Day: 6 May 2019

Thirsty for Change: Promoting a Gender-Responsive Approach to Achieve Water Security

Stuart Mitchell

On 13-14 May, UNESCO is organizing an International Water Conference at its Headquarters with the theme “Leveraging Intersectorality for Sustainable Water Security and Peace”. Thematic panels on the links between water and UNESCO’s fields of competence will take place throughout these two days, including a panel dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, entitled “Thirsty for Change: Promoting a Gender-Responsive Approach to Achieve Water Security”. Scheduled to take place on 13 May, from 3.30 to 5.00 pm, this panel will facilitate an interdisciplinary discussion on advancing gender equality and women’s…

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Confidence in the European advertising business decreases slightly in Q1/2019

Stuart Mitchell

Business confidence in the European advertising and marketing sector has taken a slight turn downwards, according to the latest European Advertising Business Climate Index, issued by the European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA). The report, based on a sample of nearly 1,500 advertising and market research companies across Europe, shows that business confidence in the ad industry has decreased from +6 to +2.7 over the last quarter (see Graph 1) Regarding past development, the results show a small increase in demand for advertising services over the last three months (from…

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Accenture Interactive Completes Acquisition of Creative Agency, Droga5

Stuart Mitchell

Accenture has completed its acquisition of Droga5, one of the most innovative and influential creative agencies. The New York-based agency is now part of Accenture Interactive, boosting its capabilities as an Experience Agency able to design, build and run customer experiences that grow brands and businesses. The acquisition of Droga5, previously announced on April 3, adds more than 500 employees to Accenture Interactive, bringing unparalleled brand expertise, creativity and strategic rigor to help clients reinvent their brand experiences and meaningfully connect people with brands. “Today’s news represents an exciting new chapter in…

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Arbikie announces it’s ongoing support to Motor Neurone Disease

Stuart Mitchell

Family-owned, Field-to-Bottle Distiller, Arbikie Distillery has announced that it will be donating £1 per bottle for all on-going sales of their AK’s Gin to Motor Neurone Disease, in perpetuity. Arbikie Distillery, which is based on Scotland’s scenic East Coast by Lunan Bay is owned and run by the Stirling brothers, who named their award-winning AK’s Gin after their father, Alex Kirkwood Stirling, who recently passed away after suffering from MND for a number of years. The family wanted to celebrate his life and provide an on-going legacy by announcing this charitable…

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Unquiet Voices, a heartbreaking movie that breaks a 100-year-old silence

Stuart Mitchell

Real women who’ve survived domestic violence are giving their voices to scenes from silent movies where female characters are being abused by men, in support of a Romanian domestic violence charity. In Unquiet Voices, a 40-minute film created by Cheil Centrade on behalf of Romanian charity ANAIS, scenes from seven different silent films are intertwined with narratives of romances that became nightmares for women. It is estimated that every 30 seconds, a Romanian woman becomes a victim of domestic abuse, but very few are empowered talk about their experience. The…

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