We've tried to compile a master list of the trade associations supporting our industry in the UK plus some key European ones - if we've missed one, please email us.
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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.
www.adassoc.org.uk
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Association of Commercial TV of Europe
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe, ACT, represents the business interests of the commercial television sector at the EU institutions.
www.acte.be
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Data Publishers Association
The Data Publishers Association (DPA) is the industry body representing data and directory publishers in the UK, both in print and electronic media.
www.dpa.org.uk
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egta
egta is the Brussels-based trade association of television and radio sales houses which market the advertising space of both public and private broadcasters, across Europe and beyond.
www.egta.com
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European Newspapers Publishers Association
ENPA is a non-profit association currently representing 5,100 national, regional and local newspapers. These daily, weekly and Sunday titles are published in 24 European countries.
www.enpa.be
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Association of European Radios
The Association of European Radios (AER) is a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of over 4,500 private/commercial radios stations in eleven EU Member States and Switzerland.
www.aereurope.org
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Eventia
Eventia was created in January 2006, following the merger between two complementary trade associations: the Corporate Events Association (CEA) and the Incentive Travel & Meetings Association (ITMA). Vision: To be the voice of the Events Industry; dedicated to increasing the quality, value and profile of events for our members and all stakeholders.
www.eventia.org.uk |
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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.
www.aeo.org.uk
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Events Industry Alliance
The EIA is focussed on promoting the events industry and to driving industry wide issues to its 5 target audiences of Press, Clients, Agencies/Media Planners, Government and Academia. The three owner associations are:
AEO – Association of Event Organisers
AEV – Association of Event Venues
ESSA – Event Supplier and Services Association
www.eventsindustryalliance.com
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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.
www.iabuk.net
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Mobile Data Association
The Mobile Data Association is the non-profit global association for vendors and users of mobile data and their advisors.
www.themda.org |
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Mobile Marketing Association
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global industry trade association for companies involved in mobile marketing and associated technologies. The MMA represents the interests of agencies, marketers, media owners, hand held device manufacturers, carriers and operators, software providers and service providers, and any other companies or individuals focused on the development of marketing via mobile devices.
mmaglobal.com/uk |
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Newspaper Marketing Agency
Newspapers have enormous potential for influencing customers. The NMA aims to make advertisers, agencies and media planners more aware of this power. They present the most compelling case studies, the most recent research and the most innovative creative work in the industry.
www.nmauk.co.uk |
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Newspaper Society
The Newspaper Society represents and promotes the interests of Britain's regional and local press. It was founded in 1836 and is believed to be the oldest publishers' association in the world. The sector is focused on providing local news and information across its 1,300 daily and weekly, paid-for and free newspaper titles, as well as 1100 websites, 750 magazines, 36 radio stations and two TV stations.
www.newspapersoc.org.uk |
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UK Association of Online Publishers
The UK Association of Online Publishers (AOP) is an industry body representing roughly 160 online publishing companies from diverse backgrounds including newspaper and magazine publishing, TV and radio broadcasting, and pure online media.
www.ukaop.org.uk
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The Outdoor Advertising Association
The OAA aims to provide a friendly gateway to the excitingly diverse world of outdoor media and introduce the many advertising opportunities offered by their members.
www.oaa.org.uk
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Periodical Publishers Association
PPA is the association for publishers and providers of consumer, customer and business media in the UK. The association's membership consists of almost 400 publishing companies.
www.ppa.co.uk
PPA Business Media
PPA Business Media is an arm of the PPA whose role is to specifically promote and protect the interests of the cross-media business information and communications industry.
www.bandpmedia.co.uk
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International Federation of the Periodical Press
Founded in 1925 as the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Périodique, The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) works for the benefit of magazine publishers around the world; promoting the common editorial, cultural and economic interests of consumer and business-to-business publishers, both in print and electronic media.
www.fipp.com |
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Association of Publishing Agencies
The Association of Publishing Agencies aims to promote awareness of the effectiveness of customer magazines as a marketing medium, to maintain high standards of work and business practice and to act as a central source of information.
www.apa.co.uk
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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
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The Radio Advertising Bureau
The RAB is the Radio Advertising Bureau, the trade marketing body for radio - funded by the UK Commercial Radio industry - encouraging advertisers and agencies to use radio more often as part of their communications solutions, and to help them use the medium more effectively and creatively.
www.rab.co.uk
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RadioCentre
The role of RadioCentre is to maintain and build a strong and successful Commercial Radio industry — both in terms of listening hours and revenues. As such, RadioCentre operates in a number of areas including working with advertisers and their agencies, working with government, Ofcom and policy makers, and also stations themselves.
www.radiocentre.org |
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Responsible Advertising and Children Programme
Members work to ensure responsible marketing communications, recognising the important role advertising plays in society. Our freedom to advertise brings with it special responsibilities, especially towards children. These responsibilities include protecting and helping children to understand and interpret advertising in the context of their daily lives.
www.responsible-advertising.org
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European Sponsorship Association
ESA is the voice of the sponsorship industry across Europe. As a membership association, it looks after the interests of its members who are drawn from all areas of the sponsorship industry. These include sponsors, consultants, rights holders, suppliers and professional advisors.
www.sponsorship.org |
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Thinkbox
Thinkbox is the television marketing body for the main UK commercial broadcasters - Channel 4, Five, GMTV, ITV, Sky media, Turner Broadcasting and Viacom Brand Solutions. They work with the UK marketing community with a single ambition: to help customers get the best out of television.
www.thinkbox.tv
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