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Why Join the IAB

What the IAB Does

  • Educates marketers and agencies about the benefits and opportunities of interactive advertising to encourage them to allocate more budget to the medium
  • Creates common ground among interactive publishers, marketers and agencies to reduce friction in the marketplace
  • Creates measurement guidelines and creative standards
  • Advocates in Washington on behalf of the interactive industry for supportive regulation and legislation
  • Generates insightful research and thought leadership for the interactive marketplace
  • Creates and promotes best practices that encourage industry growth and operational effectiveness. 

Benefits of Membership

  • Participate with interactive leaders in shaping the industry by serving on committees and councils
  • Collaborate with peers to establish guidelines, standards and best practices
  • Drive industry research and leverage the IAB’s expertise to achieve maximum value
  • Improve the sales professionalism of your organization through support in recruiting, training, retaining and recognizing top interactive professionals
  • Protect your business interests by helping steer IAB public policy efforts
  • Power the growth of the interactive industry 
  • Improve your organization’s operational efficiency

Additional Benefits

  • TRUSTe Certification Discount
  • Receive discounts on programs and events including professional development courses and conference admissions
  • Receive invites to members-only events such as networking receptions and interactive Web conferences with industry leaders
  • Sponsor Industry Roundtable Dinners to present your ideas to high level industry executives
  • Coming in 2009 - An “IAB Members Only” website with access to exclusive research, white papers and professional discounts for your business
  • Display the IAB logo on your Web site to demonstrate compliance with IAB standards and guidelines

 

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