About American Advertising Federation Colorado Springs
About Us
The Pikes Peak Advertising Club, as it was originally named, was conceived on April 26, 1961. In the fall of 1973, the name was changed to the Pikes Peak Advertising Federation. Effective August 1st, 2010 our official name has changed to American Advertising Federation Colorado Springs (AAFCS), our membership includes agencies, advertisers, media, suppliers, educators, retailers and the students who will one day enter the world of advertising.
The Pikes Peak Advertising Federation works, through the efforts of many, to improve the understanding, practice and quality of advertising.
Industry hopefuls, industry leaders, and everyone in between have helped to build the Club's reputation for service, innovation and excellence.
AAFCS has an intern program to help local college students get a start in the industry and Shadow Day provides them with the opportunity for an up-close-and-personal look at the advertising profession.
An annual fundraising event helps a local non-profit organization each year with a part of the proceeds going to a pre-selected group.
To join the AAF Colorado Springs, simply fill out our online form.
Local and More
AAFCS is a local group, and more! Through our affiliation with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), AAFCS members become part of a nationwide corps of 50,000 professionals in 210 ad clubs dedicated to the cause of good advertising.
At its Washington, DC, Headquarters and Western region Office in San Francisco, AAF works to serve its members by advancing the broad interests of the advertising industry on a national level and, when necessary, on the local level.
AAFCS is a part of AAF District 12 which includes Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas.
Our Mission
Those first Colorado Springs advertising pioneers were convinced of a need for the club. The need is even greater today to advance the business of advertising as a vital and essential part of the Pikes Peak region's economy and culture.
Our objectives are simple:
- To raise the standards of advertising practice by improving the ability of advertising people
- To stimulate more effective advertising through the exchange of new ideas and techniques of marketing
- To encourage better public understanding of advertising's role in the American economic system
- To serve community causes through the specialization skills of advertising people
- To help students engaged in the study of advertising and related fields
- To make contributions and to assist other non-profit organizations in the Pikes Peak area whenever possible
By serving these objectives we'll all gain something. We will benefit and our community will benefit