Will Result in Negative Impact on Agencies and Marketers Networks Should Not Have Ability to Dictate Single Metric NEW YORK, NY, July 20, 2020 — Today, the 4A’s is announcing that the organization is challenging Nielsen’s decision to combine national in-home and out-of-home television viewership into a single data stream*.  This stream will be used […]

Group will work to advance CX, provide inspiring guidance and help define careers   NEW YORK, June 1, 2020 — The 4A’s and VMLY&R have launched the 4A’s Customer Experience (CX) Council, gathering the most accomplished and influential cross-industry leaders in customer experience design to help brands and agencies transition into the experience era. “As […]

Late payment. It’s not smart. It’s irresponsible. “Extended terms often come with consequences, including strained relationships with vendors, reduction in flexibility, and higher prices.…The business models and livelihoods of smaller players in the marketing supply chain can be threatened by extended terms. Such companies are not banks.” —Association of National Advertisers’ Payment Terms report, March […]

Pepper succeeds Dick O’Brien, who retires after 19 years of industry advocacy   WASHINGTON, April 30, 2020 — The 4A’s has named Alison Pepper as its EVP–Government Relations, promoted from her role as 4A’s SVP–Government Relations. Pepper succeeds Dick O’Brien, who has announced his retirement after 19 years in this role, where he was the […]

As more and more of the US workforce is working from home/remotely, the 4A’s thought it would be helpful to consider what pitching virtually may entail and reached out to the Agency Search Consultant community for any guidance they might have.

Industry Veteran Donna Tobin and Jennifer Risi’s The Sway Effect Tapped to Lead Efforts to Strengthen the Organization’s MarComms   NEW YORK, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to build additional value and focus on making agencies matter, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s), a membership-based U.S. trade association for the advertising and marketing communications […]

Former CEO of We Are Unlimited in Chicago and Velocity in New York City   The 4A’s is pleased to announce that Brian Nienhaus has joined the Member Engagement + Development team as SVP–Central Region. Nienhaus joins the 4A’s after five years at Omnicom, most recently leading a team managing Johnson & Johnson’s consumer portfolio […]

Comprehensive New Approach Modernizes Current “Notice and Choice Model” Washington, D.C., December 3, 2019 – Privacy for America, a coalition of top trade organizations and companies representing a broad cross-section of the American economy, today released a comprehensive new framework for nationwide privacy legislation that would fundamentally change the way consumer privacy and security are […]

Comprehensive research finds agencies, publishers, marketers and technology companies want automated workflow and smarter use of better data   New York, NY (November 14, 2019) — The 4A’s and The 614 Group today released “The Future of Programmatic and Automation,” a report that reveals that full automation is the future of programmatic advertising and data-driven […]

Original Article is located here  The advertising industry is fascinating in a number of ways. On many fronts, the rate of change and adoption of new technology and data is astoundingly fast. In other ways, there is incredibly slow progress to move and adapt to these changes, in part because of legacy and a lack […]

McCann Takes Top Honors: Grand Prix, Agency of the Year, and Network of the Year   NEW YORK, October 17, 2019—McCann swept the top three honors of 2019 Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence, awarded by The 4A’s, the leading trade organization for marketing communications agencies, at the 4A’s StratFest conference. m:united McCann and Microsoft […]

Conscious Creative to serve as a rallying cry for the industry to focus its power on creating positive change   The 4A’s, the leading trade organization for marketing communications agencies, is launching The Conscious Creative Movement, bringing together heart-driven creators who believe ideas and positive thinking can change the world. Conscious Creative, created in partnership […]