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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.

Marketing News

Instagram Updates Its Grid Layout to Appeal to TikTok Users

by Autumn Miller, 3 hours ago

Since its launch in 2010, Instagram's classic 1:1 aspect ratio for its user profile grid has gone unchanged — until now. The shift to a portrait-style layout comes at a time when TikTok's future in the U.S. is uncertain.

Money Slides

Customers' Most Serious Sources of Complaint, by the Numbers

23 hours ago

Professor Thomas Hollmann of Arizona State University shares the results of a study that identifies the problems experienced with products and services that consumers regard as the most serious, with overcharges and excessive prices topping the list.

Partner Content

How Creative Consistency Can Work Magic for Brand-Building

by Andrew Tindall, 23 hours ago

Consistency has long been recognized as a driver of brand-building. Yet many brands struggle to embrace this principle, often succumbing to the allure of novelty or internal pressures to "reinvent." But a new report suggests consistency doesn't just sustain creativity, it can unlock exponential growth over time.

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.