American Advertising Federation of Utah (AAF-Utah) was founded in 1909 – well before the days of television, radio, cable, the sophisticated print production and the Internet we know today.

To encourage camaraderie, build knowledge and facilitate open industry communication, AAF-Utah sponsors or helps coordinate a wide range of activities:

• Monthly luncheons provide one-on-one interaction with industry leaders.
• The club conducts workshops, socials, projects for advertising students and public service projects.
• AAF-Utah may be best known as sponsor of the annual ADDY Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in advertising throughout the state.
• The club honors individual achievement through the Silver Medal and Professional of the Year awards.

AAF-Utah is in American Advertising Federation’s District 12, which includes advertising organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas.

AAF-Utah membership is almost equally distributed between advertising agencies, the media, advertising clients and suppliers to the industry.

Over the years, AAF-Utah has been a voice for our industry in governmental affairs, provided thousand of hours in public service advertising efforts, supported education and professional development programs, provided a forum for social activity, honored outstanding advertising and advertising professionals, and supported student programs in the state’s higher education system.