Advertising Institute of Australasia to be folded into the Australian Marketing Institute
One of Australia’s oldest advertising industry bodies is to be folded into the marketer body the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).
The 94 year old Advertising Institute of Australasia (AIA) will now be part of AMI with the organisation’s board noting in a statement that it needed to merge with a “a larger, stronger and more diversified marketing industry association”.
“AIA has been an influential champion of the Advertising industry in Australia in its over 90 year history, pioneering impactful education, awards and research initiatives that have helped nurture and develop talent in Australia,” said Andrew Thornton, chair of AMI.
“However, as industry association consolidation becomes inevitable in today’s rapidly evolving market, a larger organisation like AMI is well placed to continue to provide the marketing industry support that AIA has delivered over many years.”
I’m writing up my late father’s recollections in the form of a book. From his notes, he says, ‘I thought I might try for a Fellowship of the Advertising Institute, which is the highest degree, so I sent my CV and was soon able to add FAIA (Dip) to my name.’ Could you please confirm that this was a degree? Maybe it was not meant to be a noun. Thanks. Jill