Tag: Ad Council

#DanceLikeaDad Encourages Dads to Dance Their Way into the Hearts of Their Most Important Audience—Their Kids

Stuart Mitchell

Today, as dads everywhere are preparing to be celebrated for Father’s Day, a new campaign launches to showcase the big wins that come from small moments shared between fathers and their children. Created in partnership between The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF), along with the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, Ad Council and Campbell Ewald, the campaign shows that nothing is better than dads and their kids sharing a moment and dancing together. When dads take time to #DanceLikeADad with their kids, that…

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Ad Council Announces Facebook’s David Fischer as Board Chair

Stuart Mitchell

David Fischer, Chief Revenue Officer of Facebook, has been named Chair of the Ad Council‘s Board of Directors. He succeeds Linda Boff, Chief Marketing Officer of GE, and will serve in the role for one year. The Ad Council Board consists of accomplished senior executives from media and technology companies, advertisers, and agencies (advertising, public relations, digital and social). As Chair, Fischer will work in collaboration with the Executive Committee, the governing body of the Ad Council’s Board, and Ad Council leadership to further the organization’s mission to use the…

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Outcome Health Announces Partnership with the Ad Council in Support of “Caregiver Assistance” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Outcome Health, a healthcare innovation company focused on making the point of care experience more meaningful for patients and physicians, today announced a partnership with the Ad Council, the nation’s leading provider of public service communications. By supporting the Caregiver Assistance campaign, a joint effort of the Ad Council and AARP, Outcome Health is bringing awareness to the role that caregivers play and where to find support tools and online resources. This effort will reach patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals at the point of care across Outcome Health’s nationwide network.…

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Ad Council Honors JCDecaux with the 2019 Catalyst Award

Stuart Mitchell

JCDecaux was recognized with the Ad Council’s Catalyst Award today at the 2019 OAAA/GEOPATH National Convention + Expo in Las Vegas, NV. Each year, this award is presented to one out of home (OOH) advertising company for its extraordinary contribution to the Ad Council’s public service communications programs. The Ad Council, a national non-profit organization, uses the power of communications to tackle the nation’s toughest issues and is the creator of national campaigns including Smokey Bear and “Love Has No Labels.” Through partnerships with non-profit organizations, federal government agencies, and…

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“End Family Fire” Campaign Launches Scholarship Competition to Promote Safe Gun Storage

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, 4.6 million children live in homes with access to unlocked or unsupervised guns. To help prevent incidents of “family fire,” a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home which results in death or injury, the Ad Council and Brady (formerly known as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence) are hosting the End Family Fire Scholarship Competition. The nationwide competition invites high school and college students to create a video promoting safe gun storage, which can help prevent tragedies caused by…

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