AMA Columbus

Central Ohio's premier marketing organization. We have marketing practitioners, academics, and students who comprise our membership.

AMA Columbus—the region’s largest marketing association for over 68 years has over 220 members from marketing, advertising, creative and sales industries. Our communications reach to over 6,000 marketers. On top of this, the average AMA Columbus member has been a member for 4 years.

05/28/2026

Are you looking for a simple but visible way to show that you stay engaged in the industry, invest in professional growth, and stay connected to what’s happening in marketing?

If your American Marketing Association membership is current, you'll soon receive a digital membership badge to share with your network. Add it to your profile and let people know you’re serious about your career and committed to the profession.

Not a member yet? Sounds like your profile is missing something! Discover all the benefits of membership at www.amacolumbus.org.

05/07/2026

You know that moment in a meeting when someone throws out an unexpected comment, changes direction completely, or asks a question you definitely were not prepared for five seconds ago?

🎉Congratulations! You’re doing improv.

Turns out the same skills that make people better improvisers also help teams communicate clearly, collaborate more effectively, and adapt faster under pressure. Forbes recently highlighted how improv-based exercises are showing up in business environments for exactly those reasons. (Check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/3dzf5edt)

That idea is exactly what inspired us to bring you 'Yes, And! How to Use Improv Skills to Up Your Marketing Game,' a hands-on improv workshop for marketers.

Facilitated by , this interactive event is designed to help marketers think on their feet, respond more confidently, listen more closely, and build stronger ideas together in real time.

No comedy experience required! Just a willingness to participate and have a little fun with it.

🗓 Wednesday, May 20
📍 COhatch Polaris
🕠 Networking at 5:30 pm | Workshop at 6:00 pm
🎟 AMA Members $10 | Non-members $15 | Students $5
💸 Buy-one, get-one on all tickets if you register by May 15!

Grab a friend and save your spots today!
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/39a34a4a

05/06/2026

Friendly reminder that our next First Thursday happy hour is tomorrow, May 7th!

It is a great chance to meet other marketers in the area, make connections, and enjoy some food and drink.

Details are:

Thursday, May 7 | 6-8pm
Condado Tacos, Easton, 4077 Fenlon St
Free admission, open to everyone!

No cost, but please pre-register here if you plan to attend: https://lnkd.in/drXckRJX

We’re proud to partner with Condado Tacos to host First Thursday Happy Hours at their bold, colorful spots around central Ohio.

05/05/2026

Quick update: Our event with Heather Whaling, initially scheduled for Wednesday May 6, has been postponed.

Updated details on timing and location coming soon!

04/29/2026

Your American Marketing Association Columbus Chapter is excited to host Heather Whaling, founder of Geben Communications, recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best PR Firms, on May 6.

Heather is known for helping organizations navigate growth, reputation, and what’s next with AI.

She recently presented this session through the national American Marketing Association at a $250 price point, and now those insights are being shared right here in Columbus at a fraction of the cost (Thank you, Heather!).

This isn’t about tools for the sake of tools. It’s about thinking more clearly, when to use AI, when not to, and how to protect the human judgment that makes the work effective.
Join us after work!

May 6 | COhatch Upper Arlington
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/balancing-ai-creativity-with-human-efficiency-registration-1986719012046

03/13/2026

We're bringing the creative community together this spring for programs designed to challenge how we think about our work and strengthen the skills marketers rely on every day.

📌 April 8: Holding Human in the Age of AI: A MarCom Leader’s Guide to the Machine Era - Leadership expert Dan Mushalko explores how AI is changing marketing and what role human creativity still plays.

📌 May 20: Yes, And! How to Use Improv Skills to Up Your Marketing Game - Wit-Works facilitates this high-energy, interactive improv workshop designed to help marketers think faster, collaborate better, connect with audiences, and communicate with confidence.

Learn more about both events and save your seat today: https://tinyurl.com/q2-socials

03/11/2026

Rainy weather couldn’t put a damper on the energy in the room during this morning's program, The Evolution of Consumer Behavior, featuring Renae Scott 🐝, Founder & CEO of Collaborative.

It was great to see so many new faces from across the marketing community join the conversation and bring fresh perspectives to the discussion. Special thanks to for hosting the event and providing a behind-the-scenes tour of their impressive production facility. Shout out, also, to our coffee sponsor, , for keeping the crowd properly caffeinated!

This was the first of five sessions designed to bring marketers together to learn, connect, and share ideas. Keep an eye on this page for announcements about the next four events coming in April and May.

Stay in touch with your local chapter: www.amacolumbus.org.

03/06/2026

What a turnout for AMA Columbus' First Thursday networking event at last night! Marketers from across the industry showed up. Different specialties, different career stages, different perspectives. All in one place, swapping ideas and making new connections.

We live in a world where we can work, meet, and collaborate without ever leaving home, but events like this are a good reminder that nothing replaces a real conversation in person!

Catch us next time! May 7 at Condados in Easton. Register: https://lnkd.in/gaRswNvy

Special thanks to the amazing crew at the Clintonville Condado location!

03/05/2026

It's almost taco time🌮 ! See you tonight, 6-8 pm at Condado Tacos on High Street in Clintonville.

02/24/2026

We did a thing. 🎉

AMA Columbus just rolled out a refreshed website with a bold new look and a clearer path to everything happening in our chapter.

✔ Find your next event.
✔ Connect with the community.
✔ Meet the sponsors who help make it all possible.

Check it out at www.amacolumbus.org

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