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Mar 02, 2021, 09:01 ET The Ad Council's Love Has No Labels and StoryCorps' One Small Step Bring Americans Together One Conversation at a Time

Today, the Ad Council announced a new partnership between its Emmy®-Award winning Love Has No Labels campaign and StoryCorps, the national nonprofit...

Feb 25, 2021, 07:06 ET The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative Reveal 'It's Up To You' Campaigns to Educate Millions of Americans about COVID-19 Vaccines

The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative today revealed the platform for their COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative, "It's Up To You." Representing...

Feb 10, 2021, 09:00 ET Ad Council, CDC and WarnerMedia Launch National PSA to Encourage Americans to Continue to "Mask Up" to Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus

The Ad Council, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and WarnerMedia today announced the launch of a new PSA featuring key moments...

Jan 12, 2021, 12:01 ET Leading Corporations and Foundations Come Together to Support National COVID-19 Vaccine Education Effort from the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative

The Ad Council today announced that the organization has raised $37 million of its $50 million goal for a national communications effort to increase...

Jan 06, 2021, 09:03 ET Ad Council Announces NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino as Board Chair

Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal, has been named Chair of the Ad Council's Board of Directors. She...

Dec 29, 2020, 09:15 ET Eighteen Leading Health Organizations and Dr. Anthony Fauci Partner with the Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative to Help Healthcare Providers Better Understand and Answer Common Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination

The Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative today announced a new resource designed to address healthcare professionals' questions about COVID-19...

Dec 17, 2020, 15:28 ET Local TV stations remind holiday revelers to get a safe ride home during the holidays

To help make our roads safer during this time of year, the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) today announced the 17th annual Project Roadblock...

Dec 10, 2020, 12:39 ET Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Ad Council Further Adult Education Program in Partnership with Facebook Creative Shop

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Ad Council today announced a new phase of their ongoing Finish Your Diploma campaign, which reminds...

Dec 09, 2020, 09:00 ET Ad Council, CDC launch The Power of Us, a campaign designed to educate and empower the Black community to continue to help stop the spread of Coronavirus

The Ad Council, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are...

Dec 08, 2020, 09:00 ET National Campaign showcases the importance of adopting teenagers from foster care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council today...
Ad Council Launches "Belonging Begins With Us" Campaign Featuring Exclusive New Music from Lake Street Dive

Dec 03, 2020, 09:15 ET Ad Council Launches "Belonging Begins With Us" Campaign Featuring Exclusive New Music from Lake Street Dive

The Ad Council today launched Belonging Begins With Us, a national campaign dedicated to fostering a more welcoming nation where everyone feels that...

Nov 23, 2020, 09:01 ET Ad Council Joins the White House, HHS and CDC to Launch COPING-19 Campaign on Mental Health Struggles amid Covid-19 Pandemic

More than 40% of Americans report that they are struggling with mental health conditions as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, according to an August...

Nov 23, 2020, 06:01 ET Ad Council Launches $50 Million Fund for National COVID-19 Vaccine Education Effort

The Ad Council today announced plans for a communications effort to encourage vaccination against the virus, which will represent one of the largest...

Oct 20, 2020, 10:28 ET Nearly One in Five People Globally Experience Consistent Loneliness, According to New Study from the Ad Council

The Ad Council today announced new research findings regarding the current state of loneliness around the world.1 The study revealed that nearly one...

Oct 15, 2020, 09:00 ET Ad Council Announces New Members to its Board of Directors

The Ad Council, America's leading non-profit organization dedicated to using communications to drive social change, elected new members to its Board...

Oct 06, 2020, 06:01 ET Los CDC y la AMA se asocian con el Ad Council para promover la vacunación contra la influenza con el fin de reducir muertes y hospitalizaciones durante la pandemia de COVID-19

El Ad Council, la AMA (por sus siglas en inglés, American Medical Association), los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) y...

Oct 06, 2020, 06:01 ET CDC and AMA Team up with the Ad Council to Urge Flu Vaccination to Reduce Deaths, Hospitalizations amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The Ad Council, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation today announced a ...

Oct 01, 2020, 11:08 ET Nexstar Media Group Recognized as Winner of the Ad Council's 2020 Catalyst Award

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. received the 2020 Catalyst Award for their outstanding support of Ad Council public service campaigns over the past year....
'Seize the Awkward' Partners with Guild Wars 2 Game, Chegg.org and Media Platforms to Encourage Young People to Check in on Their Friends' Mental Health Amid Unprecedented 2020 Back-to-School Season

Sep 10, 2020, 19:17 ET 'Seize the Awkward' Partners with Guild Wars 2 Game, Chegg.org and Media Platforms to Encourage Young People to Check in on Their Friends' Mental Health Amid Unprecedented 2020 Back-to-School Season

In conjunction with Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and new research fielded in partnership with Chegg.org revealing that nearly half of college...
Rising Star Ruth B. to Perform in Virtual Concert in Minecraft with the Ad Council's She Can STEM Campaign

Sep 03, 2020, 10:09 ET Rising Star Ruth B. to Perform in Virtual Concert in Minecraft with the Ad Council's She Can STEM Campaign

The Ad Council's She Can STEM campaign today announced that it will be hosting a virtual concert featuring rising star Ruth B. ("Lost Boy," "Slow...

Sep 02, 2020, 10:38 ET FEMA and Ad Council Urge Americans to "Make a Plan Today"

FEMA and the Ad Council have begun National Preparedness Month with new public service announcements informing Americans how they and their families...

Sep 02, 2020, 10:38 ET FEMA y Ad Council exhortan a "Preparar un Plan de Emergencias Hoy"

FEMA y el AdCouncil comenzaron el Mes Nacional de Preparación con nuevos anuncios de servicio público que informan cómo usted y su familia pueden...

Aug 19, 2020, 09:01 ET Viola Davis, Simone Biles, Questlove among celebrities starring in "You Will See Me" PSA campaign to encourage Black Americans to wear face masks to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus

To support Black Americans who have been disproportionately impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ad Council, the Centers for Disease Control...

Jul 21, 2020, 09:03 ET Love Has No Labels Addresses Wave of Racism Toward the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

With nearly 2,000 reported incidences of discrimination and hate speech against the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in the U.S. amidst...

Jun 17, 2020, 09:02 ET New PSA from Love Has No Labels Challenges Viewers to Confront the State of Freedom in the U.S. for Black Americans

To support the ongoing fight for racial justice for the Black community, the Ad Council and R/GA today launched a new PSA from the iconic Love Has No ...