Events

We love a good party! We also love helping our industry connect, engage, and develop its talent.

This section contains a wealth of resources, from upcoming training courses to national conferences, as well as highlights of past events, including videos, galleries and presentations.

Featured Conferences

Design and the Future of Advertising

November 9-10: Explore some of the most advanced thinking and exciting work in brand experience design — and meet those who make it possible.

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Celebrating Unlikely Partners

The 4A’s Partner Awards will take place during Transformation 2017. We celebrate the partnerships that challenge conventional practices.

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All Upcoming Events

Stop Servicing, Start Leading Series: Using Compelling Stories to Persuade Clients

We all recognize that a good story can be the most effective way to make our points with clients. But it’s not always easy to find the right story, pare it to the right length (read: short!), tell it dramatically, and make sure the client gets it. The point of telling stories, of course, is to lodge important ideas and persuasive messages with clients.

IPA Foundation Certificate

The 4A’s is pleased to offer the award-winning IPA Foundation Certificate, providing entry-level talent an accelerated understanding of how the ad industry works. The fall session is open. Enroll by Friday, December 2, 2016 for your chance to take the online exam on Friday, January 6, 2017.

4A’s CreateTech 2016

Explore some of the most advanced thinking and exciting work in brand experience design – and meet those who make it possible.

4A’s Programmatic Workshop – Dallas Regional Session

FREE TO MEMBERS! Join the Dallas Regional launch of the 4A’s Programmatic Workshop, powered by Quantcast’s Real Time Academy. You will learn the critical components within the ever-evolving world of programmatic.

Glass Ladder Series: Own Your Career – The Tools Needed to Thrive in Advertising

No matter where you fall as a female professional on the corporate ladder – whether you’re just starting out, in the thick of your career looking to expand further, or at the top in search of ways to stay relevant and fresh — this 3-hour workshop will offer insights and tools to help you step into your greatest potential as an advertising professional.

Embracing Chaos – How W+K Builds a Creative Culture

Host Charles Day, Founder of The Lookinglass, will be joined by guest Colleen DeCourcy – Global Chief Creative Officer of Wieden+Kennedy who will explain how to embrace chaos as creative fuel, and why it’s essential to building a second generation creative agency.

Organic Growth Series: Understanding the Client’s Business Objectives

Join Brent Hodgins in this kick-off session that will give you a new strategic tool to help your teams better understand a client’s true business objectives.

4A’s Executive Leadership Program – November, Boston

The focal point of this course is a globally acclaimed computer-based simulation that challenges participants to lead, manage and improve the performance of a marketing communications agency over time. Participants acquire actionable skills that they can immediately apply to succeed.

C-Suite Series: Building Your Personal Wealth (Session A)

Most agency owners will generate their greatest personal wealth from their agency – whether it’s through a salary, deferred compensation, perks or ultimately selling out. Join Sam Williams and Jim Upson, as they’ll walk you through a number of examples that will offer insights into how achievable your plan can be. In short, they’ll simplify the egg-harvesting process.

C-Suite Series: Building Your Personal Wealth (Session B)

(Note: This will be 7:30am PT) Most agency owners will generate their greatest personal wealth from their agency – whether it’s through a salary, deferred compensation, perks or ultimately selling out. Join Sam Williams and Jim Upson, as they’ll walk you through a number of examples that will offer insights into how achievable your plan can be.

The 4A’s South Texas Council’s Agency Leadership Luncheon with Nancy Hill

The 4A’s South Texas Council Board of Governors cordially invites you to attend a special luncheon program featuring Nancy Hill, President & CEO of the 4A’s.

4A’s Programmatic Workshop – Bohan Nashville Session

BY SPECIAL INVITE ONLY. Join BOHAN Advertising|Marketing in the launch of the 4A’s Programmatic Workshop to learn how programmatic works and what’s involved.

Digital Acceleration Series (Bundle Package)

Purchase the ‘Digital Acceleration Series’ Bundle Package (8 webinars)

Digital Acceleration Series: The Impact of Digital on Client Business

In this webinar, Nick New will cover how digital has forever changed business, the impact of the consumer, and how this alters the way we access information, engage, influence, make decisions and purchase.

4A’s Agency Leadership Forum – Mid-Atlantic Council

The 4A’s Mid-Atlantic Council Board of Governors cordially invites you to attend their premier forum for agency senior executives in the Council area.