Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Marketers today must adapt their brand and marketplace strategies to more effectively leverage demographic changes and better champion diversity.
Because inclusion and equality have never been more important to our society or critical to business success, the ANA is here to help, through both our Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM) and the gender equality practice SeeHer, as well as multiple committees, conferences, publications, webinars, and training.
The Challenge
At the heart of any diversity discussion are inclusion and equity — a state of mind that must be continually nurtured, whether by providing unquestionably fair and equal opportunities for all, ensuring accessibility across all aspects of the organization, or employing more diverse and representative agency partners.
The ANA’s Response
We are at the forefront of research and initiatives driving more inclusivity and equity in marketing. Alongside our rich content, initiatives like the ANA’s SeeHer and AIMM are advancing the conversation. SeeHer has become the leading global movement to eliminate gender bias in marketing and media. At the same time, AIMM launched one of the boldest industry reboots ever brought to the multicultural marketplace.
Latest Content
Articles, insights, research, and more to advance your marketing and advertising.
POVs
Five Best Practices for Representing Women in Health and Wellness Marketing
Christine Guilfoyle, president of ANA’s SeeHer, shared five best practices for accurately portraying women in health and wellness marketing, which can drive double-digit increases in brand reputation and purchase intent.
Pulse
Equity Meets Efficiency: Partnering with Black Creators Drives Impact for Less
Equity Meets Efficiency: Partnering with Black Creators Drives Impact for Less Black creators consistently drive greater media value than their non-Black counterpart across social platforms, especially with lifestyle and gaming content. Indeed, research by Group Black and Nielsen found that Black lifestyle creators deliver 10.5 times the media value of non-Black creators ($564,663 versus $53,653), with the gaming/esports sector following a similar trend ($106,390 versus $15,870).
Featured Events
National, regional, and online events to help you learn and grow throughout the year.
Industry Conferences
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Training
Equipping marketers with the skills they need to advance their careers, their brands, and the industry.
- Implicit Bias; Explicit Results (Virtual)
- Multi-country Marketing Campaigns: From Right Approach to Right Results (101) (Virtual)
- Multi-country Marketing Campaigns: From Right Approach to Right Results (Virtual Open Enrollment)
1-Day Conferences
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.
- LGBTQ+ Forum
- Sustainability Committee
- Ethics Policy Committee
- Brand Purpose Committee
- HBCU Campus Connect