Press Releases
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
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AdoptUSKids and Ad Council Unveil New PSAs to Highlight the 26,000 Preteens Available for Adoption from Foster Care
November 2, 2011
New PSAs distributed at the start of National Adoption Awareness Month
Ad Council, AOL, Facebook and Free to Be Foundation Unite for National Bullying Prevention Campaign
October 31, 2011
PSA Campaign will be Targeted to Parents
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Joins the State Attorneys General and Ad Council to Unveil New Public Service Advertising Campaign to Urge Young Adult Drivers to ‘Stop the Texts’ and ‘Stop the Wrecks’
October 27, 2011
New National Survey Shows Eighty-Two Percent of Young Adults Say They Have Read a Standard Text Message While Driving
Dr. Jill Biden Joins USAID and Ad Council to Debut FWD Campaign for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa
October 26, 2011
Campaign featuring Uma Thurman, Geena Davis, Josh Hartnett and Chanel Iman premieres at the White House
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Campaign Launches New PSAs to Kickoff Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 24, 2011
Campaign’s Social Media Channels Raise Awareness of Importance of Getting Children Tested for Lead Poisoning
Big Brothers Big Sisters Presents: the Start Something™ Web Series
October 21, 2011
The Unique Social Media Reality Documentary Sheds Light on Successful Youth Mentoring
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