Lexington Ad Club - President’s Post

Wow. We ended up having a great time at our first tech related panel discussion. At least I did. Sure, there was some really good conversation and content on the actual panel… but there were a couple of things that stood out to me even more. First, the sheer number of non-member guests. That was very cool… to see 40 (or more) folks in the room being exposed to our Club for the very first time. That type of community exposure and awareness was exactly the kind of thing I hoped for when accepting the position of president. Hopefully, with all of your help, we’ll be able to put another discussion together during the first quarter of 09.

My second observation is about the people in the room. As odd (and as cool at this sounds at the same time)… I heard several stories of people meeting for the first time in person, although they had been virtually communicating for quite some time. How neat is that? Folks actually making a “human” connection and taking their professional relationships and common interests to a different level. I’m proud the Ad Club played a role in those kinds of connections.

Until next time,
David

Congratulations President-Elect Barack Obama. You not only energized the national interest in presidential politics, but you also changed the landscape of political advertising. Never has there been so much money spent… especially on television. What will all of our media partners do now with all of that available space… stay tuned for some good deals! Seriously, there’s an uphill battle for our country to regain it’s footing in so many areas. I remain optimistic things will improve soon.

I’m also hopeful you will join us at one of our many upcoming AD Club events. We have digit@l di@logue (our first emerging media panel discussion) happening tomorrow night. Later this month, we’ll take a look at the future of television at our monthly networking program luncheon. In December, we are planning a very special, members only event centered around one of Kentucky’s signature brands—bourbon. And finally, we are gearing up for a great ADDYs competition that begins in December with our annual ADDY Kickoff Luncheon.

Visit our website, www.lexingtonadclub.com for all of the details.

Until next time,
David