Dayton Creative Syndicate

Stop out and join members from these four fine organizations as we gather to celebrate the holiday seasons with the annual Kris Kringle Mingle.

When: Thursday, Dec. 11, 5:30 p.m. Registration begins @ 5:30 pm
Where: Top of the Market Banquet Center, 32 Webster St.

There is no cost for GDAA Traditional & Company members. GDAA Associate/Student members, IABC, AMA & DCS members are $25 each.  Non-member guests are $30.

A wonderful mix of appetizing finger foods, drinks and networking opportunities awaits you! The Kris Kringle Mingle also gives you a chance to bid on some of the fun auction items shown here, These items and many more are being donated by your fellow creative professionals.

In addition to joining the festivities—help support your favorite organization by donating an item or two to the Kris Kringle Mingle silent auction. All the while—promoting your business, supporting your professional associations and doing your part to bring exciting creative programs to Dayton. All proceeds fund scholarships and/or support quality local creative programming. Donations can be designated to go to the club of your choice and may be made through the GDAA’s web-site here. Items valued at $50 or more are encouraged. After submitting your donation, you’ll be directed back to make your on-line reservation.

If you have questions please contact DCS president, Patrice Hall via: president@creativesyndicate.org or GDAA Executive Director, Sara McCatherine via: director@greaterdaytonadassociation.org

Additionally we will also be accepting gifts and donations for needy children—at this time, on behalf of, For Love of Children.

November 05 2008, Clint! Runge, a guy so cool, he needed an exclamation mark after his first name, took a break from the hustle and bustle of his cool company Archrival so he could swing into Dayton and speak to the Greater Dayton Advertising Association. Only the DCS members high-jacked and took him to out to The Oregon Express the night before he was due to speak.

I gotta say we really enjoyed having a captive speaker at our beck and call to pose in funny pictures and answer questions about the deep dark secrets, memorable experiences, the industry in general, clients, campaigns, the big dawg competitors they face down and chew up, ideas, trends and marketing strategy geared towards youth markets and audiences.

Thanks Clint! for spending the evening @ OE with the DCS. You’re always welcome in the Gem City.  Also a very special thanks to Joanie Spain who helped transport and host Clint!.

Be sure to check out all the great pictures from the event via our Flickr slideshow!

If this kind of event seems interesting to you, please check out our membership page for more info about joining The Dayton Creative Syndicate.

So you’re all like, “Well I’d like to put my work online, but I don’t wanna have to learn all that HTML crap.” So you forsake the interwebs and invest your life savings in a billboard to display your resume, salary requirements and list of references. Many years later, you die alone and penniless.

The truth is, there are enough resources online right now that don’t require any HTML knowledge whatsoever that your grandmother could create an online portfolio of all her knitted Dachshund sweaters without missing Matlock. So what’s the hold up? Put the kibosh on that outdoor media buy and start clicking links!

One great, free solution is Coroflot. Think of it as half LinkedIn, two quarters Facebook, and 3 parts Flickr. Here are some things you can do with it:

1. Upload images of all your work and organize them into categories like “Print” or “Awesome”
2. Post your resume in a digital, search-able format
3. Advertise whether or not you’re actively seeking work
4. Be contacted by people who want to hire you
5. Join groups on Coroflot like the Dayton Creative Syndicate to show off your work, join discussions, and network with people

Coroflot isn’t the only solution out there (more on that later!) but it’s a really great one. Once you create your profile, make sure you join the DCS Coroflot group.