Tag: Ad Council

Feeding America and The Ad Council Release New Public Service Announcement Featuring Scarlett Johansson

Stuart Mitchell

Feeding America and the Ad Council recently announced the launch of a new public service announcement designed to raise awareness about hunger in the United States. The PSA features Feeding America Entertainment Council member, actress, and activist Scarlett Johansson, who volunteered her time and talent, calling upon people to help families facing hunger in America by supporting the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks. According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 44 million people lived in food insecure households in 2022, which includes more than…

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The Ad Council, CDC, National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Shatterproof Launch Joint Effort to Inspire Millions Living with or At Risk for Substance Use Disorders to Begin their Recovery Journeys

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Shatterproof, is inspiring millions to “Start With Hope” in a national public service advertisement (PSA) campaign. This vital new effort aims to deliver a message of hope to those living with substance use disorders (SUDs) as well as those at risk of developing a SUD, with a focus on supporting Black and Hispanic/Latinx populations, connecting them with harm reduction strategies and treatment resources to start their journeys to wellbeing and…

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The Ad Council Appoints 18 New Members to its Board of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leader in using the power of communications to inspire action and accelerate change around the most pressing issues in the country, elected 18 new members to its Board of Directors, chaired by Verizon CMO, Diego Scotti. In addition to the new Board members, the nonprofit elevated Rita Ferro, President, Global Advertising, Disney and Kirk McDonald, CEO of North America at GroupM, to the roles of Vice Chair. For more than 80 years, the Ad Council has been at the forefront of driving the communications industry’s social…

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Real Adoptive Parents and Teens Choose Each Other in New Heartwarming PSAs

Stuart Mitchell

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council recently launched moving new public service advertisements (PSAs) that encourage prospective parents to adopt teens from foster care. Created by Edelman, the PSAs build on the campaign’s “You Can’t Imagine the Reward” message and feature real adoptive families sharing their adoption from foster care stories and how rewarding the journey has been for both parents and teens. “For years, our team has produced emotional work inspired by real adoption stories…

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Megan Thee Stallion Says “Check In On Your Friends” in New PSA with Seize the Awkward

Stuart Mitchell

Seize the Awkward, a national campaign that inspires and prepares young adults (ages 16-24) to talk about mental health with their friends, spotlights three-time Grammy-winning superstar, entrepreneur and philanthropist Megan Thee Stallion in a new public service advertisement (PSA), “Check In On Your Friends,” which launched recently. In the latest PSA from the award-winning campaign from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and The Jed Foundation (JED) in collaboration with the Ad Council and Droga5, Megan gets real about the pressures to be strong and the importance of peer-to-peer…

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