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American Marketing Association, NY Chapter Opens Call for Nominations for 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame®

NEW YORK, September 15, 2014 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) today announced the call for nominations for the 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame® inductees, who will be honored at a special ceremony in New York next May.

The Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org) was established by the NYAMA to celebrate brilliance in marketing across all fields and industries. Each year, the program recognizes individuals who are making outstanding contributions to the field and inspiring a new generation of marketers.

One or more nominations can be submitted online before the October 31, 2014 deadline by visiting https://mhof.wpengine.com/nominate/. Nominations can be submitted by both members and non-members of the NYAMA, and are free of charge.

In 2014, three renowned practitioners were inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame: Beth Comstock, senior vice president, CMO, General Electric; Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son distinguished professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and Joseph V. Tripodi, executive vice president, chief marketing & commerce officer, The Coca-Cola Company.

“The New York chapter of the American Marketing Association celebrates brilliance in all aspects of marketing: brilliance in strategies, implementation, research and teaching.” said Don Sexton, NYAMA president and Professor of Marketing at Columbia Business School. “The Marketing Hall of Fame provides a forum for the marketing community to recognize an extremely select group of our colleagues for the many brilliant ways they have contributed to our profession. Now is an especially exciting time for marketing and marketers, and we invite everyone to join us in that excitement by nominating candidates for our next group of inductees.”

This prestigious annual honor is open to any current marketing practitioner from the corporate, agency, research or academic worlds with a minimum of 10 years experience who is responsible for marketing innovations that have had dramatic impact on business results, raised marketing’s profile in business overall or moved the profession forward by creating new tools and approaches.

The selection process begins with the open call for nominations, from which the NYAMA’s 17-member Marketing Hall of Fame Committee will identify the 40-50 highest-qualified nominees. This shortlist will then be narrowed to the top 12 finalists based on votes by the Marketing Hall of Fame Academy, an exclusive body made up of approximately 300 marketing experts invited by the NYAMA Board of Directors from across the marketing profession.

A Panel of Judges made up of distinguished executives from the industry’s leading marketing and advertising associations and organizations will then pick the three 2015 inductees, who will be announced in late February. The 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place in May 2015 at the offices of JWT New York, where the evening will include cocktails and dinner followed by presentations from each inductee.

“Our 2014 nominees represented an extraordinarily impressive cross-section of influential marketers, and the finalists were all well-renowned for their outstanding contributors to the field,” said Joanna Seddon, chair of the Marketing Hall of Fame Committee and president, Global Brand Consulting, OgilvyRED. “We look forward to the collective wisdom of the industry overall and specifically our Marketing Hall of Fame Academy and Panel of Judges to identify our next inductees who are shaping the ways we practice marketing today and inspiring the marketers of the future.”

Along with Seddon as chair, the Marketing Hall of Fame Committee includes Don Sexton, NYAMA president and professor of marketing, Columbia Business School; Randall Ringer, NYAMA past-president and CEO, Verse Group LLC; Robert Kahn, founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc.; Elizabeth Kiehner, founding partner, Thornberg & Forester; Lee Hornick, president, Business Communications Worldwide; Lukas Pospichal, managing director, GreenBook and NYAMA; Ajay Durani, marketing and events consultant, Digital Place-based Advertising Association; Mandy McMaster, program coordinator, NYAMA and others.

Sponsors of the 2014 Marketing Hall of Fame included a range of leading brands and agencies including Twitter, The Wall Street Journal, JWT, BBDO, McCann Worldgroup, Wieden+Kennedy, OMD | the grid, Columbia Business School, GreenBook, Insight Innovation Exchange, Thornberg & Forester and Verse Group LLC. For information about upcoming sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mandy McMaster at NYAMA, amcmaster@nyama.org, 212-687-3280.

The mission of the New York American Marketing Association (NYAMA, www.nyama.org is to inspire, support and celebrate brilliance in marketing. Founded in 1931, the NYAMA is the principal community for marketing professionals across all industries and disciplines in the New York area. Offering programs, monthly events, and interaction with the chapter through volunteer activities, we provide marketers with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and reach in the marketing community. 

