We have a great two days of new ideas, great speakers, awards, networking and fun planned!
The meeting will be held April 6-7 at Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia.

True Media’s Jack Miller will be speaking about the hot buttons that advertising agencies look at when placing ads.

We have a packed schedule this year. On Thursday, April 6, the featured speaker will be Jack Miller from True Media. Jack will be speaking about the hot buttons that advertising agencies look at when placing ads. Jim Sterling from Missouri School of Journalism will present great ideas for special sections. We will round out day one of learning by sharing YOUR great ideas that you’ve had and you will have a chance to win cash if your idea is chosen as the best!

Thursday evening, we will honor the winners in the 2017 MAMA Best Ad Contest, as well as the Dee Hamilton Sales Pro Award. We’ll end day one by painting the town! This will be a guided paint networking event, with libations!

Bill Church of GateHouse Media will discuss how great content can create revenue opportunities.

Friday, April 7, will feature Bill Church of GateHouse Media. Bill will discuss how great content can create revenue opportunities. Day two will also feature the popular round table discussions. Lou Ann Sornson of Metro Creative Graphics will host a round table on how their new products can help you create a professional product with minimal effort.

Kevin Jones from the St. Louis American will present on how hosting events can boost revenue and create ties within your community, even if you don’t have a huge staff. We also have a mystery round table  with more details to be revealed soon!

If you need a sleeping room, MAMA is holding a block of rooms for Thursday, April 6, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia. Call 573-445-8531 by March 3, and ask for Missouri Advertising Managers’ Association $99 room rate.

Did you enter the Missouri Advertising Managers’ Association Best Ad Contest?  The judges have now finished judging and you will receive notifications of your awards by the end of next week!

Register to attend today!

About Jack Miller
True Media’s fearless leader and founder attended the University of Missouri and William Woods University where he studied business, finance and marketing. Prior to launching True Media, Jack worked as Director of Sales, General Manager, and was a minority partner in the Premier Marketing Group. He is a serial entrepreneur who has won numerous awards for his leadership at True Media, including recognition by the Small Business Administration as a regional business person of the year.

About Bill Church
In 2016, GateHouse Media named Bill Church as Senior Vice President of News. Most recently, Church served as Executive Editor of the award-winning Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where he elevated the quality of both print and digital editions of the newspaper. In recognition of his talent and contributions, Church was given the additional responsibility of Southeast Regional Editor for GateHouse Media in June 2015.

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