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6940

6940 Advertising Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing advertising services such as the creation of advertising campaigns and materials; and media planning and buying (i.e. placing advertisements).

Division
M Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Parent group
694 Advertising Services
Edition
2006 Revision 2.0
Status
Active

What this code includes

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing advertising services such as the creation of advertising campaigns and materials; and media planning and buying (i.e. placing advertisements).

Activities and examples

  • Advertising agency service
  • Advertising material preparation service
  • Advertising placement service
  • Advertising service (except the sale of advertising space in own publication or broadcast)
  • Advertising space selling (on a commission or fee basis)
  • Aerial advertising service
  • Direct mail advertising service
  • Sample distribution service

Exclusions and references

  • selling advertising space in printed material published by the same unit are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications
  • selling advertising time in radio or television broadcasts by the same unit are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications

Classification hierarchy

Correspondence mappings

Related ATO BIC codes

Other classes in this group

No other class is listed in this group.

In this section

  • 6940Advertising Services

Official source

Official source
ABS detailed classification page
Last reviewed
2026-04-17

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