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This page shows a list of Advertising Association news releases issued between 1998 and 2002. If you need a copy of one of these news releases, please email Jim Rothwell.

2002

UK adspend up significantly in third quarter compared with a year ago (06/12/02)

Encouraging a Healthy Lifestyle - Stanbrook attacks "Crossfire" (20/11/02)

Advertising Association welcomes Communications Bill (20/11/02)

AA appoints Mayhead as Chair of its influential Economics Committee (08/11/02)

AA welcomes government's response to Puttnam report (30/10/02)

Food Advertising Unit Annual Conference (16/10/02)

Up to 45% real growth in advertising expenditure predicted over the next decade (04/10/02)

New report reveals the true cost of cutting advertising expenditure (20/09/02)

UK adspend stabilises in second quarter (06/09/02)

AA Welcomes Publication of the Interim Report of the European Commission on State of the Internal Market For Services (02/08/02)

The Media Pocket Book 2002/03 now out (22/07/02)

AA makes submission to Joint Committee on the Draft Communications Bill (11/06/02)

UK Advertising Expenditure down 6% in first quarter of 2002, compared with the same quarter a year earlier (7/06/02)

UK advertising industry worth just over £16.5 billion in 2001, down 2.6% on 2000 (27/05/02)

Initial reactions from the AA to the content of the Draft Communications Bill (09/05/02)

AA calls on UK Government to reverse policy drift over national implementation of the E-Commerce Directive (01/05/02)

Advertising Association elects new Chairman (12/04/02)

AA welcomes Government proposals on Gaming (26/03/02)

Boost from Barcelona: EU Summit Provides Fresh Impetus for the Creation for a Genuine Internal Market for Services (18/03/02)

UK Advertising Expenditure down by £263 million in fourth quarter of 2001, compared with a year ago (08/03/02)

Dyke returns to AA Annual Luncheon, this time as the Keynote Speaker (04/03/02)

AA Calls On The European Commission to Provide Evidence of the Need For Further Consumer Protection Provisions (17/01/02)

EU Council Plans To Ditch Sales Promotions Regulation (10/01/02)

2001

Greenway Wins Debate on ending the Statutory Control of Advertising Content in Light of Convergence (28/11/01)

Consumer Groups and Industry commit themselves to more and better dialogue (09/11/01)

AA Gives Backing To Budd Proposals On The Deregulation Of The Advertising Of Gambling Products (02/11/01)

New Advertising Expenditure Forecast To 2013: The Future is Still Bright (12/10/01)

Academics, Consumer Groups And Industry To Debate The Advertising Of Food To Children (24/09/01)

AA Welcomes Commission Action Against French Government Over Alcohol Ad Ban (25/07/01)

Regional Marketing Pocket Book 2001 Just Out (18/07/01)

UK Adspend breaks £17 billion barrier (18/06/01)

Advertising Association voices industry backing for EU strategy to dismantle Barriers to Trade (18/05/01)

EU study reinforces industry opposition to further restrictions on advertising to children (24/04/01)

Unilever PLC Chairman and CEO to address AA Annual Luncheon (09/04/01)

Soltani takes up new role at the AA (26/03/01)

AA welcomes EU strategy to create a single market in services (07/02/01)

Advertising sustains premium brands' long-term market leadership, shows new report (08/01/01)

2000

AA announces potential projects for new Ad Effects Committee (04/12/00)

Do children understand advertising, Conference will ask (17/11/00)

AA Publishes Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast (16/10/00)

Stanbrook to leave AA at end of year (02/10/00)

New Joint Industry Committee supported by Advertising Association Seminar (27/09/00)

AA makes submission to Communications Reform White Paper (28/07/00)

Over three quarters now approve of advertising, new survey finds (28/07/00)

Lifestyle Pocket Book 2000 (12/06/00)

AA gives cautious welcome to Government announcement on phone box sex ads (09/06/00)

AA urges Government to criminalise phonebox sex ads (05/06/00)

