Our Mission
The Mission of The Advertising Club of Northeast Louisiana is to enhance the professional development of the membership, while increasing local and national recognition for the advertising industry.
Ad Club NELA Overview
The Advertising Club of Northeast Louisiana is a not-for-profit trade association serving the interest of the advertising community of NELA. The Advertising Club of Northeast Louisiana is affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), a national organization which collectively represents over 50,000 advertising professionals. The AAF is the unifying voice of advertising and the only professional organization that represents Ad Clubs, advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers’ students, and educators. Combined, we achieve a common purpose – to promote, protect and defend advertising interest.
As the “Unifying Voice for Advertising,” the American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a Western Region office in Newport Beach, Calif., is the trade association that represents 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. AAF’s 130 corporate members are advertisers, agencies and media companies that comprise the nation’s leading brands and corporations. AAF has a national network of 210 ad clubs and connects the industry with an academic base through its 210 college chapters. For more information, visit the AAF’s award-winning Web site at www.aaf10.org.
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A membership to the Ad Club of NELA offers individuals the opportunity to grow professionally through networking and educational members’ meetings each month. We also host several community events including a yearly public service campaign and volunteer opportunities.