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Last week at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity we were able to announce that The Kickback will be coming back for year 3 thanks to our new partnership with Xfinity! The Kickback serves as a live experience that is geared towards exposing communities of color to the gaming industry. Over the next 8 months we will be hosting a number of educational programs, gaming tournaments, and hosting live concerts with some of today’s biggest names in hip hop. Historically we’ve done one event a year, but this partnership is allowing us to take the experience on the road. The Kickback will be hosted in Washington, D.C, Atlanta, GA, and a 3rd city to be announced in the coming months! Official details and dates coming soon! Huge thanks to Mark Cruz, Margot Zeller, Jose Jimenez, Brandon Herwig, Mike Wisniewski and Matthew Goss, for helping to get this across the finish line! #ThePlanIsWorking #Gaming #HBCUs #Media #Education #Marketing

This weekend we are kicking off The Kickback in Austin, TX during DreamCon weekend. Super excited to get this year's program off the ground and begin creating more memorable experiences across the gaming ecosystem. Huge thanks to Savannah Sicurella from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for helping highlight the work we are doing this year with The Kickback! Our next stop after Austin will be in Washington, D.C. on September 19th followed by Atlanta with a date TBD. For more information about The Kickback please visit our main website: https://lnkd.in/gkwMZbP2 #ThePlanIsWorking #Gaming #Esports #Education #Media https://lnkd.in/eB9XRE3U

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If you couldn't make it to the AMYs this year, be sure to catch our recap blog. Congratulations to all the AMAzing winners! Lifetime Achievement Award Steve Koonin AMA-zing Non-Profit Giving Kitchen Atlanta Marketing for Good Award Piedmont Healthcare – Piedmont Empowering You Cindy Underwood Volunteer of the Year Award Yailene Ramos, MBA, Programming Committee – The Metropolitan Club Atlanta Marketer of the Year Tonya O'Connell, Head of Global Creative Services, IHG Hotels & Resorts Atlanta Rising Star Bem Joiner, Creative Culture Curator, Atlanta Influences Everything Jana Ferguson Mentorship Award: Mentor Jean D'Amico, Senior Account Director, Yahoo! Jana Ferguson Mentorship Award: Mentee Ana Collins, Content & Social Strategist, Piedmont Broadcast Emory University Hospital Ortho – MSK: Moments Made Possible Digital/Mobile Creative Mischief – SelectCobb Website Gaming/eSports Cxmmunity Media – Empowering the Next Generation Live Event/Experiential Tarkett – Design Days Most Innovative/Brave TopRight – Election Campaign Innovation: Increasing Voter Engagement Influencer Marketing Emory Healthcare Veterans Program Influencer Campaign B2B Marketing Campaign Tarkett – Design Days B2C Marketing Campaign Auntie Anne's/GOTO Foods – NUGG BOWL Digital Campaign Most Innovative Partnership Booster Enterprises – Booster + Dude Perfect Partnership Outdoor, Print & Publishing Dagger – Holiday Inn Reappraisal Purpose Driven Marketing Modo Modo Agency – The Kerry and Gary Challenge – Compete to Defeat ALS Social Media and Marketing Dragon Army – Astrobrights – All About Hue DECA AMA Atlanta Scholarship Recipients STUDENTS 1st – $2500 – Carrie Depner, South Forsyth HS 2nd – $1250 – Quin Petty, West Forsyth HS TEACHER 1st – $1250 – Allison Bentley, Loganville HS Ken Bernhardt AMA Atlanta Collegiate Scholarship Winners $10,000 – Nicole Farah, Kennesaw State University $6,000 – Ally Hom, Emory University $6,000 – Denise Gonzalez, University of North Georgia Marketer for Good Elizabeth Ward, Principal, Thought Partners Consulting AMA Atlanta Board Member of the Year Kari Hiner, Associate Creative Director, Modo Modo Agency https://lnkd.in/dGRqPPAF

Huge thanks to Michael James McCallum, Jason Rosario & the BBDO Worldwide  for the opportunity to be apart of such an impactful panel about community building, diversity in media and entertainment, and entrepreneurship. It's always a privilege to connect with like minded leaders doing impactful work in their communities. #ThePlanIsWorking #Media #Entrepreneurship #Atlanta

In case you missed it… The Kickback 2023 presented by Spotify was a massive success! Major shoutout to our production partners, sponsors, participants, and online viewers for having faith in us to bring this to life. And an extra special thank you is in order for NLE Choppa and his camp. They arrived early and gave us a show to remember! Who should we have next year? 🚀

Cxmmunity Media is thrilled to announce our TwitchCon panel “Beyond the Stream: Blazing a Trail in the Gaming Industry as a Black Creator.” Join us today in the vibrant city of Las Vegas, as we provide a platform for our community to gain knowledge from successful creators. Let’s win together. We can’t wait to see you there! #TwitchCon