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.

Tuesday November 11th 2008, The DCS teamed up with The School of Advertising Art and Scott Hull Associates to host our first-ever speaker event.

A crowd just shy of 90 was on hand as Illustrative Designer extraordinaire, Von Glitschka discussed his passion with the group. Thanks to Von for sharing his work and the process of his craft. As well, thanks to Scott Hull, SAA, The Greater Dayton Advertising Association, FourAmbition and all who attended—making this event not only possible but a success.

Stay tuned for more exciting programming of this nature coming soon in 2009! Please visit our membership area and and show your support for the DCS by joining or adding your name to our mailing list. Coordinator and committee positions are still available. Jump on board now and help to design the future of the Dayton Creative Syndicate.

Be sure to check out all the great pictures from the event.

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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.

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Please join us at the first DCS/GDAA co-sponsored event. Here are the details:

Trot on down Saturday, October 25th, to the Lebanon Raceway - map. Post time is 6:30pm in our private, indoor, climate-controlled section.

• Cheer on your favorite trotter
• Test your skill at parimutuel betting
• Enjoy a beverage from our C.O.D. full bar
• Dig into the provided snacks & hors d’oeuvres
• Special photo ops - we will sponsor one race

The cost is $10 per person. Reservations are due by Wednesday, October 22nd.

Call GDAA executive director, Sara McCatherine, at 248-4697 for more details.

Register for this fun, unique event today and we’ll see you at the track!

Special design request: The Greater Dayton Advertising Association is searching for someone to design an HTML template for their upcoming leadership conference. It will be pro-bono, but your name will be on the email, along with a link to your website, so everyone will know who created your awesome design. The email will go out to Advertising Federation board leaders across Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

If you are interested in taking on this project, email president@creativesyndicate.org to get started.