Ad Fed Minnesota

Ad Fed isn't your typical professional organization. We don't issue membership pins (we have pins, but they're given as awards, not worn on lapels). We don't condone hazing (the paddles in our office are for the Media Auction, we swear!). We do offer networking opportunities, seminars and other events. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn — and join today!

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Ad Fed/AD2 Pub-Crawl: 2012 Summer OlympiAD²

May 17

The annual Ad 2 pub-crawl has arrived!

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events for Ad Fed MN
6.14.2012 Mad Men & Women of Minneapolis
7.20.2012 2012 Golferoo
Past Event Mad Men to Math Men
Past Event Magazine Day 2012

Ad Fed News

The Power of the Minnesota Ad Industry

Take a look at the attached study which quantifies the impact the Minnesota advertising industry has on the state's economy.

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Ad 2 Student Ad Summit Needs 2012-2013 Interns! 

Every year, the Student Ad Summit (SAS) seeks self-motivating, passionate volunteers! As we approach the 2012 SAS on March 2, we want to meet the attendees that are interested in becoming an intern for the 2013 SAS.

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New Top Level Domain Plan Under Congress Review for Potential Harm to Business

Both U.S. Senate and House committees have conducted hearings examining the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) plan to put up for auction a virtually unlimited number of new top level domains (TLDs).

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Ad Fed Blog

The Future of Magazines in the Digital Age? Engage, Learn, Grow.

written by Joan Erakit

Printed magazines will continue to be an important piece of the consumer’s life; this is the message I walked away with during last week’s Magazine Day – an annual gathering hosted by the Advertising Federation of Minnesota (Ad Fed) to discuss the role magazines play in a time of mass communication and ever evolving technology. I [...]

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Experience Magazine Day 2012

written by Leah Zins

Picture, for a moment, a large room. In the room there are rows of tables. Neatly stacked upon these tables are magazines. Not just a few, thousands. Every title imaginable is free for the taking, from GQ to Wired, Glamour to Newsweek. The doors are open for the attendees to freely grab as many titles [...]

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