Mental Health and Marketing

Well we are now over a week into October, and it’s looking to be a busy month. There a lot of events going on this month, which we will touch on with many more articles over the next few weeks. However I want to concentrate specifically today on one just gone past and one which is very important to the marketing and advertising industry. In case you missed it this week had World Mental Health Day. Mental health is one of the issues these days often overlooked especially within the…

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Paddington™ to Become a Champion for Children in Support of UNICEF

Vivendi, the global content, media and communications group, owner of the Paddington brand, has announced a long-term partnership with UNICEF, the world’s largest children’s organisation. The partnership will see Paddington, the beloved children’s character becoming a champion for children, and furthering UNICEF’s goal to promote the rights of children all around the world, and to keep them happy, healthy and safe. The partnership was borne out of recognition by both organisations, that the values exemplified by Paddington, of kindness, tolerance, and perseverance in the face of adversity, or marmalade-related mishaps,…

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Head Held High Appeal launches in partnership with UK Government

UK Charity Hope for Children has been selected by the Department for International Development (DFID) to receive match funding in support of their first ever national fundraising appeal. The 3-month Head Held High appeal launched on on Saturday 23rd September at the inaugural Wanderlust Festival in the UK, and will run until 23 December. The appeal is raising funds for vulnerable children in Africa who are being denied their basic right to education. Through the UK Aid Match scheme, every pound donated by members of the UK public during the appeal, will…

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‘Kindness Is Power’ Initiative Launches during October’s Eczema Awareness Month

This October, in recognition of Eczema Awareness Month and National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, Eau Thermale Avène, the award-winning skin care line with over 270 years of expertise in caring for sensitive skin, expands its #AveneHope program to launch its Kindness Is Power initiative. This new campaign is inspired by the story of Carissa Chilson, a tenacious and spirited 12-year-old Eczema patient from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Since infancy, Carissa has been battling Eczema, a serious inflammation of the skin that causes dryness, intense itching, redness, sleep deprivation and other adverse…

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