Tag: Ad Council

For March Madness Partygoers, New PSAs Highlight “Warning Signs” to Prevent Buzzed Driving

Stuart Mitchell

As Americans gather at bars and in living rooms to watch the hugely popular college basketball tournament– often with a drink in hand– the Ad Council is launching a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) for their ongoing “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” campaign. Impaired driving remains a persistent problem in the U.S., with over 10,000 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016, according to the Department of Transportation. That’s approximately one person every fifty minutes. The new PSAs, which were produced pro bono by media agency OMD,…

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Feeding America “Stories of Hidden Hunger” PSA Brings Attention to Issue Impacting Millions of Americans

Stuart Mitchell

Feeding America®, the nation’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization, in partnership with the Ad Council and McCann New York,today launched a new Public Service Advertisement (PSA) campaign, “Stories of Hidden Hunger.” The campaign exposes the truth about hidden hunger – the everyday people who experience hunger and the reality of their struggles – in the United States with the goal of moving people from apathy to empathy. “There are a lot of misconceptions around hunger, and we purposefully chose stories about struggling working families to provide a range of…

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New PSAs from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Ad Council Remind Adult Learners that “No One Gets a Diploma Alone”

Stuart Mitchell

Today, the Ad Council and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation launched new public service ads (PSAs) for the national Finish Your Diploma campaign, which provides adults with the information needed to earn a high school equivalency diploma and encourages people to sign up for free adult education classes by finding nearby centers at FinishYourDiploma.org. The campaign builds on the inspirational “No One Gets a Diploma Alone” message, which inspired more than 200,000 people across the United States to find free adult education classes over the past year and features three…

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Ad Council Partners with Actor and Producer David Schwimmer and Writer and Director Sigal Avin to Launch ‘#ThatsHarassment’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council has joined with actor and producer David Schwimmer, writer and director Sigal Avin, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) to launch ‘#ThatsHarassment,’ a national campaign to empower victims and bystanders to speak out and provide tools for employers to create a safe work environment.  Beginning Friday, January 26, the full-length short films and PSAs will be supported digitally and on television by major media companies including Amazon Prime Video, CBS, The CW, Fox Networks Group, Freedom, Hulu, SHOWTIME…

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TV Stations Continue Record-Breaking Support of Anti-Drunk Driving PSA Campaign during Holiday Season

Stuart Mitchell

Last December, 781 Americans lost their lives in car crash fatalities involving a drunk driver, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To help make our roads safer during the holiday season, the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) today launched the 14th annual “Project Roadblock” initiative, in which local broadcast TV stations donate airtime to support NHTSA and the Ad Council’s “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” PSA (public service advertising) campaign. According to statistics from NHTSA, in 2016 drunk driving claimed a life every…

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