AdForum
AdForum.com is an information provider focused on the global advertising industry. They have partnered with leading trade press in over 10 of the largest advertising markets around the world and also have partnerships in place with the industry’s top festivals and award shows. In addition, they work with some of the largest industry management consultants. In all, they house information on over 20,000 agencies and 70,000 ads (tv, print, interactive, etc.) from around the world.
Advertising Educational Foundation
The AEF is the advertising industry's creator and distributor of educational content to enrich the understanding of advertising's role in society, culture, history and the economy. AEF programs and materials are designed to expand the advertising discourse at top colleges and universities. As a result, the AEF helps attract the highest level of talent to the industry.
Advertising Research Foundation (ARF)
Founded in 1936 by the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) is a nonprofit corporate-membership association that is today the preeminent professional organization in the field of advertising, marketing and media research. Its combined membership represents more than 400 advertisers, advertising agencies, research firms, media companies, educational institutions and international organizations.
American Advertising Federation (AAF)
The American Advertising Federation protects and promotes the well-being of advertising. They accomplish this through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising clubs, and college chapters.
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Founded in 1917, the American Association of Advertising Agencies is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. Its membership produces approximately 75 percent of the total advertising volume placed by agencies nationwide. Although virtually all of the large, multi-national agencies are members of the AAAA, more than 60 percent of its membership bills less than $10 million per year.
The AAAA is not a club. It is a management-oriented association that offers its members the broadest possible services, expertise and information regarding the advertising agency business. The average AAAA agency has been a member for more than 20 years.
Art Directors Club
The ADC is the premier organization for integrated media and the first international creative collective of its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, the ADC is a self-funding, not-for-profit membership organization that celebrates and inspires creative excellence, connecting creative visual communications professionals from around the world.
One Club
The One Club exists to champion and promote excellence in advertising and design in all its forms. It is the world's foremost non-profit organization devoted to elevating creative work in the industry. It seeks to celebrate the legacy of creative advertising and to use that legacy to inspire future generations. The One Club is the 'keeper of the flame' for advertising creatives. The One Show remains the pinnacle of achievement by providing a showcase of the world’s best work, and by inviting collaboration among individuals that are actively developing outstanding work.
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