About the Texas Advertising Group

• ABOUT TAG
• History of TAG
• Points System
• Past Speakers
• Agency Visits
• National Trips

The Origins of Texas Advertising Group

(Special thanks to Dr. Murphy)

The Texas Advertising Group (TAG) was first registered as a student organization on December 1st, 1947 to help further students' knowledge about advertising and the integrated brand promotion industry. With the enthusiastic Don Vance as its faculty advisor, TAG became an active university AAF chapter in terms of guest speakers, field trips, socials, National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) participation, and more. Under Don's sponsorship, the UT student AAF members competed successfully in the NSAC, winning the district title in 1974 and 1975. Don passed the faculty advisor torch to John Murphy in 1975 and TAG has performed well in the NSAC in the years it has participated ever since.