Know the publications and websites that industry professionals live by. Read them. Absorb them. Many trade periodicals have student discounts.
Periodicals (many available at SMU Libraries)
Associations
- American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
- American Advertising Federation (AAF)
- AAF Dallas
- AD2 Dallas
- Advertising Educational Foundation
- Dallas Society of Visual Communications
- Dallas Forth Worth Interactive Marketing Association (DWFIMA)
- The One Club
- The Art Director’s Club of New York
Industry & Educational Portals
- Ad Forum (agency directory & creative gallery)
- Agency Compile (agency creative, capabilities, news and more)
- Thalamus (database of digital advertising partners)
- Careers in Advertising & Marketing (with salary information)