This should be the place to come whenever you REALLY need to find out something Google just won't handle.  The page contains industry links to interesting advertising related information such as demographic and psychographic data, creative awards sites and associations.

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Industry Links

Advertising Age
www.adage.com
"The" source for advertising and marketing industry news for the U.S.

Ad Map Magazine
www.warc.com
A U.S. based magazine dealing with advertising research and new ideas.

Agency Compile
www.agencycompile.com
A directory of advertising agencies.

Broadcaster Magazine
www.broadcastermagazine.com
A magazine serving Canada's changing telecommunications/cable/media industry.

Canadian Media Directors Council
www.cmdc.ca
A Canadian association of media directors that provides guidance and representation for our industry.

Cablecaster Magazine
www.cablecastermagazine.com
This publication serves Canada's converging cable, telecom and satellite communications industries.

Fast Company
www.fastcompany.com
The magazine writes about the new economy and workplace for people who believe in fusing tough-minded performance with sane human values. (Their words, not mine)

Interactive Week Online
www.zdnet.com/intweek
A current news source of the new technologies industry.

Internet Advertising Report
www.internetnews.com/IAR/
Current news related to advertising on the Internet.

Marketing Magazine
www.marketingmag.ca
One of the two major sources of news for the Canadian marketing/advertising industry.

National Advertising Benevolent Society
www.nabswest.org
A not-for-profit organization that helps those in need within the Canada's advertising industry.

Strategy Magazine
www.strategymag.com
The second of two major sources of news related to the marketing/advertising industry in Canada.

Wired
www.wired.com
If you've never heard of this magazine, you probably don't know how to operate your browser and you should go back to searching for porn.

Telecaster Services of TVB
www.tvb.ca/buton1.htm
Clearance for TV spots to have them approved for air.

Research Links

ABC - Audit Bureau of Circulation
www.accessabc.com
Auditing organization supplying independent verification of circulation, readership and audience information for print media.

A.C. Nielsen
www.acnielsen.ca
Market research and analysis.

BBM - Broadcast Bureau of Measurement
www.bbm.ca
A Canadian broadcast research company that produces ratings information for TV, Radio and Interactive Media audiences.  

CARD - Canadian Advertising Rates and Data
www.cardmedia.com
The most comprehensive directory of media and advertising-related companies in Canada.

CCNA - Canadian Community Newspaper Association
www.ccna.ca
Information regarding community (weekly) newspapers across Canada.

CNA - Canadian Newspaper Association
www.cna-acj.ca
Non-profit organization, representing 103 Canadian daily newspapers

COMB - Canadian Outdoor Measurement Bureau
www.comb.org
Provides cost effective, comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate audience data for major out-of-home products in Canada.

CRTC - Cdn. Radio-Television & Telecom. Commission
www.crtc.gc.ca
Responsible for regulating Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems.

IAB - Internet Advertising Bureau of Canada
www.iabcanada.com
An organization comprised of Internet publishers, advertisers and agencies who are committed to understanding Internet marketing and advertising. It is the sole Canadian organization fully dedicated to the development and support of online advertising.

NadBank - Newspaper Research
www.nadbank.com
NADbank is the principal research arm of the Canadian newspaper industry.

PMB - Print Measurement Bureau
www.pmb.ca
They produce a database containing information about Canadians' print media habits, product and brand usage, and lifestyles.

RMB - Radio Marketing Bureau
www.rmb.ca
Mission is to educate advertisers on the effective use of the Radio medium, to help them surpass their advertising objectives.

SRDS - Standard Rates and Data Service
www.srds.com
A resource similar to CARD in Canada, but for the U.S.

TVB - Television Bureau of Canada
www.tvb.ca
Markets the benefits, values and effectiveness of television as an advertising medium collectively to advertisers and agencies.

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