• AAA Conference Attendees

    ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

    Join us for the AAA Annual Meeting, March 6-9, 2025, at the historic Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Don’t miss this chance for impactful networking and insights—registration opens Fall 2024!

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  • AAA Membership

    MEMBERSHIP

    AAA is the essential community for academic career development. Learn more about the benefits available to you.

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  • AAA Journal of Advertising

    JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING

    The Journal of Advertising (JA) is the premier academic publication covering significant intellectual development pertaining to advertising theories and their relationship with practice. The goal of the journal is to provide a public forum that reflects the current understanding of advertising as a process of communication, its role in the changing environment, and the relationships between these and other components of the advertising business and practice.

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  • AAA Current Issues & Research in Advertising

    JOURNAL OF CURRENT ISSUES AND RESEARCH IN ADVERTISING

    The Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising (JCIRA) is a refereed forum where current issues and research in advertising are vetted. The best of theoretical and applied data-driven works are welcomed. Also, literature reviews and conceptual papers that suggest agendas for future advertising research, thoughtfully examine the role of advertising in society, and debate current and enduring issues in advertising are encouraged.

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  • AAA Journal of Interactive Advertising

    JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING

    The Journal of Interactive Advertising (JIA) is a peer-reviewed international journal which aims to promote knowledge related to the field of interactive advertising and communication in the rapidly expanding networked world. JIA is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research focusing on advertising using interactive means, including both online and offline, to promote mutual actions among consumers, messages and brands.

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  • AAA Awards

    Awards

    AAA offers its members a variety of awards, including those for research, career achievements, service, and fellowships. These honors recognize excellence in advertising research, education, and service, promote professional development, and enhance their recipients’ academic and professional reputations.

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  • Graduate Students

    Graduate Students

    Our graduate student members are a vital part of AAA. The AAA offers programs, awards and funds to help its graduate student members grow and advance their research and academic careers from graduate school through every stage of their professional journey.

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AAA is home to a community of scholars, educators, students, and professionals seeking to advance advertising knowledge and education around the world.

There are many great reasons to be an active member of today’s American Academy of Advertising. Keep scrolling and learn more.

VISIBILITY

Develop your academic reputation among the best and brightest advertising scholars in the world. 

Find those people who will serve as your external reviewers for tenure and promotion.

Find great research partners.

Share your work.

Advance the reputation of your institution’s program.

ACCESS

AAA members receive complimentary access to five leading academic advertising journals, which feature peer-reviewed research that advances our field.

Be the first to hear about AAA advertising journals’ special calls.

AWARDS

  • Best Conference Paper

    Best Student Paper

    Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference Paper

    Best Purpose Advertising Conference Paper

    Graduate Student Conference Travel Scholarships

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  • AAA Research Fellowship Grants

    AAA Doctoral Dissertation Grant Competition

    AAA Non-Dissertation Research Grant for Graduate Students

    S. Watson Dunn Memorial Fund Grant

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  • Recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievements in the advancement of advertising scholarship, education, and service to the discipline.

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  • Journal of Advertising Awards

    Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising Awards

    Journal of Interactive Advertising Awards

    Arnold Barban Award for Most Impactful Article in AAA Journals

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  • Ivan L. Preston Outstanding Contribution to Research Award

    Distinguished Service Award

    Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award

    Kim Rotzoll Award for Advertising Ethics and Social Responsibility

    Charles H. Sandage Award for Teaching Excellence

    Mary Alice Shaver Promising Professor Award

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RESOURCES

Free job bank access for you & your institution.

AAA Job Bank, your premier resource for discovering academic job opportunities in advertising programs across the United States and beyond. Whether you are seeking new career opportunities or looking to advance in your academic journey, our Job Bank is designed to help you find the perfect fit. Learn more.

Teaching resources from AEF, an official AAA partner.

The AEF is the bridge that connects the advertising, marketing and academic communities. Together we educate and inspire the next generation of talent while advancing the understanding of marketing and advertising in society. Learn more.

International research and teaching resources from the AAA Global and Multicultural Committee.

The mission of the Global and Multicultural Committee is to promote and facilitate the American Academy of Advertising’s role as a leading forum for sharing knowledge about scholarship, education and practice in multicultural advertising. Learn more.

COMMUNITY

Get involved with the work of AAA committees

Be a leader by serving as a committee chair or an executive officer

Be part of a fun, friendly family of scholars-educators

GLOBAL REACH

The American Academy of Advertising is proud to have an amazing partnership with the European Advertising Academy (EAA).  In fact, you can be a joint member of both the AAA and EAA! 

Many AAA members attend the EAA’s ICORIA conference which moves each year to a fun new location in Europe.  EAA members regularly attend our AAA US conferences as well.  

The AAA has members from North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia!  We are a global organization!

GRADUATE STUDENTS

See what benefits being an AAA student member brings to you:

The AAA is the place for aspiring advertising scholars and educators. Here, you can make valuable connections with faculty members and students at schools from around the world.  Learn about advertising research, meet other scholars, find research partners, present your work, find out who is hiring, get known by those who can help you with your career!

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SPONSORS

Opportunities for

Get your program out in front of a targeted group of the best and brightest advertising scholars and educators. Advance your program’s reputation. Here you can find great future faculty members and students. Showcase your program by sponsoring one of the various AAA’s activities.

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JOIN?

The American Academy of Advertising offers a year round opportunity for scholars, students, educators, and sponsors to maximize visibility, access, influence, and more. Join today to take your academic career to the next level.