Advertising and Marketing News: Related Web Sites

American Association of Advertising Agencies - national trade organization representing the advertising agency business.
American Marketing Association - includes a resources section that has a marketing services guide.
Association for Interactive Marketing (AIM) - nonprofit trade organization devoted to helping marketers use interactive opportunities to reach their respective marketplaces.
International Advertising Association - coordinates and fosters the practice of international advertising.
Internet Advertising Bureau - devoted to promoting the use and effectiveness of advertising on the Internet.
Ad Critic - archive of commercial spots. Paid subscription required.
Impact of Advertising Practices On Minority-Owned & Minority-Formatted Broadcast Stations - FCC study that analyzes 1996 data and concludes that broadcasters serving minority community earn less per listener.
The Merchants Of Cool - report on the creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America. From PBS' Frontline, February 2001.
Gaijin a Go Go - find all your favorite western stars on Japanese television commercials, stars who wouldn't be caught dead in their own country pushing products.