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Brand, Creativity, and Media

The craft of marketing and its connection to innovative experiences and media represents the centerpiece for potential growth.

By improving their effectiveness through innovation, staying true to a brand's purpose, and shifting to a "Brands for Humans" mindset, marketers will build the foundation for long-term business growth and brand value.

The ANA’s Approach

Whether the key to your brand's success is purpose-driven marketing, delving into the latest creative trends, or addressing media transparency, we offer a robust selection of workshops, committees, events, and marketing intelligence you need to drive growth today and in the future.

CMO Growth Council

The CMO Growth Council was established in 2018 to assemble the most vibrant, diverse, and dynamic force of chief marketers from some of the world’s most successful brands. Its ultimate aim is to support the international community with a first-of-its-kind roadmap for driving business growth through marketing.

Agenda Items

This growth priority directly influences key industry concerns the ANA is addressing to drive business, brand, and industry growth.

Latest Content

Articles, insights, research, and more to advance your marketing and advertising.

B2C

Guerrilla Marketing Should Be More than a Stunt

by David Kaplan, 1 day ago

As social media and the rise of artificial intelligence-driven content blur the lines between creators and advertisers, guerrilla marketing may become an increasingly viable marketing vehicle, though perhaps still as elusive to define as it is to spot a 6-foot-7 Sasquatch in the wilds of Central Park.

Leading Edge

How to Tell a Story That Matters

by Tim Hoskins , Brett Townsend, 1 day ago

If you look at any great story, there are elements they all have: a main character, a want or need, a plot, tools the character uses, and most importantly, conflict. Conflict is the engine that drives every story, and the best storytellers not only have compelling conflict but highlight the conflict. The conflict can be internal or external, but it’s the most important element in every story. From Darth Vader to the Joker, every great story has that agent of conflict. The key for any brand is twofold.

ASK Answers

Loyalty Marketing

1 day ago

How can I encourage loyalty within my customer base?

Featured Events

National, regional, and online events to help you learn and grow throughout the year.

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.

Go Further

Learn more about the four growth priorities and the 12 focus areas that comprise the ANA Growth Agenda.