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.
Marketing News Quiz
Marketing News Quiz for February 1, 2025
In this week's marketing news quiz: Meta opens Threads to advertising; brands prepare for their Super Bowl, the Super Bowl; consumers have opinions on personalized messaging; and more.
Marketing News
Study: Most Consumers Say Privacy and Personalization Can Coexist
Most people like a free, open internet supported by advertising and are willing to exchange their personal information to keep it that way, a new IAB study reveals. The study comes amid a proliferating number of data privacy laws at the state level while federal legislation continues to languish on Capitol Hill despite ongoing efforts.
Pulse
The Future of Privacy: Can Digital Advertising Provide the Answers?
Industry players have long reached a broad agreement about what kind of ecosystem they want to build. As well as allowing plenty of room for innovation and experimentation, the ideal digital advertising environment should have robust data management at its center. Even so, as we celebrate the 19th Data Privacy Day, there is less clarity than ever about how, when, or potentially if it will take shape.
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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