Our Mission
Ad 2 San Antonio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the next generation of advertising, marketing, and design professionals age 32 and under in the San Antonio region. Through strategic programming and community engagement, Ad 2 provides members with access to professional development opportunities, mentorship, industry education, networking events, and resources designed to foster career growth and leadership within the advertising community.
Ad 2 San Antonio belongs to the 10th District of the American Advertising Federation, representing the affiliate advertising clubs and federations of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is the only national grassroots trade association to encompass all segments of the advertising industry, including advertisers, agencies, media, college chapters and national trade associations engaged in various advertising pursuits.
The American Advertising Federation is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry with a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215 college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation’s leading brands and corporations.