AA Issues "Green Paper" on Ad Effects (02/06/00)

UK Adspend Breaks £15 billion Barrier (22/05/00)

Macintosh Medal to be awarded to Brian Nicholson (15/05/00)

Vodafone AirTouch CEO to address AA Annual Luncheon (24/03/00)

Unilever's Niall FitzGerald to be new AA President (15/03/00)

AA appoints new IT Manager (13/03/00)

1999

TV advertising does not increase children's demands, says new EU Survey (20/12/99)

International Conference to debate kids ad ban (17/11/99)

Advertising brings innovation, quality and consumer choice, says new study (13/10/99)

BBC upholds AA complaint over food ads programme (14/09/99)

Swedish Consumer Ombudsman to address international Conference on TV advertising and children (26/08/99)

Diet not influenced by Food Advertising, says new Research (11/08/99)

Media Pocket Book 1999 (03/08/99)

Outgoing Commission drops case against Greek toy ad ban (30/07/99)

Government backs Advertising Self-Regulation (27/07/99)

Swedish Guidelines Demonstrate Futility of Kids' ad ban for Europe (23/07/99)

Regional Marketing Pocket Book 1999 (20/07/99)

Governments insist that EU Trade Barriers to Advertising must stay (29/06/99)

A Basic Guide to European Advertising Case Law Published (28/06/99)

A Year in the Life of Advertising (23/06/99)

Commissioner Monti to address Brussels Forum as industry ups pressure for EU Single Market (18/06/99)

Lifestyle Pocket Book 1999 (10/06/99)

Children's programming goes to Brussels in defence of kids' TV (04/06/99)

UK Adspend rises to £14.3bn, an all time record (14/05/99)

UK advertising gets public thumbs up (06/05/99)

AA creates new European Affairs post (23/04/99)

Advertisers must look to themselves to succeed in the new media age, says Stanbrook (21/04/99)

Advertising to Children: AA campaign gets green light to fight EU threat (08/03/99)

When the going gets tough; don't cut your ad spend (05/03/99)

Industry conference to examine ad spend in tough times (18/01/99)

Hague to address AA Annual Luncheon (12/01/99)

1998

Help for parents under commercial pressure (04/12/98)

The Information Revolution starts here (16/11/98)

UK Advertising Association to address Hungarian Advertising Industry (10/11/98)

Advertising Association welcomes Government's commitment to current alcohol advertising regulations (02/11/98)

Advertising Information Group holds Second European Commercial Communications Forum (29/10/98)

Parenting, Purchasing & Commercial Pressure (27/10/98)

Advertising Association defends current alcohol advertising regulations (27/10/98)

Saatchi Addresses Advertising Association Reception (09/10/98)

Advertising Association to strengthen its relationship with the political parties (17/09/98)

1998 Media Pocket Book Launched (16/07/98)

UK adspend rises to £13.1bn, an all time record (15/06/98)

1998 Lifestyle Pocket Book Launched (09/06/98)

1998 Regional Marketing Pocket Book Launched (05/06/98)

"Making Sense of Advertising" (11/05/98)

Secretary of State to address AA Conference (08/05/98)

European Tripartites to challenge Euro-MPs on ad ban (01/05/98)

Advertising Association's role has never been more vital (28/04/98)

Advertising Association publishes comprehensive guide to advertising legislation (21/04/98)

Advertising Association moves to raise awareness with new Parliamentary Newsletter (18/03/98)

Secretary of State acknowledges that advertising industry acts responsibly (12/03/98)

Advertising Association endorses EC Communication on Advertising (05/03/98)

Advertising Association examines UK Presidency proposals on Car Advertising (10/02/98)

Mark Fisher MP to address Advertising Association Annual Luncheon (09/02/98)

European Advertising Briefing launched by MediaTel in partnership with the AA (04/02/98)

Advertising Association offers advice to small businesses (30/01/98)

Minister to address major AA Conference (16/01/98)