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In This Issue:- IBM's Michelle Killebrew to Speak at January 22nd Luncheon
- Mingle Bells 2014 in Pictures
- Reno-Tahoe AMA Website Redesign Update
- AMA Board Members to Attend Regional Retreat in San Francisco in January
- Enter the Stan Can Design™ Snowman Contest to Win $5,000 Worth of Services
- Learn How Reno Tahoe Businesses Are Using Social Media
- Upcoming Local Events
- Welcome New and Recently Renewed Members
- Join an Event Planning Committee in 2015
- Upcoming AMA Regional Training Events and Conferences
- Upcoming AMA Webcasts
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IBM's Michelle Killebrew to Speak at January 22nd Luncheon
This January, the Reno-Tahoe AMA will host Michelle Killebrew with IBM. She currently leads the go-to-market strategy for Social Business, where her team focuses on messaging and solutions that define social business and demonstrate how organizations can embrace this next information revolution in the workforce. Killebrew is passionate about marketing, especially innovative marketing strategies that deliver a superior brand experience - from initial acquisition through to loyal customer - and increase growth and profitability. You can learn more about Killebrew on her website.
Please note that our luncheon will be held on a non-standard date: Thursday, January 22nd. Stay tuned for more details to come.
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Mingle Bells 2014 in Pictures
This year's Mingle Bells holiday party took place on Wednesday, December 10th at the Reno Aces Ballpark, which was co-hosted by Access Event Solutions, Ad2 Reno, AIGA, CPC Solutions, Professional Saleswomen of Nevada, PRSA, Reno-Tahoe AMA, and the Sierra Graphics Network. Proceeds benefited the Northern Nevada Childrens' Cancer Foundation. To view all of the photos from this year's event, please click here. Thank you to Frank Haxton and Becky Murway of Digiman Studio for capturing the evening in photos!
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JCML Media Selected to Redesign the Reno-Tahoe AMA Website
The Reno-Tahoe AMA is pleased to annouce that JCML Media has been selected to move forward with redesigning our website at Renoama.com! After a long process of evaluating nearly a dozen proposals, the board decided to move forward with JCML Media, which specializes in building custom Wordpress solutions. For more information about JCML Media, please visit their website at www.jcmlmedia.com.
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Stan Can Design™ Snowman Contest to Award $5,000 Worth of Services to Local Charity, Organization, or Community Event
Who can create the coolest, most hilarious, most thoughtful, and possibly impractical snowman the internet has ever seen? That’s what Stan Can Design™ wants to know, who is sponsoring a good ol’ fashioned snowman-making competition. All for a good cause.
The snowman with the most votes wins “Best in Snow” and $5,000 worth of advertising, copywriting, web design, or graphic services for the charity, organization, or community event of their choice – courtesy of the Stan Can Design™ team! For the full information, please click here. (Please note that the last day to submit a photo is December 19th, by 5 pm.)
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AMA Board Members to Attend Regional Retreat in San Francisco in January
In addition to the AMA's Annual Leadership Summit in Chicago, the AMA hosts several regional retreats for board members across the country each January. This year, several Reno-Tahoe AMA board members will be attending the regional retreat in San Francisco to share ideas with such other chapters like San Diego, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento. Google's San Francisco Office will host the AMA Regionals Kickoff Party complete with a discussion from Jeremiah Owyang. Stay tuned for a full recap in February!
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Take Out&About Marketing's 3rd Annual Social Media Survey BEFORE December 16th
Take Out&About Marketing's 3rd Annual Social Media Survey and gain insight in terms of how Reno Tahoe businesses are planning on using their social media next year. Within this survey, you’ll learn if Reno Tahoe businesses are planning on increasing their social media budget next year, how much time and money your competitors are spending on social media, and who’s doing it best in the area. Take the survey and not only be entered for the chance at a $100 Amazon gift card, but get one step closer to an optimized social media strategy for 2015! Click here to view last year's survey results.
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Upcoming Local Events:- January Reno-Tahoe AMA Luncheon featuring Michelle Killebrew
Thursday, 1/22/15
- February Reno-Tahoe AMA Luncheon featuring Mark Schaefer
Tuesday, 2/17/15
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Welcome New and Recently Renewed Members:- Lars Ames, JCML Media
- Robert Charpentier, Truckee Meadows Water Authority
- Mike Hendersen, Arborglyph
- Toni Quiruz, DigiPrint Corporation
- Sammy Eggers, Nature's Bakery
- Valerie Glenn, The Glenn Group
- Ty Vukelich, Employers Insurance
- Abbie Walker, Nature's Bakery
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Join an Event Planning Committee in 2015:
Interested in becoming more involved in your local AMA chapter? If so, we have a couple of great opportunities for you! Planning committees for our annual Marketing Workshop in April, and our annual Ace Awards event in June, will be kicking off in shortly after the New Year. Please contact our VP of Special Events, Somer Athari, if interested in learning more.
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Our Sponsors:
Thank you to our sponsors for your ongoing support of our organization!
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Upcoming Regional AMA Training Events and Conferences:
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About the American Marketing Association:
Founded locally in 1982, the Reno-Tahoe AMA’s mission is to serve our members and be THE marketing source by providing networking, knowledge, and career development.
The American Marketing Association (AMA) was established in 1937 by visionaries in marketing and academia. Today, the AMA has grown to be one of the largest marketing associations in the world, with over 30,000 members who work, teach and study in the field of marketing across the globe.
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