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DTLC’s Annual Summer Mixer: Reconnect

Jul 14, 2022
6:00 pm
Prudential Plaza

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Silver Medal Award

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Today's the day! Tune in at 2:00 PM CT to our Inno

Today's the day! Tune in at 2:00 PM CT to our Innovation Showcase: The New Wave of Retail Media presented by Walmart Connect!

We are especially excited to have Ellen Mulryan, Senior Director, Retail Data Partnerships for The Trade Desk share her knowledge on data strategy, identity, retail, and emerging platforms. Any questions on those topics? Ask Ellen today during the Q+A portion of the webinar!

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Innovati

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Innovation Showcase on how to level up your retail media strategies via the link in bio!

We're excited to have Chris Tyau, Lead Product Marketing Manager for Walmart Connect, share his expertise on buildings product and developing go-to-market activations. Join us this Wednesday to learn from Chris and ask him any questions you have on today's retail media landscape.

This complimentary webinar is open to all and is presented by Walmart Connect.

Our fourth and final new board member is Chris Boo

Our fourth and final new board member is Chris Boothe, Chief Operating Officer for Publicis Media. Hardly a stranger to the CAF, Chris has been a longtime advocate of our organization, a regular presence at CAF events, and his career accomplishments earned him the CAF Silver Medal award in 2016!

On joining the CAF board, Chris said, “I’ve spent more than 30 years as part of the Chicago advertising community. I’m thrilled to join the CAF board as a means of giving back to our city and industry.”

Join us in welcoming Chris to the board!

Next up in our board announcements is Joan Collett

The CAF is excited to announce our new board membe

The CAF is excited to announce our new board members and next up is David T. Jones, Chief Creative Officer for Third Street. David joined the ADDY committee this past year and was instrumental in our return to an in person awards reception and was the genius behind the "Chicago AF" (a play on Chicago Ad Fed) campaign.

David said, "I’m honored to be joining the Chicago Advertising Board. I’ve spent my entire Advertising career in Chicago and think of much of the Chicago Ad Community as close friends and even as family. So I wanted to do my part in helping unite, inform and inspire that community through the Chicago Ad Fed.
The level of collaboration, hard work and genuine enthusiasm I have experienced working on committees alongside members of the Chicago Ad Fed Board has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. I’m excited - and more than a bit intimidated - to now join those ranks."

Let's give David a Chicago AF welcome!

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