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Miami Ad School
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Study advertising at the world's most awarded Ad School, in the US or abroad. Intern/work in top agencies - CP+B, Saatchi, Draft FCB, BBDO, Ogilvy & more. Financial aid available.
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New Co-Chief Creative Officers at JWT, New York

From being on the cusp of culinary school, to becoming one of Creativity’s Creatives to Watch and creating one of the most memorable “pranks” with the Whopper Freak-Out at CP&B, Ryan Kutsche...

6 days ago

Giant Toad Causes Cancellation of Communication Planning Course, Almost.

Bhavana Smith, Senior Manager at Accenture Media Management, was in Miami Beach this past weekend to teach weeks three’s topic: The Issue that the Brand Faces. Little did she know that she would face...

26 apr 12

Stay Competitive with One-Day, Advertising-Profe ssional Seminars

The world around us is constantly changing- everyday there is a new technology, social media platform and way to communicate with your consumer. With the new digital age upon us, keeping up can be di...

09 apr 12

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from the Miami Ad School Admissions Department

How long are your programs? Our portfolio programs (Copywriting, Art Direction, Digital Design, Digital Photography & Video) are 8 quarters/2 years in length. The Masters Degree program is 6 quar...

06 apr 12

UNICEF Uses Social Media to Help Solve Crisis in Africa

In an area of the world that most people have not heard of, malnutrition is a crisis, especially in children. But how do you make people aware of an issue that is so far away geographically and menta...

03 apr 12

Fast Company Features Grads Work for World Water Day

During Sam Shepherd’s time at Miami Ad School he interned at Saatchi & Saatchi Russia, Ogilvy Sao Paulo, Carrot Creative in New York and was promptly hired at DDB New York upon graduation in June...

23 mar 12

Photography student Mary Beth Koeth featured in Huffington Post

Mary Beth came to Miami Ad School for the Digital Photography and Video program after seeing graduate Heather Talbert’s work. They were former classmates at Texas Tech University and Mary Beth was im...

22 mar 12

Oreo, Milks favorite cookie turns 100

DraftFCB just helped celebrate the 100th birthday of a childhood (well, lifetime) favorite- Oreo.  There were parties across the globe in various cities and DraftFCB offices complete with stacki...

14 mar 12

Why Banging Your Classmate is a Good Idea

John and Chethna, both copywriters, are a couple that you would have never pictured together unless you knew them. John is tall (understatement), from Michigan with a self described “skeletor-esque” ...

14 feb 12

Two Super Bowl Commercials for Miami Ad School Grad

The streak is not broken- a Miami Ad School grad has a Super Bowl spot again this year. Make that two. Kristina Krkljus (’09) and her partner Armando Samuels (known as Gin & Juice) from TBWA/Chia...

06 feb 12

Looking for Miami Ad School Grads?

In addition to Portfolio Reviews, Miami Ad School will start a new initiative of Tweeting their grads information out to the hiring world. By following the feed #hiremas, you can see the latest gradu...

01 feb 12

The Passing of a Lovely Man

Darryl Strawser passed away Tuesday morning; we and the rest of the world have lost a lovely man. I never saw him without a smile on his face and his good humor was contagious to everyone. Everyone e...

29 dec 11

Miami Ad School opens in New York

The inaugural class of Miami Ad School- New York started their two-year journey this past October and what better place to do so in New York than in DUMBO Brooklyn. In the tradition of finding c...

22 dec 11

Miami Ad School Europe is YoungGuns 2011 School of the Year

Coming off a “School of the Decade” title last year, Miami Ad School Europe has won the YoungGuns School of the Year to continue their reign. With five finalists, five bronze, one silver and one gold...

13 dec 11

When Starting Your Own Agency is the Way to Go

After a handful of years in advertising, Industry Heroes Adam Puncochar, Nichol Hadler, and Jordan Hadler decided they wanted more. While they liked the agencies they had worked for, they couldnt fin...

