As most folks know, I’m pretty active with our local Kansas City chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Not only is it a great organization when it comes to professional development, both in terms of ongoing education and networking, it also doubles as group therapy any time we get together. Client issues? Internal agency turmoil? [...]

Let’s face it: 2009 was a pretty tough year for the Kansas City advertising community. Yet amidst all the turmoil this current economic recession has brought, last night proved to me that our local creative spirit is still as strong as it ever has been. And although overall entry numbers were down this year, the [...]

Bernstein-Rein’s web site for indie alt-stars Devotchka won a National Silver ADDY Award at this past weekend’s festivities in Washington, D.C. Another nice bit of the recognition for the Interactivists. As a point of reference, here are the results from this year’s 2009 ADDY Award season. Kansas City ADDY Awards Winners List District 9 ADDY [...]