College to Career Workshop: Stand Out & Get Hired

Join the New Orleans American Marketing Association for our College to Career Workshop, an exclusive event designed to help young professionals like you build your brand and make a strong entrance into the industry.

• Get a professional headshot to elevate your LinkedIn profile.
• Receive expert resume feedback from industry pros.
• Network with marketing professionals who can offer real-world advice.
• Enjoy complimentary small bites while making valuable connections.

This free event is open to college students and young professionals under 21 who are eager to jumpstart their careers. Don’t miss this chance to build your brand, sharpen your skills, and set yourself up for success!

Date & Time

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Location

Salon22
2407 Bienville St
New Orleans, LA 70119
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Price

FREE and open to the public!

Creative Social Media Marketing Workshop

Join AMA New Orleans and Comfystone on Wednesday, March 26 at 5:30 pm for an interactive and collaborative creative marketing workshop.

This event brings together entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and social media experts for dynamic small-group discussions. Participants will share insights on their latest social media campaigns, discuss what strategies have and haven’t worked, exchange constructive feedback, and collaborate on fresh, innovative approaches to boost engagement. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, troubleshooting challenges, or refining your content strategy, this is the perfect space to connect with industry peers and elevate your marketing game.

A special thank you to Elation Entertainment for providing the venue and helping make this event possible!

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW)

This event is part of the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) 2025 series of programming titled ‘NOEW in Your Neighborhood’ that takes place on Monday, March 24th through Saturday, March 29th during the week of NOEW.

Each NOEW in Your Neighborhood (NIYN) is independently produced by organizers from across the Greater New Orleans region. In order to attend individual NIYN events, you must 1) Register for NOEW 2025 and 2) Register for each NIYN event you plan to attend.

Register for NOEW 2025: www.noew.org

Location

Elation Entertainment
710 Papworth Ave
Metairie, LA 70005
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Date & Time

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
5.30pm – 7.00pm

Price

FREE for all!

Spring Marketing Blend

Join AMA New Orleans and the greater New Orleans marketing community on Monday, March 24 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, as we network at the Online Optimism office.

This event is part of the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) 2025 series of programming titled ‘NOEW in Your Neighborhood’ that takes place on Monday, March 24th through Saturday, March 29th during the week of NOEW.

We welcome all:

• Agency folks
• In-house marketers
• Marketing students
• Those wishing their dog TikTok account would go viral

Come to learn from each other, and help us build a creative cluster for advertisers in New Orleans. Don’t forget to bring business cards to trade and to submit yourself for our raffle!

Location

Online Optimism
517 Soraparu St, Ste L2
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Date & Time

Monday, March 24, 2025
4pm – 6pm

Price

FREE for all!

Mardi Gras Happy Hour

Join the New Orleans marketing community as we network.

Whether you’re a member or just curious about AMA, join us at The Bower for February’s Happy Hour Meetup! Unwind with fellow marketers, connect with AMA members, and celebrate the start of Mardi Gras season with us.

Plus, 10% of proceeds from the event will be donated by The Bower to help fund the grand prize for our annual Collegiate Marketing Competition! Enjoy a great evening while supporting the next generation of marketers.

FREE TO ATTEND, NO AGE LIMITS

Price

Free.

Time

5.30-7.30pm

Location

The Bower
1320 Magazine St,
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Winter Marketing Soiree: How Mardi Gras Krewes Develop Brand Identity

DATE CHANGE! Due to expected severe weather this event has been postponed to January 29th.

Join us for an evening of networking and discussing brand identities with New Orleans’ marketers, advertisers, artists, and creatives! After an hour of networking, there will be a panel featuring a variety of Mardi Gras superstars sharing their strategies and experience in building a branding identity for their Krewe through art and expression.

All attendees will receive two complimentary drink tickets.

NOTE: this is a 21+ event

Panel

Margot Bienvenu
Muses Member / Artist 

Brett Patron
Founding Member of 610 Stompers

Mallory Messina
610 Stompers Social Media Manage

Jennifer Lee
Founder of The Sirens of New Orleans

Moderated by:

Sam Olmsted

Managing Director of Online Optimism

Price

$15 non-members / $5 AMA members (promo code in email)

Time

4-6pm

Location

NOLA Brewing & Pizza Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
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Jingle & Mingle Happy Hour

Join the New Orleans marketing community as we network.

Celebrate the holiday season with AMA New Orleans as we gather and unwind at a new local distillery. Meet AMA members and local marketers! Potential members are welcome too!

FREE TO ATTEND

Price

Free.

Time

5-7pm

Location

Old Alker Distillery
8304 Oak Street,
New Orleans, LA 70118
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Monthly Marketers Meet-Up December

Marketers, mark your calendars! Every month AMA NOLA hosts a 60-minute drop-in session for members and guests to talk marketing. This is a virtual networking event. There’s no agenda here, folks—we just want to create a space where you can network, ask questions, and collect ideas from your colleagues.

Come say hello and join the conversation about all things marketing. Looking for work? Facing a new challenge? Bring it up here. It’s fun to talk shop with like-minded professionals.

LIMITED RSVPs.

Location

Virtual.

Time

12 – 1pm.

Price

Free.

The Swift Shift

Join the American Marketing Association for the “Swift Shift”, an event where we’ll dive deep into Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour’s impact on New Orleans businesses and the local economy through the power of cultural phenomenon marketing. Our panelists will discuss how local businesses capitalized on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, as it revolutionized their marketing strategies, and breakdown Swiftonomics in New Orleans. Explore how Taylor Swift and her Era’s Tour influenced the marketing landscape in New Orleans, along with how your business can capitalize on this & future cultural phenomenons.

This workshop is designed to:

• Increase awareness of the “Swiftonomics” effect and its positive impact on the local economy.
• Build a stronger community among NOLA businesses by sharing knowledge and experiences.
• Share insights and strategies for leveraging major events for capitalizing on major events and cultural moments for your own business success.
• Educate attendees on effective marketing strategies to leverage major events like the Eras Tour, based on specific tactics and campaigns that drove results.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Hear from local business owners who have successfully capitalized on the “Swiftonomics” phenomenon through cultural phenomenon marketing strategies.
• Understand the “Swiftonomics” effect and its impact on local businesses.
• Learn the effective marketing strategies used on engaging with fans and event attendees.
• Gain practical strategies and tactics to enhance your marketing efforts.
• Leverage the broader economic impact of the Eras Tour on various sectors in NOLA.
• Engage in a Q&A session and get your specific questions answered by the experts.
• Network before and after panel discussion
• 2 drink tickets & light bites

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn, network, and celebrate the power of cultural phenomenon marketing!

Location

Fire House Loft
4523 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
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Time

6:30 – 9:30pm

Price

$40 general public
$30 for AMA members (promo code in newsletter)