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.
Partner Content
The Challenges and Opportunities of Inclusive Marketing in a Polarized Context
Despite evidentiary support that inclusion efforts lead to actual growth, the reality of the U.S. landscape today still poses inevitable risk. But mitigation is possible if brands can fully embrace inclusion tactics across three areas: role, representation, and resonance.
Pulse
These Brands Show Support for Women and Take Steps Toward Change
It has been proven that brands that approach societal issues through campaigns are more likely to connect with generation Z and millennial audiences, and therefore gain higher brand trust and favorability. A large area of focus within the current societal issues for brands is around women. Specifically, the prominent issues women face today, such as unrealistic beauty standards, inadequate emotional support, and outdated stereotypes.
Event Recaps
Transforming LGBTQ+ Marketing into Growth
During the ANA’s 2024 Multicultural Marketing and Diversity Conference, a panel of experts on LGBTQ+ issues, including a representative from GLAAD, shared data on the community and offered guidance for marketers looking to appeal to it and its allies.
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.
- Got Bias? How to Develop a Mindset of Inclusion in the Workplace (Virtual Open Enrollment)
- Got Bias? How to Develop a Mindset of Inclusion in the Workplace (Virtual)
- Implicit Bias; Explicit Results (Virtual)
Webinars
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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.