I noticed the tech industry always has cool networking events going on. They seem to always be inventing new way to meet each other. Whether it’s hackathons, startup founder runs, or AI talks. Does anyone know of these types of events for ad people? Ad creative even? If there is, I don’t know about them.

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There’s a very good reason those are thin on the ground in Ad-land: Any time not spent on billable client work is an opportunity cost to the agency. There’s a triple price to participate: entry fees, attendee salaries, and lost billable revenue.

You can imagine how most agency CFOs see that…

Tech people, they’ve got a nice funding cushion to sit on or a product out there bringing in cash while they hack/run/climb etc. They’re not losing money every minute their hands are off the keyboard.

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These types of events are typically part of a strategy to meet and attract potential talent. They cost money to host or sponsor, so they’re usually focused on talent pools that are in-demand and difficult to hire (hence why you see them in tech).

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Creative Mornings has a lot of cool events for creatives. I’ve been to events hosted by The One Club, Ad Club of NY, the 4As and other ad-focused orgs that I didn’t need a membership to attend. Specific agencies even host lunch talks or design panels. Signing up for a few email lists or even browsing Eventbrite are good ways to find them.

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Agency Afterhours in Chicago. They do events in New York and Cannes too.

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Check with your local AAF

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