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For March Madness Partygoers, New PSAs Highlight “Warning Signs” to Prevent Buzzed Driving

Stuart Mitchell

As Americans gather at bars and in living rooms to watch the hugely popular college basketball tournament– often with a drink in hand– the Ad Council is launching a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) for their ongoing “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” campaign. Impaired driving remains a persistent problem in the U.S., with over 10,000 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016, according to the Department of Transportation. That’s approximately one person every fifty minutes. The new PSAs, which were produced pro bono by media agency OMD,…

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OMD Australia launch new charity initiative OMDonate

Stuart Mitchell

Global media giant OMD’s Australian office have launched a new charity initiative called OMDonate, a committee which brings OMD’s charity work across all its offices under the one banner. The creation of OMDonate will strengthen the ongoing commitment of OMD, its staff and senior leadership to make a real, measurable and positive long term impact on the wider community. Aimee Buchanan, OMD Australia CEO, commented “As an agency we’ve always spent time supporting charities, whether through assisting them our skills or raising funds for good causes from OMD staff. OMDonate…

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