Day: 17 January 2019

Victoria Villasana’s uplifting images bring to life the power of ‘The Water Effect’

Stuart Mitchell

Talented Mexican artist Victoria Villasana has teamed up with WaterAid to create a stunning collection of unique multimedia images from around the world. The beautiful ‘Water Effect’ gallery shines a spotlight on the global water crisis and highlights the transformative power of water through stories of hope and opportunity.  Originally from Guadalajara in Mexico, Victoria Villasana uses her unconventional textile art to reimagine stills photography. Through her intriguing use of colourful embroidery directly on to the photographs and uncut yarn falling out of the frame, she has created a dynamic…

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From Mount Etna to Mont Blanc, AKQA Strives for change

Stuart Mitchell

Social impact accelerator Big Change aims to unlock the full potential of our young people and reimagine the way education works today. Since 2012 Virgin STRIVE has supported Big Change, enabling youngsters to thrive, not just in exams but throughout life. Big Change believes that prevention is better than solving problems and it is easier to build strong children than fix broken adults. Prioritising communication, career support and improved teachers’ well being, it has backed innovative early stage ideas that would otherwise not have got investment and have gone on…

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Global Alliance seeks candidates for its board

Stuart Mitchell

As the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management enters its 19th year of service to the international public relations and communication management profession, we extend an invitation for senior leaders to become candidates for the Global Alliance Board. You may submit a nomination by identifying a potential leader from your organization or region who meets the eligibility requirements below and has both the skill and the passion to progress and support our profession. Candidates for the following positions on the Global Alliance Board are to be elected at…

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Tribute to Chas Hodges raises 40 ‘bags of sand’ for WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

‘Rockney’ artist Dave Peacock led a star-studded evening of entertainment in memory of his musical partner Chas Hodges, while helping raise nearly 40 ‘bags of sand’ – otherwise known as £40,000 – for international charity WaterAid. The event, which took place on 17 December at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, featured artists from across the entertainment world with whom he shared friendship, history, and admiration with.  Eric Clapton, Paul Whitehouse, Joe Brown and Ed Tudor Pole were among the stars paying tribute to Chas Hodges, alongside featured musical contributions…

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Coalition for Better Ads to Adopt Better Ads Standards Worldwide to Improve Consumer Experience Online

Stuart Mitchell

The Coalition for Better Ads has announced that it will expand the Better Ads Standards for desktop and mobile web to all countries and regions worldwide to improve the online ad experience for consumers. The ad experiences in the Standards are based on the Coalition’s extensive research, which has involved more than 66,000 consumers to date in countries representing 70% of global online advertising spending. The research found strong alignment of consumer preferences across countries and regions for the most- and least-preferred online ad experiences, supporting the adoption of the…

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