The U.S. Association of National Advertisers (ANA) released their full media transparency study, looking directly at the issue of transparency in the U.S. advertising industry.

The study is to demystify the landscape and provide a clarifying perspective on the state of transparency and on non-transparent behaviors in the market. The study is also intended to develop practical solutions and best practice behaviors that can move the industry forward.

FirmDecisions & Ebiquity's Role

As marketing experts and contract compliance specialists, Ebiquity and FirmDecisions were commissioned to... identify the potential implications for advertisers of the findings contained in K2 Intelligence's study. Our work focuses on contract provisions and principles, and provides best practice advice for advertisers to help them to develop practical solutions.

Ebiquity and FirmDecisions did not participate in the interviews that formed the foundation of the assessment and, like the ANA, are unaware of which specific companies and individuals were interviewed.

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Press release

New York, June 7, 2016 - Numerous non-transparent business practices, including cash rebates to media agencies, were found in a sample of the U.S. media ad buying ecosystem, according to a study commissioned by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers).

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New York, July 18, 2016 - Marketers should require media agencies to be fully transparent to elevate trust and restore confidence in the client/agency partnership, according to a wide-ranging set of recommendations released today by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and Ebiquity/FirmDecisions.

FirmDecisions & Ebiquity on transparency


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