Brand Purpose/Brands for Humans
Businesses and brands only succeed when society succeeds, but marketers must also demonstrate rightful empathy around the issues.
This begins by shifting from B2B and B2C toward B4H – Brands for Humans – and embracing a purpose statement focused on maximum market impact.
The Challenge
Having a reason to exist beyond turning a profit is not a novel concept for most brands, but brand purpose has grown in significance and quickly become marketing's new North Star, inspiring brand growth and serving to unite and guide entire organizations.
The ANA’s Response
Through the ANA Community for Purpose, Humanity, and Ethics, the ANA has taken steps to facilitate social responsibility, help brands discover their purpose, and provide marketers with best practices for more ethical marketing.
Latest Content
Articles, insights, research, and more to advance your marketing and advertising.
B2C
Turning a Cultural Phenomenon Into a Market-Leading Brand
Lena Lewis of Mark Anthony Brands shares how White Claw uses cultural events and trends to connect with consumers and maintain its position as the hard seltzer market leader.
Knowledge Partners
An Event to Inspire Latino Men Toward Better Mental Health
In a groundbreaking live event fostering mental health discussions within the Latino community, LATV hosted the "Entre Hermanos Love, Your Mind" event as part of the Love, Your Mind campaign, a collaborative effort from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council.
CMO Content
The UN Live at the Global CMO Growth Council Leadership Assembly in Cannes, 2024
Speaking at the Global CMO Growth Council Leadership Assembly in Cannes, Katja Iversen, CEO of the Museum for the United Nations (UN Live), emphasized the organization's mission to inspire sustainable behavior by engaging people globally.
Featured Events
National, regional, and online events to help you learn and grow throughout the year.
Training
Equipping marketers with the skills they need to advance their careers, their brands, and the industry.
- Best Practices for Effective Multicultural Marketing Campaigns (Half Day)
- Best Practices for Effective Multicultural Marketing Campaigns (Virtual)
- Developing an Effective Multicultural Marketing Strategy (Half Day)
1-Day Conferences
Committees
Bringing marketers together to learn from each other and debate new approaches and solutions to industry hurdles.
A benefit of ANA membership, committee meetings feature a mix of member case studies, perspective from outside experts, and benchmarking/best-practice sharing that drive thought leadership on key industry issues. Each ANA committee meets three to four times per year and can be attended in person or remotely. Depending on the committee, 10 to 30 participants may attend — big enough for diversity of opinion, yet small enough for more intimate exchanges.
- Nonprofit Organizations Committee
- Brand Purpose — Growth for Good
- Customer Experience Committee
- Email Excellence Center Committee