The Advertising Educational Foundation is the advertising industry’s provider and distributor of educational content to enrich the understanding of advertising and its role in culture, society and the economy.
The AEF was created in 1983 as a non-profit, operating foundation and is supported by ad agencies, advertisers and media companies. The AEF acknowledges that advertising is a vital and highly visible force in American society. Thus, a realistic understanding of how advertising is created, how it works and what it contributes to our social and economic life is important for all who play active roles in our complex society.
