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American Marketing Association, NY Chapter Opens Call for Nominations for 2016 Marketing Hall of Fame®

NEW YORK, October 1, 2015 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) today announced the open call for nominations for 2016 Marketing Hall of Fame® inductees, who will be honored at an induction ceremony on April 28, 2016 at PwC headquarters in New York.

Nominations, which are free of charge and open to the public, can be submitted by visiting https://mhof.wpengine.com/nominate/. Multiple nominations can be submitted before the November 15, 2015 deadline.

The Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org) was established 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.

The 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.

Recent past Marketing Hall of Fame inductees include such renowned practitioners as Trevor Edwards, president, Nike Brand; Yvon Chouinard, founder, Patagonia; Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather; Beth Comstock, SVP, CMO, GE; Joseph V. Tripodi, former EVP, chief marketing & commerce officer, The Coca-Cola Company; David Aaker, vice chairman, Prophet and professor emeritus, BerkeleyHaas School of Business, UC Berkeley; and Philip Kotler, author and distinguished professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

“As we enter our third year, the Marketing Hall of Fame is experiencing a strong surge of momentum,” said Robert Kahn, founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc. and chair of the Marketing Hall of Fame Committee. “We are attracting hundreds of highly qualified nominees, honoring outstanding inductees and hosting a growing annual induction ceremony event in New York,”

“The New York chapter of the AMA celebrates brilliance in all aspects of marketing,” added Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting, OgilvyRED and current NYAMA president. “As part of that effort, the Marketing Hall of Fame provides a new and exciting opportunity for the industry to come together and recognize an extremely select group of our colleagues for their leadership and brilliance in marketing.”

Selection process:
All open nominations are evaluated against the four criteria by the NYAMA Marketing Hall of Fame Committee, who narrow the field to 40-50 semi-finalists. This shortlist is then reviewed by the Marketing Hall of Fame Academy, an exclusive, invitation-only body of 200 senior marketers, agency executives, researchers and academics hand-selected by the NYAMA Board of Directors, who cast ballots to determine the 12 finalists.

Marketing Hall of Fame Academy members represent a cross-section of leading professionals from a variety of industries, including executives from Google, Facebook, Samsung, MasterCard, Diageo, General Mills, Ford Motors, GM, Wal-Mart, Pfizer, IBM, Cisco, Boeing and many others, as well as academics from Columbia Business School and the Wharton School of Business. For a complete list of Marketing Hall of Fame Academy members, please visit https://mhof.wpengine.com/marketing-hall-of-fame-academy/.

A final Judging Panel made up of past inductees and top executives from the leading marketing and advertising associations and organizations then reviews the dozen finalists and selects the four 2016 inductees, who will be announced to the public in February.

The 2016 Marketing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on April 28, 2016 at PwC headquarters in New York, where the evening will include cocktails and dinner followed by presentations from each inductee on the future of marketing.

The NYAMA Marketing Hall of Fame Committee includes Robert Kahn; Joanna Seddon; Don Sexton, professor of marketing, Columbia Business School; Randall Ringer, CEO, Verse Group LLC; Lukas Pospichal, managing director, GreenBook and NYAMA; David Rogers, faculty, Digital Marketing and executive director, BRITE, Columbia Business School; Lee Hornick, president, Business Communications Worldwide; Priya Doty, senior director product marketing, CA Technologies; Elizabeth Kiehner, global design services manager/chief of staff, IBMix; Christiano Andreotti, creative director, Verse Group, LLC; Antonino Berretta, digital marketing specialist, Canon; Nancy Cardenas, account manager, GreenBook; Jack Mello, Jack Mello PR and others.

Past sponsors of the Marketing Hall of Fame included a range of leading brands and agencies such as American Express, IBM, GE, Blackstone Group, Twitter, The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, Ogilvy, R/GA, McCann Worldgroup, Wieden+Kennedy, OMD | the grid, Columbia Business School, GreenBook, Insight Innovation Exchange, Thornberg & Forester, Verse Group LLC and others. For information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Robert Kahn at bob@kahnconsulting.com.

