McCann Named Most Effective Network, Agency, And Grand Effie Winner At 2018 N.A. Effie Awards

McCann swept multiple top awards at the 2018 North American Effie Awards Gala, winning both as Most Effective Agency Network and Most Effective Individual Agency Office, and also taking the Grand Effie (best in show) as well. Additionally, two of the agency’s clients, State Street Global Advisors and the U.S. Army, were ranked first and second respectively as North America’s Most Effective Brands, and State Street Global Advisors was named Most Effective Marketer.   McCann’s work also won Effies at last night’s North American show for Microsoft Xbox (for Halo…

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Columbia Journalism Review Debuts New Ad Campaign in The New York Times to Combat ‘Fake News’

The Columbia Journalism Review has released a powerful new print and digital campaign that underscores the value and importance of concrete, fact-based journalism. “These ads are designed to make people think about where their news comes from, and to appreciate the difference between real news and everything else,” said Kyle Pope, CJR’s editor and publisher. The campaign, which debuted in the New York Times as well as the Spring/Summer 2018 print issue of CJR, features a series of black-and-white images of people reading what appear to be a traditional daily…

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Music Artist Milan Christopher and Los Angeles LGBT Center Urge Those Most At-Risk to be ‘PrEP’d AF’ Against HIV

The Los Angeles LGBT Center, along with openly gay music artist, actor, and model Milan Christopher, are urging those most at-risk to be ‘PrEP’d AF’ against HIV. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), minority communities, especially African-American/Black men who have sex with men, are particularly at-risk for new HIV infections. PrEP’d AF, which builds on the success of last year’s ‘F*ck w/out Fear’ HIV prevention campaign, continues to raise awareness for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a safe and effective once-daily medicine that has been proven to…

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AT&T ‘Turns Up The Love’ with Unprecedented Multi-Year Commitment to Support The Trevor Project and $1 Million Donation

As a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community, AT&T is proud to announce a $1 million donation and multi-year initiative with The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people. AT&T’s $1 million contribution is the single largest in The Trevor Project’s 20-year history.  It will help modernize and transform The Trevor Project’s proven suicide prevention capabilities and help them serve 4x LGBTQ youth via their digital platforms as previously possible. This means even…

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Global superstar Emeli Sandé headlined one of Scotland’s largest youth gatherings last month.

The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Scotland National Event welcomed more than 1000 participants of the programme who have secured hundreds of thousands of pounds for charitable causes in their local areas this year. Emeli Sandé performed a special acoustic set and shared insight into her own philanthropic activities at the Perth Concert Hall. The Aberdeenshire-raised multi-Brit Award winning artist said:    “It is an honour to be invited to attend and perform at the YPI 10th anniversary event and to share the room with so many inspiring young people making…

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