American Red Cross issues emergency need for blood donors

The American Red Cross issued an emergency need for eligible individuals of all blood types to give now and help save patient lives following a busy Independence Day week. Currently blood donations are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in—blood donors are needed to help avoid delays in lifesaving medical care. Schedule your blood donation appointment by visiting RedCrossBlood.org. Fewer blood donors and blood drives last week have escalated the Red Cross call for all blood and platelet donors to help ensure hospital needs are met. More…

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Food Lion Feeds Launches New “Summers Without Hunger” Reusable Bag Campaign

Food Lion is offering its customers an easy and affordable way to join with the retailer to fight child hunger by offering specially-designed reusable bags. Customers can purchase a bag through August 6, or while supplies last, for $1 at any Food Lion store, and Food Lion Feeds will donate the equivalent of five meals to the Feeding America® network of food banks with the purchase of each bag. One in six children, and one in eight adults, across Food Lion’s 10-state operating area are food insecure. Through Food Lion…

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SU2C and MLB Launch New PSA – “FOR ALL THE MOMENTS WE STAND UP”

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is set to launch a brand new public service announcement (PSA) campaign in collaboration with founding donor, Major League Baseball (MLB). Embodying the spirit and sense of community synonymous with baseball, the campaign — titled “For All The Moments We Stand Up” — culminates with the now iconic SU2C placard moment when tens of thousands of fans, players, managers and other on-field personnel stand for a moment of silence to support a loved one affected by cancer. The PSA debuted on Tuesday, July 9 during…

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Always Discreet is on a mission to break the silence on bladder leaks and encourage women to start a conversation today

It’s considered a taboo subject – but is more common than we think!  Seven in 10 (67 per cent) women are found to wet themselves, according to research by Always Discreet.  Perception is that bladder leaks are something that only happen to women later in life or as a result of child birth but this isn’t the case. In fact, nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of 18-24-year olds are experiencing the issue. Sadly, almost a third (29 per cent) of women experiencing leaks took a year a more to…

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CAP – Six ways to win at Promotional Marketing

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Six ways to win at Promotional Marketing. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Promotions include a range of activities from money off and multi-buy offers to competitions and prize draws. If you run one, you’re the promoter and are therefore responsible for all of its aspects and stages. Whatever the promotion, remember these six key…

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