The Ad Club is reinstituting the very popular educational breakfast series March 26. With a title of “Wake-Up Call, a morning pick-me-up for busy marketing professionals,” the series will be held at Border’s Books Music and Café (530 West Mount Pleasant Avenue) in Livingston from 8:00 to 9:30 am.

First session — a must for up and comers
The series of six will begin with a talk by Elaine Kamm, President of EKG Group, a corporate training and development consultantcy. Her talk, “How To Become Executive Material,” will answer questions such as “What Organizations Look For In High Potential People,” “How To Prevent Career Derailment” and “How To Keep Up With Change and Stay Marketable.”

Other surefire workshops
• May 21: “How to Give a Great Presentation.”
• July 23: “Redefining the New Full Service Agency.”
• Sept. 24: “How to be a New Business Rainmaker.”
• Nov. 19: “How to Get Customers and Keep Them.”
• Jan. 21: “How Public Relations Can Increase Sales.”

Speakers are experts in their fields.

Elaine Kamm, a business person’s guru
With over 20 years experience in leadership and organizational development, Elaine Kamm has consistently helped organizations, leaders and individuals at all levels address critical issues related to business challenges and organizational change.
In addition to helping leaders discover where they can make the greatest difference, she assists organizations in identifying the critical skills for current and changing roles. Also included in her vast portfolio is helping individuals capitalize on their strengths, develop their skills and build productive relationships with others. Among Ms. Kamm’s clients are The Bayer Corporation, The CIT Group, Cornell Medical College, Corning Technologies, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis.

Grace DePaola chair
Chair of the project is Grace DePaola, former Ad Club president, formerly Advertising Manager for Verizon Wireless and chair of the Club’s last breakfast series. Co-chairs are Donna Lukenbill and Sheila Cohen.

Must for corporate leaders — provide training for your employees
Register for one or all six of the series, which are designed for entry to middle-management marketing and advertising members and guests who are either new to the workforce or have re-entered the business in a new capacity.

Tickets are $25 with pre-registration, $30 (non members) and $35 at the door. To register for one or all the workshops, contact Pat Hanley at Organizational Services at 201.998.5133.