TAMPA, Fla. - eTradeWire -- The American Advertising Federation of Tampa Bay (AAF) is proud to present the 2024 American Advertising Awards Gala. The Tampa chapter will celebrate one of the industry's largest creative competitions at the virtual production studio Vū Tampa Bay on Thursday, February 22, from 6 PM to 10 PM. The gala will award the leaders in creative excellence in the Tampa advertising community.

"The gala is always an incredible night to celebrate all of the impressive advertising work in Tampa Bay! Our chapter ended up with 228 professional entries and 49 student entries for the annual American Advertising Awards, which is ten more professional entries and 16 more student entries than last year, including six new entrants! This is tremendous growth, and we couldn't be more proud," comments Brandon Tydlaska-Dziedzic, President of AAF Tampa Bay.

The American Advertising Awards, home of the ADDY® award, is the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting over 40,000 entries annually. The competition will showcase everything from creative services and industry suppliers, including advertising, graphic design, photographers, printers, newspapers, radio, television, web, marketing, and communication professionals, as well as students studying in these areas.

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This year's judges for the American Advertising Awards are a group of diverse individuals who are leaders in the advertising world with extensive knowledge, expertise, and experience to determine what constitutes good and effective creativity in marketing. To learn more about the event or to become a sponsor, visit aaftampabay.org/awards/. To purchase tickets, please visIt aaftampabay.org/events/

About the American Advertising Federation of Tampa Bay

Founded in 1905, AAF has become the "unifying voice for advertising" with 200 self-run chapters across the United States. We are the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Advertising Federation, and it is our mission to transform Tampa Bay by empowering the advertising industry and our city's makers and shakers. We accomplish this through grassroots efforts of local leaders and businesses all working together. For more information, visit aaftampabay.org.

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About Vū Tampa Bay

"Vū is a state-of-the-art virtual studio network™ with studios certified for virtual production across the world. With Vū, creativity is virtually unlimited and because of that we've completed over 200 productions (and counting) making us the most experienced virtual production technology company. We make production a seamless process enabling all creatives to make more content, faster. For more information, visit vu.network/locations/tampa (https://www.vu.network/locations/tampa).

For more information, interviews, or media requests, please call (813) 644-7443 or email Savannah Cruz at pr@bkncreative.com.