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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Ogilvy & Mather’s Shelly Lazarus, Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard, Nike’s Trevor Edwards and Prophet/UC Berkeley’s David Aaker Selected as AMA’s 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame® Inductees

NEW YORK, March 3, 2015 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter today announced four practitioners responsible for outstanding contributions to the field of marketing as 2015 inductees to its Marketing Hall of Fame®: Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather; Yvon Chouinard, founder, Patagonia; Trevor Edwards, president, Nike Brand, Nike, Inc.; and David Aaker, vice chairman, Prophet, professor emeritus, BerkeleyHaas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

The four will be celebrated at the 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2015, 6:00-9:00 pm at the offices of JWT New York (466 Lexington Ave. at 45th St, tickets: http://www.nyama.org/event/2015-marketing-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/).

The Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org) is unique in celebrating brilliance in marketing across all marketing fields and types of organizations, including corporations, agencies, consulting firms and universities. This annual honor is presented to active marketing practitioners with a minimum of 10 years experience. The criteria include: developing marketing innovations which have dramatic impacts on business results, raising marketing’s profile in business overall and mentoring and inspiring the next generation of marketers.

The selection process began last September with an open call for nominations, drawing more than 100 nominations. NYAMA’s 17-member Marketing Hall of Fame Committee evaluated the nominations against the inductee criteria and developed a shortlist of the 50 highest-qualified nominees. That list was narrowed to 10 finalists based on votes by the Marketing Hall of Fame Academy, an exclusive, invitation-only body of 175 senior marketers, agency executives, researchers and academics hand-selected by the NYAMA Board of Directors (complete list: https://mhof.wpengine.com/marketing-hall-of-fame-academy/).

This year’s four inductees were selected from the finalists list by the Marketing Hall of Fame Final Judging Panel, which included top executives from the industry’s leading marketing, advertising and research associations and organizations — David W. Almy, CEO, Marketing Research Association (MRA); Gayle Fuguitt, CEO, Advertising Research Foundation (ARF); Nancy Hill, CEO, American Association of Advertising Agencies (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 — as well as 2014 Marketing Hall of Fame inductees 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 Joseph V. Tripodi, former executive vice president, chief marketing & commerce officer, The Coca-Cola Company.

“We established the Marketing Hall of Fame as a forum for the marketing community to recognize an extremely select group of our colleagues for the many brilliant ways they have advanced our profession,” said Don Sexton, NYAMA president and professor of marketing, Columbia Business School. “We are extremely proud to celebrate the contributions to marketing made by David Aaker, Yvon Chouinard, Trevor Edwards and Shelly Lazarus, who truly represent the pinnacle of leadership and innovation in the field.”

The Marketing Hall of Fame induction ceremony on May 21 will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by presentations from each of this year’s inductees. By providing an overview of their careers and most notable successes, the event will offer attendees rare insights into each inductee’s view of how marketing will evolve in the future.

The Marketing Hall of Fame Committee is co-chaired by Joanna Seddon, president, Global Brand Consulting, OgilvyRED, and Robert Kahn, founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc., and includes Don Sexton, NYAMA president and professor of marketing, Columbia University; Randall Ringer, NYAMA past president and CEO, Verse Group LLC; Elizabeth Kiehner, senior design manager/chief of staff, IBMiX; Lee Hornick, president, Business Communications Worldwide; Lukas Pospichal, managing director, GreenBook and NYAMA; Mandy McMaster, program coordinator, NYAMA and others.

Marketing Hall of Fame 2015 sponsors include JWT, GreenBook and Insight Innovation, along with supporter Columbia Business School and media partner Advertising Age. Sponsorship opportunities for the induction ceremony event are available, please contact Mandy McMaster at NYAMA, amcmaster@nyama.org, 212-687-3280.

2015 Marketing Hall of Fame inductee bios:

David Aaker, vice chairman, Prophet and professor emeritus, BerkeleyHaas School of Business, UC Berkeley
David Aaker has been called the father of modern branding because of his pioneering work to define brand equity and provide concepts and tools to build and manage brands and brand portfolios. He was also once profiled by California Magazine and called “the Plato and Newton of Branding.” Aaker is the winner of three career awards for contributions to the science of marketing (the Paul D. Converse Award), marketing strategy (the Vijay Mahajan Award) and the theory and practice of marketing (the Buck Weaver Award).