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GE’s Beth Comstock, Northwestern’s Philip Kotler and Coca-Cola’s Joe Tripodi Selected as 2014 Inductees to Marketing Hall of Fame®

NEW YORK, March 20, 2014 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) today announced three renowned practitioners responsible for outstanding contributions to the field of marketing as 2014 inductees to its Marketing Hall of Fame®: Beth Comstock, senior vice president, CMO, General Electric; Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and Joe Tripodi, executive vice president, chief marketing & commerce officer, Coca-Cola.

The three will be celebrated at the 2014 Marketing Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 6:00-9:00 pm at the offices of JWT New York, 466 Lexington Avenue at 45th St.  The evening will include cocktails followed by presentations from each of this year’s three inductees.  By providing an overview of their careers and most notable successes, the event will offer attendees rare insights into each inductee’s contributions to moving the profession of marketing forward.  To buy tickets for the induction ceremony, please visit http://nyama.org/event/marketing-hall-of-fame-ceremony/.

The Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org) was created by NYAMA to celebrate brilliance in marketing across all fields and industries.  The annual honor is open to any current practitioner from the corporate, agency or academic worlds with a minimum of 10 years experience who is responsible for marketing innovations that have had dramatic impact on business results, raised marketing’s profile in business overall and inspired future generations of marketers.

An open call for nominees garnered entries for more than 100 highly-qualified individuals.  The 17-member Marketing Hall of Fame committee, chaired by Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting at OgilvyRED, identified the 40 highest-qualified nominees.  This short list was sent to more than 800 NYAMA members and other marketing experts, whose votes determined the 12 finalists.

A distinguished selection committee made the final choices for this year’s inductees.  The committee included David W. Almy, CEO, Marketing Research Association (MRA); Gayle Fuguitt, CEO, Advertising Research Foundation (ARF); Nancy Hill, CEO, 4As; Bob Liodice, CEO, Association of National Advertisers (ANA); Kendall Nash, president, Qualitative Research Consultants Association; Bruce Nelson, former vice chair, Omnicom, and Earl Taylor, CMO, Marketing Science Institute.

“We established the Marketing Hall of Fame to be the Oscars of marketing, dedicated to recognizing individuals who are making outstanding contributions to the field, and educating and inspiring a new generation of marketers,” said Randall Ringer, NYAMA president and CEO, Verse Group LLC.  “We could not be prouder to celebrate the brilliance of Beth Comstock, Philip Kotler and Joe Tripodi, who truly represent the pinnacle of leadership and innovation in the field.”

The Marketing Hall of Fame Committee is chaired by Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting, OgilvyRED, and includes Randall Ringer, NYAMA president and CEO, Verse Group LLC; Robert Kahn, founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc.; Elizabeth Kiehner, founding partner, Thornberg & Forester; Don Sexton, NYAMA president-elect and professor of marketing, Columbia University; Lee Hornick, president, Business Communications Worldwide; Lukas Pospichal, managing director, GreenBook and NYAMA; Ajay Durani, marketing and events consultant, Digital Place-based Advertising Association; Mandy McMaster, program coordinator, NYAMA and others.

The Marketing Hall of Fame program is supported by a range of leading brands and agencies.  Premium sponsors are BBDO, McCann Worldgroup and Wieden+Kennedy, with other sponsors including Twitter and OMD | the grid; exclusive media partner The Wall Street Journal; host JWT; and supporters Columbia Business School, GreenBook, Insight Innovation Exchange, Thornberg & Forester and Verse Group LLC.

The mission of the New York American Marketing Association (NYAMA, www.nyama.org is to inspire, support and celebrate brilliance in marketing.  Founded in 1931, the NYAMA is the principal community for marketing professionals across all industries and disciplines in the New York area.  Offering programs, monthly events, and interaction with the chapter through volunteer activities, we provide marketers with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and reach in the marketing community.  

