Month: August 2018

CIPR welcomes CMA investigation into influencer endorsements

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has welcomed an announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the need for clear labelling of paid endorsements by social media influencers. The CMA launched an investigation following concerns that social media influencers are not declaring when they have been paid or rewarded to endorse goods or services. The body, which has the power to take enforcement action, has written to celebrities and social media influencers to gather information on their business agreements. According to last year’s CIPR  State of the Profession research, more than half (52%) of…

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PRCA responds to reports of BBC spending £2.5 million hiring PR agencies

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has commented on the news that the BBC plans to spend £2.5 million hiring six PR agencies to promote the licence fee and highlight the consequences of non-payment. UK-based PR agencies have reportedly been invited to bid for the contracts, which will begin in April 2019 and work across six regions: London and the South East, Midlands and East Anglia, Northern England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. A spokesperson from TV Licensing said: “The work of the agencies and the BBC’s TV Licensing communications team has been proven…

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Co-op £2m funding boost for Scouts and Guides

Stuart Mitchell

Scouts and Guides across the UK are enjoying a funding boost after Co-op members generated more than £2m in less than two years. Since the Co-op’s local community fund was launched in September 2016, 900 Scout Troops and Cub Scout Packs and nearly 400 Guide, Brownie and Rainbow units in the UK have received a total of £2,100,000. The mutual has supported thousands of other youth groups in the UK, raising a total of £5.4 million* since the scheme began. Co-op members, who receive a five per cent reward for…

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Save The Children Welcomes Report By International Development Committee On The Aid Sector

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children have made a statement on the report by the International Development Committee On The Aid Sector. Save the Children UK warmly welcomes this rigorous and constructive report. We have to accept that, as a sector, we have failed to meet the standards that the public, parliament and the UK Government demand, and that our beneficiaries have a right to expect. When it comes to protecting vulnerable women and children there is no room for compromise or complacency – and this report sets out practical proposals for change.…

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Bowel Cancer UK unveil their new brand

Stuart Mitchell

Following the merger of Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer in January 2018, they have reveaed the new name and brand of the new charity.  After extensive consultation, they have chosen Bowel Cancer UK as the new name, underpinned with the strapline ‘Beating Bowel Cancer Together’. The charity believe this best enables them to continue to build on the fantastic work of the legacy charities and create a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer. In a statement Bowel Cancer UK said: We are determined to save lives and…

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