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.

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.

About Us

The Advertising Association represents UK advertisers, agencies, media owners, and tech companies. Founded in 1926, we promote the rights, roles and responsibilities of advertising domestically and internationally, acting as the link between practitioners and the politicians and policymakers whose decisions impact the sector. In concert with the advertising industry’s think tank Credos, we produce and disseminate research and reports that enable our members to make informed decisions. Our work is focused around a number of policy areas and industry programmes including trust in advertising, data and e-privacy, digital advertising, promoting growth and many more.

Mission Statement

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Our members are at the centre of all we do at the Advertising Association. Front Foot is our industry’s exclusive member network, made up of over 90 businesses from across advertisers, media owners and agencies.

Our members receive a range of exclusive benefits, such as early access to research, invitations to exclusive events and access to our Public Affairs briefings and regulatory advice.

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Please do not hesitate to get in contact about our activities, ongoing projects, and publications. We are happy to help in any way we can.

For press-related enquiries, please contact matt.bourn@adassoc.org.uk