Intouch Solutions, a digital marketing agency from Kansas City specializing in pharmaceutical marketing is visiting AAF Mizzou on Thursday, October 27th. There will be a meet and greet from 6:30-7 p.m. and then Intouch will present on the digital world of advertising and also have a panel of interns discuss their summer at Intouch Solutions starting at 7 p.m.!

This is a great opportunity to network with potential employers and also gain some insight on how to land your first big job!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Find out more about Intouch Solutions at www.intouchsol.com

Don’t have anything to do this winter break? You should STUDY ABROAD through TCOB’s winter intersession program in Amsterdam and Berlin! If you are minoring/double majoring in business, need upper level business credit or just want an amazing study abroad experience check this out!

-The Amsterdam/Berlin program is from December 28th through January 11th

-The first week will be in Berlin and the second in Amsterdam…can you imagine spending New Years in Germany?!

- Students go on a variety of company and cultural visits in each city

- You can earn 3 credit hours (Finance 4185 for undergrads and Finance 8440 for grad students)

-The pre-departure class starts October 11th and your first deadline to apply is October 1st.

If you have questions, contact Professor Ferris (ferris@missouri.edu) or stop by the Study Abroad office in 307 Cornell!

The College of Business has various intersession and summer study abroad programs that are open to students of all majors and interests in places like Dublin, Ireland, Bergamo, Italy, Alicante, Spain, Prague, Czech Republic, China and more! Click here for more on TCOB Study Abroad Programs.

Thanks for your interest in AAF Mizzou!  We appreciate you taking time to talk to us on campus, at the Fall Activities Mart and at our Meet and Greet at the Heidelberg this past week!  If you didn’t quite catch all the info here is a bit more on what AAF Mizzou does, how it’s beneficial to you and how to join!

About AAF:

We are a campus organization affiliated with the American Advertising Federation that strives for excellence in advertising. We love new ideas and differing points of view, so all majors and skill sets are welcome. One of our main goals is to help students like you develop themselves professionally and give our members an edge in their classes, internships and real world jobs!  We accomplish this by providing you with opportunities to gain real experience and be able to market yourself through a variety of ways:

- Visiting real advertising agencies in cities like St. Louis, KC, Chicago and New York throughout the year.

- Networking with industry professionals and MU professors.

- Learning from your peers who have been there and done that.

-  Resume and Professional workshops to prepare you for the big interview!

-  Being a part of our In-House Ad Agency, this year we have two clients Literacy Kansas City and ThinkFirst Missouri. Literacy KC’s campaign will be geared toward the creative and putting together some traditional advertising. Then we will be working with ThinkFirst Missouri on a social media and PR driven campaign. Email our VP of In-House, Kayla Blevins at kmb6x6@mail.missouri.edu for more info!

-  Participate in the National Student Advertising Competition or NSAC on a multimillion dollar integrated campaign for Nissan that will target multicultural millennials. Our NSAC team competes in Kansas City in April and will present for Nissan executives and the agency they are currently working with. There are opportunities for creative work, research, PR, Social Media, production and more! Contact our AE of NSAC, Natasha Desai at desai.natasha@gmail.com for more information and you can fill and interest form out here à  http://www.tinyurl.com/mizzounsacinterest 

When we meet:

AAF Mizzou typically meets once a month on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in 204 Neff.

- We will be kicking off the year with AD 101 on TUESDAY, SEPT. 20^th at 7 p.m. in 204 Neff.  We will break down an agency, the roles of an agency, possible career paths and how to get there! AD 101 will help you get ahead of the game in your classes and help you decide what aspects of advertising you’ll be awesome at!

How to join:

 Membership is open to all majors and all grade levels.

We have annual dues of $55 per person. This fee will cover you national membership with The American Advertising Federation as well as your membership with AAF Mizzou.

Here’s the break down:

-  $30 covers you national membership, which will give you access various professional resources such as jobs, internships, professional contacts, networking events and more. You can see more at www.aaf.org

-  $25 goes toward your membership with AAF Mizzou, this covers social events, networking, bringing in professional speakers etc.

**Please make checks payable to “AAF Mizzou” and put your pawprint on the memo line! You may turn in your dues at AD 101 on Sept. 20^th. **

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email us at AAFMizzou@gmail.com, facebook us www.facebook.com/aafmizzou, follow us on Twitter @AAFMizzou  or check out our website at www.aafmizzou.com

We are so excited for everything we have planned this year! We hope to see you at AD 101 next week.

Thank you,

Lexi Perconti, AAF Mizzou President