Media and event industry auditing organisation BPA Worldwide’s board has approved a plan to merge with the Alliance for Audited Media. AAM’s board also approved the plan and now the proposal will go to both of the non-profit organisations’ members.
The stated plan is for the combined company to leverage its expertise to provide a comprehensive suite of services to increase transparency and accountability in media, differentiate high quality media outlets and service providers, and allow buyers to choose quality and maximise return on media investments.
“Demand for increased digital advertising assurance is a driving force in bringing AAM and BPA together,” said Chris Black, SVP, global lead for Zenith and AAM chairman. “Combining our expertise will be a catalyst for more transparency, better services and increased confidence across the industry.”
“BPA and AAM share a common vision to help buyers buy better and quality sellers sell more,” added David Adelman, founder and CEO of OCD Media and BPA chairman. “Together, we will do this across channels — websites, newsletters, events, print, out-of-home, podcasts and ad tech — and across compliance areas such as advertising, editorial, privacy and sustainability.”
AAM and BPA members will vote on the merger in January 2023. Pending member and regulatory approval, the merger is expected to be completed in spring 2023. AAM’s CEO and managing director, Tom Drouillard, will be CEO. BPA’s CEO, Rich Murphy, will be president.
More information is available in the AAM/BPA Merger Resource Hub.
