Month: January 2019

AT&T and Redaptive Help Companies Save Electricity, Reduce Carbon Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Commercial buildings make up 19% of energy usage in the U.S.  Heating and lighting comprise more than half of that. And yet, many companies haven’t implemented energy-efficient lighting due to the high upfront costs and the difficulty of managing facility equipment upgrades. Redaptive and AT&T have teamed up to make it easier for companies to install energy efficiency building technologies and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By integrating its platform with AT&T Internet of Things connectivity, Redaptive uses detailed energy savings data to help customers implement energy-efficient building equipment. What…

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Shortlist revealed for Nationwide Student Marketing Competition

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced its shortlist of ten teams from across the UK going through to the final round of their student competition, The Pitch. Now in its eighth year, The Pitch sees students from leading universities compete to respond to a live client brief in a bid to win the title of ‘Marketer of the Future’. This year, teams put forward ideas to support Hawaiian Tropic’s drive to help young women feel confident and protected in the summer months. The judging panel this year includes…

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Help Musicians UK’s new Do It Differently Fund announces first 22 awardees

Stuart Mitchell

Help Musicians UK celebrate the first 22 music creators who have received funding from the our first ever Do it Differently Fund – totalling over £59,000 distributed. Do it Differently was created by HMUK in partnership with BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts Medicine) and ThinkMusic to champion the UK’s exceptional DIY talent. It provides the most comprehensive suite of support yet across creative, business and wellbeing for independently-driven music creators. Launched in October this year, Do it Differently received 460 applications, the highest number of applications for a single…

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Sempra Energy Providing Grants To Fight Homelessness As Part Of ’20/20/20′ Giving Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Sempra Energy has announced it is providing $400,000 in contributions toward reducing homelessness in cities where the company operates, reaching communities throughout California, Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, Chile and Peru. The grants are part of a giving campaign in honor of Sempra Energy’s 20th anniversary – the “20/20/20” campaign – in which employees have been challenged to collectively engage in 20,000 volunteer hours in their communities. Thus far, Sempra Energy employees have recorded approximately 60,000 volunteer hours, triple the campaign goal. “Our company’s success is tied to the positive impacts we…

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JWT Amsterdam & JWT India join forces with photographer Jimmy Nelson to fight for the preservation of cultural heritage

Stuart Mitchell

Photographer Jimmy Nelson is sending a warning that the world is at risk of losing its global cultural heritage by squandering the cultural identities of the last indigenous peoples. The photographer launches a bid to preserve cultural diversity by issuing the caution: ‘BLINK. AND THEY’RE GONE’. A warning that if we don’t engage with indigenous cultures now, they will be gone forever. This is illustrated by a campaign conceptualized and created in a joint effort between JWT INDIA and J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. The campaign kicks off with a short…

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