October 30th The American Marketing Association participated in the Aurora Regional Conference. Congratulations to Pauline Ferre for advancing to the finals of the Cintas Sales Competition! Another big congratulations to Mandy LaLuzerne and Megan Koenig for participating in the Marketing Strategies Competition. Also, Jake Pederson, Michaela Perz, and Dylan Thomas competed in the Stukent Marketing Simulation Competition! Executive board members Goliath Oboyo and Jeff Skaer participated in a Self-Branding Competition. Last but not least, Lee Peterson competed in sales and won $200 in a lip-syncing contest! All participants had the opportunity to listen to Aurora’s keynote speaker, Andy Crestod
October 22nd 2015 This past Friday, October 16, UW-Eau Claire’s American Marketing Association traveled to UW-Whitewater for their annual regional conference. The conference gave students the opportunity to network with employers, listen to multiple key note speakers (including speakers from Google and the Milwaukee Bucks), and lastly take part in marketing and sales competitions. Big congratulations to Jake Pederson, Austin Samsa, Krista Fedor and Molly Wichelt who were finalists for the Kohl’s Marketing Challenge. When they arrived at UW-Whitewater, they presented their marketing solutions to Kohl’s representatives who later selected them for first place! Another congratulations to our sal
October 12th 2015 UW-Eau Claire’s American Marketing Association begins the new semester with guest speakers, socials, fundraisers, and more. AMA welcomes new and returning members to this year’s schedule of events including the new member dinner, corn maze, semi-formal, Regional Conference, and our annual “Keep on Chuckin’” AMA 5k. President Sam Nechkash is excited for this upcoming year, saying: “after such successful previous years, I am beyond excited to see what our young, enthusiastic chapter can accomplish.” On September 24th, AMA volunteered at the Fall Career Conference that was held on campus. This was a great opportunity for students to connect with employers from companies like 3
