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DEMOGRAPHICS:

A.C. Nielsen
This site offers links to other Nielsen sites around the world and explains how to order demographic information for these countries.  It also plugs Nielsen products and services.  Furthermore, this page provides links to recent press releases about some of the hot products in the US and abroad.

Mediamark Research Inc.
Great site for marketers!  According to the homepage, "Mediamark Research offers comprehensive demographic, lifestyle, product usage and exposure to all forms of advertising media collected from a single sample."  This page also offers links to other fun sites and to recent press releases.


ADVERTISING:

AdAge
Awesome site for up-to-date advertising news!  This site is the Internet version of the weekly print publication, Advertising Age.  It provides the latest information on advertisers, brand campaigns, and all the major ad agencies.

Arent Fox: Attorneys at Law
This is your ticket inside the FTC.  This page is packed full of legal information related to advertising and marketing.  Equipped with a search engine and various links, this page is very user-friendly and quite informative.  The site includes FTC consumer brochures, FTC business manuals, and recent legal decisions.

Business Week Online
The latest week's issue is available online.  This site offers information on advertising and other business-related fields.  It provides links to the top 25 business schools and access to past issues as well.

Standard Rate and Data Service
This site provides info on the company's data, planning, and information services.  It provides plugs for subscriptions to SRDS publications as well.


RESEARCH:

SRI Consulting Business Intelligence
This site belongs to a research and consulting institute.  It offers easy-to-explore links to the firm's various programs and consulting services and contains a  site search engine.  SRIC-BI also offers a free email newsletter containing new reports and announcements.  Notably, the site promotes the VALS service to marketers.

 

ASSOCIATIONS:

AAAA: American Association of Advertising Agencies
The 4A's provides information on upcoming events and discusses industry news.  Links to member agencies are available.

AAF: American Advertising Federation
"The Unifying Voice for Advertising."  The AAF site provides the latest industry news.  Click on COLLEGE CONNECTION for info on member schools and on the annual NSAC in which UVa participates.

AMA: American Marketing Association
MarketingPower.com is a great place to find "FREE Guides and Webcasts from Marketing Experts."  The site also provides a multitude of Marketing Resources and contains a newsletter with over one hundred topics.

ARF: Advertising Research Foundation
ARF: The Research Authority.  The site provides up-to-date information as to what's happening at the ARF.  This is a great site for contact information if you're looking to get in touch with ad agencies or to research advertising in general.

The Direct Marketing Association

This site offers the latest on direct marketing.