Privacy, Advocacy, and Self-Regulation
The industry is strengthened by a robust self-regulatory system and strong advocacy/government relations programs, like the ANA's, that mitigate competitive claims, steward responsible children's advertising, and help ensure the marketing industry is advanced, promoted, and protected against encumbering legislation.
Our ANA Center for Ethical Marketing offers a robust data accountability tool kit to ensure your marketing plans follow purposeful accountability standards and best practices while also boosting your brand reputation.
The Challenge
Numerous state and federal policies, as well as industry self-regulations, exist to protect the data privacy and security of consumers, but as concern and the amount of personal data available for collection and misuse grow, so does the need for a more standardized regulation.
The ANA’s Response
We are a founding member of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) self-regulatory program and, through the Privacy for America coalition, we are working for strong, pre-emptive federal privacy legislation that does not unduly complicate the national marketplace.
Latest Content
Articles, insights, research, and more to advance your marketing and advertising.
POVs
Key Trends to Watch in Data Privacy
Laquan Austin, VP of public policy for the ANA Government Relations team, covers key issues related to data privacy and outlines how the ANA is leading an effort to protect consumer rights while enabling our industry to continue providing enriching experiences.
Pulse
What These Marketing Leaders Think About Google’s Latest Cookie Postponement
Google has pushed back its deprecating cookies yet again until 2025.
Ethics Issue Alerts
Text Marketing: Highly Regulated and Needs Permission
Consumers are likely to believe that the texts received are legitimate and from a trusted source. Unfortunately, consumers have been inundated with so-called unwanted “robocalls” and “robotexts” over many years.
Featured Events
National, regional, and online events to help you learn and grow throughout the year.
Training
Equipping marketers with the skills they need to advance their careers, their brands, and the industry.
- Future-Proof Your Data Privacy Strategy (Half Day)
- Future-Proof Your Data Privacy Strategy (Virtual)
- Reaching Your Audience in a Post-Cookie World (Half Day)
Committees
Bringing marketers together to learn from each other and debate new approaches and solutions to industry hurdles.
A benefit of ANA membership, committee meetings feature a mix of member case studies, perspective from outside experts, and benchmarking/best-practice sharing that drive thought leadership on key industry issues. Each ANA committee meets three to four times per year and can be attended in person or remotely. Depending on the committee, 10 to 30 participants may attend — big enough for diversity of opinion, yet small enough for more intimate exchanges.
- Ethics Policy Committee
- Nonprofit Organizations Committee
- Analytics & Data Science Committee
- Data & Direct Marketing Committee
- Government Relations Committee