Aaker has published over 100 articles and 17 books including Strategic Market Management, Managing Brand Equity, Building Strong Brands, Brand Leadership, Brand Portfolio Strategy, From Fargo to the World of Brands, Spanning Silos, Brand Relevance, and his latest book Aaker on Branding. Professor Aaker’s books have sold over one million copies and have been translated into 18 languages. Named as one of the top 5 most important marketing/business gurus in 2007, Professor Aaker has won awards for the best article in the California Management Review and twice in the Journal of Marketing.

Yvon Chouinard, founder, Patagonia
Yvon Chouinard was born in Lewiston, Maine in 1938 and raised in Southern California. As a teen, he taught himself how to climb, surf, skin dive—and blacksmith. By the early 1970s when he founded Patagonia, Chouinard Equipment pitons, carabiners and ice axes had become the world standard.

Spending 140 days a year in the natural world, Chouinard learned early in his life as an alpinist, surfer and fly fisherman the seriousness of the environmental crisis—and he brought this knowledge to bear on his work. In the late 1980s, he instituted Patagonia’s earth tax, pledging 1% of sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment.

In the 1990s, Chouinard encouraged Patagonia to consciously reduce the environmental footprint of its products and activities, beginning with a 100% switch from conventional to organic cotton and the introduction of fleece clothing made from recycled polyester. He then sought to work with other partners to companies to reduce environmental harm on a global scale. Chouinard, either independently or with Patagonia, helped co-found with others the Fair Labor Association, One Percent for the Planet, the Textile Exchange, the Conservation Alliance and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. In addition, Patagonia has been a B Corp member since 2012.

Chouinard continues to surf and fly fish. He is the author or co-author of Climbing Ice, Let My People Go Surfing, The Responsible Company and Simple Fly Fishing.

Trevor Edwards, president, Nike Brand, Nike, Inc.
Trevor Edwards was born in London, England, growing up there and in Jamaica before attending Baruch College, City University of New York, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1984. Five years later, while also working full time, he returned to Baruch College to receive his MBA and went on to begin his professional career at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., before joining Colgate-Palmolive Company to work in marketing. In 1992, Edwards joined Nike as a regional marketing manager.

In his role of president, Edwards provides long-term business vision for one of the world’s most iconic brands and leads Nike’s deep understanding of consumers worldwide. His successful career at Nike showcases his ambition to put the consumer and the athlete at the center of all the company does. A true global citizen, Edwards’ unique outlook drives Nike’s approach to making profound, long-lasting connections with people in more than 160 countries across six continents.

Throughout his storied career at the world’s most innovative and inspirational sports brand, Edwards has led some of Nike’s biggest breakthroughs, including a transformation of the digital landscape through the creation of Nike+ and was instrumental in Nike becoming the world’s leading football (soccer) brand. His responsibilities include leadership over the Nike brand, which includes the company’s entire geographical business: wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations. Edwards has been widely recognized for his influence in sports and business in publications ranging from Sports Illustrated to Fast Company. He has served on the board of Mattel, Inc. since 2012.

Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather
Shelly Lazarus has been working, as she would say it, “In the business I love,” for more than four decades. She rose through the ranks of Ogilvy & Mather, assuming positions of increasing responsibility in the management of the company including president of O&M Direct North America, Ogilvy & Mather New York and Ogilvy & Mather North America. She was named worldwide CEO of Ogilvy & Mather in 1996, chairman in 1997 and became chairman emeritus in July 2012. Under her leadership, David Ogilvy’s essential mission — the purpose of advertising was to build great brands — has remained the centerpiece of the company’s philosophy, extending across regions and marketing disciplines, and attracting some of the world’s largest and most respected brands including American Express, BP, Coca-Cola, IBM and Unilever among many others.

