Lunch & Learn, Thursday, February 16, 11:30-1: Intellectual Property: Protect Yourself & Your Clients

Gina Constant, Associate with the Rodey Law Firm, practices primarily in the areas of Intellectual Property, specifically patent, copyright and trademark law and entertainment law. Now is your chance to find out from an expert how to legally protect your ideas, creative assets, and your clients’ brand. Click here to register online.

AMA 2012 Southwest Regional Mid-Year Retreat to be held in Albuquerque THIS WEEKEND!

AMA 2012 Southwest Mid Year Retreat is now registering for the February event!

AMA Chapter Leaders, this highly interactive Regional Retreat provides you and your board a great opportunity to share ideas with other chapter leaders, fire up to finish this year strong and set the stage for next year. Register at the AMA website for the Saturday February 4th Retreat.

Register through NMAMA for the Friday Evening Social, February 3, 6-9 p.m. Dinner followed by Marketing Mingle. Reservations must be made in advance. $25 / person.

New programs announced for NMAMA in 2012!

Get to know who is setting the pace and learn best practices from local innovators! This year’s topics are quite an education: from Small Business Marketing to Trademark & Copy Writing Law; from Generating New Ideas to an exciting Media Panel covering traditional media — print, radio, TV and outdoor — and the role it must play in your marketing. Stay on top of the Internet Jungle and learn SEO strategies. Attend them all for education, industry knowledge, and getting to know local leaders. Lunch and Learns are conducive to networking and held in a comfortable and fun central location, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on University and Menaul. Reservations open online 2 weeks prior.

Lunch & Learn, Thursday, January 19, 11:30 am – 1 pm, Marketing in A Big Way: Back to the Basics

A lot of business owners and marketers have overlooked some of the most basic digital marketing tools since the internet was invented. While most of the world predicts the end of print, you still need to have a great set of printed materials ready and current. Market small businesses in big ways on a “limited” budget with smaller investments. It’s all about the basics in Digital, Print, Design and Advertising. Click here to register online.

Lunch & Learn, Thursday, November 17, 11:30am – 1pm, Go Mobile: 10 Steps to Success

Mobile marketing is growing at a fast pace nd top retailers have seen business grow by offering mobile apps. Are you ready to step into this arena and don’t know how? Recently nominated as one of the top women in technology in New Mexico, our speaker, Lisa Abeyta is the founder of an award-winning mobile app development company. Click here to register online.

Lunch & Learn, Thursday, October 20, 11:30am – 1pm, Better Relationships Build Better Brands

Your success relies on positive relationships! Frank Duran of Kilmer Kilmer Marshall Duran, and Serena Lyons with Lovelace Health System explain why good relationships are the cornerstone of a successful, long-term brand. Then, learn how you can use basic branding principles to strengthen your professional and personal relationships! Click here to register online.

Lunch & Learn, Thursday, Sept. 15, 11:30am-1pm, Marketing: A Fundamental Foundation

Key marketing fundamentals apply to just about any type of business endeavor. Valerie Dodd, Vice President and General Manager of CenturyLink of New Mexico, has taken over 20 years of marketing experience to the next level by translating her skills into general management. She has won marketing leadership awards at both ALLTEL and CenturyLink. Learn to translate your marketing fundamentals into maximum effectiveness! Click here to register online.

Lunch & Learn, Thursday, August 18, 11:30 am – 1 pm: What Makes Great Advertising? with Del Esparza

Del Esparza, Founder and President of Esparza Advertising, discusses the elements of great advertising. Esparza Advertising is “dedicated to creating work that is so compelling it is consistently sought out, passed along and shared by others.” Learn from one of the most creative agencies in the business how to make your own advertising… great!

Summer Soiree for NMAMA Members and Guests, 5:30-7:30 pm, Thursday, July 21

Summer Soiree for Members and Guests. Join us at our new location for the upcoming programming year — the Hilton Albuquerque Hotel at University and Menaul — for hors d’oeuvre and cocktails as we celebrate our valued members, volunteers and sponsors. (click for map) >>> Click here to register online.

Join the Business to Business Event of the Year!

B2B Expo: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 5-8 pm at The Agave del Sol Event Center, 7500 Montgomery Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 Click here for directions. YOU MUST RSVP ONLINE to Receive a Free Admission Pass to this event at http://www.exhib-it.com/b2b_expo/ and click on the B2B Button at the top of the page. Without an [...]