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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T093000
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SUMMARY:2019 Cable Car Bell Ringer and BIG Stars Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Bay Area continues to be the world’s epicenter for technology and innovation. New digital technologies are changing consumer behavior at an unprecedented rate. Bay Area leaders and entrepreneurs are rapidly changing marketing as a whole. All of these new success stories benefit from the heritage of innovative people and companies that have created the foundation for our industry here in SF today. \nFor over a decade sfBIG has been celebrating Innovation in Marketing and Advertising in the Bay Area. Every year we formally celebrate this outstanding work with an awards party to celebrate the success of different individuals or agencies in the Bay Area. The Cable Car Bell Ringer & BIG Stars Awards takes place at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and includes recognition for Agency of the Year\, Campaign of the Year\, Creative BIG Star of the Year and much more. \nThis event is a perfect opportunity to give recognition and show appreciation for the many talented and remarkable individuals in the industry. Be sure not to miss out on this wonderful occasion! \nDate: Wednesday\, November 13th\, 2019\nTime: 5:30pm-10pm\nLocation: Marines’ Memorial Hotel\, 11th Floor\nAddress: 609 Sutter St. San Francisco\, CA 94102\nAttire: Business Formal \nThank you to all who turned in nominations this year\, it is because of you that we are able to properly recognize the great talent in the Bay Area. We had many categories that resulted in such close races\, a testament to all of the brilliant work and people nominated!  We are proud of all of the nominees and happy to announce the 2019 BIG Star Awards Gala Finalists:\n— \nCampaign of the Year\n\nJUST Media – de Young\, “Painting San Francisco with Monet”\nMediasmith & Heat – Be There: 2019 USGA US Open Campaign\nPHD US – Allbirds – NYTimes – View From Above\n\nBest Use of Video/Creative Social\n\nClorox and AKQA – Matt Karson (Clorox) and Kaleigh McMurray (AKQA)\nJUST Media – OFX “Always-On Social Engine”\n\n\nJUST Media – Imperva “Meet The New Imperva”\n\nBest Use of Branded Content/Brand Integration\n\nClover – Adrienne Spohr\nJUST Media – de Young\, “Painting San Francisco with Monet”\n\nAgency of the Year\n\nAKQA\nJUST Media\nMediasmith\n\nBrand of the Year\n\nAllbirds\nLyft\nMarineLayer\nStasher\n\nSalesperson Excellence BIG Star of the Year\n\nChris Klein – Flashtalking\nKelsey Smith – Zeta Global\nLillian Rice – Verizon Media\n\nAgency BIG Star of the Year\n\nDaniel Lorenze – JUST Media\nJen Chu – Wavemaker\nKayla Koterbay – Mediasmith\n\nAccount BIG Star of the Year\n\nAJ Casella – Universal McCann\nKayla Koterbay – Mediasmith\nMichelle Niblock – Digitas\n\nBrand Marketer BIG Star of the Year\n\nAnjalee Vasvani – Williams-Sonoma\nCammie Wood – Williams-Sonoma\nSteve Weeks – Adobe\n\nAward for Marketing Partnerships\n\nAlicia Ostarello – Universal McCann\nAdam Seymour – Blue 449\nBrian Starks – Clorox\n\nNext BIG Rising Star\n\nAlexandra Gerundio – Universal McCann\nKathryn Nassar – JUST Media\nShelby Williamson – BarrettSF\n\nThe 2019 Cable Car Bell Ringer/Icon Award \n\nCharles Schwab Corporation\n\nBoutique Agency of the Year \n\nPresenting at the Ceremony\n\n\nLynn Ingham Award (Community Service) \n\nPresenting at the Ceremony \n\nHall Of Fame \n\nPresenting at the Ceremony \n\n\nHere is how the evening is scheduled to go! \nThe evening will be getting started at 5:30 PM with our wonderful silent auction. Check out all of the various items that will be up for grabs\, place bids on those that you like and mingle with other attendees! There will be an abundance of brilliant individuals at this event so try to meet someone new! You never know who you might meet. The night then rolls into the Awards Presentation with some introductions and a breakdown of how the rest of the evening will go and will conclude around 10:00 PM. \nWe would like to remind everyone to please coordinate a safe ride home from the event and to not drink and drive.
