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~~[[Image:Ad_Council_logo.svg|right|100px]]~~The '''Advertising Council''', commonly known as the '''Ad Council''', is an [[United States|American]] privately funded non-profit organization that distributes [[public service announcement]]s on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations and agencies of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]].

The Advertising Council generally does not produce public service advertisements itself, rather, it acts as a coordinator and distributor. The Advertising Council accepts requests from sponsor organizations for advertising campaigns that focus on particular social issues. To qualify, an issue must be non-partisan and have national relevance. The Advertising Council then assigns each campaign to a volunteer advertising agency that produces the actual advertisements. Finally, the Advertising Council distributes the finished advertisements to media outlets.

==Resources==

*Robert Jackall and Janice M. Hirota, ''The Image Makers: Advertising, Public Relations, and the Ethos of Advocacy'' (University of Chicago, 2000). ISBN 0-226-38916-2 (paperback: ISBN 0-226-38917-0)

==Contact Details==

The Advertising Council

261 Madison Avenue

11th floor

New York, NY 10016

Phone: (212) 922-1500

Website: http://www.adcouncil.org/

*[http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/adcouncil/ Advertising Council archives]

==Related SourceWatch Resources==

*[[Public Service Announcements]]

==External links==

*[http://www.adcouncil.org/ The Advertising Council official website]*[http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/adcouncil/ Advertising Council archives]

*[http://www.oaaa.org/ Outdoor Advertising Association of America homepage]

*[http://www.politicalinversion.com/?p=13 Peggy Conlon, President and CEO on Radio program Political Inversion]

*[http://www.aef.com/exhibits/social_responsibility/ad_council/2148 Advertising Council Retrospective] on aef.com

*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=adcouncil Ad Council's YouTube listing]

[[Category:Advertising organizations]][[Category:Non~~-profit organizations]][[Category:Public service announcements~~Government Organizations]]~~[[Category:Companies established in 1942]]~~[[Category:~~Propaganda in the~~ United States]]

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