Smackdown Numbers

The spots are almost filled!

Advertising: closed, actually overflowing!

Web/Motion: one opened due to a drop

Design: 3 spots

Photography: 5 spots

Few spots left encourage your peers to come out and compete!

Start Time

Hey Guys

I know there were some questions about when the event starts.

The judging begins at 7:00

Make sure you are all set and ready to go by then.

Updated List of Entries

44 students have registered!

CMU 24

GVSU 13

Ferris 4

Kendall 3

Keep encouraging your peers to enter.  Kendall is talking some smack. It’s going to be a lively time and the judges are primed.

We’re moving into the home stretch 2 weeks to go!

Contestants

Time is of the essence right now….. fill up those spots and keep working hard!

Attention Audience Members!

There will be prizes given out the night of the event to audience members! Everyone will get a ticket with a number and if your number is drawn you win. Its just that simple.  Contestants encourage family, friends, and professors to come out and cheer you on.  It’s a great experience to share with others and tell em there are prizes to be won and that you need their support.

Latest Numbers!

These are the number of students registered from each school:

10 GVSU

9 Kendell

10 Central Michigan

2 Ferris State

Spots are still open. If you’re interested make sure you sign up before the spots fill up. Its getting crunch time guys..keep working hard!

Ad Club & AD2 add more goodies to Creative Smackdown!

Every student attending or participating in the Creative Smackdown will receive the Ad Club’s membership directory listing contact info for all Ad Club members. Did some say networking and interviews?Special Creative Smackdown rate of 25% off student and professional rates for AD2 membership if they sign up at the Smackdown or mail in a membership form (available at the Smackdown) postmarked October 24

An email featuring all Smackdown finalists and their work will be sent to the entire Ad Club membership. Get noticed, get interviewed, get hired.

The 4 category winners – Advertising, Design, Web/Motion Graphics and Photography – will  receive a free luncheon at a special Ad Club program. Yes there is a free lunch.

The 4 category winners – Advertising, Design, Web/Motion Graphics and Photography – will also  receive  free admission to the Addy Awards.

The 4 category winners – Advertising, Design, Web/Motion Graphics and Photography will  receive a free membership to AD2.

That’s like a gazillion $$$ in additional prizes and goodies. Some just for showing up. Pretty good deal, huh?

1 MONTH!

One month till the Smackdown!!

It’s time to get those fill those spots and continue working on those projects.  The more time and effort put into your work the better results and critiques you will receive at the event!

Ad Club Presentation

We presented in front of the Ad Club of West Michigan yesterday! And invited all the professionals out to the smackdown to view the work of all the great students who have entered. Continue to keep working on your projects because you never know who you may run into at the event.

Class Presentations This Week!

This week we will start presenting to classrooms about the event. We have a short power point with background on the event, and photos from last year.  Check with your professors to see if we are coming to your classrooms and if not send us a post or email to get us there!