RAMA - Rochester, NY Chapter of the American Marketing Assiciation

Enter The RAMA & Friends Holiday Mixer Sweepstakes

2009-10-30T12:06:28-04:00

RAMA is integrating social media marketing into its own marketing mix with the launch of The RAMA & Friends Holiday Mixer Sweepstakes. We’ll be giving away 4 tickets for one lucky winner and 3 of their friends to attend our Holiday Party on Dec. 3rd at the Strong National Museum of Play.

You can enter the sweepstakes on Facebook by visiting the RAMA fan page which is here: www.facebook.com/RAMA.Rochester.AMA. If you’re not already a fan of RAMA we invite you to become one and fill out the online entry form. Once you complete the form you will be prompted to invite 3 of your friends to also enter the sweepstakes. Those that are successful at recruiting three of their friends to enter will be eligible for the drawing.

The sweepstakes kicked off on Friday, October 30 and ends on November 20, 2009. We will announce the winner on or about Monday November 23.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. You can enter and view Official Rules Here: http://bit.ly/3zXZjy.

To just register for the mixer, click here.

RAMA event canceled - Thursday Oct 29th

2009-10-28T20:05:58-04:00

Due to inclement weather, Thursday's luncheon presenter, Dave Siegel, is unable to arrive in Rochester. Unfortunately, this means that the RAMA luncheon "Innovation: Myths and Mythstakes" has been canceled.

While we are looking to reschedule this event in the future, we invite you to transfer your registration to our next event on Tuesday November 17th at Mario's.

This breakfast event will feature presenter David Berkowitz, Senior Director of Emerging Media & Innovation at 360i. His presentation "Measuring Social Media and the Key Conversion Indicators" is sure to be informative and thought provoking.

The presentation will begin at 7:45am, with networking and registration beginning at 7:15am.

If you are interested in attending and having your registration transferred over, you don't need to take any action. We will send you a reminder email as the date gets closer.

Should you be unable to attend on the 17th, please contact Linda Flannery at rama@ama-rochester.org regarding a refund.

Thanks for continuing to support RAMA programming, and we hope to see you at the November 17th breakfast!

Learn how to create game changing ideas - RAMA Event on Oct 29th

2009-10-19T23:15:14-04:00

“Consumers and customers are embracing change and adopting new product offerings and services earlier and faster than ever. The need for your company to innovate is constant — and if you don't, your competitors will.” Be among the first to know how to reduce the risks and still create game-changing ideas by attending the RAMA Luncheon at noon on October 29th at Mario’s Italian Steakhouse.

Dave Siegel is the President and “Chief Innovator” at Launchforce — a product development group whose clients include: Kellogg’s, Purina, Sara-Lee, Nestle’s, ConAgra, Kao Brands, Anheuser Busch and others His latest book: Innovation: Myths and Mythstakes explains with real life case studies and years of personal insights that “Ideas are easy, innovation is hard.”

Dave is a Gold Effie winner for his work on introducing and marketing the world’s most successful leisure product of the 90’s—the Super Soaker --and he is an author of the Great Tween Buying Machine (Deerborn Publishing), Marketing to the New SuperConsumer—Mom & Kid (Paramount Publishing), and Market Smart Design (HarperCollins).

report to

Mario's Italian Steakhouse

2740 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618

(585) 271-1111

when

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

11:30 AM – networking

12:00 to 1:30 PM – program

rsvp by Oct. 26, 2009

the cost

AMA Members: $35, Non-members: $45

Student Chapter Members: $20

Table of 10: $450

*Meal included in price

New & prospective member orientation breakfast to be held on October 21

2009-10-13T22:14:01-04:00

What a great time to be a RAMA member!

We have planned a dynamic calendar of events for the remainder of this year and into 2010 that include many opportunities to network and learn about top-notch marketing topics.

To help you maximize your membership and learn more about volunteering opportunities, we invite all members as well as prospective members to a free new member orientation breakfast on Wednesday, October 21st at 7:30 am. Here you'll have an opportunity to meet many of the current board members as well as other RAMA members.

We will review the benefits of membership in RAMA and share with you some terrific ways to enhance the value of your membership by getting involved and working with the premier marketing organization in Western New York. So even if you're not a new member, it's a chance to learn about what we're doing and how to get involved.

This informational event will be held at:

Place: Bruegger’s Bagels, 1400 Mt. Hope Ave., Directions

Date: Wednesday, October 21st

Time: 7:30-9:00 am

RSVP: To register please email Linda Flannery at rama@ama-rochester.org by Monday October 19th

Continental breakfast will be provided.

We will make sure to review the myriad of resources available to you as a RAMA member and answer any questions you may have about membership.

If you haven't joined RAMA yet we will also review the current membership promotion that is valid till November 6th and help you join the AMA & RAMA today. We look forward to seeing you on October 21st.

Peter Shankman Luncheon Sold Out. HARO Networking Event still open.

2009-10-03T08:37:28-04:00

The PRSA & RAMA luncheon event with Peter Shankman on Oct. 8th is sold out! Registration has been closed. However, the HARO Networking event that evening at Murphy's Law is still open. You can still register here for this event. Hope to see you there.