Behavioural Ad Targeting - Relevant Associations

IAB - the Internet Advertising Bureau

The IAB The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is the trade association for online advertising. With over 540 members, it's run for the leading media owners and agencies in the UK internet industry..

The IAB is a high-profile, global group pioneering many of the standards for audience measurement online.

The site has an Insights and Research page and one for
Standards, Guidelines & Best Practices

Also a detailed Glossary of online advertising terms.

The The Advertising Association We represent all sides of the advertising and promotional industries in the UK - advertisers, agencies, media, and research services. We promote and protect advertising: we communicate its benefits to the economy and to society, and we seek the optimal regulatory environment for our industry. Our goal is an industry that is responsible, understood, and appreciated

The AAAA Founded in 1917, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. It is a management-oriented association that offers its members the broadest possible services, expertise and information regarding the advertising agency business. Its membership produces approximately 80 percent of the total advertising volume placed by agencies nationwide.

The The IAA Since its origins way back in 1938, the IAA has been a recognized force in the marketing communications industry. Their focus is to: advocate freedom of commercial speech; share knowledge on industry issues and provide and develop education and professional initiatives.

The ARF's Online Research Quality Council

The goal of the ARF ORQC is to provide knowledge-driven answers to client questions about the quality of online research.

The site has a detailed Knowledge Sharing section to Build Online Research Quality.