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Happy Holidays from Nabs
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Happy Holidays from Nabs
  2015 was a challenging year for our community and across this great country of ours; we saw lots of consolidation, upsizing, downsizing and overall churn and uncertainty. But, 2015 was also an inspiring year for NABS. This year, NABS is on track to impact over 1500 people in our industry w...
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The ACE Student Workshop… What are you waiting for?
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HEY, HEY YOU! Looking for a chance to take your course knowledge to the next level? Interested in an opportunity to work closely under the direction and mentorship of a highly regarded industry professional? Searching for an experience to add to your resume that can help you stand out in the job ...
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The People that Inspire Our Industry
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The People that Inspire Our Industry
In a few short months we’ll be gathering once again to celebrate the best of Edmonton’s advertising at our annual ACE Awards.  Although I always look forward for a chance to celebrate our work and enjoy a night of camaraderie (and wine) with our peers, for me the highlight has always been the Fel...
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What you missed at the Welcome Back After Hours!
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What you missed at the Welcome Back After Hours!
A full retro arcade, sipping on some fine bevies, and mingling with the industry’s finest is what took place at the Welcome Back After Hours at Denizen Hall on Thursday, September 24. There was a great mix of advertising professionals and students that attended that night. Many of the students th...
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ACE Loves Students
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ACE Loves Students
  You might be thinking “An ACE student membership – what’s in it for me?” I know that’s what I thought when I was a working towards attaining my Marketing degree a few years ago. Although I understood how useful having a membership would be, I had tons of excuses for not g...
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6th Annual Chesterfield Open was a Hole-in-One!
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6th Annual Chesterfield Open was a Hole-in-One!
On August 13, 2015, thirteen teams took to the greens at Victoria Golf Course for the 6th Annual Chesterfield Open. It was the perfect day to golf: sunny, warm and not a cloud in the sky. Not only were teams spoiled by the great weather, but also by golf goodies bags containing cookies by Confett...
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Recap: ACE’s Latitude 53 Patio Party
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Recap: ACE’s Latitude 53 Patio Party
It was the perfect night to kick back on a street-level patio in the heart of downtown. Latitude 53 graciously hosted Ad Club of Edmonton members and guests for a Patio Party and gallery viewing on July 9, 2015. DJ Polyesterday provided the soundtrack for a relaxing evening of catching up with ou...
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2014 Speed Mentoring Event
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Last month our Annual Speed Mentoring Night, presented by Starburst Creative, brought together a fine group of both students and industry professionals for a great evening. This recap of the event by student attendee, Kayla Sommer, does an amazing job of capturing the spirit of the event: My Spee...
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2014 Student Workshop
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2014 Student Workshop
The 2014 Student Workshop was fun and very rewarding. It started out strong with a lot of interest from students in the design and marketing programs at GMU and NAIT. We were able to establish a not-for-profit client partner, the Northern Alberta YMCA aka “the Y,” in the early weeks (thank-you @m...
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Introducing The ACE Board 2014/2015
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Thank you to everyone for coming out to vote at our AGM on Wednesday. It was great to hear reports on what went on the past year and then hearing from all the brave candidates. Thank you to all the people that put their names forward for the 2014/2015 board. ACE members have elected Dana DiTomaso...
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ACE AGM 2015
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Has it been (almost) a year already? Another busy year for ACE has breezed by and it’s time for us to hold our AGM. We have an exceptional list of candidates for the ACE board and we’re all excited about what 2015-2016 will hold. As the incoming President, I want ACE to work on reachi...
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ACE AGM 2014
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Time sure flies when you’re having fun and this last year was a lot of fun! It’s already time to wrap up one great year and start another. Next week is our AGM. It’s an exciting time where we welcome new people to the board and kick-start the year. We’ve got an outstanding list ...
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Welcome to the Final Round
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Advertising is a fight. Each brief, a challenge. Chasing the big idea, an exercise in endurance. A bout can be easy, fluid, rhythmic. Jab. Jab. There’s the 5 a.m. stroke of genius. Right hook. The fresh execution. Uppercut. The approval-by-committee. TKO. Or it can be endless, exhausting, bloody....
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STUDENT MENTORING WRAP UP
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We had our annual student mentoring night last week and Jamie Chapelsky gracious provided us with a great wrap-up of her experience at this event. A big thank you to Starburst Creative for coming on board as our presenting sponsor. We couldn’t do it without you!
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ACE NEEDS A NEW WEBSITE
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Change is inevitable. And as much as we’ve loved our website over the past couple of years, it’s getting a little creaky – time for an upgrade. We’ve issued an RFP for a re-do of our website. The design is great, but not mobile-friendly. And the backend needs an overhaul.
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