Introduction Over four days, with more than 1,200 sessions and nearly 100,000 attendees, the 15th annual Advertising Week New York presented a comprehensive, multifaceted look at the advertising industry in a rapidly changing environment. The 4A’s had an outsized presence during Advertising Week, hosting or appearing on nine sessions and introducing research with Google about […]

Session 1 Begins October 8 The 4A’s is launching a speakers’ webinar series featuring project management software platforms, sponsored by the members of the 4A’s Project Management Committee. The series will start with two sessions on the Advantage Software platform. Details on the first two sessions follow. Session 1: Survive and Thrive: The Integrated & […]

Video ads are a crucial tool for engagement throughout the customer journey—not just at the beginning, but at every stage. That’s one finding of new research from the 4A’s and Google, just released on Think With Google in an interactive feature by 4A’s President & CEO Marla Kaplowitz called “Your customers use video throughout the […]

MAGNA releases its most recent ad forecasts. Top global and U.S. findings are featured.

  The 4A’s Foundation is proud to present highlights of the 2019 Face of Talent (FoT), supporting and honoring the 235 fellows of this year’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (maip). The highlights include a recap of the Diversity Career Fair + maip Greenhouse; the Society of Excellence Awards, recognizing alumni achievements; the Face of Talent […]

4A’s Releases Report on Adapting Your Business to Change for Today and Tomorrow   The 4A’s today releases The Quantum Age of Marketing: How to Future-Make Yourself and Your Business In An Era of Rapid Change. In today’s “quantum age of marketing,” the advances of technology are rapidly evolving, impacting every area of our lives […]

As you know, the 4A’s works to advance the success of the advertising industry in part through our support and stewardship of advertising self-regulatory programs. For almost 50 years, the advertising industry has supported advertising self-regulatory programs that  have earned the well-deserved reputation as the “gold standard” for self-regulation and been recognized in the US […]

The 4A’s has released the Agency Technology Infrastructure and Investment white paper, exclusive to 4A’s member agencies, to guide agencies on industry trends in technology and offer guidance toward informed infrastructure planning and design.

Statista created this Giant Chart exclusively for the 4A’s to illustrate changes in the ad agency industry, including agency revenue, growth in employment, and share of ad expenditure by medium.

Edelman surveyed consumers across eight countries about their trust in brands and discovers how it affects buying habits.

The 4A’s has published guidance for agencies preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which takes effect January 1, 2020, and may require extensive reviews of internal policies, practices, and compliance rules.

‘Dear Manager’ campaign addresses a pervasive problem in the industry By Erik Oster, Adweek, May 3, 2009 Advocacy nonprofit Made of Millions is teaming up with the 4A’s for Mental Health Awareness Month to address an issue that’s particularly prevalent in advertising. The two groups launched the “Dear Manager” campaign, aiming to start a conversation […]