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2004 Monthly Programs
NJ/IABC
Has The Best Programs!
IRIS
Awards: IRIS Unmasked
DATE January 29, 2004
OVERVIEW The best of the best strut their stuff at the high-profile
Awards Gala. Over 200 attendees received 25 Awards of Excellence and
31 Merit Awards. First ever "Communicator of the Year Award"
was given to Kimberley Crews Goode.
Best in
Show: Communication Management was chosen from amongst all Excellence
Awards. A single One-Time or Ongoing Campaign entry was chosen as
"Best in Show". The winner, Patricia Andreoni Elko for Build
on the Rock Marketing Communications Campaign. Best in Show: Communication
Skills was chosen from amongst all Excellence Awards. A single Publication
entry was chosen as "Best in Show". The winners, Nina D'Amico
and Steven G. Davis, Jr. for COMBATTS™ Brochure.
LOCATION Headquarters Plaza |
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TGIT:
IRIS Best Practices Unmasking Industry Secrets
DATE: February 26, 2004
SPEAKERS: Pat Andreoni-Elko, Brian Ross, Suzanne Johnson, Ed Ziegler,
Rich Ecke
OVERVIEW: Last month, NJ/IABC announced its 2003 IRIS Award Winners.
On February 26, we will unmask the secrets behind their projects'
success. Join us at this informal networking dinner event to hear:
2003 IRIS Best in Show Winner Pat Andreoni-Elko for "Built on the
Rock Marketing Communications Campaign" IRIS Excellence Award Winners
Brian Ross of Marsh & McLennon Companies for "MMC Stock Investment
Plan" and Ed Ziegler of Rowan University for "Rowan University President's
Annual Report" Rich Ecke of Berry Associates, honorable mention
in the IABC District 1 Silver Quill Awards program for "Training
Works" newsletter Bring your own success stories and trade best
practices!
LOCATION Jimmy's Haunt
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QUARTERLY
PROGRAM: Brand Excellence: More Than Good Luck Corporate & Agency
Leaders Share Strategies for Success!
DATE
March 18, 2004
SPEAKERS Jean Thomas Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy, Cendant
Corporation, Hotel Group Francine Lytle Vice President, Marketing
& Strategic Services, G&M Alissa Blate Executive Vice President,
Director of Consumer Marketing, MWW
OVERVIEW How do you communicate a brand so that it resonates with
your most important customers? Corporate and agency leaders will
share strategies for successfully getting brand messages across.
Our panel will discuss the evolution of brand character, ways to
invigorate brands, and brand personality.
LOCATION Headquarters Plaza Hotel in Morristown
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TGIT:
What Are You Worth? The Official Salary & Bonus Report 2004
DATE: May 20, 2004
SPEAKERS: Dennis
Spring, President, Spring Associates, Inc.
OVERVIEW: What
are you worth in today's communications market? What's happening with
salaries and billable rates? Where are the growth opportunities? Dennis
Spring, President of Spring Associates, Inc., will discuss negotiating
the best package, bonuses and agency/freelance billing rates; levels
of experience that are most needed and requested; and why some industries
lag while others are hiring. He will present The Official PR Salary
& Bonus Report, 2004, including regional and NYC and Metro area salary
ranges and trends in industries, titles and geographic areas. Spring
Associates, Inc. has published their salary report since 1987, with
data from a proprietary database of nearly 11,000 certified PR professionals.
Spring Associates, Inc. specializes in PR, corporate and marketing
communications with search assignments for most of the top Fortune
500 companies. Attendees
of this event can purchase copies of his report at a discounted price.
LOCATION Jimmy's Haunt |
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QUARTERLY
PROGRAM: Protecting Your Good Name: Communicators' Survival Guide
to Copyrights, Trademarks and Privacy
DATE:
June 17, 2004
SPEAKERS: Joseph J. Lewczak, Partner, Davis & Gilbert LLP; Peter
J. Pizzi, Partner, Connell Foley LLP
OVERVIEW: Staying on top of evolving communication laws can be a
challenge. Join legal experts for a lively discussion about copyright,
trademark and privacy laws and what you need to know to protect
the good name of your organization and your clients. Speakers will
cover traditional communications along with emerging technologies,
such as e-mail campaigns, cybersmear, Internet publishing, and downloading.
LOCATION: Madeline's on Vosseller
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TGIT: A Midsummer Night's Scene:
An Event Dedicated to the Art of Networking
DATE: Wednesday, July 7, 2004
SPONSORS: NJ/IABC, The NJADCLUB, The Art Directors Club of NJ, The Public Relations Society of America-NJ Chapter (PRSA)
OVERVIEW: A fun and informal evening of networking, wine & cheese tasting, an art show & sale, and meeting industry authors. It was the perfect summer ‘pick-me-up'—and a great way to meet people in different aspects of the communications field.
LOCATION: NJ Center for Visual Arts, 68 Elm St, Summit, NJ |
QUARTERLY PROGRAM: The Business of Communication: Writing and Measurement
DATE: September 21, 2004
SPEAKERS: Alison Davis, CEO and President of Davis & Company; George M. Tabor, founder and president of NJBIZ, New Jersey's only weekly business newspaper; and a panel consisting of Michael Bennet, Director, Internal Communication, Honeywell; Wayne Bullock, EVP, Delahaye; Dirk Herrmann, President and CEO, Murray; Gary Radford, Director of Corporate Communications, Fairleigh Dickinson University; and Alison Davis.
OVERVIEW: A full-day professional development conference, with George Tabor as the keynote luncheon speaker tracing trends in business communications over the years. The morning session led by Alison Davis demonstrated how to “Write to the Point: Reaching the Reluctant Reader.” The afternoon panel of leading corporate, academic and agency experts presented “Measurement: Point to Results”—or the latest approaches to measuring the impact of internal and external communication programs.
LOCATION: Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown , NJ |
TGIT: Intranet Trends:
And How They'll Impact Communicators
DATE: October 27, 2004
SPEAKER: A. Todd Thiessen, Client Manager / Strategist, Avenue A/Razorfish the largest independent interactive agency. Over the past eight years Avenue A / Razorfish has built intranets for clients including Avaya, Genentech, Thomson, Verizon, and Western Union . Todd specifically advises clients in strategic planning and the application of interactive technology to improve process, communication and collaboration. Todd has worked with internally focused groups on intranet strategy and development as well as externally focused internet and extranet initiatives. Prior to Avenue A / Razorfish, Todd worked at The Wilkerson Group (an IBM company). Todd holds an MBA in marketing and organizational behavior from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.
LOCATION Jimmy's Haunt, Morristown, NJ  |
HOLIDAY NETWORKING EVENT
DATE: December 8, 2004
OVERVIEW: An inter-association holiday networking event with over 200 attendees from NJ/IABC, NJ PRSA, MENG, NJ ADClub, NJMG, and NJBMA. Attendees brought teddy bears for Bear Hugs for the Holidays program, sponsored by the North Jersey Media Group.
LOCATION: Hanover Marriott, Whippany, NJ |
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