March 2008

We are forgoing our usual luncheon format this month in favor of one big Q&A with Google’s Penry Price. This re-engineered version of the MarketingMasters luncheon seminar format will be a first for BMA, and I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

To ensure that it is a big success, BMA is seeking your help. If you have questions you have always wanted to ask a high-level executive at Google, please email them to BMA. We will review them and submit as many as possible, along with questions from the floor. Read more about the luncheon here.

Next month’s two-day Integrated Marketing Communications seminar is just around the corner. It will be held April 8 and 9 at IIT’s Stuart School of Business. This seminar is a great refresher for the seasoned marketing professional and a great primer for those planning to take the Marketing Skills Certification exam. Go here for information on how to register.

The 25th annual BMA/Chicago Tower Awards ceremony and gala will be held Wednesday, May 7, at Germania Place. Tower is Chicago’s premier business-to-business marketing and communications competition. The Tower Awards recognize outstanding creative work in a wide range of categories, including Advertising, Web Design, Literature, Direct Mail, Public Relations, Special Events, Audio, Video, Trade Shows and more. Learn more here.

If you are not already a member of BMA, please consider joining today. You can join or register for BMA programs through the BMA Web site.

BMA members get the exclusive ability to download the PowerPoint deck and/or an audiocast from our monthly luncheon seminars in the first BMAIL of the following month.

Other exclusive members-only benefits include:

• The BMA/Chicago Directory
• Publications and white papers from the national BMA
• Eligibility for professional Marketing Skills Certification
• Member rates for guests joining you at BMA events
• Free postings to BMA/Chicago CareerLink listings

I look forward to seeing you at our next MarketingMasters luncheon on Thursday, March 20, at the InterContinental Chicago.

All the best,