Tag: Ad Council

General Motors CEO Mary Barra to be Honored at the Ad Council’s 72nd Annual Public Service Award Dinner

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council announced recently that Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors, will be honored at the 72nd annual Public Service Award Dinner on December 3, 2026. Barra will receive the Award for Public Service in recognition of her transformational leadership and General Motor’s longstanding commitment to social impact.  “Mary embodies what it means to be a truly effective leader. She is bold and grounded in the conviction that business is and must be a force for good,” said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council. “Her…

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The Ad Council Announces Sundial Media Group’s Kirk McDonald as Board Chair

Stuart Mitchell

Kirk McDonald, Chief Executive Officer for Sundial Media & Technology Group, has been named Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors. He succeeds Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising at The Walt Disney Company.   For more than eight decades, the Ad Council has championed the most critical issues affecting communities across the United States. Working in close partnership with the Ad Council’s Executive Leadership Team, the Board of Directors helps shape and advance fully integrated national campaigns addressing mental health, youth firearm injury prevention, skills-first hiring, adoption from foster…

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Students Help Educate on the Dangers of Distracted Driving Through the 2026 Project Yellow Light Competition

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council and Project Yellow Light announced the winners of this year’s Project Yellow Light Scholarship competition, marking the campaign’s 15th anniversary. The annual initiative invites students to develop public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to warn their peers about the dangers of distracted driving. The winning PSAs will be showcased on June 26 in Times Square, with media space generously provided by Clear Channel Outdoor as well as displayed on digital billboards across the country. The winning radio spot may be shared on iHeartMedia’s national network and radio stations…

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For America’s 250th, Content Creators Star in Social Videos to Share Lessons Learned from Former U.S. Presidents and First Ladies

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, More Perfect – a bipartisan alliance of Presidential Centers and many of the country’s leading educational and civic initiatives – today released, as part of their In Pursuit initiative, a new social video series designed to reach young adults, in partnership with the Ad Council and ATTN:. In Pursuit features essays from leading American public figures exploring lessons from each American president and several first ladies. As part of the project, the videos will premiere on ATTN:’s social and digital platforms, as well as creator…

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Love Has No Labels Debuts New PSA Inspiring Connection in a Time When Americans Say it is Needed Most

Stuart Mitchell

Love Has No Labels, an Emmy Award-winning campaign from the Ad Council, is launching a new creative suite, including public service advertisements (PSAs), that recenters a fundamental truth: what makes us different will never change what makes us human. 91% of Americans agree that a lack of respect and courtesy is a growing problem in the United States, and 84% believe that people used to treat one another with more respect than they do today. Against this backdrop, Love Has No Labels’ new creative “What Makes Us Human,” turns attention…

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