Looking Back, Pushing Forward: A 2023-24 Retrospective from AMA Lincoln Leaders
Summer is a reflective time for the AMA Lincoln board. It’s when we set expectations for the next year, welcome new leaders into the fold, and brainstorm ways we can better serve our AMA members and community marketers. As we close out the 2023-24 year and head into...
Pepe’s Bistro Awarded Free TV Ad by Spectrum Reach
Pepe Fierro has owned and operated Pepe’s Bistro for almost 20 years. Though famed in Lincoln for his delicious vegan meals, Pepe has become increasingly known for the impact he makes on his local community — the Everett neighborhood. Housed across the street from...
170+ Lincoln Marketers Celebrate at the 2024 Prism Awards
In early May 2024, over 170 marketers gathered at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Downtown Lincoln for AMA Lincoln’s annual Prism Awards, an awards show that celebrates the hard work of Lincoln-area marketers, advertisers, and PR professionals. This year,...
All About AMA Lincoln SkillSchool Workshops
Hands-on learners know it best: Sometimes the easiest way to master a skill is to work through it yourself. In this article, you'll get a birds-eye view of what it's like to attend an AMA Lincoln SkillSchool. What is an AMA Lincoln SkillSchool Workshop?...
New Workplace Tour Series: Introducing AMA Cribs
In past years, AMA Lincoln has been welcomed into the homes (er, offices) of many agencies and companies throughout Lincoln. These “Agency Parties” didn’t just allow companies to show off their space and plug their recent work — they gave marketers who didn’t work...
Five DEI Fundamentals Every Marketer Needs to Implement
If you’ve been in the professional world for more than a day or two, you already know this term well. You’ve encountered it in corporate training sessions, read about it on the news, and maybe even attended an AMA event or two on the subject. As marketers, we’re...
Meet the Board: Sara Horner
Most people get involved with AMA Lincoln one of two ways: A friend or coworker ropes them into coming to an event, or they muster up the courage to head to one on their own. Either way, Programming plays a huge role in our chapter. It’s those events where random...
Meet the Board: Whitney Hansen
In 2020, Whitney Hansen was dealt quite the hand as president of the AMA Lincoln chapter. It was a world where in-person events and networking were off the table and relationships were built on Zoom calls and funny GIFs sent in Slack. Not exactly ideal circumstances....
Meet the Board: Bri Prai
Most presidents-elect of AMA Lincoln over the past 40 years spent their time in the role learning the ropes, to an extent. Preparing to take the helm of a storied chapter like ours is no simple task — just ask Bri Prai, who’s in the middle of doing it twice. She...
Meet the Board: Mandy Peterson
For the 2023-24 AMA Lincoln board year, Mandy Peterson takes the president's chair to lead AMA Lincoln through it's 40th year in the Lincoln community. In this role, she supports and oversees all board members, providing a vision for the chapter alongside other...