{"id":7533,"date":"2010-05-05T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=7533"},"modified":"2020-02-24T10:01:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T15:01:31","slug":"marketing-students-walk-away-winners-at-ama-international-collegiate-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/05\/marketing-students-walk-away-winners-at-ama-international-collegiate-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing students walk away winners at AMA International Collegiate Conference."},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again, College of Business Administration students proved to be a marketing powerhouse, receiving recognition as a \u201cSuperior Chapter\u201d at the 32nd<\/sup> annual American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

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Members of FIU\u2019s collegiate chapter of AMA captured a number of awards\u2014including \u201cSuperior Chapter\u201d\u2014at the 32nd American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 1,300 attendees representing more than 300 AMA collegiate chapters participated in the AMA conference. The event provides an intensive marketing experience encompassing professional guest speakers, a career fair and networking opportunities. Eighteen students from Florida International University (FIU) participated\u2014and returned with an impressive number of awards.<\/p>\n

FIU now ranks second within the AMA collegiate division, having been listed among the top eight participating colleges for eight consecutive years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI continue to be amazed at the high caliber of work our students bring to the competition, given all the important things that fill their schedules, such as excelling in their classes and working full-time jobs,\u201d said Tim Dugan Birrittella<\/strong>, Department of Marketing lecturer and AMA faculty advisor. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to work with such wonderful students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drum roll please: FIU AMA chapter president named \u201cStudent Marketer of the Year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For the first time, this year\u2019s AMA Collegiate Conference featured a competition for \u201cStudent Marketer of the Year.\u201d A panel of student peers awarded this honor to Emory Pinto <\/strong>(BBA \u201910), president of the college\u2019s AMA chapter, based on his service to the AMA along with demonstrated leadership, commitment to the community and academic excellence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud of Emory,\u201d Birrittella said. \u201cThe competition for this recognition was keen, including strong challenges from candidates from other leading business colleges, including the Wharton Business School.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pinto is thrilled to receive the recognition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the fact that I was selected by my peers is the most exciting part,\u201d he said. \u201cI am also happy that FIU took this one. We\u2019re bringing the college up to a whole new playing field, winning among top competitors and drawing more attention to our excellent business and marketing programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

2010 AMA International Collegiate Conference <\/strong><\/p>\n

FIU AMA Student Chapter Recognition and Participation Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Awards won
\nin competition
\ncategories<\/strong><\/td>\n		Activity<\/strong><\/td>\nStudent
\nchapter<\/strong>
\nparticipants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collegiate Exhibit Competition:<\/p>\n

Best Educational Value\u20142nd place<\/td>\n

Collegiate Exhibit: Think Outside the Box\u2014In with the Old and Out with the New<\/td>\nAll FIU AMA student chapter attendees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fundraising:Honorable Mention<\/td>\nUNICEF Fundraising Challenge<\/td>\nAll FIU AMA student chapter members led by Giancarlo Russo<\/strong>, chapter executive vice president<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top Three Events<\/td>\nPhilanthropic efforts in the AMA Saves Lives campaign: FIU event encouraging students to learn more about organ donation, featuring original 30-second short
\nvideo clips (http:\/\/go.fiu.edu\/2da<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Event led by Joni Deckert<\/strong>, vice president, membership and secretary<\/p>\n

Presented at the conference by Damaris Aguilar<\/strong>, then Miss Hialeah USA 2010 and now Miss Miami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Additional
\ncompetition
\ncategories<\/strong><\/td>\n		Activity<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Student
\nchapter
\nparticipants<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

NW Mutual Sales Competition<\/td>\nMock sales presentation on personalized golf balls<\/td>\nLaura Dettinger<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABRE Business Simulation<\/td>\nDynamic competitive environment created by SABRE where student teams add and withdraw products from the marketplace and also advertise, price, distribute
\nand design products to best fit varying
\nmarket segments<\/td>\n		Janell Benzaquen<\/strong>, Issa Chavez<\/strong>, Miguel Lugo<\/strong>, Angelica Pierini<\/strong>, Albert Urbina <\/strong>and Juan Zambrano<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UNICEF TAP Project Case Competition<\/td>\nStudents working together on a problem that typifies a real-world working marketing situation, giving case competition sponsor direct contact with the very best marketing students<\/td>\nMiguel Lugo<\/strong>, vice president, professional development; Giancarlo Russo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\nTopic<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Student
\nchapter
\npresenters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Employability<\/p>\n

Innovation<\/td>\n

Results of nationwide survey of AMA faculty advisors to learn innovative methods employed to make students more marketable<\/td>\nMiguel Lugo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to Host a Successful Regional Conference<\/td>\nTips on hosting a successful regional conference based on FIU AMA chapter\u2019s experience gained from hosting the Florida regional AMA conference in November 2009<\/td>\nGiancarlo Russo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nightmare Luncheon<\/td>\nSkit presented during student Career Corner lunch humorously showcasing what NOT to do during a business lunch<\/td>\nAlexa Alvarez<\/strong>, vice president, philanthropy; Joni Deckert<\/strong>; Michael Delgado<\/strong>; Gregory Jean-Francois<\/strong>; Elea Hakoun<\/strong>; and Anabella Mowbray<\/strong>, vice president, social networking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, College of Business Administration students proved to be a marketing powerhouse, receiving recognition as a \u201cSuperior Chapter\u201d at the 32nd annual American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 1,300 attendees representing more than 300 AMA collegiate chapters participated in the AMA conference. The event provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[58,94,135,4551,737,774,1013,1054,1183,1241,1342,1428,1549,1875,1908,2519,2573],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33833,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7533\/revisions\/33833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}