The Advertising Association promotes the role and rights of responsible advertising and its value to people, society, businesses and the economy. We represent UK advertisers, agencies, media owners and tech companies on behalf of the entire industry, acting as the connection between industry professionals and the politicians and policy-makers.

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The Advertising Association focuses on major industry and policy areas that have huge ramifications on UK advertising. This section contains our work around public health, gambling advertising, data and e-privacy, trust, the digital economy and more.

Credos is the advertising industry’s independent think tank. It produces research, evidence and reports into the impact and effectiveness of and public and political response to advertising on behalf of UK advertisers in order to enable the industry to make informed decisions.

Front Foot is our industry’s member network of over 90 businesses across UK advertising. It aims to promote the role of responsible advertising and its value to people, society and the economy through a coalition of senior leaders from advertisers, agencies and media owners.

We run a number of events throughout the year, from our annual LEAD summit to the Media Business Course and regular breakfast briefings for our members. We are also the official UK representative for the world’s biggest festival of creativity – Cannes Lions.

THIS WEEK: UK ADVERTISING IN THE MEDIA

/ October 9th 2020 / Matt Bourn

In this weekly series we pull together, in one place, a selection of must-reads from across our industry media. Hope you find it a useful edit of another week in advertising!

After a decisive year, how are brands celebrating Black History Month UK?

As October heralds the start of Black History Month in the UK, The Drum takes a look at how brands are celebrating the Black British community in what has been a historic and troubling year.

UK Advertising is Advertising UK Advertising Now – Here’s How

UKAEG’s Janet Hull and adam&eveDDB’s Jemima Monies on reminding the world that British advertising is, and will continue to be, ‘Made Global’.

The People, United: Is Now the Time to Unionise the Ad Industry?

A group of UK ad people are trying to create a union. Laura Swinton speaks to Thom Binding to find out why – and why now.

Can agencies prosper without offices?

Gideon Spanier speaks to agencies and asks if they can really prosper without offices.

Exposure to TV ads up 15% during height of lockdown

Even children were watching more broadcast TV and exposed to a greater volume of advertising in the weeks following the lockdown in March.

How Planet V will ‘futureproof’ ITV’s ad business

ITV has unveiled its premium advanced advertising platform – Planet V – to take much of the friction out of buying smart ads on its VOD service.

Seeing the unseen: why News UK set up a creative studio for unrepresented talent

News UK has opened a photography and illustration agency to support unrepresented creative talent, with the aim o f tackling nepotism in the media.

Instagram at 10: The Brits who built their businesses on Insta

As Instagram turns 10, Campaign looks at its growth from niche photographic space to business-building platform, and talks to five UK entrepreneurs, including fitness guru Joe Wicks, about their experiences of using it to grow a brand.

Will WFH destroy your career?

For younger workers especially, working from home represents missed opportunities for learning and development, while the ‘democratisation’ of work means there’s little need for hierarchies and elevation through the traditional agency ranks.

Working it Out: subscribe to The Drum’s new marketing jobs newsletter

The Drum is launching Working it Out, a new briefing designed to help you navigate today’s world of work by giving you a heads up on great opportunities and practical advice about how to upskill and seize new roles.

Creative Equals Adland Commits CEO Forum

For Black History Month 2020, Creative Equals hosted a forum on Adland Commits and what needs to happen next. Speakers included MP Nadhim Zahawi and our Chief Executive Stephen Woodford.