Advertising Ethics

The Institute for Advertising Ethics (IAE) serves to inspire advertising, public relations and marketing communications professionals to practice the highest personal ethics in the creation and dissemination of commercial information to consumers. It is administered by the American Advertising Federation in partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute and the Missouri School of Journalism. 
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Advisory Council

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Principles and Practices

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Recommended Reading

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This article is based on a lecture presented at the University of Florida. Wallace S. Snyder, President & CEO, American Advertising Federation, and the Business & Professional Ethics Journal have generously given AEF permission to post this article in its entirety.

Native Advertising: A Guide for Businesses

Marketers and publishers are using innovative methods to create, format, and deliver digital advertising. One form is “native advertising,” content that bears a similarity to the news, feature articles, product reviews, entertainment, and other material that surrounds it online. But as native advertising evolves, are consumers able to differentiate advertising from other content?

Advertising Ethics

Advertising Ethics September 2011, Journal of Advertising Research, Volume 51, No. 3

Commentary: "Making the Case for Enhanced Advertising Ethics - How a New Way of Thinking About Advertising Ethics May Build Consumer Trust" by Wally Snyder