I have noticed it also. Who is the Ad Council anyway?(gov’t agency?).
The spots are like listening to your mother giving you advice all day long. Most of the items they play are just common sense.
I find it very annoying.
Wikipedia:
>>The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is an American non-profit organization that distributes public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations and agencies of the United States government.
The Advertising Council generally does not produce public service advertisements itself, rather, it acts as a coordinator and distributor. The Advertising Council accepts requests from sponsor organizations for advertising campaigns that focus on particular social issues. To qualify, an issue must be non-partisan (though not necessarily unbiased) and have national relevance. The Advertising Council then assigns each campaign to a volunteer advertising agency that produces the actual advertisements. Finally, the Advertising Council distributes the finished advertisements to media outlets.
The Advertising Council was conceived in 1941, and shortly after, in February 1942, it was incorporated as The War Advertising Council for the purpose of mobilizing the advertising industry in support of the war effort. Early campaigns encouraged the purchase of war bonds and conservation of war materials.[
Famous campaigns:
Rosie the Riveter
The crying Indian (pollution)
United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terr. thing to waste
Smokey Bear
McGruff the Crime Dog
Crash Test Dummies (no not the rock band. “Don’t be a dummy. Buckle your safety belt.”)