Agency … Geico, UPS, Free Credit Report.com and many other brands when Mike Hughes, the latest inductee into the One Club’s Hall of Fame, joins us on the stage for the fourth in our “Evening with …” series. The first three were Alex Bogusky, Jeff Goodby and Dan Wieden and although you may not know the name Mike Hughes, you certainly know his work. Oh … and the Martin Agency was also named U.S. Agency of the Year.

Kudos for Mike Hughes and The Martin Agency Adweek has called Mike one of the nine best creative directors in America. Ad Age, on the other hand, has listed The Martin Agency as one of the three best creative agencies in the world. “Which proves,” Mike says, “that the rest of the agency is a lot better than I am.” Adweek, incidentally, gave a one-word explanation for Mike’s inclusion on their creative directors list: “integrity.”

The San Diego Ad Club appreciates the support of our sponsors. Many thanks to: Clients&Profits, EOS (Electronic Output Solutions).

Click to register for “An Evening with Mike Hughes, The Martin Agency now to take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing.

Early Bird Pricing By Monday July 19th:
Ad 2/Students/Board $45.00
AAF Ad Club Members $55.00
Non-Members $65.00
After July 19th : AAF Ad Club Members $65.00, Ad 2/Students/Board $55.00, Non-Members $75.00

Date: July 22, 2010Time:5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location:
Joan B. Kroc Center for Peace and Justice
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA, 92110
United States
See map: Google Maps

Thank you, Twitter Style

Adam — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:03:44 +0000

My tenure as Ad 2 President has officially come to an end. I was the first Ad 2 President to serve a two year term, and we got a lot done! Our membership doubled, we won numerous @aafnational Club Achievement awards, and we hosted a National Ad 2 retreat.

We had some good times as well! The picture above is my favorite. Its from our Kickball Tournament last month. What I’m most proud about though, is the jobs that were created and the business relationships that were formed.

There are numerous individuals and companies who have helped grow Ad 2 the past couple of years. For this article, I tapped into the Twitter API and their new @anywhere feature. I was fortunate to be in the audience at SXSW when Evan Williams announced the feature, and I immediately had the idea to use it for my final Presidents Message.

If you are new to Twitter, or to San Diego in general, this list will give you a heads up of “whose who”. Please hover over their names, and follow them, as they are San Diego’s brightest.

@sheilafoxmark, @garyware, @jakefields, @StephLuvsLogos, @jennzhere, @donson, @heystephanie, @37click, @AaronKahlow, @sandiegoadclub, @ChrisRothwell, @andreasceo, @gearyi, @MEAdigital, @nicolerawski, @boloptimized, @jonjonbailey, @jduimstra, @OMSummit, @fishtanksd, @funktalking, @sabrinafraley, @CandyceCov, @x1fm, @ocadfed, @MarcoB33, @covario, @eisensteinben, @AshleyNPhelps, @sneakjoint, @beckster9, @AndrewDremak, @MayorSanders, @ebayratliff, @cherielisabeth, @jfaris, @leemills, @jennjuckett, @alivegapro, @BareFootCEO, @SabrinaGallier, @mattuch, @TexasKid, @Brewho, @BJ, @MorganGrahamEFM, @vivalastu, @Rachieheather, @RobCorea, @MicheleRB, @TomOkerlund, @seanmonz, @peternudo, @MoonshineDesign

If I left everyone out, it was because we are not connected on Twitter. Greg Joumas, Cindy Saylor, Sara Tovar, Melissa Lopez, Mike Magannis, Carissa Felix, Andrew Mera, Brittany Cook, Dan Foote, Myles McGuinness, Maggie Mariscal, Michael Glass, Scott Smith, Kyle Henley, and Jimmy Stevens are the first to come to mind. They all deserve a special thank you as well. They are “pro’s pros”!

Cheri Reeves, Jenn Baker and Megan Chawathe did a great job as the Ad 2 Presidents ahead of me. Now, to introduce your next Ad 2 President:

Gary Ware! Gary bursted upon the Ad 2 scene in 2008 and quickly rose up the ranks. Gary is extremely bright, having spoke at Marketing Sherpa, Omniture, and OMS events before. He is a leader in the community and will do an excellent job taking Ad 2 to the next level.

As far as I go, I plan on being an Active Past President. I recently got elected to the San Diego Ad Club’s board, so you’ll see me around. I will enjoy the extra time to build my San Diego Online Marketing Agency, BigTuna Interactive though!

Until next time!

P.S. Feel free to follow @ad2sd and myself @adamhermsdorfer while your at it!