Ad Team wins “Best Research” category at the district competition

Arrowhead Advertising, the Florida State University (FSU) student advertising team, won the category for “Best Research” at the district four National Student Advertising Competition of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).  They placed third overall among five teams at this competition that took place at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla. on April 4 and …

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CCI holds Debate & Speech 65th Anniversary Celebration

Written by: Mafé Brooks; Edited by: Natalie Kates Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (FSU CCI) welcomed over 75 alumni for the Debate & Speech 65th Anniversary Celebration, a three-day event held on April 11-13, 2014. The reunion kicked off on Friday, April 11, with a reception at the FSU President’s House hosted by Interim President, …

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COMM professor Korzenny published by HispanicAd.com on minority trends in digital media

Florida State University School of Communication professor Felipe Korzenny’s article, “Multicultural Usage of Digital Media,” was published on the website HispanicAd.com on April 26. Korzenny, who is also the director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, wrote about the Center’s findings of a survey conducted in 2013, which measured an individual’s time spent …

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FSU Ad Club members visit agencies in Chicago

The Advertising Club at Florida State University (FSU) jet-setted to Chicago, Illinois for a 5-day adventure from April 9-13, 2014.  The group of 23 students visited a combined total of seven ad agencies (these were: DDB, Leo Burnett, McgarryBowen, GSD&M, Grip, Starcom MediaVest, and Havas Worldwide). The trip began for some of the students who arrived …

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COMM alum elected vice president of Southwest Florida Museum of History Foundation Board

  Florida State University School of Communication alum Carlos A. Kelly has been elected vice president of the Southwest Florida Museum of History Foundation Board.   The museum is located in Fort Myers, Fla. Kelly received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993) and his law degree from Emory University (J.D., …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication hosts International Spanish Documentary Festival

The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) in Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (FSU CCI) hosted the fifth edition of the International Spanish Documentary Festival, Puntos the Vista (Points of View), on April 10 and 11, 2014. “Puntos de Vista” promotes the creativity and originality of documentaries written and produced by Hispanic students in communication and film studies …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication studies blogging trends and presents findings

Florida State University (FSU)’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) and the Latina Mom Bloggers network released the results of their first annual State of Latino Blogging Survey. FSU School of Communication Assistant Professor and Center for HMC Associate Director, Dr. Sindy Chapa, presented the research findings with collaborators from Latina Mom Bloggers at the annual Hispanicize …

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