AMAzing OKC

Congratulations to SMG Marketing at the Ford Center for winning the coveted Best of the Best award at the recent Excellence In Marketing Awards.

We can’t wait until the August AMAOKC meeting to find out more about their excellent Radio City Christmas Spectacular campaign – remember to RSVP, everyone.

Given the outstanding quality and high number of entrants this year, we would like to extend our congratulations to all award winners – you all have truly outstanding campaigns.

Here is a run-down of this years EMA winners.

Best of the Best:

Integrated Marketing/PR

SMG Marketing at Ford Center

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Campaign

Award of Excellence

Advertising Campaign	Visual Image Advertising	Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education: Oklahoma’s Promise
Cause Marketing Campaign	Cleveland Area Rapid Transit	Dump the Pump 2008
Direct Marketing	Visual Image Advertising	Oklahoma City Solid Waste:  Big Blue
Integrated Marketing/PR	SMG Marketing at Ford Center	Radio City Christmas Spectacular Campaign
Interactive/Mobile/Web Campaign	Third Degree Advertising	Buck The Norm
Single Marketing Tactic	Tinker Federal Credit Union	Click Checking Direct Mail
Trade Show/Special Event	Tinker Federal Credit Union	Business Partner Luncheon

Award of Merit

Cause Marketing Campaign	Tinker Federal Credit Union	Financial Empowerment
Single Marketing Tactic	Third Degree Advertising	Oklahoma City Viewbook
Trade Show/Special Event	Crowe & Dunlevy	Trade Show Booth
Integrated Marketing/PR	OGE Energy Corp.	Positive Energy® SmartPower Project

           

June 17th, 2009 | Tags: AMAOKC, EMAs, excellence in marketing awards, marketing, oklahoma city | Category: Events, Information | Leave a comment

It’s that time of year where the best marketing campaigns in Oklahoma are lauded in our Excellence In Marketing Awards.

We’ve had a record number of quality entries this year which made the job of the judges extremely difficult.  However, winners have emerged and those campaigns which had a major impact will be announced at the next meeting, Thursday June 11.

We are extremely happy to announce that our emcee for the luncheon is back by popular demand.  Drew Schroeder of “Drew and Kaci Too” from KYIS-FM’s afternoon show will be hosting this years event and we’re extremely excited about welcoming him back.

As always, RSVP in advance for the event if you can – it helps us out immensely.

           

June 1st, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

On May 14, AMAOKC will be holding a sell-out luncheon (RSVP, quick!).  Our only guest to date to be considered a verb, Google, will be in Oklahoma City to share unique marketing insight with us.

Google’s John Black will talk about Measuring Up In A Downtime – How To Build An Effective Brand Online.

With the right approach and resources, a downturn can actually provide opportunities for savvy marketer.

Learn about media consumption trends, opportunities, strategies and Google tools that can help you reveal opportunity and achieve your goals. John will be serving up easy ways to get started and excel in online marketing (search engine, display and more) to get optimal visibility and more people talking about your business.

We would recommending registering as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Join us at the Will Rogers Theater from 11:30 to 1:00 on May 14.

If you can’t chat with John at the luncheon, the good news is that John will be joining us for the AMAOKC sponsored OKCtweetup after work!

Cost:

$18 members
$28 non-members
$14 student members
$19 student non-members

           

April 21st, 2009 | Tags: AMA, AMAOKC, google, luncheon, Mike Lorenc, okalhoma city | Category: Events | Leave a comment

The OKC Tweetup is going from good to great!  Sponsors are coming in thick and fast – the full list to date will published shortly.

We’re really excited to see Oklahoma marketers taking such a great interest in social media.  It’s for reasons like this that Oklahoma City is becoming the city that others aspire to be.

With that being said, we encourage people to register for this event as soon as possible – this really is going to be a big deal.

The Details

The OKC TweetUp is a chance for Oklahoma marketing professionals to come to together to discuss the power of social media, including the microblog Twitter, in a casual and informal setting.  AMAOKC and the OKC Tweetup folks are combining forces to bring AMA members this fun social event.

Join us for food, drinks and engaging conversation after work.  You will get the chance to visit with Google’s John Black,  your fellow AMA members and marketing professionals who use Twitter and other social media tools to promote their businesses.

This event will be held at the Iguana Mexican Grill on Thursday, May 14.  The event is free to attend.  We are expecting a huge turnout, so register as soon as possible.

There are still plenty of sponsorship opportunities – if you are interested then please contact Kevin Jessop.

           

April 8th, 2009 | Tags: AMA, AMAOKC, blog, event, Iguana, OKC Tweetup, social media, Tweetup, Twitter | Category: Events | Comments (2)

We just wanted to pass on our congratulations to our current chapter President, Julie Boyd, and her husband, Justin, on the birth of their daughter.

Makenzie Boyd was born on Thursday, March 26 at 2:59pm.  The healthy little tyke is doing extremely well and is keeping mom on her toes.  Makenzie’s rule about having no more sleep that three hours at a time is being strictly enforced.  Julie now refers to resting from 2.00 to 6.00am as being a “good night’s sleep.” 

We’re looking forward to welcoming Julie back at the May 14 meeting, and sincerely hope she manages to get some shut-eye between now and then.

           

April 8th, 2009 | Category: Information | Comments (1)

Our April program builds upon our foundation of superb programming.  Trey Taylor, Director Of Consumer & Marketplace Insights for Sonic, will share how Sonic makes efforts to better understand their customer, gain insights and validate their communication.

Trey will talk about how Sonic uses proven research methods to drive insightful communication and provide communication success stories ranging from communications to wider audiences to targeted Hispanic marketing.

Register here

This, as always, will be an extremely insightful presentation and we hope to see you all there!

 

           

March 24th, 2009 | Tags: AMA, communication, hispanic, insight, market research, marketing, oklahoma city, research, sonic, trey taylor | Category: Events | Comments (1)

That’s right, if you aren’t currently a member (tsk, tsk) and you join between April 10 and June 12 you can save money and receive some great benefits.

Thanks to our Spring Membership Campaign, new members will receive the following:

• A discount of $30 – no application fee
• A $20 pre-paid Mastercard
• An exclusive member-only webcast entitled, Taking control of Your Career in the New World of Work

We would love to have you join, so head over to our application page.

           

March 17th, 2009 | Tags: AMA, membership, OKC, promotion | Category: Information | Leave a comment

The date for Giovanni Gallucci’s Extreme Social Marketing workshop in Oklahoma City has been announced and registration is open.

This one day social media training workshop will train you to utilize the new media marketing tools of bulletin boards, blogs, videos, photos, social networks and other social media related websites in your online marketing efforts.

Group discounts are available and we’re working on tracking down a discount code. Check back often for updates.

           

March 10th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

After years of proving we have what it takes to play in the big leagues, OKC welcomed it’s first NBA team and dubbed them the Thunder.

Join AMA OKC as we hear from the Thunder’s senior VP of ticket sales, Brian Byrnes, on March 12. Brian oversees the Thunder’s marketing group and has worked in professional sports for over 17 years. One of Brian’s colleagues told us “he knows the business better than anyone I’ve ever had the pleasure of working for.”

Click on the RSVP link at the top of the page to let us know you’ll be there. We promise you won’t want to miss Brian’s presentation, the great give-aways he’s bringing and a possible visit from a surprise guest…

           

March 3rd, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment