Advertising Week DC 2009

2008 ADVERTISING WEEK DC STEERING COMMITTEE

The Ad Club of Metropolitan Washington

Ad Management Insights

ApolloBravo mobile marketing

Arnold Worldwide

August, Lang & Husak

The Bomstein Agency

BriteMoves Mobile Billboard Advertising

BusinessWeek

CBS Radio/Washington D.C.

Comcast Spotlight

Comcast SportsNet

Forbes Media

GMMB

Howard University Television, WHUT

LM&O Advertising

MDB Communications

National Geographic Channel

National Journal Group

NBC Universal-WRC-TV

Persel Gardner

Porter Novelli

Qorvis Communications

RMK Productions

Rosenthal Partners

Telemundo

USA TODAY

Van Productions

Virilion

Washington Business Journal

The Washington Examiner

The Washington Post

White & Partners

Williams Whittle

WUSA9

Advertising Week DC 2009 at a Glance

Who Organizes Advertising Week DC?

Business leaders from the Greater Washington marketing, media and advertising industry, supported by the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington, oversee a week dedicated to showcasing the creativity and magic of DC's communications industry and its role in “Making Big Things Happen.”

What is Advertising Week DC?

The region's largest* and most diverse gathering of advertising, marketing, public relations and media leaders! Now in its fifth year, Advertising Week DC celebrates the best of the marketing, media and advertising community with a week of networking, professional development and education. The week is a mix of fee-based, VIP, and invitation only events.

*The 2008 Advertising Week DC session attendance topped 4,789.

When is Advertising Week DC 2009?

Monday, September 14 thru Friday, September 18, 2009

Why was Advertising Week DC created?

To galvanize the industry and advance the notion that Washington DC is indeed
the “Capital of Making Big Things Happen”!

Metropolitan Washington , DC hosts the greatest concentration of power and influence on the planet. Some of the region's smartest people work as communications professionals—for advertising and public relations firms, government agencies, corporations and media companies. Every day these talented and innovative professionals launch new strategies, messages, programs and campaigns—crafted to connect with DC's own highly informed audience and with specific audiences around the country and around the world.

Got any big names?

You bet! It's a big event with major league speakers.

Advertising Week 2008 speakers included:

	- Steve Forbes - Tim Ellis - Chris Matthews - Nancy Hill - Robert Wong - Kathleen Matthews - James Surowiecki - Mark French - Scott Levine - Tom Arrix - Marian Salzman - Tim Kenyon - Stuart Elliott	President/CEO, Forbes VP, Marketing, Volkswagen NA Hardball Host, MSNBC President/CEO, AAAA Executive Creative Director, Google EVP Global Communications, Marriott Journalist, The New Yorker SVP/General Manager, NBC-Universal VP, Platform A, AOL VP Sales, Facebook CMO, Porter Novelli Sr. Market Analyst, GfK Roper Advertising Columnist, New York Times

Advertising Week 2009 will be even bigger!

How do I register?

Easy. Once the schedule is up just click on the best selection of days and events for you!

About The DC Marcom Community

The Greater Washington Initiative conducted a 2007 study that found the DC marketing communication workforce has grown four times faster than the national average.

Today, there are nearly 36,000 commercial advertising and marketing professionals in Greater Washington. By 2014, the region is expected to have more than 39,000 advertising and marketing knowledge workers.

Per capita, the Greater Washington area has the most advertising and marketing professionals—higher even than San Francisco , New York , Los Angeles , Boston , and Chicago .

2008 ADWKDC Steering Committee

The Ad Club of Metropolitan Washington; Ad Management Insights; ApolloBravo mobile marketing; Arnold Worldwide; August, Lang & Husak; The Bomstein Agency; BriteMoves Mobile Billboard Advertising; BusinessWeek;
CBS Radio/Washington D.C.; Comcast Spotlight; Comcast SportsNet; Forbes Media; GMMB; Howard University Television, WHUT; LM&O Advertising; MDB Communications; National Geographic Channel; National Journal Group;
NBC Universal-WRC-TV; Persel Gardner; Porter Novelli; Qorvis; RMK Productions; Rosenthal Partners; Telemundo;
USA TODAY; Van Productions; Virilion; Washington Business Journal; The Washington Examiner; The Washington Post; White & Partners; Williams Whittle; WUSA9