Lazarus has been a frequent industry honoree. Advertising Women of New York selected her as its Woman of the Year in 1994; she was honored by Women in Communications with their Matrix Award in 1995, named Business Woman of the Year by the New York City Partnership in 1996, and Woman of the Year in 2002 by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). She has appeared numerous times in Fortune magazine’s annual ranking of America’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Lazarus was the first woman to receive Columbia Business School’s Distinguished Leader in Business Award, as well as the Advertising Educational Foundation’s (AEF) Lifetime Achievement Award. She was inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame in 2013 and is also a member of the DMA’s Hall of Fame.

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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American Marketing Association, NY Chapter Announces 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame® Academy

NEW YORK, December 19, 2014 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) today announced the 175 members of its distinguished 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame® Academy.

The Marketing Hall of Fame Academy is an exclusive, invitation-only body of senior marketers, agency executives, researchers and academics hand-selected by the NYAMA Board of Directors. The Academy will play a critical role in the selection process for the next round of inductees to the Marketing Hall of Fame (www.marketinghalloffame.org).

The selection process began in September with an open call for nominations, from which the NYAMA’s 17-member Marketing Hall of Fame Committee will evaluate them against a list of criteria: current practitioners from the corporate, agency or academic worlds with a minimum of 10 years experience who are responsible for marketing innovations that have had dramatic impact on business results, raising marketing’s profile in business overall and inspiring a new generation of marketers. The Committee will identify the 40-50 highest-qualified nominees, and that shortlist will be narrowed to the top 12 finalists based on votes by the Marketing Hall of Fame Academy.

The academy members represent a cross-section of leading professionals from a variety of industries, including executives from Google, Facebook, Samsung, MasterCard, Diageo, General Mills, Ford Motors, GM, Wal-Mart, Pfizer, IBM, Cisco, Boeing and many others, as well as academics from Columbia Business School and the Wharton School of Business. For a complete list of Marketing Hall of Fame Academy members, please visit https://mhof.wpengine.com/marketing-hall-of-fame-academy/.

Once the Academy makes its decision, the 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame Final Judging Panel made up of top executives from the industry’s leading marketing, advertising and research 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 21, 2015 at the world headquarters of global ad agency JWT in New York, where the evening will include cocktails and dinner followed by presentations from each inductee.

“It’s impressive to see we’ve been able to assemble such a senior group of professionals for the Marketing Hall of Fame Academy, and we’re honored to have them select the finalists,” said Don Sexton, NYAMA president and Professor of Marketing at Columbia Business School. “Their collective wisdom will ensure that our 2015 inductees are people who are truly shaping the ways we practice marketing today and inspiring the marketers of the future.”

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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American Marketing Association, NY Chapter Partners With Advertising Age For 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame®

NEW YORK, November 12, 2014 – The American Marketing Association, NY Chapter (NYAMA) today announced a cross-marketing partnership with Advertising Age magazine to support the organization’s 2015 Marketing Hall of Fame® (www.marketinghalloffame.org).

Advertising Age (www.adage.com), part of Crain Communications, is recognized as the leading global source of news, analysis and inspiration for the marketing and media community, providing ongoing coverage of strategic topics for marketers from mid to large companies complemented by breaking news and a database of the world's best creative. The 84-year-old publisher produces more than 15 original rankings each year, including the “100 Leading National Advertisers” and “100 Leading Media Companies” lists, the Digital A-List and the annual Agency Report.

The partnership will encompass the Marketing Hall of Fame call for nominations (https://mhof.wpengine.com/nominate/, deadline: November 15, 2014) and the special induction ceremony to be held on May 21, 2015 at the offices of JWT New York. The initiative will also allow NYAMA members to receive a special discount basic membership rate for access to AdAge.com, as well as offers related to the publication’s annual Small Agency Conference in spring 2015.

“We are very excited to partner with such a prestigious publication as Advertising Age,” said Don Sexton, NYAMA president and Professor of Marketing at Columbia Business School. “They have a long history as the go-to authority for advertising and marketing news and trends, and are closely read by key decision makers throughout the industry, from top CMOs to academics and research professionals. We will work closely with them on a variety of levels which will benefit both their readers and our members.”

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 2015 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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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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New York AMA inducts three marketing innovators into the 2014 Marketing Hall of Fame® May 28

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2014 inductees to the Marketing Hall of Fame were, from left, Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Beth Comstock, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, GE; Joseph V. Tripodi, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company.

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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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