May 2016
2016 Anvil Awards
On May 6th, join Ad Rodeo for the annual Anvil Awards, a celebration of creativity and craft, honoring the city's best in design, advertising, video, and digital. Get exposed to brilliant ideas, find new marketing partners, connect with old friends, and then bring the inspiration to your business. Purchase Tickets
Find out more »June 2016
SocialWest
The largest social media and digital marketing conference on the prairies is coming to Calgary this June! The SocialWest conference runs from June 15th to 17th, and features speakers from massive companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Facebook and WestJet. We also have 3 of 5 of Canada’s largest PR firms represented, and all of Canada’s major print media firms! In total, there will be 28 experts sharing their social media and digital marketing wisdom! SocialWest is aimed at education. You will…
Find out more »Summer Sizzler
The CALGARY MARKETING ASSOCIATION and AD RODEO present: THE FIRST REALLY AMAZING PARTY of the SUMMER! To Celebrate the BEST Marketing Community in Calgary Registration includes one drink ticket and appetizers Find out how the beer and spirits you are drinking are produced! Free tours will be held for guests, compliments of Last Best's Brewery and Distillery. JOIN THE FUN - MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS! Everybody is Welcome Team Sponsors Sponsor This Event
Find out more »September 2016
SOLD OUT – Transforming ATB from a Bank to a Brand We Love
*** SORRY THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT *** Image Courtesy Everbrave Branding Group What happens when you passionately understand and believe in what you stand for, when everything you do is in harmony with your strategy and when you put the customer at the centre of all? ....and what happens when you don’t? Join us as Carol Shmygol, VP of Marketing and Brand at ATB Financial shares ATB"s successful journey to becoming an Alberta brand success story. About Carol Shmygol After having spent…
Find out more »November 2016
How Virtual Reality is Changing the Face of Marketing
There is no denying that Virtual Reality is hot and here to stay! Now is the time to start developing experiences that your audience will embrace and remember. Education, Healthcare, Oil and Gas, Tourism, Retail, and really every industry you can think of can take advantage of this technology. Join Jeff Bradshaw President and Matt Wright, Chief Experience Officer of MAMMOTH VR as they share with you: A better understanding of Virtual Reality and how this technology works A glimpse…
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Jingles & Jim
The CMA Christmas Party and Farewell Party for Jim Carter Don’t miss the biggest Marketing Christmas party in Calgary and saying farewell to a legacy and our co-president Jim Carter. It will be an evening of good cheer and good beer and appies for all. 1 beer and appetizers included in your ticket. Gold Sponsor Team Sponsors
Find out more »January 2017
Advertising Isn’t Dead (It’s just woefully overfunded)
Too many businesses are addicted to mass media advertising campaigns and excessive mark downs in an attempt to win over customers. Let Chris Kneeland of Cult Collective LP shine a light on the problems with that approach, and present viable alternatives. Walk away from this presentation with an understanding of how: Brands should begin to immediately (and perhaps radically) redeploy resources away from awareness-based marketing and start investing in initiatives that actually matter. The most enviable brands in the world foster enormous amounts of customer…
Find out more »February 2017
Building Brand Ireland in the Digital Space
Tourism Ireland’s Country Manager in Canada, is presenting on Building Ireland’s Brand in the Digital Space. She will talk about their award winning strategies in creating their immense success in the Tourism Sector. Meet Ireland’s new Ambassador to Canada, Jim Kelly, on his first visit to Calgary and hear his opening remarks to our business community. He will open the presentation for Tourism Ireland’s Dana Welch who will speak on Building Brand Ireland in the Digital Space. Dana Welch oversees…
Find out more »The Gathering 2017
CMA Members get preferential access to: The Gathering, An Exclusive Union of the World’s Bravest Brands on February 22-24th, 2017. Be inspired and hear the world’s boldest brand leaders share their secrets, answer your questions, and reveal how their masterful marketing strategies have forged fanatical cult followings. As a partner with The Gathering, CMA members receive $100 off your All-Access Gathering pass by using the promo code CMACAL100 Register Today
Find out more »CMA Gathering Mix & Mingle
Attention Gathering Attendees! You are invited to the Calgary Marketing Associations Mix and Mingle Wednesday February 22nd from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Fairmont Banff Springs - Norquay Room Mix with other fellow Calgary marketers. Enjoy unlimited complimentary drinks for the hour and some light hors d’oeuvres. FREE for CMA Members (but you still need to register to attend) $25 for non-members Become a CMA Member Today
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