Press Releases
MAYOR BLOOMBERG LAUNCHES NATION’S LARGEST PUBLIC AD CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND ANNOUNCES NEW RESOURCES TO HELP PARENTS IMPROVE STUDENT ATTENDANCE
May 10, 2012
Latest Data Indicate Strong Response to Anti-Truancy Measures in Pilot Schools: Students with Mentors Gained 11,820 More Days of School This Year
Ad Council and Clear Channel Communities™ Launch Unprecedented Commitment to Reduce Childhood Obesity
May 2, 2012
Ad Council and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Launch New PSAs to Provide Young Adults the Motivation to Achieve their GED® Diploma
April 18, 2012
PSAs Feature Celebrities Jerry Stiller, Christopher Lloyd and Jamie Lynn Sigler
Library of Congress and Ad Council Team Up with Reading is Fundamental to Launch Public Service Advertising Campaign to Encourage Parents to Read to their Children
April 17, 2012
New PSAs feature famous children’s book characters and original song produced by The Roots
Transportation Secretary LaHood Urges Parents to ‘Choose the Right Seat’ for Children in Cars
April 10, 2012
New public service announcements and website encourage caregivers to learn how to select, install, and use the correct child safety seat
AD COUNCIL CELEBRATES SEVENTY YEARS OF IMPACTING AMERICAN LIVES THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING
February 13, 2012
“Rosify Yourself” app launched on Facebook in commemoration of milestone anniversary
Bedsider.org Embraces Awkward Sex Moments With New Confessions App on Facebook
February 10, 2012
App is extension of first campaign to prevent unplanned pregnancy among young women in the U.S.
Ad Council’s Bay Area Leadership Committee Inspires Community Action to Put a Diploma in Everyone’s Hands
January 18, 2012
Committee encourages local media to support Ad Council education campaigns to increase graduation rates in Bay Area
NBA All-Star LeBron James Featured in New Public Service Advertisement Encouraging Americans to Let Students Know We Believe In Them
January 10, 2012
Campaign inspires friends, parents and adults to support high school students in their communities so they will stay in school and graduate
New Survey: Saving Takes Priority for Young Adults This Year
January 5, 2012
Financial woes taking toll on friendship and personal lives, AICPA/Ad Council survey finds amid refresh of ‘Feed the Pig’ financial literacy campaign
NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION and NFL Team up with USAID and Ad Council to Tackle the Crisis in the Horn of Africa
December 21, 2011
New PSAs featuring NFL Players debut in time for the holidays
USDA Forest Service and Ad Council Join Universal Pictures to Launch New PSAs Featuring Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax to Help Get Children Outside and Discover the Forest
December 20, 2011
‘Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving’ Campaign Unveils New Television PSAs for the Holidays
December 19, 2011
TVB teams up with Ad Council and NHTSA for the eighth year to encourage drivers not to drive buzzed
The Ad Council’s Food Safe Families Television PSA to be featured on Walmart Checkout TV Network
November 22, 2011
Ads on checkout monitors in nearly 600 stores to reach more than 50 million customers in time for Thanksgiving
PepsiCo’s Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi Honored at Ad Council’s 58th Annual Dinner Hosted by NBC News’ Lester Holt
November 17, 2011
Dinner Raised Unprecedented More Than $2.8 Million for the Ad Council
Pet Adoptions Rise, Shelter Deaths Fall as Ad Council Launches Second Wave of Historic Pet Adoption Campaign
November 15, 2011
First-Ever Advertising Campaign to Address Unplanned Pregnancy Among Young Women in the U.S. Launches Nationwide; Offers Tools and Advice at Bedsider.org
November 10, 2011
Nearly one in ten unmarried young women has an unplanned pregnancy each year, according to new data released today
Ad Council to Honor PepsiCo’s Indra K. Nooyi with 58th Annual Public Service Award
November 9, 2011
NBC News’ Lester Holt to Host Annual Dinner
The Advertising Council and Autism Speaks Launch New PSAs in Award-Winning Campaign to Raise Awareness of Autism
November 7, 2011
Renowned Fashion Designer Tommy Hilfiger and NASCAR Driver Jamie McMurray Featured in Two Innovative Animated TV Ads
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