Day: 13 August 2018

The Ad Council’s 65th Annual Public Service Award Dinner to Honor IBM Chairman, President & CEO Ginni Rometty, Trevor Noah to Host

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council has announced that its 65th Annual Public Service Award Dinner will honor IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty. Trevor Noah, comedian, political commentator and host of Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “The Daily Show,” will emcee the event, which will be held at the New York Hilton in New York City on December 5, 2018. Platinum sponsors include Adobe, Facebook and Google. Attended by more than 1,500 prominent leaders from the media, advertising, tech and corporate communities, the Annual Dinner recognizes the industries and individuals who support…

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Always® Joins Forces with Gina Rodriguez & Feeding America® to Help #EndPeriodPoverty and Keep Girls in School

Stuart Mitchell

The most recent Always® Confidence & Puberty Survey reveals that nearly one in five American girls have either left school early or missed school entirely because they did not have access to period products. Missed school equals missed opportunities and a drop in confidence. It’s a simple equation. The lack of access due to economic factors is often referred to as “period poverty” and it impacts girls and women around the world. It can be especially damaging at puberty, when school interactions are crucial to a girl’s development. That’s why…

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Google For Entrepeneurs Looks to Empower India’s female entrepreneurs

Stuart Mitchell

Google have launched a blog on their site written by Rashmi Dhanwani, (pictured above) founder of the Art X Company. She’s a member of 91springboard, India’s largest coworking space and startup community with over 8,000 members across 9 cities. She talks about what Google has done to help her as a business startup, it is an interesting read. This piece was initially hosted on the google blog as linked into the piece. As the founder of the Art X Company, a startup dedicated to promoting greater public access to the…

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Facebook Launch A New Resource for Educators: Digital Literacy Library

Stuart Mitchell

Facebook have posted a new blog where they announce their new resource designed to benefit educators. I include the blog post below with details on the resource, the blog was written by Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety, and Karuna Nain, Global Safety Programs Manager: Today we’re launching our Digital Literacy Library, a collection of lessons to help young people think critically and share thoughtfully online. There are 830 million young people online around the world, and this library is a resource for educators looking to address digital literacy and…

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Picture perfect? Advertising and body image

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA have released a piece on their website about Advertising and body image, this is shown below but is well worth a read, as is other things on their site: With summer showing no signs of stopping, marketers are more likely to encourage consumers to think about holidays and the summer months. This usually means more ads for swimwear, holidays and weight loss products where the focus is usually on a model’s body and physique – and an increase in complaints to the ASA about body image issues.  That…

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