PPA Business Media

PPA Business Media is the association for publishers and providers of business media in the UK. It is an arm of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA), the trade association for UK magazine publishers.

PPA Business Media's role is to promote and protect the interests of the the cross-media business information and communications industry in general, and member companies in particular.

www.bandpmedia.co.uk

Data Publishers Association

The Data Publishers Association (DPA) is the industry body representing data and directory publishers in the UK.

Its role is to protect and promote the interests of the industry, both in print and electronic media.

www.dpa.org.uk

Association of Event Organisers

The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) is the trade body representing companies which conceive, create, develop, manage, market, sponsor, supply or service trade exhibitions and consumer events.

Its aim is to be the voice of the multi-billion pound event organising industry, to serve the collective needs of event organisers and to promote the interests of our members and the industry at large.

www.aeo.org.uk

UK Association of Online Publishers

The UK Association of Online Publishers (AOP) is an industry body representing online publishing companies that create original, branded, quality content.

The AOP champions the interests of roughly 160 publishing companies from diverse backgrounds including newspaper and magazine publishing, TV and radio broadcasting, and pure online media.

www.ukaop.org.uk

Internet Advertising Bureau

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is the trade association for online advertising. With over 380 members, it's run for the leading media owners and agencies in the UK internet industry.

The IAB works with members to ensure marketers can identify the best role for online, helping them engage their customers and build their brands.

www.iabuk.net

UK Publishing Media

UK Publishing Media is a £22bn alliance of newspapers, magazines, books, journals and data publishers. The associations forming UK Publishing Media have traditionally represented the main print on paper publishing sectors. These are now increasingly engaged in interactive media development and are major investors in the Information Society.

www.publishingmedia.org.uk

The Advertising Association

The Advertising Association is a federation of 31 trade bodies and organisations representing the advertising and promotional marketing industries including advertisers, agencies, media and support services.

The AA speaks as 'the common voice' for its members on:

• Promoting public understanding of, and respect for, commercial communication and its role in promoting competition, innovation and economic and social progress in society;
• Upholding standards and the principle of self-regulation;
• Providing information, research and statistics about the advertising business;
• Combating unjustified restrictions and outright bans on commercial communication for freely and legally available products or services.

The Advertising Association exists to provide a co-ordinated service in the interests of its wider membership, i.e. the individual companies that make up this large, diverse and competitive business.

www.adassoc.org.uk