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Loving Local at AAF Luncheon

AAF Dallas’ monthly luncheon series, “Food For Thought,” this month featured Design Director Shannon Phillips and Account Director Mike Stopper. The topic was “Addy’s Winners Showcase,” and was all about inspiring agencies to support our local ad communities by entering it in national shows.

Pizza Inn Client Named CMO of the Year Finalist

Denise Pedini, EVP of Marketing for our client Pizza Inn, has been named a Finalist for “CMO of the Year” by the DFW chapter of the American Marketing Association. She has become one of DFW’s most notable food marketers, joining Pizza Inn in 2013 after several years of negative-to-flat sales. The turnaround of “America’s Hometown…

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Steaming Mad for Kuai

Kuai Asian Kitchen has been a downtown Dallas favorite since 2006. The two locations in the Tunnels under Renaissance Tower and Republic Tower have been lunch hotspots for J&S staff for the last eight years. Our paths crossed with founder Jeff Hancock this month, and the agency is now working to enhance the brand as…

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Adding Baylor’s EMBA

After six months of working with “Big Baylor,” J&S is pleased to now be working with the Hankamer School of Business promoting their Executive MBA programs in Dallas and Austin. The program is geared toward working professionals who are looking to advance their careers while balancing their job, family and finances. The spring campaign will…

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Welcoming the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office to J&S

Johnson & Sekin was thrilled to interview interim Sheriff Marian Brown as she became Dallas County’s first black Sheriff, as well as the county’s first black female Sheriff. In addition, J&S recognized the heroism of Deputy Katrina Caldwell, who helped subdue a criminal who opened fire on the Dallas Police Department back in 2015. Sheriff…

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Tidmore named to Ad 2 Dallas’ 32 Under 32

Ad 2 Dallas is an affiliate of AAF Dallas, and is exclusively geared toward professionals 32 years of age and under. The organization named its inaugural class of “32 Under 32,” recognizing the best young professional in the Dallas marketplace. That listed included our own ACD/writer Cody Tidmore. In just three years with the agency,…

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