It’s 1909. William Taft is now the 27th president of the United States and the Canadians are finding gold in Ontario. We can expect to live only until we are 47 and, on average, we earn $200-$400 annually working long workweeks earning 22 cents an hour. A stamp costs 2 cents and with 8,000 cars, on very few paved roads, the speed limit is 10 mph. Nonetheless, 5.1 percent of us are unemployed while Guglielmo Marconi and Karl Braun are receiving a Nobel Prize in physics for wireless telegraphy, pharmacist Charles Walgreen is popularizing the soda-fountain lunch counter in his first store and the American Advertising Federation is founded in Fort Worth, Texas.
It’s 2009. Barack Obama is the 44th U.S. president, ShamWow! and Snuggies are in high demand, a stamp is 44 cents and 9.7 percent of us are unemployed. The mobile device is now the fourth basic necessity for human survival, and social media has completely taken over: “Give me Facebook and Twitter or give me Death!” Other than that, we can expect to live to 78 years and on average, earn about $50,000 annually. Did I mention we are in a recession? Lastly, the Fort Worth American Advertising Federation is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary and we hope you’ll be there to remember history with us.
So, why the history lesson you ask? That’s easy. We want to show you how far the American Advertising Federation has come since its inception in Fort Worth 100 years ago. Now, what does GCG Marketing have to do with this? Simple. We’re the title sponsor of the celebration!
GCG Marketing and several other local advertisers will be living up that history by celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fort Worth American Advertising Federation (AAF). This anniversary of the AAF, makes it Fort Worth’s oldest civic organization and, of course, it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t have a “PARTAAY” to celebrate this momentous occasion. We are even lucky enough to have our own Senior Account Executive, Allyson Cross, and Account Executive, Jenny Robertson, serve as treasurer and public service committee chairwoman, for the Fort Worth AAF.
And this isn’t your average “PARTAAY” either. There is going to be a picnic and a 3-on-3 volleyball tournament during the day, and that evening we’ll be playing that funky music at the 70s reunion party featuring plaids, platforms, bellbottoms and afros. We’ll be dancing in the moonlight September 12 at Lockheed Martin Recreation Center, and trust me, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Proceeds from the volleyball tournament will benefit the Advertising Education Sponsor (AES) that support’s AAF college chapters, the national ad competition and advertising students in general.
More information is available at adclubfw.org