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NYAMA Announces Distinguished Selection Committee and Ceremony Date For 2014 Marketing Hall of Fame® Program

Celebrating brilliance in marketing,
three inductees to be announced in late March, NYC induction ceremony set for May 28

NEW YORK, February 27, 2014 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) will hold the 2014 induction ceremony for its Marketing Hall of Fame® on Wednesday, May 28 at the offices of JWT New York.  The organization also revealed its distinguished selection committee, whose members represent many of the industry’s leading associations and organizations.

The Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org) was created by NYAMA to celebrate brilliance in marketing across all fields and industries.  The program is dedicated to recognizing individuals who are making outstanding contributions to the field, and educating and inspiring a new generation of marketers.  The annual honor is open to any current practitioner from the corporate, agency or academic worlds with a minimum of 10 years experience who is responsible for marketing innovations that have had dramatic impact on business results, and raised marketing’s profile in business overall.

Staring with an open call-for-entries last summer, more than 100 individuals representing all areas of marketing were nominated.  The 17-member Marketing Hall of Fame committee, chaired by Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting at OgilvyRED, identified the 40 highest-qualified nominees.  This short list was sent to more than 800 NYAMA members and other marketing experts, whose votes determined the top 12 finalists.  A distinguished selection committee made up of executives representing the industry’s leading associations and organizations picked this year’s three inductees, who will be announced in late March.

This year’s stellar selection committee consisted of David W. Almy, CEO, Marketing Research Association (MRA); Gayle Fuguitt, CEO, Advertising Research Foundation (ARF); Nancy Hill, CEO, 4As; Bob Liodice, CEO, Association of National Advertisers (ANA); Kendall Nash, president, Qualitative Research Consultants Association; Bruce Nelson, former vice chair, Omnicom, and Earl Taylor, CMO, Marketing Science Institute.  The selection committee was coordinated by Don Sexton, NYAMA president-elect and professor of marketing, Columbia University.

“This year’s nominees represented an extraordinarily impressive cross-section of influential marketers, and the finalists were all well-renowned for their outstanding contributors to the field,” said Randall Ringer, NYAMA president and CEO, Verse Group LLC.  “We looked to the collective wisdom of our selection committee, who had the very difficult challenge of picking only three inductees from such an remarkable group.  The contributions of this year’s three inductees are shaping the ways we practice marketing today and inspiring the marketers of the future.  The Marketing Hall of Fame is all about celebrating brilliance, and we are thrilled to celebrate these brilliant individuals.”

The Marketing Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 6:00-9:00 pm at the offices of JWT New York, 466 Lexington Avenue at 45th St.  The evening will include cocktails followed by presentations from each of this year’s three inductees.  By providing an overview of their careers and most notable successes, each inductee will offer attendees a rare first-person account of key learnings that helped them attain this honored recognition.  To buy tickets for the induction ceremony, please visit http://nyama.org/event/marketing-hall-of-fame-ceremony/.

Marketing Hall of Fame sponsors include JWT and Columbia Business School.  Other sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Mandy McMaster at NYAMA, amcmaster@nyama.org, 212-687-3280.

The Marketing Hall of Fame Committee is chaired by Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting, OgilvyRED, and includes Randall Ringer, NYAMA president and CEO, Verse Group LLC; Robert Kahn, founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc.; Elizabeth Kiehner, founding partner, Thornberg & Forester; Don Sexton, NYAMA president-elect and professor of marketing, Columbia University; Lee Hornick, president, Business Communications Worldwide; Lukas Pospichal, managing director, GreenBook and NYAMA; Ajay Durani, marketing and events consultant, Digital Place-based Advertising Association; Mandy McMaster, program coordinator, NYAMA and others.

The mission of the New York American Marketing Association (NYAMA, www.nyama.org is to inspire, support and celebrate brilliance in marketing.  Founded in 1931, the NYAMA is the principal community for marketing professionals across all industries and disciplines in the New York area.  Offering programs, monthly events, and interaction with the chapter through volunteer activities, we provide marketers with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and reach in the marketing community.

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