We've tried to compile a master list of the organisations supporting our industry in the UK - if we've missed one, please email us.
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
ABC was launched in 1931 in response to advertiser demand for independent verification of the claims made by the advertising sales teams of newspapers and magazines especially the national press then known as Fleet Street.
It is a non profit organisation owned by the media industry that serves B2B print media and exhibitions, newspapers, consumer magazines and more with their ABCe arm reporting on websites, emails and similar electronic media.
www.abc.org.uk
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Advertising Information Group
The Advertising Information Group is a European tripartite information, monitoring and analysis body shaped by the common principles and policies of its founding members.
www.aigeurope.org
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Advertising Standards Authority
The Advertising Standards Authority regulates the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK, making sure standards are kept high by applying the advertising standards codes.
The codes of practice are designed to make sure all advertising, wherever it appears, is honest and decent. The advertising codes are the responsibility of two industry Committees of Advertising Practice - CAP (Broadcast) and CAP (Non-broadcast) and are independently administered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
www.asa.org.uk
www.cap.org.uk |
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BARB
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is responsible for providing estimates of the number of people watching television. This includes which channels and programmes are being watched, at what time, and the type of people who are watching at any one time. BARB provides television audience data on a minute-by-minute basis for channels received within the UK. The data is available for reporting nationally and at ITV and BBC regional level and covers all analogue and digital platforms.
www.barb.co.uk |
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Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
ABPCO, the only association in the UK whose members are exclusively Professional Conference and Event Organisers.
www.abpco.org |
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The Association for Conferences and Events
Established in 1971, The Association is the broadest membership organisation in the meetings industry. ACE is unique in that it acts as a forum and information centre for member organisations involved in all facets of the industry.
www.aceinternational.org |
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Clearcast
Clearcast is the company responsible for the pre-transmission examination and clearance of television advertisements. As part of their licensing agreements with Ofcom, broadcasters are required to clear advertising before it is broadcast and advertisements transmitted on UK terrestrial and satellite channels should be submitted to Clearcast for approval. Clearcast is owned and funded by eight commercial broadcasters all of whom are represented on Clearcast’s board. Other broadcasters using Clearcast for clearance pay individually for Clearcast’s services.
www.clearcast.co.uk |
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TESA
The Event Services Association (TESA) was officially launched in May 1990 and represents a consistently growing membership of event organisers, promoters and suppliers throughout the UK.
www.tesa.org.uk |
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ISES
International Special Events Society UK Chapter
www.isesuk.org |
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JICREG
Launched in 1990, JICREG has revolutionised the way in which regional and local press advertising is planned, bought and sold, by providing credible and acceptable audience data for the vast majority of regional and local newspapers.
www.jicreg.co.uk |
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Joint Industry Committee for Population Standards
The JICPOPS initiative was begun in 1998 to provide a set of population figures by age within sex at postcode sector level, household counts... currently released annually in July.
www.jicpops.co.uk |
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MIA
The MIA is the largest trade association for all organisations involved in the meetings industry and has become the forum for all professional organisations committed to improving the standards of the UK meetings industry. Membership is open to all meetings venues and services suppliers to the meetings industry.
www.mia-uk.org |
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NRS
NRS Ltd is a non-profit-making but commercial organisation which sets out to provide estimates of the number and nature of the people who read Britain's newspapers and consumer magazines. Currently the Survey publishes data for over 260 newspapers, newspaper supplements and magazines.
www.nrs.co.uk |
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Ofcom
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
www.ofcom.org.uk
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Postar
Postar produces audience estimates for out of home advertising. The data tells subscribers how many people see an advertising campaign and how often they do so. The information is used as the currency for planning, buying, selling and evaluating advertising investment in the medium. The name is derived from "Poster Audience Research".
www.postar.co.uk |
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RAJAR
RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the RadioCentre on behalf of the commercial sector.
There are currently approximately 350 individual stations on the survey and results are published every quarter.
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