WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?

Networking Opportunities
Our members include advertising agencies, photographers, designers, printers, illustrators, television and radio stations, newspapers, outdoor, students, teachers, corporations - anyone and everyone who advertises or is thinking about entering a career in advertising. It's a great way to meet others in the industry, showcase your talents or hang out with new friends!

Reduced Rates for Club Activities
Join us for informative luncheons, membership mixers and other fun events throughout the year!

Reduced Entry Fees for the ADDY® Awards Competition
The annual ADDY® Awards Competition is designed to recognize and reward creative excellence in advertising. The Northeast Pennsylvania AdClub's local competition is the first tier in a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the AAF. It is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition for creative excellence and members can enter at special rates with trophy-winning entries forwarded onto the District 2 level competition at no extra charge!

AAF Membership Affiliation
Membership in the Northeast Pennsylvania AdClub also enrolls you in the AAF and entitles you to AAF benefits and discounts!

Other member Benefits
AdWeek magazine
Special offer for AAF members – 6 free issues! On February 3, AdWeek relaunced to bexome the only fully-integrated publication serving the advertising and media communities. Each week, subscribers will receive a national print edition of AdWeek and also have access to an enhanced and redesigned web site with six areas dedicated to regional news and information. The new AdWeek provides more in-depth coverage of all marketing communications such as public relations, direct, sports and entertainment marketing and sponsorships. In addition, new columns will cover topics such as finance and career. To subscribe or learn more, visit www.adweek.com.

Advertising Age
Save 25% on your Advertising Age subscription! The AAF member price on renewals and new subscriptions is only $74, a $25 savings off the published susbcription price of $99.

Airborne Express
Through the Partner Savings Program, customers save up to 42% off the competition's published rates with Airborne Express. Program highlights include simple flat rate pricing that is easy to understand and saves time, money and confusion. Plus you'll receive free on-call pickup from most locations and convenient online customer service for package tracking, locating drop boxes and more.

Alamo Rent-A-Car
AAF members receive unlimited mileage and year 'round discounts off Alamo's great retail rates!

Business Wire
Business Wire and the AAF have developed a strategic relationship that provides AAF members with access to Business Wire's worldwide media distribution services and preferred benefits and member services. Business Wire electronically delivers full-text news releases directly to editorial desktops in newsrooms worldwide. The agreement provieds AAF's 130 corporate members and 210 regional clubs with cost-saving pricing options as a benefit of association membership.

Citizens Conferencing
AAF members receive up to a 48% savings on phone, web and video conferencing services. This helpful resource allows users to effortlessly host conference calls for up to 50 participants at a fraction of other long distance/phone costs.

Cobalt Web Hosting
Cobalt, the official hosting provider of the AAF web site, is proud to offer AAF members a special 10% discount on shared web hosting. Cobalt hosting clients enjoy the facilities of Intel's Tier One Data Center and the hands-on customer service of Cobalt's friendly staff.

MagnetMail
Create, distribute and track high-impact HTML messages and newsletters through MagnetMail. This AAF endorsed, web-based e-marketing service allows you to manage broadcast e-mail and faxing with ease directly from your desktop. Send a fax automatically to bounced e-mail addresses and e-mail to undelivered fax recipients. Utilize integrated tracking to gauge the performance of your e-mail and fax campaigns. Plus, AAF members receive a 10% discount on MagnetMail services.

Mims International ProInsure/PROBOP
Through ProInsure, AAF offers its members professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance designed to meet the E&O insurance needs of the advertising profession. Through PROBOP, AAF offers a variety of insurance coverages to protect your business from potential loss.

Mutual of Omaha Insurance
Disability, life, business overhead expense and medical coverages are available to AAF members through the Mutual of Omaha companies. Most plans feature reduced premiums.



For more information, contact Eric Lansberry ericlansberry@gmail.com

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