District 8 National Student Advertisting Competition
2013 Winners Announced:
1st Place: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
2nd Place: South Dakota State University
3rd Place St. Cloud Technical & Community College
4th Place: University of Minnesota-Duluth
The University of Minnesota will go to Phoenix in June to compete at the national competition, held in conjunction with AdMerica, the AAF National Conference. Good Luck Gophers!
There is no better way to learn about the advertising campaign process than by actually developing a campaign for a real client. The NSAC provides that opportunity for hundreds of students every year.
AAF'S National Student Advertising Competition is the nation's premier college advertising competition. It provides more than 3,000 college students with "real-world" experience by requiring a strategic advertising/marketing/media campaign for a corporate sponsor. Sixteen schools are selected to present their campaigns to a panel of industry executives at the AAF National Conference in June in Austin, TX.
How the NSAC Works
Each year, a corporate sponsor provides an assignment or case study outlining the history of its product and current advertising situation. The case study is always candid and reflects a real world situation. Students must research the product and its competition, identify potential problem areas and devise a completely integrated communications campaign for the client. Each student team then "pitches" its campaign to a panel of judges.
2013 NSAC Challenge
The Structure of the NSAC Competitions
Regional NSAC competitions are held each spring in 15 districts throughout the U.S. The winning team in each district and one wild card team then advances to compete on the national level at the AAF National Conference in June.
The AAF is divided into 15 districts, each containing one to five states. Each district holds a competition in April and the winning team advances to the national finals, which are held during the annual AAF National Conference in June. Each district appoints its own coordinator, a local business professional, to handle all details of the local competition. Professionals in the communications industry conduct judging. Judges at the national level are selected from the client and their advertising agencies. Yearly, some districts will have as many as 18 teams competing and nationwide more than 150 colleges and universities take on the NSAC challenge.
The Education Services division and the AAF Academic Committee, a group of advertising educators and practitioners from across the country, who oversee the policies and procedures of the competitions, govern the competition. These members ensure that there is a level playing field and that the competition demonstrates the highest academic and professional standards.
Past AAF - NSAC National Sponsors:
For more information contact:
AAF Education Services Program at
1101 Vermont Avenue, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Education@aaf.org
Phone: 1-800-999-2231 | Fax: (202) 898-0159
2013 District 8 NSAC Coordinator
Josh Barsch
StraightForward Media
605-348-3042
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