02 dec 11

Miami Ad School Grad James Beikmohamadi woos Demi

No, Demi is not getting Punkd. James, a copywriter at CP+B and alum of Miami Ad School- South Beach gives many good arguments as to why he should be Demis next man. From his extensive LaserDisc colle...

22 nov 11

What is a Greenhouse Internship?

We get this question a lot! A Greenhouse Internship is an opportunity that our portfolio program students can have in their second year that helps them expand their talents and portfolio while learni...

11 nov 11

POP CULTURE ENGINEERING WITH WRITER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR PAULA MAKI BIONDICH OF MONO

Industry Hero Paula Maki Biondich knows all about pop culture engineering. As a writer and Creative Director at mono, shes no stranger to creating the kind of work that gets people talking. Mono was ...

11 nov 11

LUCK, ACCIDENTS, AND LONG HOURS

Miami Ad School graduate and Copywriter at Carmichael Lynch, Tim Bildsten, aptly named his Industry Hero presentation "Luck, Accidents, and Long Hours," which is how hed most concisely sum up...

09 nov 11

Hamburg Grad Starts His Own Agency.

After seven years of job experience, MASE Hamburg graduate Jens Pfau is starting his own agency inside the JvM group. Pfau was recently promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Jung von Matt/Neue Elbe. ...

04 nov 11

"ACT LIKE A DUDE." ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT COLLE+MCVOY, NINA OREZZOLI, TELLS IT HOW ...

For Miami Ad School graduate and recent Industry Hero Nina Orezzoli, being a female in the creative realm of advertising is a challenge she has successfully confronted. Nina is an Art Director and no...

04 nov 11

LEARNING HOW TO BE A BETTER CREATIVE FROM A PLANNERS POINT OF VIEW

Industry Hero Nicole Newville came into Miami Ad School with a different point of view. Most of our Heroes are from the creative realm of advertising, but as the VP of Brand and Media Planning at spa...

03 nov 11

Cold Hard Cash 10, Puppy 1

Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Account Planners sponsors Pick of the Litter, an annual competition for Account Planners, anywhere in the world, with less than 3 years experience. Pippa Seichrist, Mi...

01 nov 11

COPYWRITER CHERYLLYNE VAZ AND DESIGNER ANDY HARWOOD TALK FREELANCING IN MINNEAPOLIS

With a new quarter, comes a new set of Industry Heroes. Here in Minneapolis, Miami Ad School graduates Cheryllyne Vaz, Copywriter, and Andy Harwood, Designer/Art Director, got us started by talking t...

17 oct 11

SINGING IN THE RAIN

‘In The Rain’ is a short film which was made for Patrick Buchanan’s ‘Wordsmithing’ class last quarter, and now it’s on its way to the finals of MOFILMs Pepsi London competition. Copywriter Andrew Sie...

29 sep 11

METROPOLI IS HERE!

Remember a few weeks ago, when Jaclyn Shelton, Deanna McDonald, and Sean Tiraratanakul burst onto the ad blogosphere with their innovative ‘Foursquaropoly’ concept? They’ve tuned-up their idea by giv...

27 sep 11

BE THE BEST SMELLING CHEATER IN THE WORLD

Leave it to Miami Ad School students to think of more creative ways to do everything, including lying to a handful of girlfriends. Copywriter Lalita Nani Salgaokar and Art Director Freschta Sahibi ha...

23 sep 11

INTELLIGENT SNACKING

A quartet of Miami Ad School students have come up with a brilliantly simple idea to extend the life of a box of Oreo cookies. Behold... the OREO CRUMB CASE! It’s like a tea bag filled with Oreos. No...

21 sep 11

A REALLY SHI**Y IDEA

We’ve all seen it. The large, sometimes steaming, sometimes cold, rock hard pile of dog doody sitting there on the ground. It looks lonely. It’s there because some obnoxious sociopath decided not to ...

20 sep 11

Miami Ad School grads get in New York Times for ‘Sultry Poultry’

Two recent grads from the Miami Ad School Brooklyn school- Javier Chacin (art director) and Alexis Mercado (copywriter) are about to enter the ‘real world’ with more than just great student portfolio...

19 sep 11

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