CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 32, NUMBER 9
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION • SEPTEMBER 2019
UTILIZING
SOCIAL MEDIA
& VIDEO
STORYTELLING
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Giving Back to the Apartment Association
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Thank You to AAMD's Construction Partners
GUIDEBOOK
AAMD's Menu of Opportunities
SOCIAL MEDIA
Utilize Social Media to Enhance your Community's Brand
Six-Month Timeline for Marketing Your Event on Facebook
The Truth About Visual Storytelling
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
[email protected]
EDITOR, DESIGN & PRODUCTION
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PHOTO ALBUM
Golf Tournament 2019
BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS
Christopher Dean
[email protected]
Aminta Williams
[email protected]
COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Amy Evans, Simpson Property Group
Jared Miller, RedPeak
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Leadership
Chili Cook-off
Education Catalog
Lease-A-Rama
HOME Room
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Power Series
TechCon
Alliance Partners
Apartment Advocate
Advertising Directory
CONTRIBUTORS
Adriana Anderson, Emily Klipp,
Lisa Godbehere, Joey Ducatte,
Mara Freese, & Scott Kirkwood
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER
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ADVERTISING
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advertising in Trends. Deadline for contracts and
artwork are the first Monday of the month prior to
publication.
ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Trends will consider printing any article written by an
AAMD member that applies to the Denver multifamily
industry, is 300-500 words, does not promote any single
company or product. AAMD reserves the right to edit
any article without notification. Due to space, not all
articles submitted will be printed.
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Articles and events herein do not necessarily have the endorsement of AAMD
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7100 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, Phone (303)
329-3300, Fax (303) 329-0403, E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.aamdhq.
org. AAMD is a tax-exempt professional trade association representing the
multifamily housing industry in the metropolitan Denver area. AAMD is affi liated
with The Colorado Apartment Association (www.caahq.org) and The National
Apartment Association (www.naahq.org).
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Executive Vice President
Mark Williams | [email protected] Program and Events Manager
Monica Machon | [email protected]
Vice President of Member Services & Business Dev't
Julie Evans-Schmitt | [email protected] Member Services Coordinator
Tania Byrne | [email protected]
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
Christopher Dean | [email protected] Programs & Events Administrator
Emily Ashby | [email protected]
Vice President of Events & Education
Betty Knecht | [email protected] Database Administrator
Jake Roth | [email protected]
Comptroller
Earlease Alexander | [email protected] Government Aff airs Intern
Joey Ducatte| [email protected]
Director of Education and Career Development
Lisa Godbehere | [email protected] Graphic Design Intern
Aminta Williams | [email protected]
Government Aff airs Manager
Destiny Bossert | [email protected]
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