The Advertising Association is a small organisation, but creates effect through networks which enable the industry to speak with a confident, coherent voice on key issues, and to present the case for the value and utility of advertising.
The Children's Group is a network for any organisation with a commitment to responsible advertising and marketing to children. The group monitors developments in the market, as well as public and political opinion in order to inform and develop responsible policy around advertising and marketing to children.
business4Life is the network for any organization that believes in the power of brands, marketing and advertising in helping to create an improved culture of public health in the UK. The network has four main aims - we connect our members to each other; we stimulate thinking and debate around brand activity in the space of public health; we partner with the Department of Health Change4Life team; and we champion the positive role that brands and marketing communications can play in delivering an improved public health culture.
The Food Advertising Unit is the industry's focal point for research, policy debate and communication on the issue of food and soft drink advertising. Above all, the FAU aims to raise the quality of the debate surrounding advertising by providing industry leadership and a forum for dialogue.
Through the Advertising Information Group, we monitor and influence developments in Brussels that are relevant to UK advertising. It's an important part of our role in making the UK a world-leader in self-regulation and responsible advertising practices.