Come for the party, stay for the people.
Membership has some real perks.
Joining AAF as a member gives you the opportunity to connect with your peers at unique and thoughtful events. To gain inspiration and professional wisdom from renowned guest speakers. To hone your craft. To find recognition for your work at the local, regional and national level with the American Advertising Awards.
Whether you work independently, at an ad agency, in-house, in school or as a consultant, we want you to join us in making the entire advertising community of Memphis a better and more unified one. Whether you are creative, accounts, media, production, interactive, research or all of the above, we have a membership level to fit you and your employees. If not, let us know and we’ll create one. That’s how much we want you to be a part of what we’re doing.
Membership Benefits
connection
Join us for monthly events including luncheons with inspiring speakers, mixers, meet ups, panels, and workshops. Meet other members in our Slack and Facebook groups and gain access to job postings and industry news.
discounts
Members receive discounts on AAF events including Advertising Award entries and tickets to the event. Members also receive discounts on subscriptions including Adweek, Advertising Age, and Brandweek, and services like FedEx shipping, Hertz car rentals, and insurance.
recognition
Members gain influence in a professional organization that impacts the future of advertising in the local community and nationally, and also have the opportunity to serve our local advertising community as an AAF committee member, board member or officer.
Membership Levels
| Membership Designation | Annual Dues | Employees Included | Employee Names on AAF Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | $2,000 | Unlimited | 10 |
| Company | $1,000 | Up to 20 | 5 |
| Company | $400 | 2 | 2 |
| Individual | $225 | 1 | 1 |
- Annual dues cover a designated number of individual memberships based on the level.
- Due to our national affiliation with AAF, an employee name is required on the AAF Memphis membership roster for each paid individual member, but now with company memberships more employees can participate and benefit.
- Employees benefiting from company memberships attend AAF Memphis events at member prices (typically $15 for in-person luncheons)
- Non-members must pay full price admission to attend AAF Memphis events
- Activation fee of $25 for new individual members.