Ad Age and Creativity Small Agency Conference

AOL and Time Warner Cable Media Sales sponsor the event that will take place in New Orleans this week, July 14-15. Individual tickets are $695, and groups of 3 or more automatically receive $75 off each ticket, with no discount code necessary. Tickets  include admission to a day and a half of events: opening cocktail party on July 14th, and full-day conference and Small Agency Awards Cocktail Event on July 15th.

This is the first of its kind conference for small and mid-sized agencies organized by Ad Age. The participants will be discussing  the unique challenges faced by this market. Topics include talent, new business, managing small businesses, emerging technologies, and other. Detailed event agenda, here.

Given Ad Age’s digital reputation and expertise, the conference is a must for any small creative and the marketing, advertising, design, media and brand professionals that work with them. Speakers include Eric Ryan, Co-Founder, Chief Brand Architect Method Products, Inc.; Phil Johnson, CEO of PJA Advertising and Marketing; Pippa Seichrist, the President of the Miami Ad School; Tom Martin, Founder of Converse Digital; Marc Brownstein, President of The Brownstein Group; and many others, who will share their expertise, covering industry issues like:

• the importance of having a unique agency culture;
• how to attract the best talent in the marketplace;
• using creativity to boost the bottom line;
• the nuts and bolts of new business and getting the win;
• legal roadbumps and ways to stay ahead of emerging media, etc.

The conference is designed for any small business owners, marketers, creative directors, account leads, agency leads, media owners, technologists and start-ups.

For questions regarding the awards entry process, entry website, or payment, contact Advertising Age at AdAgeSmallAgencyAwards@adage.com.

For questions regarding the conference and related events, email Ad Age Events at AAEvents@adage.com.