About Us

Black Hills Advertising Federation is a non-profit organization comprised of advertising and other business professionals in the sales, marketing, creative, publishing, print, radio, television, photography industries and much more.  That means we network with each other, attend monthly luncheons where we learn stuff, host a variety of special events, provide a Public Service Campaign for a local non-profit each year and hold a huge party to celebrate and reward creative excellence in the local area. 

The Black Hills Advertising Federation was founded in 1981 by the late Tom Franklin. The original club consisted of 80 members representing advertising professionals from throughout the Black Hills community. The purpose of the club was to meet other creative professionals, network with industries that service the ad industry and to provide creative stimulus to its members.