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/2019-cable-car-bell-ringer-and-big-stars-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel\, 609 Sutter St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
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SUMMARY:sfBIG's 5th Annual Golf Tournament
DESCRIPTION:For the 5th year in a row\, sfBIG is proud to bring back the annual sfBIG Golf Tournament to the always lovely Presidio Golf Course! \nThere will be a wide variety of activities for Golfers and Non-Golfers alike. \nTest your short game at the putting contest\, show off your strength by outdriving the Pro\, or just crack open a cold one at the welcome reception. \nJoin us for cocktails and smiles at the Awards BBQ\, directly after the tournament. \nThis is a full day event so be sure to get time off as you will not want to miss this one!  The Tournament is set for Thursday\, October 24 at the Presidio Golf Course. We are expecting a sell-out so please secure your tickets now. \n\nRegistration/Check-In: 11:00AM\nTee-Off: 12:00 PM\n19th Hole/Awards BBQ: 4:30PM\n\nSponsorship options are available now but are going fast. Please reach out soon to avoid disappointment. \nFoursomes\, Individual Tickets\, and Non-Golfer Tickets are also now on sale. \nWe look forward to seeing you all out there! Now get out there and start practicing your swing. #sfBIGGolf \nIf you wish to take part in any of the sponsorship options listed above please contact: chris.klein@flashtalking.com
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbigs-5th-annual-charity-golf-tournament/
LOCATION:Presidio Golf Course\, 300 Finley Rd\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191004T130000
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SUMMARY:BAARC BASH 2019
DESCRIPTION:sfBIG has partnered with Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee to announce its always lovely BAARC BASH 2019 will be returning on Thursday\, October 3rd at the Bluxome Street Winery! \nJoin BAARC for one fun night as there will be wine tasting\, networking\, prize drawing\, speed mentoring and much more! \nPre-Event Speed Mentoring: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM\nReception\, Networking & Prizes: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM \nInterested in learning more about the event and what BAARC does? \nClick here for more information. \nBecome a Mentor / Need a Mentor? Please fill out this survey:  \nhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWTSJZ5 \nQuestions? Please contact us at Mentor@sfBIG.org \nLooking to buy a ticket? \nCLICK HERE \n  \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/baarc-bash-2019/
LOCATION:Bluxome Street Winery\, 53 Bluxome Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94107\, United States
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SUMMARY:TechCrunch's Disrupt SF
DESCRIPTION:Attention sfBIG Members\, this year we are partnering with Disrupt SF who brings together thousands of founders\, investors\, developers\, technologists\, and business people who are interested in the startup and technology world. 74% of attendees are director level or above. The conference covers multiple technology-type tracks and startups rather than focusing on one specific topic of interest. There is something for everyone at Disrupt SF. With an expected attendance of 10\,000 this upcoming year\, this is a can’t miss event! Be sure to get your tickets today!  \n  \nWe are able to provide a 20% discount to sfBIG members on all Founder\, Innovator and Investor passes. \n  \nTo use this discount please register here and use discount code SFBIG20 at checkout. \n  \nThe Innovator pass is the most popular type. It gives you access to just about everything at Disrupt: \n\nAll stages: The Main Stage\, The Extra Crunch Stage\, Q&A Stage\, and Showcase Stage\nThe Expo Hall and Startup Alley\nInteractive workshops and networking events\nThe library of event video content post-event\nFull attendee list and the ability to contact attendees via the Disrupt mobile app\nDiscounted hotel rooms and flights\n\n  \nAnd don’t forget that there is always the Expo pass for $175 (discount does not apply)\, which gives you access to: \n\nThe Showcase Stage (excludes the other 3 stages)\nThe Expo Hall and Startup Alley\nInteractive workshops\nDiscounted hotel rooms and flights
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/techchrunchs-disrupt-sf/
LOCATION:moscone center\, 747 Howard Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191002T030000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T000808Z
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SUMMARY:Immersive Advertising Breakfast Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join the UK’s Department for International Trade team in San Francisco and SFBig for a moderated discussion at their Advertising Breakfast Panel \nMeet these talented panelists from the UK working in the multimedia and new immersive technology spaces and learn about their work with different clients and brands. \nThe goal is to discuss innovation and business models in immersive technology spaces and to exchange ideas with leaders from the UK in pioneering and pushing forward immersive use and new multimedia in experiential marketing and brand advertising. How advertising storytelling is evolving with new tech and smart consumers? How do we create a narrative and design new advertising work for the future? \nAgenda:\n8:30 am: Check-in and breakfast served at the bar area\n8:45am – 9:45am: Panel presentation\n9:45am- 10:00am: Q&A \nMeet the Panelists: \n\nsfBig\nJohn Durham\, Moderator\nTerritory Studio\nMarti Romances\, Creative Director\, panelist\nIglooVision\nJesse Rowland\, Head of Business Development\, panelist\nBomper Studio\nEmlyn Davies\, Executive Creative Director\, panelist\nLaduma\nMike Santiago\, VP of Business Development\, panelist\nRedfrog Digital\nAlessandro Mondaini\, CTO\, panelist\n2LK\nPhilip Doyne-Ditmas\, Account Director\, panelist\n\n\nTickets are available HERE\nWhere: DocuSign\, 221 Main St #1550\, San Francisco\, CA 94105 \nWhen: Wednesday\, October 2nd. 2019 – 8:30am- 10:30am.
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/immersive-advertising-breakfast/
LOCATION:DocuSign\, 221 Main St #1550\, San Francisco\, 94105\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190912T100000
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SUMMARY:Cannabis & Cocktails 3.0
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our third consecutive installment of Cannabis & Cocktails on Thursday\, September 12th to hear from experts within the industry on the present and future status of the rapidly evolving legal cannabis game. This has been a massive event the past couple of years and we expect it to be highly attended this year as well\, be sure to register early! \nCannabis & Cocktails will be hosted across the bay at Oakland’s very own Evolution Bureau! Rooted in the east bay\, Evolution Bureau prides itself on being the largest mainstream advertising agency with a department that specializes in cannabis marketing. \nThe featured speakers will be from various brands within the industry. Topics will include how the constantly changing legal status of cannabis has changed and the effects of how it is marketed to differentiating brands from negative\, stereotypical outlooks that hurt the industry. Last year Cannabis + Cocktail’s had 5 different guest speakers!
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/cannabis-cocktails-3-0/
LOCATION:EVB\, 1740 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:How Do Brands Use AI to Engage Customers?
DESCRIPTION:The Topic\nArtificial intelligence\, and particularly its application through voice assistants\, has the potential to transform the way that businesses connect with consumers. As the tech industry further humanizes computing\, how can marketers ethically use AI to engage customers with their brand? \nSponsor\n  \nOur Speakers\n 
URL:https://sfbig.org/event/how-do-brands-use-ai-to-engage-customers/
LOCATION:China Live\, 644 Broadway St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94133\, United States
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