Who we are
The International Advertising Association is the world's most influential network of
marketing and marketing communications professionals. Established in 1938, the IAA
is the only global association that represents all spheres of the marketing and
marketing communications industry. For eighty five years the IAA has played a strong
role in supporting key industry issues such as freedom of commercial speech,
self-regulation, responsible advertising, education and professional
development.
On the ground, the IAA has over 4,000 individual and corporate members spanning
marketing, advertising, media, communications and academic sectors - all involved in
the wide range of brand marketing and marketing communications disciplines. The IAA
has presence in most markets through Chapters and education affiliates reaching
across 56 countries where we serve the collective interests of the entire marketing
communications profession, unlike other bodies that defend only the interests of the
sector they represent.