Institute of Practitioners in Advertising

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Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
AbbreviationIPA
Formation1917
Type Trade association
PurposeRepresentation of UK advertising media and marketing communications agencies and professionals
Location
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
258 agencies [1]
President
Josh Krichefski
Director-general
Paul Bainsfair
Website IPA

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), incorporated by a Royal Charter, is the trade body and professional institute for agencies and individuals working in the UK's advertising, media and marketing communications industry.

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History

Founded in 1917 as the Association of British Advertising Agents, it was succeeded in 1927 by the Institute of Incorporated Practitioners in Advertising to secure further professional status and recognition for its members. [2] [3] In 1954, it changed to its current name, the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, so that individuals as well as corporate bodies could be members. [3] The IPA was awarded a Royal Charter in December 2015. This came into effect officially when it was sealed on 13 April 2016. The Charter is displayed at the IPA's London office. As of April 2024, the IPA had 258 agency members. [1]

Role

IPA members account for over 85 per cent of the media spend in the UK. It covers all aspects of the agency business: creative, digital marketing, direct marketing, healthcare, media, out-of-home advertising, sales promotion and sponsorship sectors. [4] [5]

The IPA says its role is to promote the value of media, marketing and advertising agencies. It is a spokesman for the industry. It also runs a number of programmes to define, help and maintain the highest possible standards of professional practice. This includes award schemes such as the IPA Effectiveness Awards, [5] [6] best practice guidelines, and surveys including the quarterly IPA Bellwether Report (compiled by Markit Economics), [7] [8] and annual IPA Agency Census. [9] The 2021 Census, for example, revealed the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on UK advertising agencies, with overall declines in staff numbers, particularly affecting women, older and younger workers, plus an ethnicity pay gap and agency failures to meet the IPA's diversity targets. [10]

IPA members participate in the IPA's programme of continuing professional development. They have access to over 80 training courses, a variety of online and offline qualifications programmes and a full range of advisory services. It also offers professional accreditation to anyone who undertakes a minimum number of its qualifications.

The IPA is a member of the UK's Advertising Association. [11] It is active in the creative industries' joint partnership with government under the Creative Industries Council umbrella. [12]

Organisation

The IPA is governed by a council of elected members, a third of whom are up for re-election each year. Its president, who serves a two-year term, is currently (from March 2023) Josh Krichefski, CEO UK and EMEA at Group M [13] who succeeded VCCP's Julian Douglas. [14] Day-to-day, the IPA is led by its director-general, Paul Bainsfair, who succeeded Hamish Pringle in 2011. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A–Z List of IPA Member Agencies". IPA. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "History of Advertising: United Kingdom (15 September 2003)". AdAge. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Institute of Practitioners in Advertising; IPA". History of Advertising Trust. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Institute of Practitioners in Advertising". Partners. WARC. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 "IPA: About". IPA. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "IPA Effectiveness". IPA. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "IPA Bellwether Report". IPA. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Reynolds, John (11 July 2013). "UK marketing spend rising as optimism grows, finds IPA Bellwether report". Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "IPA Agency Census". IPA. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Stewart, Rebecca (19 March 2021). "IPA Agency Census: Covid-19 hits women as adland falls short on diversity goals". The Drum. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Advertising Association members". Members. Advertising Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Creative Industries Council
  13. ↑ https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ipas-josh-krichefski-calls-industry-leaders-pledge-staff-mental-health/1857920
  14. ↑ https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ipa-names-josh-krichefski-next-president/1807390
  15. ↑ "Bainsfair appointed director general of IPA". The Drum. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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